WSFx Global Pay Ltd — Q4 FY26 earnings call
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The short read
WSFx Global Pay reported FY26 revenue crossing Rs 111 crore, up 26% year-on-year, with PAT growing 77% to Rs 6.14 crore and PBT of Rs 8.03 crore. Management said Q4 was impacted by macro volatility, including the US-Israel-Iran conflict in March and a contraction in US-bound student travel, but the company still delivered 16% volume growth and 22% revenue growth for the quarter. Management also discussed the recent RBI FEMA circular expanding AD-II license scope to include trade remittances and family maintenance transfers, and described plans to expand distribution through a new Forex Correspondent (FXC) network.
Numbers mentioned
Revenue: around INR111 crores (FY26)
p. 5
“Revenue crossed around INR111 crores for the first time.”
Srikrishna Narasimhan, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Revenue growth: 26% (FY26)
p. 5
“Revenue grew 26% significantly ahead of GTO growth, good business profitable mix.”
Srikrishna Narasimhan, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
PAT growth: 77% (FY26)
p. 5
“PAT grew 77% which is also a great thing.”
Srikrishna Narasimhan, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
PAT: INR6.14 crores (FY26)
p. 5
“We closed at INR6.14 crores and with a PBT of INR8.03 crores.”
Srikrishna Narasimhan, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Q4 volume growth: 16% (Q4 FY26)
p. 5
“Despite that, we delivered a 16% growth and 22% revenue growth because our focus has always been to increase our market share and this has worked positively for us.”
Srikrishna Narasimhan, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Remittance CAGR: 29.72% (Q4)
p. 7
“Our quarter 4 CAGR was 29.72%.”
Srikrishna Narasimhan, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Corporate segment CAGR: 95.62%
p. 7
“This has shown a phenomenal year-on-year growth from 21 -- you know, we have had a 95.62% CAGR growth.”
Srikrishna Narasimhan, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Digital/automation share of transactions: nearly 60%
p. 8
“we are happy to say nearly 60% of our transactions are either through automation or digital platform-only and this year we are planning to take it up to 80%.”
Srikrishna Narasimhan, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Combined addressable market: around USD20 billion
p. 7
“Combined addressable market now exceeds around USD20 billion.”
Srikrishna Narasimhan, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Net margin: 0.6 to 0.8%
p. 12
“So obviously today we are having a margin of 0.6 to 0.8% if you see as a net margin.”
Srikrishna Narasimhan, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Working capital turnover: improved from 3.8 to 4.4
p. 17
“More importantly, our capital turnover improved from 3.8 to 4.4 meaning we are generating more revenue per rupee of working capital deployed.”
Pooja Mishra, page 17 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Dividend: 15% (FY26)
p. 9
“we have recommended a 15% dividend reflecting the confidence of the business and the commitment to the shareholder value.”
Srikrishna Narasimhan, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
What management said it would do
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Digital/automation share of transactions — 80% · this year
stated as an aspiration by Srikrishna Narasimhan
p. 8
“we are happy to say nearly 60% of our transactions are either through automation or digital platform-only and this year we are planning to take it up to 80%.”
Srikrishna Narasimhan, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
FXC network expansion — next 12 to 15 months
stated as an aspiration by Srikrishna Narasimhan
p. 6
“So maybe, as I said, these are early days but over the next 12 to 15 months, you will see kind of a network expansion through this model in a big way and we will be able to reach customers much more effectively without having physical -- our own physical infrastructure.”
Srikrishna Narasimhan, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Trade remittance margin — 20-30 bps
stated as an aspiration by Srikrishna Narasimhan
p. 12
“In a trade remittance, it will maybe go down considerably maybe we'll looking at a 20-30 bps is the margins which we are looking at a trade remittances.”
Srikrishna Narasimhan, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Trade payments as growth factor — 12 to 18 months
stated as an aspiration by Srikrishna Narasimhan
p. 17
“Trade payments are we are excited about trade payments and definitely 12 to 18 months we are looking at it as one of the key growth factors for us.”
