BLS International Services Ltd — Q1 FY27 earnings call
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The short read
BLS International reported consolidated revenue of INR 891 crores for Q1 FY27, up 25% year-on-year, with EBITDA of INR 252 crores, up 24%, and PAT of INR 202 crores. Both the Visa & Consular Services segment and the Digital Service segment contributed to growth, with Visa revenue up 22% and Digital Service revenue up 32%. Management discussed capital allocation priorities, the Aadhaar project investment, and provided detail on recent acquisitions including Atyati Technologies.
Numbers mentioned
Revenue: INR 891 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“The consolidated revenue for the quarter was INR 891 crores, up 25% from INR 711 crores in the same quarter last year.”
Amit Sudhakar, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
EBITDA: INR 252 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“EBITDA was INR 252 crores, up 24% from INR 204 crores.”
Amit Sudhakar, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
EBITDA margin: 28.3% (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“Our EBITDA margin was 28.3%, which is broadly stable year-on-year.”
Amit Sudhakar, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Profit after tax: INR 202 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“Profit after tax was INR 202 crores, up 12% from INR 181 crores last year.”
Amit Sudhakar, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Visa & Consular Services revenue: INR 560 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“Visa & Consular Services segment revenue was INR 560 crores, up 22% from INR461 crores.”
Amit Sudhakar, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Visa & Consular Services EBITDA margin: 40.3% (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“The EBITDA was INR 226 crores, up 22%, with margin of 40.3%.”
Amit Sudhakar, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Digital Service segment revenue: INR 330 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 6
“Digital Service segment revenue was INR 330 crores, up 32% from INR 250 crores, our fastest-growing business this quarter.”
Amit Sudhakar, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Digital Service EBITDA margin: 8.2% (Q1 FY27)
p. 6
“Margin improved to 8.2% from 7.2% last year.”
Amit Sudhakar, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Net revenue per application: INR 3,521 (Q1 FY27)
p. 6
“The net revenue per application, however, was INR 3,521 against INR 3,167 last year, a growth of 11%.”
Amit Sudhakar, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Visa applications processed: 11.3 lakh (Q1 FY27)
p. 6
“In our core Visa operations, we processed 11.3 lakh applications during the quarter.”
Amit Sudhakar, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Net cash: INR 1,617 crores (as on 30 June 2026)
p. 6
“As on 30 June 2026, we held a net cash of INR 1,617 crores.”
Amit Sudhakar, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
BC business GTV: more than INR 29,500 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“The BC business is witnessing significant transactions, with GTV increasing to more than INR 29,500 crores during the quarter as compared to INR 26,200 crores during first quarter last year.”
Shikhar Aggarwal, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
iDATA revenue contribution: INR 72.5 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 13
“iDATA contributed about INR 72.5 crores of revenue this quarter, Aadifidelis contributed about INR 225 crores, Citizenship Invest contributed about INR 17.5 crores, and Aadhaar generated about INR 17.5 crores of revenue this quarter.”
Amit Sudhakar, page 13 of the filed PDF · View the filing
UK hotel revenue: INR 16 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 14
“The U.K. hotel generated about INR 16 crores of revenue this year, versus INR 2.5 crores last year.”
Amit Sudhakar, page 14 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Atyati Technologies prior-year revenue: INR 275 crores (FY26)
p. 13
“Aryan, last year, across these two segments, they had about INR 275 crores of revenue and about INR 20 crores to INR 21 crores of EBITDA.”
Amit Sudhakar, page 13 of the filed PDF · View the filing
What management said it would do
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Organic revenue growth — 15% to 20% · next 5 years
stated firmly by Shikhar Aggarwal
p. 7
“So as we said previously, at an increased base, whatever we have achieved last year, our target is to grow 15% to 20% for the next 5 years.”
Shikhar Aggarwal, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Effective tax rate — around 12% · full financial year
stated conditionally by Amit Sudhakar
p. 8
“Our estimate is that we should close the financial year at around 12%.”
Amit Sudhakar, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Depreciation and amortization — next quarter
stated conditionally by Amit Sudhakar
p. 8
“It may go a little higher in the next quarter because, by then, our full investment will be completed.”
Amit Sudhakar, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Aadhaar project revenue ramp — Q4 FY27 to Q1
stated firmly by Amit Sudhakar
p. 8
“We will complete the entire investment in the next quarter, and by the fourth quarter, we expect the full revenue to start coming in.”
Amit Sudhakar, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Revenue per application growth — between 12% and 15%
stated as an aspiration by Amit Sudhakar
p. 12
“So, we expect revenue growth of somewhere between 12% and 15%.”
