{"id":1296,"date":"2013-01-05T14:16:00","date_gmt":"2013-01-05T14:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/projects\/horsesforsources\/equity-analysts-plane_010513\/"},"modified":"2013-01-05T14:16:00","modified_gmt":"2013-01-05T14:16:00","slug":"equity-analysts-plane_010513","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.horsesforsources.com\/equity-analysts-plane_010513\/","title":{"rendered":"Which planet are equity analysts from?"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you’ve spent a lot of time with service provider leadership, you’ll know they spend an inordinate amount of time preparing stories for equity analysts to regurgitate.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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I'm telling you… shipping back office work to India is going to be HUGE<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

HfS Research Fellow, Deb Kops<\/a>, has been on both sides of the fence – as CMO for a service provider tasked with painting pretty pictures for Wall Street, to being entrenched with many enterprises who actually consume these services. \u00a0And after many years dealing with – and observing – these beings, she finally begs the question:<\/p>\n

Mars, Venus or Saturn\u2026 which planet are equity analysts from?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

As a child, I had a very fertile imagination. When I came up with a story that had no semblance of reality, my father would ask \u201cWhich planet are you from?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Ever read an equity analyst\u2019s report on the outsourcing market or a particular provider, and wonder whether you are located in the same solar system? When they put an outperform on a provider that everyone else in the industry thinks is a weak sister, or talk up a stock, missing the fact that revenue growth is\u00a0 mainly coming from a savvy hedging strategy. When they classify the provider as a business process outsourcer while the market knows that said provider is an app dev company with a whiff of business process outsourcing revenue. Why don\u2019t equity analysts following the outsourcing industry start asking the questions that really matter when putting out their recommendations?<\/em><\/p>\n

Even though I don\u2019t consider myself na\u00efve, it always surprises me how limited analysts\u2019 knowledge of outsourcing company operations sometimes is. I know that the job of good investor relations teams is to tell a favorable story to the analysts\u2014in fact, I\u2019d be the first one to admit I gamed the messaging in a previous life. But when I read the analysts\u2019 reports, I am often flummoxed by the recommendations, and amazed by the commentary. Don\u2019t some of these guys have the time\u2026or the inclination\u2026 to get under the covers? Or are they creatures of habit, only getting under the covers when there\u2019s a marked quarterly change in performance trends? Sometimes I wonder whether the sole basis for rating stocks is handicapping the odds–will said company meet annual guidance?<\/p>\n

It\u2019s time to move beyond calculating 90 day rolling averages, or looking at the impact of increased float as a result of a sale of a block of shares as a basis for a buy recommendation. Analysts, let\u2019s forget about the oh so-last decade hype around the strong long-term growth in markets like India, and acknowledge that clients are looking for contextual prowess that many offshore providers just don\u2019t have. Let\u2019s admit that that pricing is now commoditized for most processes, and profitable deals are fewer on the ground… Let\u2019s go beyond the term \u201ccompelling value proposition\u201d to understand that clients are thirsting for value beyond wage arbitrage. And when it comes to the onshoring trend, perhaps it\u2019s time to stop blaming the pressures on politics, and start looking at the fact that increasingly customers are unhappy with the quality of service coming from offshore delivery centers, and are now looking for alternatives onshore.<\/p>\n

The risks analysts note encompass so much more than in-house alternatives, currency fluctuations, and geo-political concerns about a war between India and Pakistan. Competitors are already aggressive in an increasingly undifferentiated market, often buying logos when the deal is a \u201cmust win,\u201d so competition is not a special risk worth calling out, but an everyday occurrence.<\/p>\n

Would investors evaluate the industry differently if equity analysts dug deeper, perhaps developing models that associate the real impact of double digit wage increases with rising attrition? \u00a0Or if they quantified the growing trend toward the implementation of hybrid shared services models as opposed to the adoption pure outsourcing models? \u00a0Perhaps analysts ought to look at the reality of provider dominance in certain verticals so when a new entrant declares they are going to achieve substantial growth in pharmaceuticals or publishing or whatever; their aspirations can be appropriately discounted.<\/p>\n

Now if I was an analyst, what are the questions I would ask?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Quality of the sales force.<\/strong> Ask questions about experience, longevity, and who\u2019s making their quotas. Find out how many sales guys failed to make a sale last year, and the year before that. Ask if the sales function is a revolving door, and how the top rainmakers are incentivized to stick around. Determine whether the front end folks have deep backgrounds in the industries they are focused on, and if they have experience actually selling, say BPO, or whether they are IT retreads. In fact, look at the cost of sales to revenue\u2014if 98 percent of provider revenues are from existing clients, while SG&A is in the 95th<\/sup> percentile, it would be fair game to ask what the dickens the sales force is doing with their time.<\/p>\n

Channel dependency.\u00a0<\/strong>It\u2019s great for the provider to build good traction with advisors, or obtain the majority of leads off the Internet, but when one channel becomes dominant, there\u2019s a major pipeline risk. The source of leads should be balanced; influencer (read advisor)-led, direct calls\/relationships, and marketing channels should all feature in the mix. For example, if the provider\u2019s influencer relations leader leaves, and he\/she is any good, the channel will likely dry up. Cut dollars for digital marketing, and that channel goes fallow. Ask what the source of deals actually is.<\/p>\n

Effective shop window.<\/strong> Marketing is no longer a nice-to-have; it\u2019s a have to have in order to differentiate a provider in a market where sameness is becoming the norm. Clients now buy brand. Open the provider\u2019s front door and take a real look at their branding and marketing. Is it differentiated? How much do they spend annually? Look at their messaging\u2014can you tell the difference between Providers x and y and z? Perhaps you don\u2019t think it\u2019s a problem now based upon historic performance, but trust me, clients will increasingly buy brand.<\/p>\n

