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Firstsource Solutions Ltd. Interim / Quarterly Report 2020

Aug 12, 2020

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Interim / Quarterly Report

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12th August 2020

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National Stock Exchange of India Limited Exchange Plaza, Plot no. C/1, G

Block, Bandra-Kurla Complex, Bandra (East), Mumbai - 400 051 (Scrip Code: FSL)

BSE Limited Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers, Dalal Street, Mumbai - 400 001 (Scrip Code: 532809)

Dear Madam/ Sir,

Sub: Intimation of Schedule of Analyst/ Institutional Investor Meeting

Pursuant to SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure requirements) Regulations 2015, please note that a representative of our Company will attend Emkay Confluence: Ideas for Tomorrow - virtual meet on 13th August 2020.

Please find attached herewith a copy of presentation.

Kindly take note of the above.

For Firstsource Solutions Limited

Pooja Nambiar Company Secretary & Compliance Officer

Encl.: A/a

Q 1 F Y 2 0 2 1 E A R N I N G S U P D A T E

Partnering with World's Leading Brands

Disclaimer

Certain statements in this presentation concerning our future growth prospects are forwardlooking statements, which involve a number of risks, and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties relating to these statements include, but are not limited to risks and uncertainties regarding fluctuations in earnings, our ability to manage growth, intense competition in BPO services including those factors which may affect our cost advantage, wage increases, our ability to attract and retain highly skilled professional, time and cost overruns on client contracts, client concentration, our ability to manage ramp-ups and growth, our ability to manage our international operations, reduced demand in our key focus verticals, disruptions in telecom infrastructure and technology, our ability to successfully complete and integrate potential acquisitions, liability for damages on our service contracts, performance of our subsidiaries, withdrawal of government fiscal incentives, political instability, legal restrictions on raising capital and acquiring companies outside India, unauthorized use of our intellectual property and general economic conditions affecting our industry. Firstsource may, from time to time, make additional written and oral forward-looking statements, including our reports to shareholders. The company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements that may be made from time to time by or on behalf of the company.

STRONG START TO THE YEAR

  • Revenue growth of 1.6% in constant currency YoY
  • Solid sales momentum; 10 New logos added in the quarter

DISRUPTIONS FROM COVID-19 LARGELY MITIGATED

  • New Operating model At-Home + At-Office, working well
  • Recalibrated client demand largely met
  • Short/ medium term uncertainties continue to drive volume volatility
  • Good progress on the 8 workstreams setup to industrialize our work at home operations and re-architect our distributed operating model

OPERATIONS ORG. STRENGTHENED TO DRIVE A UNIFIED BEST-IN-CLASS DELIVERY

• Global Chief Operating Officer – Prashanth Nandella joined in June 2020

BUSINESS MOMENTUM IS STRONG

  • Banking & Financial Services benefiting from the macro-environment tailwinds; Low interest rates and Govt. stimulus driving significant revenue growth
  • Healthcare experiencing volume compression with elective treatments being delayed; both hospital visits and claims volume impacted. Volumes expected to revive in late Q2/ Q3
  • Communications Media & Tech (CMT) and Utilities experiencing volume recovery after steep declines
  • Platform based services being scaled up in chosen segments

FY2021 WILL BE A GROWTH YEAR DESPITE THE HEADWINDS

  • Revenue expected to grow between 6-10% in constant currency
  • Operating Margin expected to be in range of 11.0-11.5%

Summary of Performance During the Quarter

Revenue Splits

VERTICALS

  • Strong growth momentum in BFS across US and UK; macro tailwinds coupled with sales wins driving growth
  • Communications, Media & Tech decline attributed to volume compression due to COVID-19; volume starting to recover
  • Volume compression in Healthcare as elective treatments delayed; expected to pick-up in the next few quarters
  • Diverse Industries largely stable

Platforms, Automation & Analytics

  • Good progress on Platform based services across Healthcare and BFS
  • Growth in Intelligent Back-office driven by strong Mortgage business growth
  • Digitally Empowered Contact Centre decline attributed to volume compression due to COVID-19

