Mphasis Ltd — Q1 FY27 earnings call
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The short read
Mphasis reported Q1 FY27 revenue of $471 million, up 2.1% sequentially and 8.3% YoY in constant currency, with net new TCV of $461 million marking the fifth consecutive quarter above $400 million. EBIT margin declined 60 bps sequentially due to ramp-up costs on new deal wins and TAP acquisition costs, while management pointed to strong pipeline growth including a shift toward AI-led deals. Management reiterated FY27 guidance of high single-digit to low double-digit constant currency growth and an EBIT margin band of 14.75% to 15.75%, while flagging Q2 as expected to deliver the best sequential constant currency growth in three years.
Numbers mentioned
Revenue: $471 million (Q1 FY27)
p. 6
“Q1 FY27 revenue came in at $471 million, growing 2.1% sequentially and 8.3% YoY in constant currency terms.”
Nitin Rakesh, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Direct revenue: $465 million (Q1 FY27)
p. 6
“Direct revenues for the quarter were $465 million, growing 2.2% sequentially and 9.9% YoY in constant currency terms, reflecting strong deal conversion and expanding platform momentum in our AI-led offerings.”
Nitin Rakesh, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Net new TCV: $461 million (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“Net new TCV for Q1 was $461 million - the fifth consecutive quarter above $400 million.”
Nitin Rakesh, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Trailing-twelve-month TCV: over $1.8 billion (TTM)
p. 6
“Net new TCV for the quarter is at $461 million, with trailing-twelve-month TCV over $1.8 billion.”
Nitin Rakesh, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
AI-led TCV wins: 63% (Q1 FY27)
p. 6
“63% of our TCV wins in Q1 were AI-led.”
Nitin Rakesh, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
AI-led pipeline share: 70% (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“AI-led deals have grown from 12% of pipeline to 70%, where they are now stabilizing.”
Nitin Rakesh, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Pipeline growth since Mphasis.ai launch: 2.8 times
p. 5
“Since the launch of Mphasis.ai, our pipeline has grown to 2.8 times its original size and reached an all-time high at the end of Q1.”
Nitin Rakesh, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Total pipeline growth: 8% sequentially and 28% YoY (Q1 FY27)
p. 6
“Total pipeline grew 8% sequentially and 28% YoY.”
Nitin Rakesh, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
BFS pipeline growth: 100% YoY (Q1 FY27)
p. 6
“On a YoY basis, the BFS pipeline grew 100% which reflects the durability of right to win in financial services.”
Nitin Rakesh, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
EBIT margin change: down 60 bps (Q1 FY27)
p. 7
“Q1 FY27 EBIT margin was down by 60 bps impacted by ramp up costs of new deal wins and the TAP acquisition costs.”
Nitin Rakesh, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
EPS: INR 25.6 (Q1 FY27)
p. 7
“EPS decreased 4% sequentially to INR 25.6.”
Nitin Rakesh, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Operating cash flow: USD 39 million (Q1 FY27)
p. 7
“Operating Cash flow generation was USD 39Mn for the quarter.”
Nitin Rakesh, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
DSO: 95 days (Q1 FY27)
p. 7
“DSO for the quarter was 95 days.”
Nitin Rakesh, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Americas Direct growth: 3.9% sequentially, 11.4% YoY (Q1 FY27)
p. 6
“Americas continued to be our primary growth engine, growing 3.9% sequentially and 11.4% YoY in Direct business.”
Nitin Rakesh, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
BPO Direct growth: 12.7% sequentially, 14% YoY (Q1 FY27)
p. 6
“BPO was the standout service line this quarter, growing 12.7% sequentially and 14% YoY in Direct, driven by healthy pipeline conversion and new deal wins closing in quarter, again led by AI-led propositions.”
Nitin Rakesh, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
BFS growth: 9.4% YoY, 0.8% sequentially (Q1 FY27)
p. 6
“BFS grew 9.4% YoY and 0.8% sequentially in Direct.”
