Quess Corp. Ltd. · NSE:QUESS
Quess — Q1 FY2026 Earnings Presentation
29 slides from Quess's earnings presentation, Jul 28, 2025
Slide 1: Stock exchange intimation letter for Q1 FY26 investor presentation
QCL/SEC/2025-26/36 July 28, 2025 To, BSE Limited, National Stock Exchange of India Limited 1st Floor, New Trading Ring, Exchange Plaza, Rotunda Building, PJ Towers, Bandra- Kurla Complex, Dalal Street, Mumbai – 400 001 Bandra (East), Mumbai – 400 051 Security Code – 539978 NSE Symbol – QUESS Dear Si
Slide 2: Quess Corp Q1 FY26 Investor Presentation
Quess Corp Q1 FY26 Investor Presentation
Slide 3: Safe Harbour
Safe Harbour This presentation has been prepared by Quess Corp Limited (“Company") solely for information purposes without any regard to any specific objectives, financial situations or informational needs of any particular person. This presentation may not be copied, distributed or disseminated, di
Slide 4: Quess Business Segments (Q1 FY26 figures)
Quess Business Segments (Q1 FY26 figures) Building a future-ready workforce ecosystem General Staffing Professional Staffing • Banking and Financial Services & Insurance (BFSI) • Digital & Technology Skills • Consumer, Retail & Telecom (CRT) • Global Capability Centre (GCC) Services • Manufacturing
Slide 5: Q1 FY26 Highlights
Q1 FY26 Highlights Largest domestic staffing player with a headcount of 462k Recognized among India’s Top 25 Workplaces in 2025 securing #19 position Recognized as #1 Staffing Company in India by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) Launched GCC-as-a-service ‘Origint’ to leverage India’s GCC opportunity
Slide 6: Contents
Contents 1 Key Business Highlights 2 Segment-wise Updates 3 Financial Highlights 4 Company Overview 5 #WinningTogether © Quess Corp©Limited 2025. Quess Corp All rights Limited reserved 2024. All rights reserved 5
Slide 7: Key Business Highlights
01 Key Business Highlights © Quess Corp Limited 2025. All rights reserved 6
Slide 8: Q1 FY26 Financial Highlights
Q1 FY26 Financial Highlights (Figures in ₹ cr.) Revenue Q1 FY26 YoY QoQ Op. Margin Q1 FY26 YoY QoQ General Staffing 3,122 ▲ 0.2% ▼(1%) General Staffing 46 ▲3% ▲6% Professional Staffing 244 ▲ 31% ▲11% Professional Staffing 25 ▲48% ▲24% Overseas Business 284 ▲ 0.4% ▼(1%) Overseas Business 18 ▲12% ▲1%
Slide 9: Q1 FY26 Financial Updates
Q1 FY26 Financial Updates Revenue (In ₹ Cr) EBITDA (In ₹ Cr) & margin (%) 2% 10% 80 50. 0% 4,019 70 67 70 45. 0% 40. 0% 63 62 35. 0% 3,705 30. 0% 3,587 3,657 3,651 25. 0% 20. 0% 15. 0% 1.8% 1.8% 1.6% 1.8% 1.9% 10. 0% 5.0 % 40 0.0 % Q1'25 Q2'25 Q3'25 Q4'25 Q1'26 Q1'25 Q2'25 Q3'25 Q4'25 Q1'26 (0.1%) 4
Slide 10: Q1 FY26 Hiring snapshot (Quess Staffing Solutions)
Q1 FY26 Hiring snapshot (Quess Staffing Solutions) Sector-wise Leading State-wise Operational Metrics Gross addition : ~ (79k) Gross addition : ~ (79k) ▲ 12,984 MAHARASHTRA Male Female Gender ▲19,968 Industrials ▲18,828 Retail ▲8,539 TAMILNADU 80% 20% BFSI ▲8,416 KARNATAKA ▲13,960 FMCG ▲5,793 UTTAR
Slide 11: Segment-wise Updates
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Slide 12: General Staffing – Financial Performance
General Staffing – Financial Performance Revenue (In ₹ Cr) Operational EBITDA (In ₹ Cr) 0.2% 3% 3,511 70 4.0 % 60 3.5 % 3,219 60 3,115 3,149 3,122 3.0 % 47 46 44 50 43 2.5 % 40 2.0 % 1.9% 1.5 % 30 1.4% 1.4% 1.3% 1.5% 1.0 % 20 0.5 % 10 0.0 % Q1'25 Q2'25 Q3'25 Q4'25 Q1'26 Q1'25 Q2'25 Q3'25 Q4'25 Q1'26
Slide 13: General Staffing – Operational Performance
General Staffing – Operational Performance Associate : Core FTE (GS) Collect & Pay - Headcount (364) bps (23)% 398 79% 79% 80% 357 371 349 76% 76% 307 Q1'25 Q2'25 Q3'25 Q4'25 Q1'26 Q1'25 Q2'25 Q3'25 Q4'25 Q1'26 (12)% (59) bps Sector-wise concentration% Client concentration% 9% 9% 10% 11% 14% 15% 16%
Slide 14: Professional Staffing – Financial Performance
Professional Staffing – Financial Performance Revenue (In ₹ Cr) Operational EBITDA (In ₹ Cr) 31% 48% 26 25 12. 0% 244 24 11. 0% 218 219 202 22 186 20 20 20 10. 0% 20 10.2% 9.0 % 18 17 9.2% 9.9% 9.3% 8.0 % 16 9.1% 7.0 % 14 12 6.0 % 10 5.0 % Q1'25 Q2'25 Q3'25 Q4'25 Q1'26 Q1'25 Q2'25 Q3'25 Q4'25 Q1'26
Slide 15: Professional Staffing – Operational Performance
