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Firstsource Solutions Ltd. Investor Presentation 2021

Nov 10, 2021

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10th November 2021

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National Stock Exchange of India Limited (Scrip Code: FSL) Exchange Plaza, Plot no. C/1, G Block, Bandra-Kurla Complex Bandra (East), Mumbai - 400 051

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

Dear Madam/ Sir,

Sub: Post intimation of Analyst/ Institutional Investor Call

Pursuant to Regulation 30(6) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations 2015, we are enclosing herewith a copy of the presentation regarding conference call held with the analysts and investors, on the financial results of the Company for the quarter and half-year ended 30th September 2021.

This is for your information and record.

Thanking you,

For Firstsource Solutions Limited POOJA SURESH NAMBIAR Digitally signed by POOJA SURESH NAMBIAR Date: 2021.11.10 15:59:44 +05'30'

Pooja Nambiar Company Secretary & Compliance Officer

Encl.: A/a

1 © FIRSTSOURCE 2021 | 10 November 2021

Q2 FY2022 Earnings Update

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 professionals, 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.

Summary of Performance During the Quarter

Summary of Performance During First Half

REVENUE SPLIT BY VERTICALS REVENUE SPLIT BY SERVICE LINES

Client Concentration

4 of Top 15 Mortgage servicers in the US

2 of Top 6 Retail banks in the UK

6 of Top 15 Mortgage Lenders in the US

1,000+ Hospitals in the US

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

1 of Top 3 Utility companies in the UK

16.3%

Average Tenure

5 of Top 10 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 Q2 FY 2020 Q3 FY 2020 Q4 FY2020 Q1 FY 2021 Q2 FY 2021 Q3 FY 2021 Q4 FY 2021 Q1 FY 2022 Q2 FY 2022
Income from services 9,715 10,446 10,673 10,537 11,783 13,510 14,496 14,780 14,182
Other operating Income 134 89 132 85 94 142 132 68 104
Revenue from operations 9,849 10,535 10,804 10,622 11,877 13,652 14,628 14,848 14,286
Revenue from operations(USD Mn) $ 140 $ 148 $ 149 $ 141 $ 160 $ 185 $ 200 $ 201 $ 193
QoQGrowth % -Constant Currency 1.1% 4.7% 0.6% -4.3% 12.2% 14.6% 7.0% 0.5% -4.0%
YoYGrowth % -Constant Currency 4.5% 8.3% 8.2% 1.6% 13.1% 23.8% 31.7% 38.5% 18.5%
Personnel Expense 6,722 7,053 7,350 7,128 7,985 9,503 10,057 10,219 9,728
Operating Expense 1,803 1,816 1,813 1,826 2,016 2,046 2,229 2,246 2,171
Operating EBITDA 1,325 1,666 1,641 1,668 1,876 2,103 2,342 2,383 2,388
Operating EBITDA % 13.4% 15.8% 15.2% 15.7% 15.8% 15.4% 16.0% 16.1% 16.7%
Depreciation / amortization 455 484 474 498 519 513 534 584 597
Operating Margin 870 1,182 1,168 1,170 1,358 1,590 1,809 1,800 1,791
Operating Margin % 8.8% 11.2% 10.8% 11.0% 11.4% 11.6% 12.4% 12.1% 12.5%
Other Income / (expense) 65 2 (16) (7) 16 7 (29) (10) 0
Interest Income / (expense), net (129) (148) (121) (128) (119) (122) (127) (136) (148)
Profit Before Taxes and exceptional item 806 1,036 1,031 1,035 1,254 1,476 1,652 1,654 1,644
Profit Before Taxes and exceptional item % 8.2% 9.8% 9.5% 9.7% 10.6% 10.8% 11.3% 11.1% 11.5%
Exceptional Item - - - - - - (1,099) - -
Profit Before Taxes 806 1,036 1,031 1,035 1,254 1,476 553 1,654 1,644
Profit Before Taxes% 8.2% 9.8% 9.5% 9.7% 10.6% 10.8% 3.8% 11.1% 11.5%
Taxes and Minority Interest 132 140 115 148 201 265 87 309 293
Profit After Tax 674 895 916 887 1,053 1,210 467* 1,345 1,350
Profit After Tax % 6.8% 8.5% 8.5% 8.3% 8.9% 8.9% 3.2% 9.1% 9.5%
Diluted EPS (₹ /Share) 0.97 1.29 1.31 1.27 1.50 1.72 0.66 1.91 1.96