Nitin Rakesh, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Insurance growth: 17.8% YoY, down 3.1% sequentially (Q1 FY27)
p. 6
“Insurance grew a strong 17.8% YoY, down 3.1% sequentially in constant currency terms, following four consecutive quarters of strong growth, and, we expect Insurance to be a key growth driver for us through FY27.”
Nitin Rakesh, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
TMT growth: 16.4% sequentially, 13.6% YoY (Q1 FY27)
p. 7
“TMT returned to strong growth, up 16.4% sequentially and 13.6% YoY in constant currency terms, as recent deal wins ramped up.”
Nitin Rakesh, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Top 1-10 accounts growth: 11.1% YoY (Q1 FY27)
p. 7
“Our Top 1 to 10 accounts grew 11.1% YoY.”
Nitin Rakesh, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Top 11-30 accounts growth: 21.0% YoY (Q1 FY27)
p. 7
“Our Top 11 to 30 accounts grew 21.0%.”
Nitin Rakesh, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
What management said it would do
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Revenue growth — high single-digit to low double-digit growth in constant currency · FY27
stated firmly by Nitin Rakesh
p. 5
“We are also maintaining our FY27 guidance: high single-digit to low double-digit growth in constant currency, despite the uncertain macro environment.”
Nitin Rakesh, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
EBIT margin — 14.75% to 15.75% · FY27
stated firmly by Nitin Rakesh
p. 5
“Margins remain targeted within the band of 14.75% to 15.75% EBIT; not because we are defending a floor, but because we are making deliberate platform investments while holding financial discipline.”
Nitin Rakesh, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Operating cash flow conversion — 80% of net income · FY27
stated firmly by Nitin Rakesh
p. 5
“Operating cash flow conversion is expected to remain at 80% of net income through FY27 as well.”
Nitin Rakesh, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Sequential constant currency growth — best sequential constant currency growth in three years · Q2 FY27
stated firmly by Nitin Rakesh
p. 5
“Q2 is positioned to deliver the best sequential constant currency growth we have delivered in three years.”
Nitin Rakesh, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
DSO — remainder of FY27
stated firmly by Nitin Rakesh
p. 7
“As we have noted previously, we expect DSO trend to progressively improve through the remainder of the year.”
Nitin Rakesh, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Gross margin from platform attach rate — next 2 to 3 quarters
stated conditionally by Nitin Rakesh
p. 10
“We do expect that as the platform adoption expands and the attach rate starts to show up over the next 2 to 3 quarters, we definitely have an opportunity to expand the gross margin.”
Nitin Rakesh, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
OCF to EBITDA conversion — FY28
stated conditionally by Aravind Viswanathan
p. 18
“So a couple of points here, right? Like we mentioned, I think you should see a normalization of that in FY28.”
Aravind Viswanathan, page 18 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Hedge losses
stated conditionally by Aravind Viswanathan
p. 14
“So directionally, you would see an improvement in hedge loss subject to rupee being where it is, right?”
Aravind Viswanathan, page 14 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Insurance segment margin normalization — next 2 quarters
stated conditionally by Nitin Rakesh
p. 15
“we have a transformation program that is being delivered for which we had to ramp up the teams, and we expect that normalization to happen over the next 2 quarters.”
Nitin Rakesh, page 15 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Red Oak consolidation start — end of August 2026
stated firmly by Aravind Viswanathan
p. 11
“We expect that maybe it would start sometime towards end of August.”
Aravind Viswanathan, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Q&A highlights
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Management said the macro environment creates uncertainty but that Mphasis faces the same set of challenges as peers, and that discretionary spend patterns are structurally changing.
Answered by Nitin Rakesh
Asked by Nitin Padmanabhan: Are client conversations showing incremental caution given macro uncertainty and peer commentary on client-specific issues?
p. 8
“I don't think the environment is any different for us than it is for our peers, right?”
Nitin Rakesh, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said the margin impact came from utilization drop tied to ramping for Q2 growth and acquisition impact, not a deliberate price-based growth trade-off.
