ACESOFT
BSE↗Micro Cap
ACE SOFTWARE EXPORTS LTD.
Information Technology›Software Products
Current Price₹190.15(-1.12%)
Market Cap₹347 Cr
Analysis WindowQ1 FY27
Last Updated28 Oct 2026
Flagium AI Risk Score
Risk Score measures the severity of detected structural financial risks using Flagium's quantitative risk framework. A lower score indicates fewer or less severe detected risks (0 = Minimal Risk, 100 = Severe Risk). Quarter-to-quarter changes reflect changes in the underlying risk signals, not investment recommendations.
10/ 100
Scale: 0 = Clean • 100 = Severe Risk (Lower is safer)38th Percentile · Sector
Risk ClassStable
Risk Trend
ImprovingQoQ Delta -4 pts
Business🟢 Stable
Primary DriverOperating Leverage Stress
Valuations✗ Demanding
Implied Rev Gap+0.0%Valuation Risk: High
Market Structure○ Improving
Stage 120 sessions

Institutional accumulation regime. Strong business quality combined with supportive market trend. Valuations remain demanding and supported by current metrics.

Market Alignment🟡Partial ConfirmationMarket structure is building support for stable fundamentals.

SENTINEL REVIEW

ACE SOFTWARE EXPORTS LTD. (ACESOFT)•Updated yesterday

WHAT CHANGED THIS QUARTER
  • ✓Risk score improved (QoQ change: -4 pts)
  • ✓Profitability margins pressure eased (Profit Collapse resolved)
  • ✗Growth expectations are demanding
  • ✓Market structure is neutral/stabilizing
  • ✓Institutional flow regime is Strong Accumulation (2.08σ)
  • ✗Share price is down -5.0% this quarter (from ₹200.25 on 30 Sept to ₹190.15)
DUE DILIGENCE CHECKLIST
  • 🔴Investigate Operating Leverage Stress and balance sheet impact
  • 🟢Profit Collapse resolved in latest filing; verify sustainability in next filing
  • 🟢Maintain routine quarterly surveillance; no governance escalation required
RISK CONTRIBUTORS
  • 10.0 ptsGrowth Sustainability
NEED CLARIFICATION ON THIS QUARTER'S AUDIT?

Divergence Radar

BUSINESS STRENGTH90/100
VALUATION ATTRACTIVENESS (MARGIN OF SAFETY)49/100
MARKET TREND STRUCTURE60/100
INSTITUTIONAL FLOW ACCUMULATION100/100

Structural Matrix

Valuation
Business Quality
Attractive
Balanced
Demanding
Strong
Moderate
Weak
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Profile: STRONG × DEMANDING VALUATION

Risk vs Price Timeline
Visualizing the historical relationship between the structural risk score and stock price movement over time.

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Share Price
Risk Score (0-100)
Market Performance
₹190.15(-1.12%)
1M Divergence-5.78%
DurationPerf.Sector AvgDivergence
1 Week-1.91%-1.9%-0.01%
1 Month-4.81%+0.97%-5.78%
6 Months+32.19%+9.46%+22.73%
1 Year-47.2%-7.18%-40.02%
2 Year-58.22%+3.58%-61.81%
3 Year+692.29%+82.69%+609.6%

Business Analysis Methodology

Business analysis focuses on structural risk inside the company. Flagium monitors earnings quality, balance sheet strength, liquidity, governance, competitive position, and growth sustainability to identify areas where risk may be increasing or decreasing before it becomes obvious in reported results.

Flagium AI Risk Score10 / 100Riskier than 38% of Sector Peers
Risk Class
Stable
Risk Trend-4 QoQ · ImprovingRisk score improved (-4 pts)
Stress MomentumStable (0 Qtrs)Consecutive quarters worsening
Severe Risk Chance5%
Low / Manageable
Interpretation

Financial profile remains stable for now. Pressure is receding in growth sustainability. This indicates that forensic pressure is currently receding. Risk levels are improving.

Risk Score Composition

Absolute point contribution of each forensic risk driver to the final composite risk score.
Growth Sustainability
+10.0 pts
Final Composite Risk10 / 100

Investment Risk Thesis

Historical Trend

Current risk score has risen from 0 → 10 over 12 quarters.

