IDA Results
Margins 20% +
detailed q3 concall notes
q3 update intellect design arena.pdf (7.3 MB)
Indian IT cos could gain from woes of Atos, Temanos, says Nilesh Shah (moneycontrol.com)
Troubles at Temenos should Help IDA I Guess.
However looks expensive at the moment.
In case you have not heard why Teminos woes Nilesh Shah is referring here it is. This is the best thing that could have happened to Intellect the last few months.
This report will report create doubts in the minds of perspective customer which are being targeted by Intellect as well. Plus Teminos has a large user base in Europe, which is focus area for Intellect.
Key beneficiaries of this will be for large deal. However due to size, it takes long time to seal a deal. Looking at the trouble of Teminos, I think IDA shall report better deal win in the next 3/4 quarters IMO.
https://hindenburgresearch.com/temenos/
I know the report is huge (may 20/30 pages). Here are snippets from the report, which highlight few important things about them
Bank of Ireland $2 billion
Temions spends fortune in acquisitions
⌠they planned to invest around 20% of the revenue in R&D. butâŚ
Note: Invested
Lower revenue guidance of 620-630 crores for q4.
Been tracking this company for quite long, been in and out and currently having a tacking position. I still could not figure out the business model of this co.
In the last 2 years, from Q1FY23 to Q1F25 - it has won 105 deals, and went live on 109, with 18 of them at least over 50Cr per deal. That is atleast 900 Cr of new revenue, which should have shown up somewhere?
If we take all the 62 of the destiny deals won in the last 8 qtrs, that should add up to atleast 2300 - 2500 Cr of incremental revenue. At the same time, when we look at the license lined revenues, it has only gone up from 281 Cr in Q1FY23 to 312 Cr in Q1FY25.
Even if we discount the loss of GEM project, doesnât seem like all these new deal wins are actually translating into the platform or license revenues or AMCs. The AMC was 81 Cr in Q1FY23 and just 121Cr now. The GEM deal was mostly platform deal, as the platform revenues have gone down substantially, from 144Cr in Q2FY24 to 66Cr in Q1FY25.
On an avg, 50% of revenues are license linked, so whatâs the remaining revenues? This ratio of license linked vs. others has remained mostly constant for the last 8 qtrs. The SG&A expenses are almost half of the license linked revenues in the last 8 qtrs. The Software Dev expense is mostly constant for the last 8 qtrs.
The investment thesis was that as they sell more of these deals, recurring revenues will increase, cost will remain constant and profits will zoom. Doesnât look like anything like that is happening. Management guidance for FY25 is 15%-20%, which seems like more of the same. From the numbers, it seems like they need to keep selling these deals just keep the lights on. Would appreciate your thoughts. Thanks.
as per their concall, 480 cr is fixed expense including their current R&D spend what they are doing, and any additional 100 cr income from here will give 80cr to profit. In another 6 months there will be more clarity on their guidance⌠Even I have the same questions on revenue growth⌠Didnât seem anyone asking right question in this quarter concallâŚ
Very valid concerns. Also the management keeps issuing some or the other notification to the exchange to stay in news. Some award won, or some partnership with another firm, some bootcamp. Constantly in the news cycle. Rarely do you have a notice of a large destiny deal won. Previous quarter they said they just missed out on a very large deal. This quarter they said all work had been done for a deal but the bank said they will start in Q4 so expenses are there but revenue not. I think a 30 crore deal.
My Take:
I think they are seeing lot of traction. This does not mean that it will fructify, but they are putting themselves in the right spot at the right time. Earlier many IT companies would believe that they can develop project/product if they implement similar thing for few clients. But Intellect has developed over 30 years of domain expertise with Arun Jain spearheading the operation with full focus on organic expansion.
Intellect was a bit slow on cloud and subscription business but it looks like they spotted AI trend nicely and are riding it. Hopefully it shall result in more client signings and entry in more developed markets.
Market Focus and Strategy
Distribution Market Shift
Recent Developments
Pipeline and Revenue Growth
Product Strategy
Seasonal Trends
Partnership Strategy
Core Banking Insights
Insurance Sector Focus
My Take:
This quarter exemplifies a recurring situation in which product sales do not materialize, leading the management at Intellect to depict a narrative of missing or delayed sales for certain products. Such delays occur with such frequency that it becomes impractical to concentrate excessively on quarterly figures beyond a certain threshold; however, management continues to emphasize this issue repeatedly over the next four to five quarters.
Furthermore, management places considerable emphasis on achieving a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15-20%, which may appear acceptable from a year-over-year perspective but does not translate effectively into quarter-over-quarter results. The second quarter was illustrative of this trend.
Management believes sales of 700 cr+ within the next three quarters.
Intellect is making strides in the U.S. market; however, their performance regarding Banking and Transaction productsâcentral to their operationsâhas been less impressive.
I express caution regarding their approach to System Integration (SI). They have partnered with major SI companies such as IBM, HCL Tech, Wipro, and Accenture. Unless these firms generate revenues between $30-$50 million through their partnership with Intellect, significant commitments are unlikely. Since many of these SIs are joining simultaneously, it will be intriguing to observe how these collaborations evolve. Ideally, Intellect should have initiated partnerships gradually with a select few SIs before expanding further; instead, they opted for a more aggressive strategy. .
On a positive note, some of these SI partnerships could yield substantial benefits outside the U.S For instance, HCL Tech acquired IBMâs product portfolio four to five years ago and has since established client relationships in over 100 countries. Intellect can undoubtedly enhance its reach through these extensive distribution channels. If Intellect succeeds in improving its sales via SIs, significant margin improvements could follow; however, this will likely involve increased costs over the next two to three quarters.