The report recommends buying shares of Firstsource Solutions Ltd, an Indian business process management company, with a target price of Rs 74 within 12 months. It summarizes the company's financial performance, noting a recent decline in revenue but growth in profit margins. The outlook expects revenue growth to resume as new deals are implemented and seasonal collection business increases in the current quarter. The stock is considered undervalued relative to peers at current valuation ratios.

1. Equity Research Report
CMP: Rs 31.9
Recommendation : BUY
Target Price : Rs 74.0
Target Period: 12 Months
Stock Details
Market Cap Rs 20.92 Billion
52- wk HI/L Rs 44.30 – Rs 25.60
Avg.Volume (Monthly) 347,984
Face Value Rs 10
BSE 1 week 1 month 3 month 6 month 1 year
Price 34.20 27.85 31.30 39.75 28.80
Gain / Loss -7.75% 13.29% 0.96% -20.73% 9.55%
NSE 1 week 1 month 3 month 6 month 1 year
Price 34.25 27.85 31.25 39.80 28.80
Gain / Loss -7.74% 13.46% 0.96% -20.5% 9.72%
About
First Solution is the leading global providers of Business Process
Management (BPM) services with over 27,000 employees in 46 delivery
centers spread across the UK, US, Ireland, the Philippines, India and Sri
Lanka. Their solutions cover complete customer lifecycle across Banking,
Financial Services & Insurance (BFSI), Healthcare and
Telecommunications & Media verticals. Their capabilities lie in Customer
Management, Transaction Processing and Collections Management.
Financial Highlights
 Revenue
- Q3 FY15 Revenues at INR 7.51 billion compared to INR 7.99
billion in Q3 FY14 and INR 7.74 billion in Q2 FY15
- Q-o-Q decline of 3.0% in INR terms
- Y-o-Y decline of 6.1% in INR terms
 EBIT
- Q3 FY15 operating EBIT at INR 0.75 billion compared to INR 0.74
billion in Q3 FY14 and INR 0.77 billion in Q2 FY15
- Q-o-Q de-growth of 3.3% while margins flat
- Y-o-Y growth of 0.6%, margin growth by 60 bps from 9.3% to 9.9%
 Profit
- Q3 FY15 PAT at INR 0.58 billion compared to INR 0.48 billion in
Q3 FY14 and INR 0.61 billion in Q2 FY15
- Q-o-Q decline of 6.1%, margin down by 20 bps from 7.9% to 7.7%
- Y-o-Y growth of 19.0%, margin up by 170 bps from 6.0% to 7.7%
Firstsource reported revenue downturn in FY15 because of :
 Delays in go-live
 Full Q impact of the earlier reported loss of Irish telecom client
 Delays in decision making leading to longer sales cycle
FIRST SOURCE SOLUTION LTD
Historical Prices
BSE CODE: 532809
NSE CODE: FSLEQ
SECTOR: COMPUTERS