Srikrishna Narasimhan, page 17 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Near-term business outlook — next one or two months
stated conditionally by Srikrishna Narasimhan
p. 15
“From March there has been a contraction. I can say 25% contraction has been there '25 March, April, May and we expect next one or two months to be a little challenging.”
Srikrishna Narasimhan, page 15 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 circular expands the addressable market and TAM significantly but will also bring more competition and margin pressure in new segments like trade remittance, while existing segments remain unaffected negatively.
Answered by Srikrishna Narasimhan
Asked by Rahul Ahuja: How will the new RBI circular impact volume, revenue and margins over the next 1-2 years, and which segments will be most affected?
p. 12
“So I feel while we can we should not look at margins, we should see what is the TAM. Today maybe the TAM is around $20 billion, tomorrow the TAM will be $200 billion dollars.”
Srikrishna Narasimhan, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said the company maintains a minimum margin discipline rather than competing at a loss, relying on trust, compliance and B2B relationships built over time.
Answered by Srikrishna Narasimhan
Asked by Kapil Shupra: How will margins be impacted by cutthroat competition from players like BookMyForex, and what differentiates WSFx?
p. 13
“That is our position that we will not work at a loss. There will be a transparent minimum margin in which is required to run the business and that has been our position.”
Srikrishna Narasimhan, page 13 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said the business is predominantly B2B/B2B2C, with the D2C segment still small and growing, and customer acquisition relies on sales teams for institutional tie-ups and digital/local campaigns for retail.
Answered by Srikrishna Narasimhan
Asked by Aniket Gada: What proportion of revenue comes from B2B versus D2C, and what is the customer acquisition strategy?
p. 15
“80% of our business 80%-85% of our business comes from B2B and corporate business.”
Srikrishna Narasimhan, page 15 of the filed PDF · View the filing
The CFO said working capital growth reflects business scaling, particularly card program wallet balances, and short-term borrowings are working-capital facilities backed by fixed deposits, not structural debt.
Answered by Pooja Mishra
Asked by Aniket Gada: What explains the increase in payables and what are the working capital trends?
p. 17
“The short-term borrowings which are showing in the balance sheet are entirely working capital facilities which are backed by fixed deposits and they are not structural debts.”
Pooja Mishra, page 17 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said credit cards like Scapia's benefit from a regulatory arbitrage since they fall outside LRS and TCS rules, drawing significant leisure spend away from forex cards, though corporate and student segments remain loyal to forex cards.
Answered by Srikrishna Narasimhan
Asked by Nitin Gandhi: How does WSFx benchmark against Scapia, a bank-sponsored competitor?
p. 18
“roughly 60% of international spends have moved to credit cards because of that all these things from a leisure side the impact have been great.”
Srikrishna Narasimhan, page 18 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Risks flagged
Macro volatility including geopolitical conflict impacting leisure travel
p. 5
“Q4 was impacted by macro volatility especially March since we have this US-Israel-Iran conflict which had an impact in the leisure travel.”
Srikrishna Narasimhan, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Contraction in student travel to the US affecting card business
p. 7
“There has been growth, but last year there has been a degrowth because simply put, there is the impact of students' business.”
Srikrishna Narasimhan, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Increased competition following regulatory expansion of AD-II scope
p. 12
“Earlier AD II business was not looked up by everyone, but this is a kind of a boost to this entire licensing. So obviously competition will come in and with competition always there will be a pressure in the margin.”
Srikrishna Narasimhan, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Competition from international credit cards benefiting from regulatory arbitrage on LRS/TCS
p. 18
“Credit card spend does not come under LRS, so TCS is not applicable whereas forex cards and debit cards come under LRS with a TCS applicability after 10 lakhs.”
Srikrishna Narasimhan, page 18 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Ongoing contraction in leisure and student travel market
p. 15
“From March there has been a contraction. I can say 25% contraction has been there '25 March, April, May and we expect next one or two months to be a little challenging.”
Srikrishna Narasimhan, page 15 of the filed PDF · View the filing
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