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QUESS · Industrials ₹355.5 -2.34% Mkt Cap ₹5324 Cr

QUESS

Industrials Staffing & Employment Services
₹355.5
-2.34% today · 30d +12.46%
as of 2026-09-04
Price · Daily Candles
“Quess Corp's profit surges amid strategic demerger, but DIIs trim holdings.”
Quess Corp posted a robust Q1 2027 with net profit up 61.07% YoY to ₹82 crore and revenue growing 14.52% YoY to ₹4182 crore. However, DIIs reduced their stake by 0.54% QoQ, even as the company completed a demerger in April 2025.
BULL CASE
+Net profit surged 61.07% YoY in Q1 2027 to ₹82 crore, demonstrating strong bottom-line growth.
+Quarterly revenue increased 14.52% YoY to ₹4182 crore, indicating healthy business expansion.
+Annual net profit for FY26 showed a significant 384.21% YoY increase, reaching ₹222 crore.
+Sales growth predictions are strong, with 1-year sales growth ranked at 0.918 (recent 2-year) and 0.866 (rolling 4-year).
+The stock has delivered strong price performance, with 3-month returns at 39.84% and 6-month returns at 49.79%.
BEAR CASE
DIIs reduced their shareholding by 0.54% QoQ in Q1 2027, signaling some institutional selling.
Public shareholding also decreased by 0.71% QoQ, coinciding with the DII reduction.
ML predictions suggest weak 1-year Free Cash Flow (FCF) growth, with ranks of 0.324 (recent 2-year), 0.115 (rolling 4-year), and 0.058 (stable 7-year).
The OPM for Q1 2027 was 2.62%, a modest increase of 0.58% YoY, indicating limited margin expansion.
The stock is trading 10.84% off its 52-week high of ₹349.5.
⟳ What Changed
₹ Latest Earnings · Q ending 2026-06-30
REVENUE
₹4182 Cr
+14.52% YoY
NET PROFIT
₹82 Cr
+61.07% YoY
OPM
2.62%
+0.58pp YoY
EPS
₹5.5
PE 18.61
Intrinsic value · DCF: N/A — ML model predicts severe Δ FCF compression (h1=-32.0%, h2=-32.0%, h3=-33.2% of mktcap), driving projected FCF negative by year 3 despite healthy current FCF. Treating as forecast outlier rather than reporting a misleading ₹0 valuation. Use the Strategy Fit and ML sections instead.
◇ Sector Position
Quess Corp's TTM PE of 18.61 and ROCE of 23.0% places it above peers like Teamlease (PE 13.93, ROCE 16.49%) but slightly below Innovision (PE 18.41, ROCE 55.81%) in the Staffing & Employment Services sector.
PEERPEROCE %
QUESS18.6123.0
TEAMLEASE13.9316.49
INNOVISION18.4155.81
AARVI12.9212.58
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74
SCORE / 100
Overall
6-axis composite of the sections below.
Performance STRONG 90
Valuation CHEAP 75
Growth STRONG 77
Profitability DECENT 62
Technicals STRONG 70
Risk LOW 70
Key Stats
TTM PE
18.61
P/B
4.02
52W HIGH
₹388.75
OFF HIGH
-8.55%
DIV YIELD
1.86%
MKT CAP
₹5324 Cr
◉ Active Signals
MACDNeutral-0.4469
RSI(14)Neutral55.76
Street Consensus
8 analysts
₹322.88
mean target
Low ₹230.0Now ₹355.5High ₹370.0
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