Sagility hosted a conference call on October 22,
2026. In the conference call the company was represented by Mr Ramesh Gopalan
–MD & CEO and Mr. Abhishek Kayan, Deputy Chief Financial Officer.
Key takeaways of the
call
The company is pleased with the
progress that it has made through the first half of FY 2027. The business
momentum has been strong. The company is expanding within its existing
relationships.
Clients added in FY 2026 are
growing well, and the pipeline is robust.
Q2FY2027
Consolidated revenue for Q2 came in at Rs 2032.1 crore, or US $212.6
million, representing a yoy growth of
22.5% in rupee terms and 12.2% in constant currency terms.
Q2 revenues has increased to Us $212.6 million from US $207.8 million in
Q1, reflecting continued growth in the company’s steady-state business.
Excluding the CareSeed acquisition, organic revenue growth remains strong
at 22.2% in rupee terms and 11.9% in constant currency.
In Q2 FY 2027, payers accounted for 89.9% of revenue and providers for
10.1%.
Margins:
Operating profitability remains strong, with Q2 adjusted EBITDA at Rs 535.3
crore, or US $56 million, representing a yoy growth of 23%, with a margin of
26.3%, the highest in six quarters.
The company delivered its highest adjusted EBITDA margins in six
quarters, improving from 24% in Q1 to 26.3% in Q2. This improvement reflects
stronger operating leverage, disciplined cost management, delivery
efficiencies, and favourable foreign exchange movements. This was despite the
continued impact of statutory wage revisions and the annual compensation
increases.
Improvement in margin was on account operating efficiency, a favourable
foreign exchange tailwind and a better geographic mix.
H1FY2027:
Consolidated revenue stood at Rs 3995.6 crore, or US $420.4 million,
representing a yoy growth of 25% in rupee terms and 13.7% in constant currency.
H1 adjusted EBITDA was Rs 1006.9 million, or US $105.9 million, growing
25.2% yoy with a margin of 25.2%.
Debt:
The company continues to remain on track to repay its outstanding debt
fully during 2027, which will further strengthen the balance sheet and reduce its
finance costs.
Order book:
Deal ACV increased 18.2%
year-on-year to US $40.2 million, with wins across 31 existing clients and 1
new client
Employee:
Employee strength stood at 51,486 at the end of Q2.
Quarterly voluntary attrition improved to 25.7% from 28.6% in Q1 FY 2027
and was also lower than in Q2 FY 2026.
Quarter 2 reflects the full quarter impact of about Rs 14.8 crore compared
to about Rs 7.0 crore in Quarter 1.
Minimum wage increases in Karnataka and Telangana continue to affect
costs and could limit margin expansion.
Clients:
At the end of Q2, the company had 105 active client groups, and for the
first time, each of its top 10 client groups are now more than $20 million in
revenue on a trailing 12-month basis.
Acquisition:
The CareSeed acquisition
announced last quarter is now integrated into its clinical practice. It
strengthens the company’s healthcare quality capabilities, particularly in the
Medicare Advantage market, and gives the company access to a broader base of
mid and small-sized clients.
On October 21, the company announced
the acquisition of Chirok Health LLC. Providers are a clear growth focus for the
company, and Chirok fits in line with that strategy. Chirok’s mid-cycle revenue
solutions are a natural complement to Sagility’s proven front-end and back-end
revenue cycle offerings, helping Sagility generate improved financial and
operational outcomes for health providers from patient access through final
payment.
Chirok is a specialized provider
of clinical documentation improvement solutions, along with medical coding,
risk adjustment, and HEDIS and quality services.
The trailing 12-month revenue up
to September 2026 was $13 million, with an adjusted EBITDA margin of 35.8% and
a net revenue retention rate of 115%.
Chirok has 750 employees, most of
them in India and a few of them in the U.S.
The consideration paid was $20
million that was paid up front, with an ability to earn an additional US $12.35
million, payable subject to achievement of certain revenue targets over CY 2027
and CY 2028.
Chirok acquisition goal is to
accelerate provider growth and raise its share of total revenue.
Chirok must be integrated
smoothly for Sagility to capture the expected revenue synergies and
cross-selling benefits
Conflict between payers and
providers: There is no inherent conflict between payers and providers as
the company helps both sides run operations more efficiently and does not
bypass traditional payer-provider relationships.
Sagility’s provider business
remains smaller than its payer business, but management said it intends to
accelerate growth there. The company reorganized its go-to-market structure and
added a dedicated provider team.
AI disruption in mid-cycle
revenue cycle management: AI will affect the space, but it is less likely
to fully replace human-led work in more complex areas such as inpatient coding.
Deal:
The company won a large payment
integrity engagement from a Big Ten health plan covering over 10 million
members. This win demonstrates the company’s growing ability to secure larger,
higher-value engagements. The deal has a minimum potential of over US $10
million in ACV and could possibly be much more.
In payment integrity deals, which
are contingency-based linked to payment recovery, revenue will build
progressively over time.
Other managed services deals are
also progressing well.
AI is now central to transformation
conversations with clients.
The new combined provider
capability should allow the company to pursue larger deals over time.
Larger transformation deals now
involve more senior decision-makers and longer sales cycles.
Dividend:
The board has approved an interim
dividend of INR 0.15 or 15 paise per share.
Guidance:
The company expects OE and AEP
revenue to be slightly lower than last year. But in spite of this, the company
is continuing with its guidance of low double-digit organic revenue growth in
constant currency for FY 2027.
The company raised its FY 2027
adjusted EBITDA margin guidance from its earlier 24%-25% to a new 25%-26%.
The wage impact is already built
into guidance.
Outlook:
Demand remains healthy, and clients are more deliberate in how they make
decisions. Clients are prioritizing investments that address immediate business
pressures and show a clear path to measurable value and this is creating
opportunities across its core business, managed services, and AI.
The company’s pipeline includes more managed service deals and a healthy
set of opportunities with Blues and other mid-market plans.
The first half is typically the lower half of the company’s annual
revenue cycle, with AEP and open enrolment revenues concentrated in Q3 and Q4.
In second half, AEP and open enrollment volumes will begin to contribute
revenue.
Management expects AEP and open enrolment revenue to be slightly below
last year, which could weigh on near-term growth.
Management Commentary:
Commenting on the results
announcement, Ramesh Gopalan, Managing Director and Group CEO said, “Our
performance in the first half of FY27 reflects broad-based momentum across the
business. Our pipeline is healthy with larger deals and a growing set of
opportunities with Blues and mid-market plans. Our AI solutions are gaining
traction, with new SOW wins and more solutions moving into production. CareSeed
is now integrated into our Clinical Practice, adding depth to our healthcare
quality capabilities and our recent acquisition of Chirok will accelerate our
growth in the provider segment, strengthening our end-to-end provider RCM
capabilities. As we enter the second half, our priority is disciplined
execution through the AEP and Open Enrolment season, while investing in the
capabilities that will drive our next phase of growth.”
Srinivas Mattapalli, Group Chief
Financial Officer added, “Q2 FY27 was a strong quarter with healthy growth, robust
cash generation and our highest adjusted EBITDA margin in six quarters,
reflecting disciplined execution, operating leverage and delivery efficiencies.
Our revenue trajectory demonstrates the resilience of the operating model as we
enter the seasonally stronger H2. Underscoring our confidence in the business
and our commitment to shareholder returns, the Board has declared an interim
dividend of ₹0.15 per share, up from ₹0.05 in the previous interim. We will
continue to invest selectively in technology, AI and domain-led growth to
create long- term value for our stakeholders.”
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