* For Q4 FY21, PAT excluding the exceptional charge is INR 1,309 Mn or 8.9%

Financial Performance (Yearly)

In ₹ million FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020 FY2021 H1FY22
Income from services 31,617 34,569 34,315 37,867 40,502 50,327 28,962
Other operating Income 556 987 1,038 396 484 453 172
Revenue from operations 32,173 35,556 35,352 38,263 40,986 50,780 29,134
Revenue from operations(USD Mn) $ 491 $ 530 $ 548 $ 548 $ 578 $ 685 $ 394
YoYGrowth % -Constant Currency 2.0% 12.9% 2.8% 2.0% 6.6% 17.9% 27.9%
Personnel Expense 21,727 23,834 23,955 25,573 27,735 34,672 19,946
Operating Expense 6,545 7,342 6,809 7,336 6,962 8,065 4,417
Operating EBITDA 3,901 4,380 4,589 5,355 6,289 8,042 4,771
Operating EBITDA % 12.1% 12.3% 13.0% 14.0% 15.3% 15.8% 16.4%
Depreciation / amortization 609 590 659 744 1,852 2064 1,180
Operating Margin 3,292 3,790 3,930 4,610 4,437 5,979 3,591
Operating Margin % 10.2% 10.7% 11.1% 12.0% 10.8% 11.8% 12.3%
Other Income / (expense) 77 (21) (11) (26) 17 (13) (9)
Interest Income / (expense), net (507) (400) (338) (225) (512) (496) (284)
Profit Before Taxes and exceptional item 2,862 3,369 3,580 4,359 3,942 5,469 3,297
Profit Before Taxes and exceptional item % 8.9% 9.5% 10.1% 11.4% 9.6% 10.8% 11.3%
Exceptional Item - - - - - (1,151) -
Profit Before Taxes 2,862 3,369 3,580 4,359 3,942 4,318 3,297
Profit Before Taxes% 8.9% 9.5% 10.1% 11.4% 9.6% 8.5% 11.3%
Taxes and Minority Interest 257 569 315 581 545 702 602
Profit After Tax 2,605 2,800 3,265 3,778 3,397 3,617* 2,695
Profit After Tax % 8.1% 7.9% 9.2% 9.9% 8.3% 7.1% 9.3%
Diluted EPS (₹ /Share) 3.72 4.08 4.73 5.45 4.89 5.13 3.82

* For FY2021, PAT excluding the exceptional charge is INR 4,499 Mn or 8.9%

Addition of Q1 & Q2 EPS nos will not add up to H1FY22 EPS due to change in no. of shares

Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Statement

In ₹ million As at 30-Sep-21 As at 31-Mar-21
Equity And Liabilities
Share Capital 6,970 6,961
Reserves & Surplus 22,737 21,032
Non -Controlling Interest 5 5
Borrowings 5,556 6,045
Other Non -Current Liabilities 7,930 5,438
Current liabilities 6,186 8,816
Total 49,385 48,297
Goodwill on Consolidation 22,275 21,948
Fixed Assets 8,649 8,028
Cash and Cash Equivalents 1,230 1,373
Current Investments 947 826
Trade Receivables (Billed + Unbilled) 8,267 8,431
Non -Current Assets 5,972 6,008
Current Assets 2,045 1,683
Total 49,385 48,297
In ₹ million Quarter ended 30-Sep-21 Six Months ended 30-Sep-21
Cash Flow from Operating Activities
Operating Margin 1,791 3,591
Adj: Non Cash and Other Income / (Expense) 788 1,373
Operating Cash before Working Capital 2,579 4,964
Add: Working Capital Changes 107 (1,729)
Less: Income Taxes Paid (257) (561)
Net Cash generatedfromOperating Activities 2,429 2,674
Cash Flow from Investing Activities
Capital Expenditure (net) (158) (281)
(Investments)/ Proceeds from Current Investments (121) (104)
Proceeds from redemption of Debentures 2 2
Net Cash used in Investing Activities (277) (384)
Cash Flow from Financing Activities
Net Increase / (Decrease) in Borrowings (646) (488)
Purchase of Non-controlling Interest in a subsidiary (887) (887)
Net Interest Paid (as per Ind AS 116) (155) (302)
Payment of Lease Liabilities (265) (508)
Increase in Shareholder's Funds 9 37
Purchase for Employee Stock Option Trust (306) (306)
Net Cash used in Financing Activities (2,251) (2,455)
Net Increase / (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents (99) (165)
Opening Cash and Cash Equivalents 1,340 1,373
Earmarked Balances with Banks (0) 20
Foreign Exchange (Gain) on Translating Cash and Cash Equivalents (11) 2
Closing Cash and Cash Equivalents 1,230 1,230
Cash and Cash Equivalents Including CurrentInvestments 2,177 2,177

Key Performance Indicators

Return on Equity

Note: FY21 and Q1 FY22 OCF and FCF adjusted for advance received from customers

Operating Metrices

Particulars Q2 FY 2020 Q3 FY 2020 Q4 FY2020 Q1 FY 2021 Q2 FY 2021 Q3 FY 2021 Q4 FY 2021 Q1 FY 2022 Q2 FY 2022
Banking & Financial Services 40.4% 42.9% 42.8% 51.2% 51.9% 52.0% 52.2% 51.7% 48.9%
Revenue by Healthcare 34.5% 32.4% 31.3% 29.9% 27.1% 25.3% 24.8% 26.7% 29.6%
Vertical Communications Media & Tech 22.0% 21.9% 22.9% 16.2% 18.8% 20.5% 20.8% 19.6% 19.5%
Diverse Industries 3.1% 2.8% 3.0% 2.7% 2.2% 2.2% 2.2% 2.0% 2.0%
Digitally Empowered Contact Centre 51.6% 49.8% 51.2% 47.8% 49.1% 48.9% 47.2% 46.3% 46.8%
Revenue byService Lines Intelligent Back Office 42.8% 45.0% 42.5% 44.2% 42.9% 44.8% 47.9% 47.6% 45.6%
Platforms, Automation & Analytics 5.6% 5.2% 6.3% 8.0% 8.0% 6.3% 4.9% 6.1% 7.6%
US 61.6% 63.3% 63.2% 69.1% 68.1% 67.1% 67.4% 67.6% 68.4%
Revenue byGeography UK 36.9% 35.3% 35.3% 29.7% 30.6% 31.5% 31.5% 31.1% 30.1%
Rest of World 1.5% 1.4% 1.5% 1.2% 1.3% 1.4% 1.1% 1.3% 1.5%
Revenue by Offshore 22.8% 25.2% 25.6% 24.8% 27.0% 29.8% 30.6% 29.3% 31.0%
Delivery Onshore 77.2% 74.8% 74.4% 75.2% 73.0% 70.2% 69.4% 70.7% 69.0%
Top Clients Top client % 19.8% 19.5% 20.3% 13.7% 16.2% 17.5% 17.5% 16.3% 15.8%
Revenue Top 5 client % 39.5% 42.1% 42.2% 39.9% 40.4% 41.4% 42.3% 42.0% 41.2%
Total employees (end of period) 20,001 20,482 21,203 21,831 23,960 26,618 28,004 27,916 27,835
Other Metrices •Employees in India 10,493 10,982 11,450 11,684 13,536 15,381 16,289 16,677 16,976
•Employees outside India 9,508 9,500 9,753 10,147 10,424 11,237 11,715 11,239 10,859
Net Addition 1,451 481 721 628 2,129 2,658 1,386 (88) (81)
Offshore Attrition* 40.0% 36.0% 33.5% 15.1% 26.3% 28.8% 28.6% 29.2% 36.2%
Onshore Attrition* 54.6% 45.8% 41.9% 30.2% 47.3% 34.6% 40.0% 54.8% 68.8%