Logo frenzy.\u00a0<\/strong>While collecting nine new logos in a year is music to the ears of analysts, it can be a red flag for financial performance, at least in the near term. First year deal performance will hit margins hard, even without the risk of poor execution, while too many new logos could suggest that the provider is out buying deals.\u00a0 Look under the covers of new client announcements to understand what is causing the velocity of deals\u2014pricing, new markets opening up, or even a differentiated offering\u2014in order to determine whether it\u2019s luck, aggression or a seminal trend that creates shareholder value.<\/p>\n

Source of organic growth.\u00a0<\/strong>Growth is so much more granular than the simple categorization \u201corganic\u201d and \u201cinorganic\u201d that analysts focus on; it\u2019s down to the percentages that come from hunting and farming. If absolute inorganic growth coming from farming the existing stable of clients is much less than 40-50 percent, it says something about focus and the quality of account management, suggesting that there\u2019s a weak spot in the provider\u2019s talent base, the company isn\u2019t as tight with its clients as advertised, or perhaps the provider is taking their existing customers for granted. That means there\u2019s trouble down the line.<\/p>\n

Domain depth.\u00a0<\/strong>One or two clients does not a vertical make, yet some industry analysts are bamboozled by a lonely name brand around which a provider declares they are building a fast-growing vertical. Ascertain whether there\u2019s room for another entry into an industry, and how what the current sourcing saturation really is to see whether Provider X can really grab enough market share to create a viable business. After all, when a provider announces that they are entering a new vertical, chances are that a number of competitors are already pretty well ensconced.<\/p>\n

Real attrition numbers.<\/strong> Creativity has found a home in the calculation of provider attrition; figuring out how the numbers are actually put together is critical. But attrition is much more than the number of staff going through a revolving door; it\u2019s one indicator of the strength of management. \u00a0Delve down into service and geographical attrition to find out if there is a root cause\u2014poor management in a region, or lack of training. Ask where staff is going; if they are leaving the provider to go into industry, it suggests a market trend; if substantial numbers are going to other providers, it may mean adverse working conditions, difficult cultures, poor hiring practices or sub-market compensation. Ask who is leaving\u2014women versus men, associates as opposed to supervisors and managers. And don\u2019t just focus on attrition in the offshore delivery centers; pay particular attention to onshore attrition as a harbinger of sales and account management challenges.<\/p>\n

Number of toys in the toy box.\u00a0<\/strong>In other industries, equity analysts\u2019 mantra is \u2018few things well,\u201d or \u201cfocus, focus, focus,\u201d yet in the outsourcing industry, there seems to be a premium placed on having the widest array of offerings and verticals to avoid economic ups and downs. As a result, many of our providers are trying to be all things to all people, often in an effort to show diversity in vertical, offering and geography. Very few providers cover all the function\/process\/industry bases with equal depth. \u00a0Count the toys, and judge whether management is making the appropriate investment based on market potential.<\/p>\n

Training dollars.\u00a0<\/strong>Training is always one of the first areas to be cut when providers are under margin pressure, yet, in a business that depends upon the quality of talent, cutting investments in people is a fool\u2019s errand .Ask how much is spent on training per capita after<\/em> year one. Find out whether training is \u201ctrain the trainer,\u201d often known in the industry as the \u201cblind leading the blind,\u201d or true, process- and industry-intensive training. Ask how often the courseware and curricula are refreshed. And delve into the training methodology in place to train supervisors; after all, they are the lifeblood of provider delivery success.<\/p>\n

Management layers.\u00a0<\/strong>Leadership layers are a bit of a problem in the ranks of outsourcing providers; since talent is relatively cheap, the fix for poor delivery is often to add additional layers of management, rather than to up-skill the base talent. Clients often complain about the number of levels they have to navigate in order to determine who\u2019s actually responsible for a problem\u2026and its fix. If the provider\u2019s management layers start looking like the tiers on a wedding cake, performance issues may be endemic.<\/p>\n

Educational levels.<\/strong> While the number of university graduates available in offshore locations is certainly seductive, with in market economic growth, top university talent offshore is now shying away from outsourcing careers. At the same time, as providers move operations to lower cost Tier 2 and 3 cities, the number of available\u2026and talented\u2026 graduates declines. Track educational levels year-on-year to get the real talent story.<\/p>\n

Globalization of management.\u00a0<\/strong>Origin matters. If the majority of the management is either located in one country, or is transplants, it suggests that the company is not fully global in its outlook and approach. \u00a0Ultimately providers, especially those with offshore legacies, must evolve into global companies with substantial diversity in their top leadership and management teams. Ascertain where strategic and operating decisions are actually made, and by whom. \u00a0Look at the roster of leaders to see how many represent different cultures. Ask whether talent is seconded\u2014not just from India to the US, but from client-proximate locations offshore. \u00a0Depending on visas does not grow a business onshore.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Deborah Kops, Research Fellow at HfS (click for bio)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Effectiveness of acquisitions (after two years).<\/strong>\u00a0So many of our industry\u2019s acquisitions fail to move the dial for the acquirer. Yet a few years later, amnesia sets in and analysts stop asking the right questions relative to their success. Notice whether the last time you heard of the acquisition was at announcement. Find out whether the acquired team\u2019s management stayed beyond the payout, or left after a short transition period. Ask whether the acquisition changed the game through platform expansion or new business growth.<\/p>\n

Bottom-line: It’s time for these guys to get under the covers and quit the puffery<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Now, if equity analysts started to look under the covers and actually asked these questions, what might they really find? And would their ‘buy’ and ‘sell’ recommendations vary greatly?\u00a0 Would we all be on the same planet when it comes to understanding what drives outsourcing provider value? One can only live in hope…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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