Client Concentration

Total Tenure

5 of Top 10 Mortgage servicers in the US

3 of Top 6 Retail banks in the UK

4 of Top 10 Lenders in the US

650+ Hospitals in the US

5 of Top 10 Health insurance/ managed care companies in the US

1 of Top 3 Utility companies in the UK

Average Tenure

3 of Top 5 Credit card issuers in the US

1 of Top 2 Broadcasting and media companies in the UK

2 of Top 6 Telecom and broadcasting companies in the US

Annexure

Financial Performance (Quarterly)

In ₹ million Q1 FY 2019 Q2 FY 2019 Q3 FY 2019 Q4 FY 2019 Q1 FY 2020 Q2 FY 2020 Q3 FY 2020 Q4 FY2020 Q1 FY 2021
Income from services 9,060 9,442 9,723 9,642 9,669 9,715 10,446 10,673 10,537
Other operating Income 131 105 129 30 129 134 89 132 85
Revenue from operations 9,191 9,547 9,852 9,672 9,798 9,849 10,535 10,804 10,622
Revenue from operations
(USD Mn)
\$ 137 \$ 136 \$ 137 \$ 137 \$ 141 \$ 140 \$ 148 \$ 149 \$ 141
QoQ
Growth % -
Constant Currency
1.1% 1.8% 0.9% 0.7% 2.0% 1.1% 4.7% 0.6% -4.3%
YoY
Growth % -
Constant Currency
-0.1% 3.2% 3.5% 3.8% 5.2% 4.5% 8.3% 8.2% 1.6%
Personnel Expense 6,210 6,453 6,565 6,344 6,611 6,722 7,053 7,350 7,128
Operating Expense 1,700 1,766 1,927 1,943 1,530 1,803 1,816 1,813 1,826
Operating EBITDA 1,281 1,328 1,361 1,384 1,657 1,325 1,666 1,641 1,668
Operating EBITDA % 13.9% 13.9% 13.8% 14.3% 16.9% 13.4% 15.8% 15.2% 15.7%
Depreciation / amortization 180 184 191 190 439 455 484 474 498
Operating Margin 1,101 1,144 1,170 1,195 1,217 870 1,182 1,168 1,170
Operating Margin % 12.0% 12.0% 11.9% 12.4% 12.4% 8.8% 11.2% 10.8% 11.0%
Other Income / (expense) 10 -8 -3 -25 -34 65 2 -16 -7
Interest Income / (expense), net -56 -52 -60 -57 -115 -129 -148 -121 -128
PBT 1,055 1,084 1,107 1,112 1,069 806 1,036 1,031 1,035
PBT % 11.5% 11.4% 11.2% 11.5% 10.9% 8.2% 9.8% 9.5% 9.7%
Taxes and Minority Interest 169 156 126 130 157 132 140 115 148
PAT 886 928 981 982 912 674 895 916 887
PAT % 9.6% 9.7% 10.0% 10.2% 9.3% 6.8% 8.5% 8.5% 8.3%
Diluted EPS (₹ /Share) 1.28 1.33 1.41 1.42 1.32 0.97 1.29 1.31 1.27

Financial Performance (Yearly)

In ₹ million FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020
Income from services 31,617 34,569 34,315 37,867 40,502
Other operating Income 556 987 1,038 396 484
Revenue from operations 32,173 35,556 35,352 38,263 40,986
Revenue from operations
(USD Mn)
\$ 491 \$ 530 \$ 548 \$ 548 \$ 578
YoY
Growth % -
Constant Currency
2.0% 12.9% 2.8% 2.0% 6.6%
Personnel Expense 21,727 23,834 23,955 25,573 27,735
Operating Expense 6,545 7,342 6,809 7,336 6,962
Operating EBITDA 3,901 4,380 4,589 5,355 6,289
Operating EBITDA % 12.1% 12.3% 13.0% 14.0% 15.3%
Depreciation / amortization 609 590 659 744 1,852
Operating Margin 3,292 3,790 3,930 4,610 4,437
Operating Margin % 10.2% 10.7% 11.1% 12.0% 10.8%
Other Income / (expense) 77 -21 -11 -26 17
Interest Income / (expense), net -507 -400 -338 -225 -512
PBT 2,862 3,369 3,580 4,359 3,942
PBT % 8.9% 9.5% 10.1% 11.4% 9.6%
Taxes and Minority Interest 257 569 315 581 545
PAT 2,605 2,800 3,265 3,778 3,397
PAT % 8.1% 7.9% 9.2% 9.9% 8.3%
Diluted EPS (₹ /Share) 3.72 4.08 4.73 5.45 4.89

Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Statement


million
As at 30-Jun-20 As at 31-Mar-20
Equity And Liabilities
Share Capital 6,940 6,938
Reserves & Surplus 21,375 20,716
Non -
Controlling Interest
6 6
Borrowings 7,505 8,369
Other Non -
Current Liabilities
4,747 4,874
Current liabilities 5,179 4,967
Total 45,753 45,871
Assets
Goodwill on Consolidation 22,278 22,324
Fixed Assets 6,123 6,385
Cash and Cash Equivalents 1,704 1,907
Current Investments 341 0
Trade Receivables (Billed + Unbilled) 7,290 7,615
Other Non -
Current Assets
6,214 6,119
Other Current Assets 1,802 1,521
Total 45,753 45,871
₹ million Quarter ended 30-Jun-20
Cash Flow from Operating Activities
Operating Margin 1,170
Adj: Non Cash and Other Income / (Expense) 691
Operating Cash before Working Capital 1,860
Add: Working Capital Changes 242
Less: Income Taxes Paid (91)
Net Cash used in Operating Activities 2,012
Cash Flow from Investing Activities
Capital Expenditure (201)
(Investments)/ Proceeds from Current Investments (333)
Earmarked Balances with Banks (Dividend Escrow) (15)
Net Cash used in Investing Activities (550)
Cash Flow from Financing Activities
Net Increase / (Decrease) in Borrowings (858)
Payment of Lease Liabilities (280)
Increase in Shareholder's Funds 4
Purchase of treasury shares (Employee Stock Option Trust) (411)
Net Interest Paid (135)
Net Cash used in Financing Activities (1,680)
Net Increase / (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents (218)
Opening Cash and Cash Equivalents 1,907
Earmarked Balances with Banks 15
Foreign Exchange (Gain) on Translating Cash and Cash Equivalents (0)
Closing Cash and Cash Equivalents 1,704
Cash and Cash Equivalents Including Current
Investments
2,045

Key Performance Indicators

Cash Flow Debt Position

Return on Capital Employed

Operating Metrices

Particulars Q1 FY 2019 Q2 FY 2019 Q3 FY 2019 Q4 FY 2019 Q1 FY 2020 Q2 FY 2020 Q3 FY 2020 Q4 FY2020 Q1 FY 2021
Banking & Financial Services 34.7% 35.7% 34.6% 36.1% 35.6% 40.4% 42.9% 42.8% 51.2%
Revenue by Communications Media & Tech 28.5% 27.6% 28.5% 27.5% 27.2% 22.0% 21.9% 22.9% 16.2%
Vertical Healthcare 35.3% 34.8% 34.1% 33.2% 33.5% 34.5% 32.4% 31.3% 29.9%
Diverse Industries 1.5% 1.9% 2.8% 3.2% 3.7% 3.1% 2.8% 3.0% 2.7%
Digitally Empowered Contact Centre 55.2% 51.8% 49.8% 51.2% 48.0%
Revenue by
Service Lines
Intelligent Back Office 39.6% 42.6% 45.0% 42.5% 43.7%
Platforms, Automation & Analytics 5.2% 5.6% 5.2% 6.3% 8.3%
Revenue by
Geography
US 54.1% 55.1% 55.2% 55.3% 57.0% 61.6% 63.3% 63.2% 69.1%
UK 44.7% 43.8% 43.8% 43.6% 41.6% 36.9% 35.3% 35.3% 29.7%
Rest of World 1.2% 1.1% 1.0% 1.1% 1.4% 1.5% 1.4% 1.5% 1.2%
Revenue by Offshore 23.1% 19.9% 18.1% 18.5% 22.5% 22.8% 25.2% 25.6% 24.8%
Delivery Onshore 76.9% 80.1% 81.9% 81.5% 77.5% 77.2% 74.8% 74.4% 75.2%
Top Clients Top client % 24.7% 23.8% 24.9% 24.6% 24.9% 19.8% 19.5% 20.3% 13.7%
Revenue Top 5 client % 42.7% 41.6% 41.2% 42.3% 41.2% 39.5% 42.1% 42.2% 39.9%
Total employees (end of period) 18,759 18,369 18,595 18,712 18,550 20,001 20,482 21,203 21,831

