Sasken Technologies Ltd — Q1 FY27 earnings call
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The short read
Sasken reported consolidated revenue of Rs 339 crore for Q1 FY27, up 24% year-on-year, driven by growth in both Software Services and Product Solutions segments. Order booking for the quarter totaled US$47 million in total contract value, including US$34 million from new deal wins, while the company added five new logos and grew active customers to 93. Gross margin was 21.9% with EBITDA margin of 9.5% and EBIT margin of 6.3%, as software services margin expanded while product solutions margin moderated due to memory pricing and product mix changes.
Numbers mentioned
Revenue: ₹339 Crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 7
“our total consolidated revenue for the quarter was ₹339 Crores, increasing 24% year-on-year and 1.6% sequentially”
Priyaranjan, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Software Services revenue: ₹219 Crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 7
“Software services was the key growth driver in the quarter with revenue of ₹219 Crores up by 24.3% year-on-year and 4.8% sequentially”
Priyaranjan, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Product Solutions revenue: ₹120 Crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 7
“Product Solutions reported revenue of ₹120 Crores, increasing by 23.6% year-onyear and moderating by 3.9% sequentially, following a strong Q4”
Priyaranjan, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Gross margin: 21.9% (Q1 FY27)
p. 7
“Gross margin for the quarter stood at 21.9% and ₹74 Crores in absolute terms, up by 48% year-on-year, and a decline by 1% sequentially”
Priyaranjan, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Software services gross margin: 30.6% (Q1 FY27)
p. 7
“The gross margin in software services improved by 240-basis points to 30.6%”
Priyaranjan, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Product Solutions gross margin: 5.9% (Q1 FY27)
p. 7
“The product solution segment margins moderated to 5.9%, declining by 310 basis points sequentially, reflecting the expected industry-wide headwinds, along with changes in project mix”
Priyaranjan, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
EBITDA: ₹31 Crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 7
“our EBITDA for the quarter was ₹31 Crores, with a margin of 9.5%”
Priyaranjan, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
EBIT margin: 6.3% (Q1 FY27)
p. 7
“we delivered an EBIT of ₹21 Crores, translating to an EBIT margin of 6.3%, a decline of 50-basis points sequentially, and an improvement of 430 basis points year-on-year”
Priyaranjan, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Profit after tax: ₹23 Crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 7
“Consolidated profit after tax stood at ₹23 Crores with a margin of 6.9%”
Priyaranjan, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Order booking (TCV): US$47 million (Q1 FY27)
p. 7
“the order booked in the quarter in terms of the total contract value was about US$ 47 million, of which US$ 34 million represented new bookings”
Priyaranjan, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Annual contract value: about US$ 40 million (Q1 FY27)
p. 7
“Annual contract value or ACV corresponding to orders won in the quarter stood at about US$ 40 million, including US$ 24 million from new wins”
Priyaranjan, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Active customers: 93 (Q1 FY27)
p. 8
“We serve 93 active customers during the quarter compared to 79 in the corresponding period last year”
Priyaranjan, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Top five customer concentration: approximately 56% (Q1 FY27)
p. 8
“we continue to scale existing strategic relationships with revenue contribution from our top five customers remaining broadly stable at approximately 56%”
Priyaranjan, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
CSAT score: 4.5 out of 5 (Q1 FY27)
p. 8
“Our CSAT score remained strong at 4.5 out of 5 compared with the stated industry benchmark of 3.75”
Priyaranjan, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Cash and investments: ₹356 Crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 8
“we closed the quarter with a healthy cash and investment position of ₹356 Crores”
Priyaranjan, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Global headcount: 2,658 (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“our global headcount reached 2,658 people while maintaining attrition at 9.8% and improving utilization to 85%”
Rajiv Mody, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
What management said it would do
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Customer accounts crossing $4 million run rate — 4 million run rate revenues · originally three years, now possibly one to two years more
stated as an aspiration by Rajiv Mody
p. 9
“we have defined that we will at least cross them 4 million run rate revenues in a matter of three years”
Rajiv Mody, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Sales headcount — five to six sales heads · rest of the year
stated firmly by Rajiv Mody
p. 12
“we expect to add at least another five to six sales heads during the rest of the year and ensure that we have coverage across”
Rajiv Mody, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Margins — FY2027
stated firmly by Rajiv Mody
p. 15
“we will make sure that we will maintain our margins while we maintain our growth momentum”
Rajiv Mody, page 15 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Product margins stabilization — over the year
stated conditionally by Priyaranjan
p. 9
“we believe that some of these actions which we have taken in Q1, we will see the margins starting to stabilize over the year”
Priyaranjan, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Cash flow — cash flow positive · FY2027
stated as an aspiration by Priyaranjan
p. 18
“the effort of the management is to try and see how to quickly get to cash flow positive despite the growth challenges”
Priyaranjan, page 18 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Borqs breakeven revenue — about 12 million revenue on a quarterly revenue
stated firmly by Priyaranjan
p. 19
“the break-even point would be about 12 million revenue on a quarterly revenue”
Priyaranjan, page 19 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.
