Quess Corp Ltd

Quess Corp Ltd

₹ 332 -2.15%
22 May 1:41 p.m.
About

Quess Corp Limited (Quess) is India’s leading business services provider, leveraging its extensive domain knowledge and future-ready
digital platforms to drive client productivity through outsourced solutions.[1]

Key Points

Business Segments
1) Workforce Management (72% in H1 FY25 vs 67% in FY22): [1] [2] The company offers General Staffing, IT Staffing, RPO, MSP, and Permanent Recruitment services. It operates 73 offices in India and 23 across APAC, ME, North America, and Canada. [3] It is the leading staffing player in India and amongst the top 5 Staffing companies globally by headcount, serving 3,000+ clients. [4]

  • Market Cap 4,945 Cr.
  • Current Price 332
  • High / Low 428 / 255
  • Stock P/E 18.0
  • Book Value 62.4
  • Dividend Yield 2.99 %
  • ROCE 13.5 %
  • ROE 15.2 %
  • Face Value 10.0

Pros

  • Company has reduced debt.
  • Stock is providing a good dividend yield of 3.02%.
  • Company has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 74.8%
  • Debtor days have improved from 40.9 to 19.5 days.
  • Company's median sales growth is 23.0% of last 10 years

Cons

  • Stock is trading at 5.25 times its book value
  • Tax rate seems low
  • Company has a low return on equity of 13.2% over last 3 years.

* The pros and cons are machine generated. Pros / cons are based on a checklist to highlight important points. Please exercise caution and do your own analysis.

Peer comparison

Sector: Diversified Industry: Diversified - Large

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Quarterly Results

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2022 Jun 2022 Sep 2022 Dec 2022 Mar 2023 Jun 2023 Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024 Jun 2024 Sep 2024 Dec 2024 Mar 2025
2,723 2,832 3,031 3,540 3,547 3,719 3,851 3,959 3,140 4,212 4,382 3,725 3,365
2,648 2,765 2,990 3,435 3,443 3,601 3,738 3,834 3,096 4,089 4,252 3,676 3,313
Operating Profit 75 68 40 105 105 118 113 126 44 123 130 49 52
OPM % 3% 2% 1% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 1% 3% 3% 1% 2%
17 3 3 54 15 18 30 31 83 27 87 8 -119
Interest 11 11 13 24 25 23 24 27 17 24 22 9 9
Depreciation 14 13 14 46 50 46 47 47 11 48 48 9 9
Profit before tax 67 46 17 89 44 68 73 83 101 79 147 38 -86
Tax % 21% -2% -23% 9% 40% 11% -6% -22% -3% -9% -3% -7% -5%
53 47 21 81 26 60 77 101 104 86 152 41 -81
EPS in Rs 3.57 3.19 1.39 5.46 1.77 4.07 5.19 6.83 7.00 5.76 10.20 2.77 -5.46
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Profit & Loss

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Dec 2013 9m Mar 2015 15m Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
616 2,373 2,918 3,443 4,411 5,695 7,740 7,483 9,758 13,638 15,571 13,787
605 2,240 2,775 3,254 4,167 5,364 7,397 7,286 9,519 13,202 15,088 13,582
Operating Profit 11 133 144 188 244 331 343 198 239 436 483 205
OPM % 2% 6% 5% 5% 6% 6% 4% 3% 2% 3% 3% 1%
1 5 10 16 42 34 -488 -111 37 71 111 -24
Interest 5 22 27 39 47 65 97 64 48 89 93 37
Depreciation 1 17 15 22 35 45 66 53 48 178 185 39
Profit before tax 6 100 111 144 204 254 -307 -30 181 239 316 106
Tax % 32% 37% 29% 34% -27% 8% 10% 236% 20% 13% -8% -14%
4 63 79 95 259 234 -337 -100 145 208 343 120
EPS in Rs 2.13 24.28 6.93 7.48 17.82 16.02 -22.84 -6.76 9.79 14.03 23.09 8.07
Dividend Payout % 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% -104% 41% 57% 43% 124%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 19%
5 Years: 12%
3 Years: 12%
TTM: -11%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: 16%
5 Years: 10%
3 Years: 8%
TTM: -30%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: %
5 Years: 29%
3 Years: 3%
1 Year: 15%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 11%
5 Years: 11%
3 Years: 13%
Last Year: 15%

Balance Sheet

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Dec 2013 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
Equity Capital 19 26 113 127 145 146 148 148 148 148 149 149
Reserves 64 235 220 1,131 2,216 2,475 2,171 2,077 2,061 2,248 2,540 781
108 168 263 535 728 570 925 375 527 835 682 112
97 200 365 403 503 579 636 663 1,203 1,778 1,966 1,452
Total Liabilities 287 629 961 2,196 3,592 3,770 3,879 3,263 3,938 5,009 5,337 2,494
2 107 103 754 782 763 459 412 440 924 891 112
CWIP 0 0 1 9 2 5 0 7 1 1 2 0
Investments 106 5 17 190 799 725 1,204 1,114 1,289 1,010 1,024 243
179 518 840 1,243 2,009 2,277 2,216 1,729 2,208 3,074 3,420 2,139
Total Assets 287 629 961 2,196 3,592 3,770 3,879 3,263 3,938 5,009 5,337 2,494

Cash Flows

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Dec 2013 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
5 3 -13 50 83 113 140 255 200 345 388 327
-58 -68 -38 -515 -892 36 -319 72 -144 19 150 94
66 83 70 607 995 -221 230 -615 -64 -382 -433 -316
Net Cash Flow 12 18 19 142 185 -71 51 -288 -9 -18 105 105

Ratios

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Dec 2013 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
Debtor Days 27 33 41 32 45 34 22 55 56 52 51 19
Inventory Days
Days Payable
Cash Conversion Cycle 27 33 41 32 45 34 22 55 56 52 51 19
Working Capital Days 8 30 36 34 54 44 29 34 22 16 15 5
ROCE % 8% 39% 27% 15% 10% 10% 10% 6% 12% 11% 14% 13%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

Jun 2022Sep 2022Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025
51.84% 51.81% 51.90% 56.75% 56.69% 56.66% 56.65% 56.64% 56.64% 56.60% 56.56% 56.99%
22.00% 21.93% 21.78% 17.92% 17.04% 16.93% 16.30% 15.30% 15.93% 15.81% 15.24% 14.82%
10.65% 9.36% 8.04% 6.56% 7.33% 10.18% 10.66% 10.78% 10.95% 10.96% 10.45% 9.77%
15.52% 16.91% 18.29% 18.77% 18.94% 16.22% 16.40% 17.30% 16.48% 16.62% 17.73% 18.41%
No. of Shareholders 68,45870,95578,91681,23381,87485,06784,74788,92583,69993,2041,07,6801,24,073

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