Expected Direction
IMPROVING TRAJECTORY
Primary Deterioration Drivers
ESCOperating Leverage Stress
+1.2 pts
RESOLVEDProfit Collapse
-5.4 pts
What to Watch Next Quarter
  • Operating profit margins

Risk Drivers (Active Warnings)

Earning Quality
■Operating Leverage Stress
HIGHPersistent
Decaying / Resolved Signals (12Q Surveillance)
✓ Profit Collapse (Q4-FY26)✓ Cash Conversion Deficit (FY2026)✓ Negative FCF Streak (FY2026)

Primary Driver & Insights

Key Contributor
Earning Quality
■Operating Leverage StressHIGH
Forensic Analyst Insight

Operating leverage stress indicates a high fixed-cost base. This makes operating profit highly sensitive to any marginal drop in sales, compounding downside risk.

Advanced Business Analytics

Active Risk Objects (4)Free Preview (2 of 4)

CriticalHigh
[O1]Operating Leverage Stress
Earnings QualityQuarterlyActive for 4 Qtrs
Framework: XBRL Quarterly
Leverage GapHigh Tier
+15.8%Expense > Rev
Signal MomentumPersistent
Historical Baseline12-Qtr Median: 11.7%
Empirical Trigger

Expenses are consistently growing faster than revenues, creating operational pressure.

Forensic Implication

Margins are in freefall. Operating costs are growing significantly faster than revenue.

Statutory XBRLFiling Period: Q1 FY2027
[F5]Profit Collapse
Earnings QualityQuarterlyActive for 1 Qtr
Framework: XBRL Quarterly
PATHigh Tier
-₹3,400,000 Cr↓ 124.8%
Signal MomentumDecaying
Historical Baseline12-Qtr Median: ₹1.4 Cr
Empirical Trigger

ACESOFT: Net Profit collapsed by 124.8% from FY2025 Q4 to FY2026 Q4.

Forensic Implication

Earnings quality is stabilizing. The reliance on non-operational items is receding.

Statutory XBRLFiling Period: Q4 FY2026
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Risk Trajectory
Historical 12-quarter risk trend (Q-11 to Q0) followed by a 2-quarter predictive funnel (Q+1, Q+2).
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Business Stability
Key indicators of structural risk, cash buffer capability, and risk progression.
Shock ResistanceHigh
Severe Risk ChanceLow
Financial StabilityHigh
Margin of SafetyHigh
Forensic Benchmark Context: Information Technology (n=0 peers)

Structural Risk Attribution

Auditable forensic risk attribution explaining why the Flagium AI Risk Score changed between quarters. Deconstructs the score delta into new triggers, severity escalations, cross-pillar contagion overlays, and rules no longer triggered in the latest quarter.

Deterministic quarter-on-quarter causal decomposition grounded in statutory exchange filings.

Peer Benchmark:Information Technology
Position: 38th Percentile

Historical Trajectory (12Q)

Resilient · 0 Breaks
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0/100
Base
0/100
0/100
0/100
0/100
0/100
0/100
0/100
5/100
10/100
14/100
10/100
LATEST
14➔10/100
▼4-point improvement(Q4 FY26 ➔ Q1 FY27)
Auditable forensic risk attribution explaining why the Flagium AI Risk Score changed between quarters.
Executive Synthesis:

Risk improved moderately (-4.0 pts), driven by Profit Collapse (-5.4 pts), partially offset by Operating Leverage Stress (+1.2 pts).

Reconciliation Bridge· Swipe ➔
Deterministic Statutory Flow
Base14Q4 FY26
➔
+ New Stress+1.21 flag
➔
- Resolved-5.41 flag cleared
➔
Scaling & Drift
Net calibration combining economic pillar capacity ceiling (+0.2 pts) and temporal volatility dampening (0 pts).
+0.2Pillar Cap & Drift
➔
Terminal10-4 net · Q1 FY27
What Changed This Quarter2 Active Catalysts
Escalated Stress (1 Flag)
+1.2 pts
Growth Sustainability·Escalated Risk
• Trigger:Operating expense growth outpaced revenue growth, breaching operating leverage stress threshold.
Revenue YoY:+7.8%Op. Expenses YoY:+10.4%Operating Margin:6.4% → 9.4%
Normalized & Resolved (1 Flag)
-5.4 pts
Earnings Quality·Below Risk Threshold
• Cause:Net profit rebounded or base-effect losses normalized, clearing the profit contraction threshold.
PAT YoY:-2.5%
Risk Pillar Changes
Net shift in risk score points contributed by each fundamental economic pillar between the two quarters.
6 Fundamental Pillars
Balance Sheet Stress—
Q4 FY26: 0→Q1 FY27: 0
Competitive Position—
Q4 FY26: 0→Q1 FY27: 0
Earnings Quality-4 pts
Q4 FY26: 4→Q1 FY27: 0
Governance—
Q4 FY26: 0→Q1 FY27: 0
Growth Sustainability—
Q4 FY26: 10→Q1 FY27: 10
Solvency—
Q4 FY26: 0→Q1 FY27: 0

