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Coforge (532541) Jul 2025 Filing Analysis
Does management do what it says?
The effective date has been backdated to April 1, 2025, meaning the merger will be reflected in the full-year FY26 financials once NCLT approval is received (expected by March 2026). (1 revised, 2 met across 3 tracked commitments)
“Abhishek Pathak: Understood. 2-3% odd or 5% Saurabh Goel: Yes correct.”
The company has closed 16 large deals in the first three quarters of FY26, putting them on track to meet or exceed the annual target of 20. (1 in progress across 1 tracked commitment)
“A sales execution engine that signed 14 large deals last year and aims to close at least 20 large deals in the current fiscal.”
Management maintains a focus on industry-leading low attrition levels as a core part of its organizational culture.
“IT Attrition (LTM) stood at 11.3%. Continues to be amongst the lowest in the IT services industry”
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How durable is the business?
The Travel vertical, a core part of engineering services, saw massive sequential growth of 31.2% driven by the ramp-up of the Sabre deal, the largest in company history. (1 expanding)
“The growth during the quarter, not surprisingly, was led by the travel vertical, which grew 31.2% sequentially in dollar terms.”
The company's scale moat is expanding as headcount grew to 34,187, and it maintained industry-leading low attrition rates. (2 expanding)
“Global headcount at 34,187 as of June 30, 2025... IT Attrition (LTM) stood at 11.3%. Continues to be amongst the lowest in the IT services industry”
Engineering remains the largest service offering and is expanding rapidly, with its revenue share increasing from 45.1% to 45.9% and delivering 121% YoY growth. (3 expanding, 1 contracting)
“Engineering 45.9%... YOY 121.0%”
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What could break the thesis?
The company recorded a hedge loss of $1.9 million in Q1 FY26, compared to a small gain in the previous year, directly impacting the top line. (2 intensifying, 1 stable)
“The hedge loss during the Q1 is $1.9 million, which is reflected in the top line, as against the gain of 100K in Q1 last year.”
Geographic concentration risk is easing. Revenue contribution from the Americas dropped significantly from 67.5% in the previous assessment to 56.7% in Q1 FY26, while EMEA grew to 29.8%. (1 easing, 2 intensifying)
“By Geography: Americas 56.7%, EMEA 29.8%, Rest of World 13.5%”
Exceptional costs continue to impact the P&L, including legal costs for a 2-year-old breach and a one-time $5.5M employee bonus. However, management is guiding for a 14% EBIT margin for the full year. (1 stable, 1 intensifying)
“One, exceptional expenses on account of a legal cost related to the cybersecurity breach that had happened two years ago... Additionally, there was a one-time broad-based bonus provision for employees amounting to $5.5 million.”
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