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Birlasoft Ltd

BSE: 532400

P/L Snapshot

Q1 FY27 · standalone

vs Q4 FY26·vs Q1 FY26
Revenue
860.75
+12.1%+32.2%
Expenditure
664.53
+4.3%+10.5%
Net Profit
146.78
+48.8%+299.9%
OPM %
21.97%
+3.92pp+14.84pp

Shareholding

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P/L Trends

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RevenueExpenditureNet Profit
0.00241.01482.02723.03964.04Q2 FY25Q3 FY25Q4 FY25Q1 FY26Q2 FY26Q3 FY26Q4 FY26Q1 FY27
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Reports

Deal signings surge, but revenue stays flat—what's really happening at Birlasoft

pricing deflation · wage hikes · vertical weakness

Result verdictFollow-upQ1 FY2716 Aug 20266 minTechnology / IT

Flat growth masks wage hikes and pricing pressure; AI momentum unproven

AI momentum · margin pressure ahead · pricing deflation

TranscriptDeep diveQ1 FY2716 Aug 20266 minTechnology / IT

Birlasoft Q1: consolidated PAT +51% YoY to ₹161 Cr on margins & tax; revenue up just 7%

it services · margin expansion · profit growth

ResultsQ1 FY2728 Jul 20263 minTechnology / IT
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Board Meeting28 Jul, 3:54 pm

Birlasoft Q1: consolidated PAT +51% YoY to ₹161 Cr on margins & tax; revenue up just 7%

Birlasoft reported consolidated net profit of ₹161.0 Cr for Q1 FY27, up 51.3% from ₹106.4 Cr a year ago but down 8.5% sequentially from Q4's ₹175.9 Cr. Revenue from operations rose 7.4% YoY (2.3% QoQ) to ₹1,379.4 Cr. Net margin expanded to 11.7% from 8.1% a year earlier, though it eased from 13.1% in Q4; consolidated EPS was ₹5.72 versus ₹3.81 YoY. The headline profit jump overstates operational momentum. Pre-tax profit grew a more measured 37.3% YoY (₹228.2 Cr vs ₹166.2 Cr), with the rest of the 51% PAT gain coming from a lower effective tax rate — 29.4% this quarter against 35.9% in a year-ago base that had been depressed by heavier tax and thin margins. There was no exceptional item this quarter (the ₹40.7 Cr labour-code charge that clipped FY26 sat in the full-year accounts, not in either compared quarter), so reported and underlying YoY growth are the same number. All four verticals grew revenue YoY — BFSI +12.1% to ₹351.0 Cr and Life Sciences segment profit jumping to ₹51.7 Cr from ₹30.2 Cr in Q4 — while Manufacturing, the largest vertical at ₹518.2 Cr, slipped 1.6% sequentially. The print broadly meets management's Q4 concall framing: guidance flagged EBITDA margins normalising to a 'sustainable 15%+' from Q4's 18.5% as the company funds a 30-40% sales-team expansion and an 'AI First' pivot, and operating margin (~14.7% this quarter) did step down QoQ as signalled while holding near that zone. Management gave no formal FY27 revenue guidance, citing volatility, and the modest 7.4% YoY topline is consistent with the cautious, bearish tone of that call — the projected 'eventual return to revenue growth' has yet to accelerate. Standalone results read far stronger (revenue +32% YoY to ₹829.2 Cr, net profit nearly quadrupling to ₹146.8 Cr), but that reflects parent-level and intra-group flows rather than operations; the consolidated figures are the operative measure and readers should not mistake the standalone jump for underlying performance. The results were approved at the July 28 board meeting and declared alongside a final dividend (record date July 10), with an earnings call the same evening. No published street consensus for the quarter was available at print. The setup into Q2 hinges on whether the sales-force build-out and AI positioning convert the modest topline into faster bookings, and whether the ~15% margin floor holds through the investment phase.

28 Jul 2026, 03:54 pm

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