Amit Sudhakar, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Visa & Consular business growth — 10% to 15% · next 12 months
stated conditionally by Amit Sudhakar
p. 12
“We still feel that we can maintain this 10% to 15% growth.”
Amit Sudhakar, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Aadhaar project total revenue — INR 2,500 crores over six years · six-year contract
stated firmly by Amit Sudhakar
p. 14
“This is a six-year contract, as we have explained, and it is expected to generate about INR 2,500 crores of total revenue over the six years.”
Amit Sudhakar, page 14 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Aadhaar project EBITDA margin — 10% to 15%
stated as an aspiration by Amit Sudhakar
p. 14
“Yes. This is expected to be a relatively lower-margin business, with an EBITDA margin of about 10% to 15%.”
Amit Sudhakar, page 14 of the filed PDF · View the filing
M&A return threshold — 17% to 20%
stated firmly by Amit Sudhakar
p. 7
“Currently, all the M&A investments we have made are generating returns of more than 17% to 20%.”
Amit Sudhakar, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Citizenship Invest business growth
stated as an aspiration by Amit Sudhakar
p. 13
“Yes. It should be maintainable.”
Amit Sudhakar, page 13 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Q&A highlights
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Management said the priority is organic expansion, then M&A that improves ROI, then dividends to shareholders.
Answered by Amit Sudhakar
Asked by Kanishk Gupta: What is the company's capital allocation framework for evaluating deployment versus reinvestment?
p. 6
“Our capital allocation priority is organic expansion of our existing businesses. Second, we allocate capital to M&A activities that we believe will improve the company's ROI.”
Amit Sudhakar, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management reiterated a 15-20% organic growth target and said the first quarter had exceeded it.
Answered by Shikhar Aggarwal
Asked by Kanishk Gupta: What organic growth is expected over the next 4-5 years excluding acquisitions?
p. 7
“our target is to grow 15% to 20% for the next 5 years. And if you see the first quarter numbers, we have surpassed that.”
Shikhar Aggarwal, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said tax rate depends on profit mix by country and expects the full year to close around 12%.
Answered by Amit Sudhakar
Asked by Shikha Mehta: Will the tax rate stay at 14% going forward?
p. 8
“Our estimate is that we should close the financial year at around 12%.”
Amit Sudhakar, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said a buyback is not currently under consideration but could be discussed at the next Board meeting.
Answered by Amit Sudhakar
Asked by Shrenik Mehta: Is the company considering a share buyback given cash reserves and eased regulations?
p. 10
“As of now, it is not under consideration, but it may be discussed at the next Board Meeting.”
Amit Sudhakar, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said revenue per application is stabilizing and expects overall growth of 12-15%, combining travel industry growth and pricing improvement.
Answered by Amit Sudhakar
Asked by Saurabh: What growth rate should be expected for net revenue per application going forward?
p. 12
“We look at the growth in the travel industry, which is about 7% to 8% CAGR, and then try to improve it by another 5%.”
Amit Sudhakar, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management explained Atyati has a BC business with non-SBI customers complementing BLS's SBI-heavy BC business, plus a bank software vertical.
Answered by Amit Sudhakar
Asked by Aryan: What is the Atyati Technologies acquisition and its rationale?
p. 13
“Interestingly, we have majority of our BC business is coming from State Bank of India, whereas they have majority of their business coming from non-SBI.”
Amit Sudhakar, page 13 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said INR 75 crores has been invested so far against a total planned investment of INR 125 crores.
Answered by Amit Sudhakar
Asked by Vansh Solanki: How much capex has been spent on Aadhaar centers and what's the total expected?
p. 14
“We have invested about INR 75 crores so far, and the entire project will be completed with an investment of about INR 125 crores.”
Amit Sudhakar, page 14 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Risks flagged
Impact of war on visa application volumes
p. 9
“See, if you see in the first quarter this year, there was the impact of the war as well.”
Shikhar Aggarwal, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Structurally lower margins in the Digital Service business compared to Visa & Consular
p. 6
“We expect that the pattern to continue as the business scales, though margins in this segment will remain structurally lower than the Visa & Consular Services.”
Amit Sudhakar, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Aadhaar business expected to carry lower EBITDA margin than Visa segment
p. 14
“Yes. This is expected to be a relatively lower-margin business, with an EBITDA margin of about 10% to 15%.”
Amit Sudhakar, page 14 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Some visa consular contracts are concluding, offsetting new contract wins
p. 12
“There are some contracts that are concluding, while we are also winning new contracts.”
Amit Sudhakar, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
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