Q2FY2022 EARNINGS UPDATE

Forex Hedges

Outstanding FX hedges at $81.6 million for USD and £46.7 million for GBP

GBP-INR USD INR
Period Hedged Average Rate Hedged Average Rate
0-12 Months £ 34.3 Rs 110.4 /£ $ 71.6 Rs 76.9 /$
13-24 Months £ 12.4 Rs 117.1 /£ $ 10.0 Rs 80.2 /$

Prior Period Reports

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ANNUAL REPORT PUBLISHED RESULTS INVESTOR PRESENTATIONS PRESS RELEASE
FY2021 FY2022 Q1 Q2 FY2022 Q1 Q2 FY2022 Q1 Q2
FY2021 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FY2021 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FY2021 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
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
FY2022 Q1 Q2 FY2022 Q1 Q2 FY2022 Q1 Q2
FY2021 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FY2021 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FY2021 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
FY2020 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FY2020 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
FY2019 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FY2019 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FY2020 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
FY2018 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FY2018 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FY2019 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

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Strong Domain Driven Operating Model

Established in 2001

About Us

Revenues of INR 51.0 Billion

(approximately $685 Million) in FY2021

27,835 Firstsourcers

across US, UK, India and Philippines

Leaders in chosen segments

across Banking & Financial Services, Healthcare, Communications, Media & Technology and Diversified Industries

Domain driven BPM services company

Leveraging a 'Digital First, Digital Now' approach to solve key customer problems

150+ 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
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Part of RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group

Select Awards

International Customer Experience Awards

2020: Firstsource, jointly with a client, won Silver Award for Best Customer Experience Strategy

Contact Centre Network Northern Ireland Awards

2020: Best Homeworking Programme for Derry Center

2019: Outsourced Contact Centre of the Year award with our client

2018: Won in the Support Team of the Year category

Welsh Contact Centre Awards

2020: Contact Centre Manager of the Year

2019: Gold for People Engagement

2018: Gold for Outsourced Contact Centre of the Year and People Engagement

NelsonHall

Positioned as a

'Leader' in NEAT Evaluation for 'Overall Mortgage & Loan Services' and 'Support for New Digital Business Models'

Positioned as a 'Leader' in its 'Intelligent Automation in Banking NEAT 2021' report

"A-100" by SecurityScorecard™

2021: Rated 'A-100' by SecurityScorecard ™ - a testament to our robust security posture across technology platforms, cloud solutions and applications, and our best practices-based security protocols.

Ranked as top Business Process Services (BPS) provider in 'BPS Top 50™' report.

Firstsource was also placed as Top 10 Service Providers by Growth by the industry research firm.

Industry Associations

Corporate Management Senior Leadership

Dinesh Jain

Finance

Prashanth Nandella Operations

Randall Shafer

Healthcare Provider

Shuchika Sahay

Venkatgiri Vandali

Healthcare

Sundara Sukavanam

Digital Services

Deb Biswas

Communications, Media & Technology

Rajlakshmi Raghavan

Marketing & Communication

Siddharth Parashar

Europe Business

Arjun Mitra Collections

Steven Schachter

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

Firstsource Solutions Limited, an RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group company, is a leading provider of transformational solutions and services spanning the customer lifecycle across Healthcare, Banking and Financial Services, Communications, Media and Technology and other industries.

Our 'Digital First, Digital Now' approach helps organizations reinvent operations and reimagine business models, enabling them to deliver moments that matter and build competitive advantage.

With an established presence in the US, the UK, India and the Philippines, we act as a trusted growth partner for over 100 leading global brands, including several Fortune 500 and FTSE 100 companies.

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