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Black Box Ltd Q1 FY27 Results

BBOXQ1 FY27 Results
Filing
Result:Good· Market: SurgedOne-off hitMargin squeeze
MetricValueQ4 FY26Q1 FY26
Revenue1.7K Cr1.6%23.9%
Total Income1.7K Cr1.7%24.0%
Expenditure1.6K Cr2.5%23.4%
PBT61.13 Cr19.7%35.1%
Net Profit55.92 Cr13.7%17.9%
OPM8.20%0.67pp0.73pp
NPM3.25%0.57pp0.17pp
EPS3.1516.7%12.5%
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IT-sector growth is healthy (revenue +23.9% YoY, ~18% organic) with operating margin expansion (8.2% vs 7.5%), but recurring restructuring charges and a 43% YoY jump in acquisition-funded finance costs compressed net margin (3.25% vs 3.42%) and left PAT growth (17.9% reported) short of standout quality.

Q1 FY-2027 RESULTS · BBOX

Black Box consolidated PAT up 18% YoY to ₹56 Cr on 24% revenue growth; NPM slips to 3.3%

PAT +17.9% YoY · revenue +23.93% · margins compressing

12 Aug 2026 · 3 min read
Revenue

₹1,718.5 Cr

+23.93% YoY

PAT (consolidated)

₹55.92 Cr

+17.9% YoY

Net margin

3.25%

-0.2pp YoY

EPS

₹3.15

Black Box's consolidated (primary) revenue for Q1 FY27 (quarter ended June 30, 2026) came in at ₹1,718.50 Cr, up 23.9% YoY from ₹1,386.74 Cr and up a modest 1.6% QoQ from ₹1,690.94 Cr. Consolidated PAT was ₹55.92 Cr, up 17.9% YoY on a reported basis (~24.6% YoY on an adjusted basis excluding exceptional items on both sides — ₹18.91 Cr of severance/lease-foreclosure charges this quarter vs ₹12.60 Cr a year ago) but down 13.7% sequentially from ₹64.76 Cr. Basic EPS was ₹3.15 (₹4.21 before exceptional items) against ₹2.80 in Q1 FY26 and ₹3.78 in Q4 FY26. Net profit margin slipped to 3.25% from 3.42% YoY and 3.83% QoQ.

The scoreboard

Q1 FY-2027 vs prior quarters

Consolidated P&L, ₹ Crore
Q1 FY-2027QoQYoY
Revenue₹1,718.5 Cr+1.6%+23.9%
Expenses₹1,653.16 Cr+3.1%+24.2%
PAT₹55.92 Cr-13.65%+17.9%
Net margin3.25%-0.6pp-0.2pp
EPS₹3.15-16.7%+12.5%

Topline growth was led by System Integration (+21.6% YoY to ₹1,412.54 Cr) and Technology Product Solutions (+41.6% YoY to ₹267.06 Cr), and includes roughly two months of inorganic contribution from the 2S Inovações Tecnológicas (Brazil) acquisition completed May 1, 2026 for ₹496.59 Cr; stripping an estimated ~₹83 Cr of 2S revenue still leaves organic growth near 18% YoY. At the operating level, segment results improved to ₹113.34 Cr (6.6% of revenue) from ₹78.23 Cr (5.6%) a year ago, but that gain was offset below the line: finance costs jumped 43% YoY to ₹48.00 Cr (from ₹33.58 Cr), largely funding the acquisition, while exceptional severance/lease charges rose to ₹18.91 Cr. Technology Product Solutions stayed loss-making, with its segment loss widening to ₹(14.11) Cr from ₹(6.28) Cr YoY. Standalone results were weaker still — a ₹2.40 Cr loss (EPS -₹0.14) versus a ₹1.16 Cr profit a year ago.

684.63793.57902.51,011.431,120.37772.105-0906-0206-2407-1708-1008-12Q1 FY-2027 results
The tape into the print — daily closes, last 3 months

The stock went into the print at ₹772.1, down 11.2% over the past month of trading.

₹ Cr
024.1848.3572.5360.47Q4 FY25rev ₹1,545 Cr47.43Q1 FY26rev ₹1,387 Cr55.65Q2 FY26rev ₹1,585 Cr49.68Q3 FY26rev ₹1,660 Cr64.76Q4 FY26rev ₹1,691 Cr55.92Q1 FY27rev ₹1,719 Cr
Quarterly consolidated PAT, ₹ Crore

For context: revenue is at a 6-quarter high.

Beyond the headline

What the summary numbers don't show

Exceptional items of ₹18.91 Cr this quarter (severance ₹15.82 Cr + lease foreclosure ₹3.09 Cr) vs ₹12.60 Cr in Q1 FY26 — a recurring restructuring charge, not a clean one-off

Standalone (holding company) posted a ₹2.40 Cr loss (EPS -₹0.14) vs a ₹1.16 Cr profit YoY — group profitability now driven almost entirely by international subsidiaries

What management guided (1 FY-2026 call)
Black Box Limited is targeting significant growth, aiming for INR 18,000 crores (approximately $2 billion) in revenue by FY30. This ambitious goal comprises INR 12,000 crores from organic growth, driven by a strong backlog, hyperscale data center opportunities, increased wallet share in existing accounts, and expansion

This quarter: beat

Revenue growth of 23.9% YoY (~18% ex-acquisition) exceeds the 12-15% organic growth range management has targeted for FY27, and stays consistent with the FY30 roadmap laid out on the Q1 FY26 call (₹18,000 Cr revenue by FY30, split ₹12,000 Cr organic/₹6,000 Cr inorganic, 10%+ EBITDA margins). No formal quarterly guidance figure or a confirmed published Street consensus for this specific print could be found — brokerage previews (CompoundingAI) flagged the 2S Brazil contribution and working-capital normalization as the quarter's watch items rather than giving point estimates, so vsStreet is unknown. No separate management press release commentary was captured alongside this filing; the notes instead flag FEMA-related remittance delays (₹20.95 Cr consolidated, procedural per the auditor) and confirm the New Labour Code impact already booked in FY26. The Board also fixed August 28, 2026 as the record date for the ₹1/share final FY26 dividend and set the 40th AGM for September 16, 2026.

  • W1

    Full three-month contribution and margin accretion from the 2S Inovações (Brazil) acquisition in Q2 FY27 — management has called it EBITDA/PAT margin-accretive

  • W2

    Finance cost run-rate (₹48.00 Cr this quarter, +43% YoY) as acquisition-related funding normalizes — key swing factor for NPM recovery from the current 3.25%

  • W3

    Technology Product Solutions segment loss trajectory (₹(14.11) Cr this quarter) against the FY30 target to double product revenue to $200 Mn

Consolidated (primary) is profitable at ₹55.92 Cr while standalone (holding-company-only) posted a ₹2.40 Cr loss — group profit now comes almost entirely from subsidiaries. Consolidated exceptional items ₹18.91 Cr (severance ₹15.82 Cr + lease foreclosure ₹3.09 Cr) vs ₹12.60 Cr YoY; standalone had none this quarter. Clean digital PDF, unambiguous columns, exact arithmetic match.

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