Medi Assist Healthcare Services Ltd — Q1 FY27 earnings call
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The short read
Medi Assist reported Q1 FY27 group revenue growth of 25.5% year-on-year with premiums up 29.5%, while operating EBITDA margin improved to 20.3% continuing a four-quarter upward trend. Management increased its ownership in Mayfair We Care to over 90% and launched its first international technology deployment in Thailand. The company also announced Dr. Vikram Chhatwal's transition from Executive Chairman to Non-Executive Chairman, effective subject to shareholder approval at the AGM on September 8.
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Numbers mentioned
Total income: INR247 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 7
“The total income was INR247 crores during the quarter, representing a growth of 24.9% year-on-year.”
Sandeep Daga, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Operating revenue: INR236.5 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 7
“Revenue from contracts with customers, excluding other income, we call it as operating revenue, was INR236.5 crores, representing a growth of 24.1% year-on-year.”
Sandeep Daga, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Group segment revenue: INR166 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 7
“the group segment contributed 70.2 percentage to the overall revenue, translating to INR166 crores, representing 25.5 percentage growth year-on-year”
Sandeep Daga, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Retail segment revenue: INR23.4 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 7
“9.9 percentage from the retail segment translating to INR23.4 crores, representing 13.1 percentage growth year-on-year.”
Sandeep Daga, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Government segment revenue: INR28.5 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 7
“The government business contributed 12 percentage of the overall revenue, translating to INR28.5 crores, representing a 35.3 percentage growth year-on-year.”
Sandeep Daga, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
International business revenue: INR10.1 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 7
“The international business contributed 4.3 percentage equaling to INR10.1 crores, representing a decline of 5.2 percentage year-on-year.”
Sandeep Daga, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Technology SaaS revenue: INR7.8 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 7
“The 3.3 percentage revenue came from technology SaaS business translating to INR7.8 crores, representing a 55.5 percentage growth year-on-year.”
Sandeep Daga, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Operating EBITDA: INR48 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 7
“EBITDA excluding other income, we call it as operating EBITDA, was INR48 crores, which represents a growth of 14.3 percentage year-on-year, equivalent to a margin of 20.3 percentage on operating revenue for Q1”
Sandeep Daga, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Reported PAT: INR27.6 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 7
“Reported PAT during the quarter was INR27.6 crores.”
Sandeep Daga, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Normative PAT: INR24.5 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 7
“Adjusted for this, the normative PAT was INR24.5 crores.”
Sandeep Daga, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Free cash position: INR245.5 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 7
“As on Q1, free cash position was INR245.5 crores.”
Sandeep Daga, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Net worth: INR884.1 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 7
“Net worth was INR884.1 crores, contract liability INR337.4 crores.”
Sandeep Daga, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Group retention: 90.2% (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“The retention in Q1 of 90.2% reflects a couple of aspects, the post-acquisition transition of such a large book, some amount of portfolio rationalization and given the way we recognize revenues, even some of the older losses reflecting in the base of the acquired company.”
Satish Gidugu, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Group market share: 37.6% (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“Our group revenues grew 25.5% year-on-year with the premiums growing 29.5% year-on-year and the group market share at 37.6%.”
Satish Gidugu, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
MAven Guard fraud savings: INR183 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“MAven Guard, our fraud, waste and abuse engine continues to improve in its outcomes, delivered over INR183 crores of fraud savings in Q1.”
Satish Gidugu, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
AI roadmap spend: INR24.5 crores (last 6 quarters)
p. 5
“we spent about INR24.5 crores over the last 6 quarters in a Board-approved AI road map.”
Satish Gidugu, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Platform-administered retail premiums: over INR4,254 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“the TPA model retail premiums were at INR521 crores, while the platform-administered retail premiums are touching over INR4,254 crores and representing almost a 29% plus market share.”
Satish Gidugu, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Revenue per average headcount: INR13.2 lakhs annualized (Q1 FY27)
p. 7
“Revenue per average headcount on nongovernment contract was INR13.2 lakhs annualized.”
Sandeep Daga, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Mayfair We Care ownership: 91.75% (post Q1 FY27)
p. 6
“we've increased the ownership in Mayfair We Care to 91.75% post Q1, converting the original seed investment into a majority-owned subsidiary and dedicated international vehicle for growth.”
Satish Gidugu, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
PSU group health industry growth: negative 1.5% (Q1 FY27)
p. 18
“Yes, negative 1.5%.”
Satish Gidugu, page 18 of the filed PDF · View the filing
What management said it would do
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PHS/Paramount integration and EBITDA margin normalization — FY27
stated firmly by Satish Gidugu
p. 4
“And we expect this near-term PHS retention drag will get fully normalized through FY27.”
Satish Gidugu, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Paramount migration to Medi Assist stack — balance of claims and operations migrated · Q2 FY27
stated firmly by Satish Gidugu
p. 4
“And we target a full of the balance claims and the operations to move to Medi Assist stack within Q2 FY27.”
Satish Gidugu, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
EBITDA margin — back to 22-23% margin · towards the end of FY27
stated conditionally by Satish Gidugu
p. 11
“So our immediate order of the day is to finish the remaining activities in the Paramount integrations and get back to that through FY27 towards the end of FY27.”
Satish Gidugu, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Paramount integration completion — deployment completed · next one quarter
stated firmly by Sandeep Daga
p. 10
“A very insignificant part of that deployment is still pending, and we expect that to get completed in the next one quarter or so.”