Management said the 60x4x3 strategy remains intact, may take one or two more years than originally planned, and they are adding sales bandwidth to pursue it.
Answered by Rajiv Mody
Asked by Keshav Sureka: What is the pipeline of accounts expected to cross $4 million in FY2027?
p. 9
“Of course, three years was metaphoric. We may take maybe one or two more years, but the strategy remains intact, the focus remains intact.”
Rajiv Mody, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
CFO attributed it to memory pricing pass-through reducing incremental margin and a shift in product mix toward productization in the silicon business.
Answered by Priyaranjan
Asked by Keshav Sureka: What caused the drop in Product Solutions margin from 12.8% to 5.9%?
p. 9
“The second thing which also happened in the quarter is that the product mix changed. Our silicon business is moving towards productization and that has an impact on the margins”
Priyaranjan, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
CFO clarified the $47 million is quarterly new bookings not total backlog, and the ACV of $40 million reflects amounts deliverable in the next 12 months, with backlog providing 9-10 months of carry.
Answered by Priyaranjan
Asked by Priyank Chheda: What is the tenure/duration profile of the $47 million TCV compared to typical service company TCVs?
p. 11
“typically, just like any other IT services company, we tend to make sure that the order backlog which we have does give us a carry of 9 to 10 months”
Priyaranjan, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said they continue adding sales bandwidth, expecting to add five to six sales heads this year, with delivery-led growth also contributing to expansion.
Answered by Rajiv Mody
Asked by Nikhil Chaudhary: How is headcount expected to move this year given the 60x4x3 strategy's sales/account mining needs?
p. 12
“So some of the growths that you see are also delivery led overall from us to be able to maintain our momentum.”
Rajiv Mody, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management stated margins would be maintained alongside growth, citing past improvement in Software Services EBIT margin from around 2% to 11.5-12%.
Answered by Rajiv Mody
Asked by Naveen Baid: Is growth being pursued at the cost of margins?
p. 15
“I think in a matter of six quarters really turn around and improve the margins from maybe about 2%, and I am talking Software Services, maybe about 2% to 3% up to 11.5%, 12% EBIT”
Rajiv Mody, page 15 of the filed PDF · View the filing
CFO said the Q1 FY2026 headcount of 2,200 already included the ~300 people from the Borqs acquisition, so all growth to 2,658 since then is organic.
Answered by Priyaranjan
Asked by Manik Taneja: How much of the headcount increase since Q4 FY2025 is organic versus from the Borqs acquisition?
p. 16
“Today, the headcount is about 2,658. So all of that growth is actually organic addition to headcount.”
Priyaranjan, page 16 of the filed PDF · View the filing
CFO attributed negative cash flows to investment in the business, working capital consumption including inventory build for memory shortages, and said this year will also see large cash consumption.
Answered by Priyaranjan
Asked by Samarth Singh: Why have operating cash flows been negative for two years, and can the company be cash flow positive in FY2027?
p. 18
“we believe even this year we would have a large consumption of cash”
Priyaranjan, page 18 of the filed PDF · View the filing
CFO clarified the breakeven point is about $12 million in quarterly revenue.
Answered by Priyaranjan
Asked by Samarth Singh: Does the Borqs breakeven target of $60-70 million top line still hold?
p. 19
“So, the break-even point would be about 12 million revenue on a quarterly revenue. That is where we will hit the break-even point.”
Priyaranjan, page 19 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management explained the reference design was for Qualcomm and module suppliers currently still source cheaper modules from China, though a China Plus One shift could change this.
Answered by Hareesh Ramanna
Asked by Sanjay Elangovan: Have there been commercial wins in instrument clusters for two-wheelers on the automotive side?
p. 20
“We have the module ready, but then because of the cost, which the Quectel of the world gives, they are very cost sensitive, and they are taking it from China.”
Hareesh Ramanna, page 20 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Risks flagged
Memory availability and component pricing pressure affecting Product Solutions margins
p. 7
“the business continued to navigate industry-wide pressures relating to memory availability, component pricing, and program mix”
Priyaranjan, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Memory pricing pass-through reduces incremental margin
p. 9
“you are passing on the cost, but the incremental margin does not come”
Priyaranjan, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Negative operating cash flow due to business investment and working capital consumption
p. 18
“we've been investing in our business and that is why the cash flows have been negative”
Priyaranjan, page 18 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Cost sensitivity of module suppliers favoring cheaper Chinese-made modules over Sasken's ready module
p. 20
“they are very cost sensitive, and they are taking it from China”
Hareesh Ramanna, page 20 of the filed PDF · View the filing
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