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Quess Corp Limited

QUESS.NS
54
Staffing & Employment Services · Industrials
Exchange
National Stock Exchange of India
Winston Score
54
Winston is curious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Mixed
Stability
Strong
Valuation
Strong
Dividends
Good

Winston Score History

The full picture

Quess Corp Limited is an Indian company that helps other businesses find and manage workers. It provides staffing services — placing temporary and permanent employees across industries like technology, retail, healthcare, and manufacturing. Quess is one of India's largest workforce management companies, serving thousands of corporate clients who need help hiring and running large teams.

Quess makes money by charging businesses a fee for each worker it places or manages on their behalf. Because margins are thin in staffing — as seen in its roughly 2–3% gross margin — the business relies on high volumes and scale to stay profitable. Quess operates primarily in India, with some presence in other markets, and its competitive edge comes from its size, technology platforms, and ability to handle complex, large-scale workforce needs. The key growth driver is India's expanding formal economy, which is pushing more companies to outsource workforce management — but rising competition and wage inflation remain ongoing risks.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
1.8%
Thin — 1.8% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
1.8%
Thin — 1.8% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
24.0%
Exceptional — 24.0% return on capital

ROIC between 15% and 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns 15 to 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
-12.1%
Shrinking sales (-12.1% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+97.5%
Earnings growing fast (+97.5% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
5/8 quarters
Mixed — about half the quarters showed growth

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
63%
Modest — 63% of profit becomes cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
1.0%
Thin free cash flow (1.0%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.02
Conservative — low debt load (0.02)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
5.32x
Adequate interest coverage (5.3x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
19.9x
no trend
Fair value — P/E 19.9

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+3.2
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (19.9 → 16.7)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
4.21%
no trend
Healthy income — 4.21% yield

Generous yield. Worth checking whether the payout is sustainable.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
-18.2%
no trend
Dividend cut (-18.2% YoY) — warning sign

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