Sandeep Daga, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Group and retail business growth rate — at par or faster than the market
stated firmly by Satish Gidugu
p. 13
“On the core business, we've always said we'll grow at par or faster than the market in the group and retail segments, which I think will continue to hold to that.”
Satish Gidugu, page 13 of the filed PDF · View the filing
International business growth
stated as an aspiration by Satish Gidugu
p. 13
“we are very excited about what the international business will bring to the growth, especially considering that the yields in the international business are often multiple times the yields in the Indian business.”
Satish Gidugu, page 13 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Q&A highlights
Management's answers to analyst questions, in Parakho's words rather than a transcript. Each row names who answered and carries the verbatim quote it was drawn from.
Satish outlined three priorities: transforming the India TPA business to be leaner and more digital, scaling the technology business pipeline, and building international business moats beyond traditional IPMI.
Answered by Satish Gidugu
Asked by Sucrit Patil: What are the top execution priorities for the next few quarters and biggest risks to Medi Assist's position?
p. 9
“I think we've been very clear and consistent. One is how do we transform our India TPA business to be leaner, more efficient and deploy more technology and truly be a digital self-help company.”
Satish Gidugu, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Sandeep said the priority is completing Paramount integration and reducing DSOs, citing a 4.5% improvement in DSOs versus last year.
Answered by Sandeep Daga
Asked by Sucrit Patil: What financial risks and measures are being taken on margins, cash flow and receivables?
p. 10
“Like for the quarter ending June, we had seen a 4.5 percentage improvement in the DSOs versus similar trend of last year and that too on a higher base of receivables.”
Sandeep Daga, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Satish said government business is margin accretive with the safest collections since payments come from state and central government, and there is nothing unusual being done to manage its growth.
Answered by Satish Gidugu
Asked by Prakash Kapadia: How does working capital behave in the government segment and could revenue be capped there?
p. 11
“So government is margin accretive. The collections are the safest because they come from the state government and the central government.”
Satish Gidugu, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Satish said the historical margin pre-Paramount was 22-23% and the company aims to return to that level by finishing the Paramount integration through FY27.
Answered by Satish Gidugu
Asked by Prakash Kapadia: What will it take to get back to 23% EBITDA margins?
p. 11
“we were historically the IPO were 23% in the margin business and last year, Q1 before Paramount integration, we reported a 22% margin.”
Satish Gidugu, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Satish explained that reporting methodology means only formally introduced policyholders are counted as TPA retail, while significant additional work is done via platform/technology models not captured in that line.
Answered by Satish Gidugu
Asked by Navid Virani: How should the retail business trajectory be interpreted given the TPA model appears to have plateaued?
p. 13
“Today, we don't necessarily present all of those numbers as a TPA model, right?”
Satish Gidugu, page 13 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Satish said this is complex due to the merged base but pointed to retention of 90% and same-store growth of about 7-8% as key metrics.
Answered by Satish Gidugu
Asked by Manjeet: Can you break out organic growth in the group TPA business excluding Paramount effects?
p. 14
“So retention rates are 90% this year on the consolidated book, partly the portfolio rationalization, partly some of the challenges in onboarding.”
Satish Gidugu, page 14 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Satish said every insurer already does some work in-house and some via TPAs, and the company relies on delivering better service and citing regulatory choice provisions for policyholders.
Answered by Satish Gidugu
Asked by Dhiraj Aaswan: Is there a risk of premiums migrating away from Medi Assist as PSUs create in-house TPA entities like HITPA?
p. 15
“So that's an industry dynamic of how we work. I think what we should probably look at as the good proxies are our group retention rates and more importantly, the regulatory provision that allows the policyholder to request for a choice of their TPA from an insurer”
Satish Gidugu, page 15 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Satish described the scheme allowing NPS subscribers to draw down pension corpus for health expenses, with Medi Assist acting as the technology platform connecting members, CRAs, pension funds and insurers.
Answered by Satish Gidugu
Asked by Sandeep Kothari: What is NPS Swasthya and what is the potential for Medi Assist?
p. 17
“Our role in this scheme is NPS as a definition of health benefits administrator, as a technology platform that connects the members, the recordkeeping agencies, the CRAs and the pension funds, the insurance companies, network and payments all into one single platform”
Satish Gidugu, page 17 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Satish confirmed the industry's PSU segment was down 1.5% year-on-year while Medi Assist's share of wallet improved.
Answered by Satish Gidugu
Asked by Vikas Sharda: Does the higher PUM growth for PSUs versus industry imply the PSU group health industry was down year-on-year?
p. 18
“Yes, negative 1.5%.”
Satish Gidugu, page 18 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Risks flagged
Retention drag from Paramount portfolio transition and rationalization
p. 4
“The retention in Q1 of 90.2% reflects a couple of aspects, the post-acquisition transition of such a large book, some amount of portfolio rationalization and given the way we recognize revenues, even some of the older losses reflecting in the base of the acquired company.”
Satish Gidugu, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
International business softness from student, leisure and marine volumes
p. 6
“The Q1 performance is temporarily impacted due to the ongoing softness or moderation in student, leisure and marine volumes all in the same quarter.”
Satish Gidugu, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
IT sector clients showing slower same-store growth
p. 14
“We are still seeing similar same-store growth in the group business, slightly lower on the large IT companies, but slightly higher on all of the others outside IT.”
Satish Gidugu, page 14 of the filed PDF · View the filing
PSU group health industry premiums declined year-on-year
p. 18
“Yes, negative 1.5%.”
Satish Gidugu, page 18 of the filed PDF · View the filing
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