Employees in India
8,664 8,583 8,621 8,968 9,305 10,493 10,982 11,450 11,684
Other Metrices
Employees outside India
10,095 9,786 9,974 9,744 9,245 9,508 9,500 9,753 10,147
Net Addition 56 (390) 226 117 (162) 1,451 481 721 628
Offshore Attrition 51.7% 44.8% 39.3% 41.5% 45.3% 40.0% 36.0% 33.5% 15.1%
Onshore Attrition 48.7% 54.9% 45.8% 42.9% 46.8% 54.6% 45.8% 41.9% 30.2%

Forex Hedges

Outstanding FX hedges at \$50.9 million for USD and £65.4 million for GBP

GBP-INR USD INR GBP-PHP
Period Hedged Average Rate Hedged Average Rate Hedged Average Rate
0-12 Months £27.06 102.18 \$50.91 76.69 £1.00 68.17
13-24 Months £22.61 109.14
More than 24 Months £14.70 118.27

Prior Period Reports

(Hyperlinks)

ANNUAL REPORT PUBLISHED RESULTS INVESTOR PRESENTATIONS PRESS RELEASE
FY2020 FY2020 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FY2020 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FY2020 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
FY2019 FY2019 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FY2019 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FY2019 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
FY2018 FY2018 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FY2018 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FY2018 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
FACT SHEET SHAREHOLDING PATTERN
FY2020 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FY2020 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FY2020 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
FY2019 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FY2019 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FY2019 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
FY2018 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FY2018 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FY2018 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

Our Global Footprint

Established in 2001

Revenues of INR 41.0 Billion (approximately \$578 Million) in FY2020

21,831 firstsourcers

across US, UK, India and Philippines

Leaders in chosen segments

across Banking & Financial Services, Healthcare, Communications, Media & Tech

100+ global clients including

17 Fortune 500 companies and 9 FTSE 100 companies

Publicly Traded on Indian Stock Exchanges

NSE: FSL BSE: 532809 Reuters: FISO.BO Bloomberg: FSOL@IN

Part of RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group Since 2012

Power & Natural Resources Carbon Black

Retail & FMCG Media & Entertainment

Infrastructure

Education & Sports

IT & ITeS

Combined Revenues of \$3.7 Billion in FY2019

Select Awards

Global Innovation Challenge

2019: Top 3 for Automated Auditor built on proprietary platform Sympraxis

KLAS: Software & Services Report

2018: Ranked MedAssist #1 in the Eligibility Enrollment Services category

Global Sourcing Association UK Awards

2019: Technology-enabled Project with NowTV and Customer Experience Provider of the Year with giffgaff

2017: BPO Contract of the Year – Sky – FSL partnership

The UK Complaint Handling Awards

2019: Best Complaint Handling in Financial Services

2018: Overall Winner in 'Customer Insight Strategy' category

2017: Best Personal Entertainment and Telecoms

NASSCOM BPM Summit

Positioned as a 'Leader' in NelsonHall's NEAT Evaluation both for 'Overall Mortgage & Loan Services' as well as 'Support for New Digital Business Models'

Industry Associations

Leadership Team

Vipul Khanna

MD and Chief Executive Officer

Dinesh Jain

Finance

Healthcare Provider

Venkat Raman

Health Plans

Venkatgiri Vandali Anshul Verma

Communications, Media & Technology

Siddharth Parashar

Europe Business

Collections

Arjun Mitra

Prashanth Nandella

Human Resources

Rajlakshmi Raghavan

Marketing & Corporate Communications

Mortgages

Digital Services

Helping customers stay ahead of the curve through transformational technologies and capabilities

Firstsource Solutions is a leading provider of customized Business Process Management (BPM) services. Firstsource specialises in helping customers stay ahead of the curve through transformational solutions in order to reimagine business processes and deliver increased efficiency, deeper insights and superior outcomes.

We are trusted brand custodians and long-term partners to 100+ leading brands with presence in the US, UK, Philippines and India. Our 'rightshore' delivery model offers solutions covering complete customer lifecycle across Healthcare, Telecommunications & Media and Banking, Financial Services & Insurance verticals.

Our clientele includes Fortune 500 and FTSE 100 companies.

www.firstsource.com

Q1FY2021 EARNINGS

UPDATE