Professional Staffing – Operational Performance Revenue Contribution % New on-board contribution % 15% 9% 9% 9% 9% 14% 14% 15% 16% 16% 23% 24% 21% 18% 10% 13% 9% 23% 16% 16% 68% 70% 73% 75% 73% 75% 68% 68% 62% 67% Q1'25 Q2'25 Q3'25 Q4'25 Q1'26 Q1'25 Q2'25 Q3'25 Q4'25 Q1'26 GCC Enterprise IT/ITeS GCC
Slide 16: Overseas Staffing – Financial Performance
Overseas Staffing – Financial Performance Revenue (In ₹ Cr) Operational EBITDA (In ₹ Cr) 0.4% 12% 20 289 287 17 283 283 284 18 17 16 16 16 14 14 12 10 5.6% 5.0% 5.6% 6.1% 5.9% 8 6 4 2 - Q1'25 Q2'25 Q3'25 Q4'25 Q1'26 Q1'25 Q2'25 Q3'25 Q4'25 Q1'26 (1%) 1% Key developments • Headcount at 5,599, with a
Slide 17: Overseas Staffing – Operational Performance
Overseas Staffing – Operational Performance Region-wise Revenue % Region-wise Headcount% 16% 17% 19% 20% 23% 18% 17% 42% 41% 41% 42% 44% 20% 19% 21% 34% 37% 37% 38% 37% 67% 66% 62% 61% 55% 24% 22% 22% 20% 19% Q1'25 Q2'25 Q3'25 Q4'25 Q1'26 Q1'25 Q2'25 Q3'25 Q4'25 Q1'26 Singapore ME ROW Singapore ME R
Slide 18: Digital Platforms – Business Performance
Digital Platforms – Business Performance BCPL Taskmo All in one platform for workforce management, employee We deliver hyperlocal solutions across industries via a gig- hiring, engagement, benefits and upskilling needs. worker network User base (‘000) 7801 6,624 6,779 6,906 6,916 Leads 23,276 19,808
Slide 19: Financial Highlights
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Slide 20: Income Statement
Income Statement Particulars ( in ₹ Cr) Q1 FY2026 Q4 FY2025 QoQ Q1 FY2025 YoY Revenue 3,651 3,657 ▼ (0.1%) 3,587 ▲2% EBITDA 70 67 ▲4% 63 ▲10% EBITDA Margin % 1.9% 1.8% ▲7bps 1.8% ▲ 15bps Depreciation & amortisation 10 10 ▲3% 11 ▼(1%) Interest 10 9 ▲9% 11 ▼(7%) Other Income 5 11 ▼ (57%) 6 ▼(26%) Exce
Slide 21: Company Overview
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Slide 22: Market Opportunity for Quess
Market Opportunity for Quess Growth Drivers India Staffing & Recruitment Services $ Bn 49 Unorganized to Farm to non-Farm Organized CAGR 13% Agri. workforce shrank GST collection up from from 51% in 2010 to $103Bn in FY18 to 19 43% in 2024 $241Bn in FY24 (~2.4X) 2022 2030 Proj Formalization of Shift
Slide 23: Large scale Operations at Quess
Large scale Operations at Quess General Staffing: ~459,000 Active Associates: Candidates sourced from Professional Staffing: ~6,000 ~461,000 700+ Districts across Overseas Businesses: ~6,000 India Recruiters: Monthly Onboarding: 30+ Offices – Across India 700+ ~45,000+ Gross Adds Guwahati Chandigarh
Slide 24: Our Differentiators
Our Differentiators Organization & Sourcing Engine GCC Focus Advocacy Edge Structure ▪ Ability to source • Strategic thrust on • Quess chairs ISF; ▪ Industry-led structure 20,000+ associates Global Capability shaping industry in General & a month Centres (GCC) – 1 direction Professional Staffing – l
Slide 25: Research-backed Market Intelligence
Research-backed Market Intelligence Reports Focus Area Partner Foundations Focus Area A bird’s-eye view of in- Women’s participation in QITS Digital Skills The Udaiti demand technology the workforce & address Report Foundation talent in India attrition An overview of the Bill and Melinda Women’s par
Slide 26: Value Creation
Value Creation Longstanding client relationships People-First philosophy ~1,700 clients with 35%+ more than 5 yrs 6th consecutive GPTW recognition tenure 50% gender diversity in core employees India’s Largest Staffing player Shareholder Returns 425k+ associates with 30+ offices Healthy adj ROE level
Slide 27: #WinningTogether
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Slide 28: Global Recognition – SIA and GPTW
Global Recognition – SIA and GPTW ➢ Certified for 6th consecutive year in 2025 with #19 by Great Place to Work® India – highlighting strong employee trust and a consistently positive workplace culture ➢ Voted India’s #1 staffing company for 2025 by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA), the global author
Slide 29: About Quess Corp
About Quess Corp Quess Corp Limited (Quess) is India’s leading business services provider, leveraging our extensive domain knowledge and future-ready digital platforms to drive client productivity through outsourced solutions. We provide a host of technology enabled staffing and managed outsourcing