2. Equity Research Report
Ratio Analysis
Mar
'14
Mar
'13
Mar
'12
Investment Valuation Ratios
Face Value 10.00 10.00 10.00
Operating Profit Per Share (Rs) 2.88 2.06 2.36
Net Operating Profit Per Share (Rs) 13.90 13.39 17.51
Profitability Ratios
Operating Profit Margin(%) 20.67 15.35 13.50
PBIT(%) 14.68 7.97 5.23
Gross Profit Margin(%) 14.93 8.81 5.56
Cash Profit Margin(%) 20.07 17.98 6.44
Adjusted Cash Margin(%) 20.07 17.98 6.44
Net Profit Margin(%) 14.41 13.96 5.65
Adjusted Net Profit Margin(%) 14.41 13.96 5.65
Return On Capital Employed(%) 9.70 12.65 9.74
Return On Net Worth(%) 9.74 11.03 5.15
Adjusted Return on Net Worth(%) 9.74 9.52 -0.92
ROA Excluding Revaluations 20.92 18.74 20.43
ROA Including Revaluations 20.92 18.74 20.43
Return on Long Term Funds(%) 10.13 12.65 10.14
Liquidity And Solvency Ratios
Current Ratio 1.53 1.29 0.69
Quick Ratio 2.34 1.14 0.68
Debt Equity Ratio 0.14 0.09 0.05
Long Term Debt Equity Ratio 0.09 0.09 0.01
Debt Coverage Ratios
Interest Cover 8.59 3.22 1.40
Total Debt to Owners Fund 0.14 0.09 0.05
Financial Charges Coverage Ratio 11.56 4.32 1.47
Management Efficiency Ratios
Debtors Turnover Ratio 6.85 7.40 4.89
Asset Turnover Ratio 0.63 0.78 0.47
No.of Days In Working Capital 58.9 -22.1 -217.5
Cash Flow Indicator Ratios
AdjustedCash Flow Times 1.00 0.64 0.91
Earnings Per Share 2.04 2.07 1.05
Book Value 20.92 18.74 20.43
Financial Performance
Firstsource’s revenue growth should start improving from Mar’15 quarter
onwards led by ramp ups on the large deals won in recent quarters (note
that Firstsource has won net new deals worth ACV of US$ 61 million
during 9m FY15). Besides seasonal strength of company’s collection
business (~10% of revenues) will aid revenue growth rates in Mar’15
quarter. We marginally cut FY16/17 EPS estimate by ~2/3% respective to
Rs 4.5/51 respectively as we accommodate Dec’14 quarter performance.
We believe that current valuation at 6.9x/6.2x FY16/17E P/E respectively
largely captures revenue disappointment in 9mFY15 and limits downside
Firstsource did lose quite a few key clients in the last two quarters. They
are expecting to comeback within that segment again. They have
diversified and de-risked themselves by not going for too many big clients.
In fact what they trying to do is their top five clients have been substituted
by another 7-8 smaller ones. That is a good strategy. It constantly helps
these smaller players. The kind of capital that they can deploy to expand
their footprint especially in the US, they could do well getting into newer
verticals.
Currently Firstsource is an undervalued stock.
Recently Firstsource Solutions Ltd has informed BSE that CARE Ratings
has upgraded its Long Term rating of the Company to ''CARE A'' from
''CARE A-''. The rating on the Company''s short-term bank facilities has
also been upgraded to ''CARE A1'' from ''CARE A2+''.
Management expects growth to revive form Mar’15 quarter aided by
ramp-ups of deals won in recent quarters as well as seasonality in
collection business; deal pipeline stays strong amid healthy demand
environment
FIRST SOURCE SOLUTION LTD

3. Equity Research Report
Source of Funds Mar’14 Mar’13
Total Share Capital 659.74 657.67
Equity Share Capital 659.74 657.67
Reserves 720.46 574.82
Networth 1,380.27 1,232.49
Secured Loans 186.9 110.69
Unsecured Loans 1 2.08
Total Debt 187.9 112.77
Total Liabilities 1,568.17 1,345.26
Application Of Funds Mar’14 Mar’13
Gross Block 403.58 419.07
Less: Accum. Depreciation 317.98 322.65
Net Block 85.6 96.42
Capital Work in Progress 0.05 1.76
Investments 1,173.13 1,168.61
Inventories 0 0
Sundry Debtors 185.24 82.72
Cash and Bank Balance 28.78 25.33
Total Current Assets 214.02 108.05
Loans and Advances 296.35 245.57
Fixed Deposits 0 0
Total CA, Loans & Advances 510.37 353.62
Current Liabilities 190.56 260.59
Provisions 10.42 14.55
Total CL & Provisions 200.98 275.14
Net Current Assets 309.39 78.48
Total Assets 1,568.17 1,345.27
Contingent Liabilities 1,785.55 1,479.66
Book Value (Rs) 20.92 18.74
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