Answered by Nitin Rakesh
Asked by Nitin Padmanabhan: Is Mphasis sacrificing margins to chase growth?
p. 10
“I think we had a utilization drop because we had to ramp up for expected growth in Q2.”
Nitin Rakesh, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said Red Oak is baked into guidance but the growth commentary is broad-based, not driven by one transaction.
Answered by Aravind Viswanathan
Asked by Vibhor Singhal: How much of Q2 guidance is from Red Oak consolidation versus organic growth?
p. 11
“So obviously, given that, the commentary around growth is a little more broad-based than just one transaction, right?”
Aravind Viswanathan, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management attributed roughly 0.35% margin impact to the TAP acquisition earn-out structure and additional impact from a utilization drop tied to anticipated growth.
Answered by Aravind Viswanathan
Asked by Vibhor Singhal: Can you break down the margin walk for the quarter including TAP acquisition and currency impact?
p. 12
“we had TAP acquisition that kind of had a margin impact of about 0.35%.”
Aravind Viswanathan, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said hedge losses should trend down but improvement will take a couple of quarters to substantially show in margins.
Answered by Aravind Viswanathan
Asked by Sandeep Shah: How do hedge losses trend if the rupee stays at current levels?
p. 14
“it will take a couple of quarters for it to substantially start reflecting from an operating margin standpoint.”
Aravind Viswanathan, page 14 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management explained that short-burst, quickly-consumed deals lower the correlation because revenue is recognized faster relative to the TCV signed.
Answered by Nitin Rakesh
Asked by Dipesh Mehta: Why did the correlation between TTM TCV and revenue decline this quarter?
p. 15
“The way to think about that correlation number is if you have short burst deals that you can consume very quickly, the correlation will come down.”
Nitin Rakesh, page 15 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management attributed the lower conversion to capital investment required upfront for large deals won recently, expecting normalization from FY28 as those deals start generating incremental cash.
Answered by Aravind Viswanathan
Asked by Ravi Menon: Why is targeted OCF to PAT conversion below industry norms and how long will this continue?
p. 18
“The reason FY27 is softer, and we kind of called it probably in FY26 itself is that some of these large deals that we kind of won necessitated certain amount of capital investment and that doesn't happen upfront, but happens over a 12- to 18-month period, right?”
Aravind Viswanathan, page 18 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Risks flagged
Macro environment complexity and interest rate uncertainty creating client caution
p. 8
“I think the environment at a macro level is obviously complex, I think, to say the least.”
Nitin Rakesh, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Potential harsher macro shock from combined interest rate and oil shocks
p. 10
“There is always a chance that macro will get really harsh, much harsher. And if we get an interest rate shock on top of the oil shock, then that will create disruption in the economy.”
Nitin Rakesh, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Logistics segment headwinds from macro and geopolitical environment
p. 11
“On Logistics, it's a little bit more headwinded given the macro and the geopolitical environment.”
Nitin Rakesh, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Geopolitical challenges impacting Logistics and Transportation
p. 7
“Logistics and Transportation reflect some first-order impact from geopolitical challenges.”
Nitin Rakesh, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Reduction in $150 million+ client band due to ranking dynamics
p. 7
“The reduction of one client in the $150 million+ band reflects normal TTM ranking dynamics, as the account moved marginally below the threshold on a trailing-twelve-month basis while continuing to remain healthy.”
Nitin Rakesh, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
EMEA revenue impacted by a globally structured deal shifting revenue to other geographies
p. 6
“EMEA numbers this quarter were impacted by revenue moving to other geographies for a globally structured deal; the underlying health of the business there remains intact.”
Nitin Rakesh, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Competitive pricing pressure intensifying in traditional deal renewal cycles
p. 18
“I think competitive intensity in traditional deals will get even more fierce, has gotten more fierce because everyone is trying to protect their turf when renewal cycles come.”
Nitin Rakesh, page 18 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Risk of technology obsolescence from rapid frontier model development cycles
p. 13
“What seemed to be a great strategy 2 years ago suddenly seemed obsolete when the next model came out.”
Nitin Rakesh, page 13 of the filed PDF · View the filing
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