Business Resilience & Benchmark Context

Overall: STRONG
Solvency(10)Excellent★★★★★
█████100th %ile
Governance(10)Excellent★★★★★
█████100th %ile
Earnings Quality(10)Excellent★★★★★
█████100th %ile
Balance Sheet Stress(10)Excellent★★★★★
█████100th %ile
Competitive Position(10)Excellent★★★★★
█████100th %ile
Growth Sustainability(0)Weak★☆☆☆☆
░░░░░0th %ile

PEER COMPARISON MATRIX

Ranked surveillance & credit risk comparison against sector peers

Company appears relatively stable compared to the Sector Mean (40).

* Peer comparison is based on risk signals, not valuation or returns.

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Financial SummaryAudited · Consolidated
Operating Margin (OPM)
15.6%
Weakening↓
Cash Conversion (CCC)
₹5 Cr
Growing↑
Debt / Equity Ratio
0.12x
Deteriorating↑
Revenue Trend
₹57 Cr
Growing↑
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MetricFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY20223Y CAGR
Structural triggers––––
Revenue56.831.623.710.39.8+77%
growth % YoY+80.1%+33.0%+129.8%+5.5%——
EBITDA8.898.326.680.81(0.02)+122%
margin %15.6%26.4%28.2%7.8%-0.2%—
Net Profit4.455.605.350.12(0.81)+233%
margin %7.8%17.7%22.6%1.2%-8.3%—
CFO4.77(9.79)(3.32)(0.78)2.58n/m
CFO / Net Profit1.07x-1.75x-0.62x-6.50x-3.19x—
Debt14.85.71.90.01.8n/m
Structural triggers first appear in FY2026 (ringed).

Working Capital & Forensic Monitor

Operating Cycle Disclosures·10 Fiscal Years

Cash Conversion Cycle
—
Receivables:—
Inventory:—
Payables:—
Net Working Capital
₹5 Cr
Receivables + Inv − Payables
Earnings-to-Cash Divergence
₹0 Cr
PAT − CFO (Working Capital Drag)
5Y Cum: ₹22 Cr
Accrual Quality Monitor
Clean (Cash Backed)
Accruals: -0.25% of Avg Assets

Working Capital Schedule (INR Cr)

Metric / RatioFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Trade Receivables(₹ Cr)
——————————
Inventories(₹ Cr)
7711111111
Trade Payables(₹ Cr)
2111111110
Net Working Capital(₹ Cr)
5611000000
Working Capital / Sales(%)
8.5%18.9%2.7%5.4%3.6%2.5%0.5%-3.9%0.5%1.9%

Cash Conversion & Operating Cycle (Days)

Metric / RatioFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Cash Conversion Cycle (CCC)(days)
——————————
Debtor Days (DSO)(days)
——————————
Inventory Days (DIO)(days)
44d79d19d40d39d49d47d31d26d24d
Creditor Days (DPO)(days)
13d10d10d20d26d40d45d45d24d17d

Forensic Accounting Monitor & Divergences

Metric / RatioFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Receivable Growth vs Sales (Δ)(%)
——————————
Inventory Growth vs Sales (Δ)(%)
-78.9%+410.2%-118.2%+1.1%-21.5%+3.2%+61.9%+18.0%+5.6%—
Asset Growth vs Sales (Δ)(%)
-37.7%+132.2%-42.1%-15.2%-13.6%+2.8%-22.6%+17.8%+3.6%—
Earnings-to-Cash Divergence (PAT - CFO)(₹ Cr)
01591-3-11120
Accrual Ratio (Accruals / Avg Assets)(%)
-0.3%21.3%28.6%4.1%-14.3%-3.1%5.3%4.2%8.1%-0.3%
Operating Cash Realisation (CFO / EBITDA)(%)
75.7%-152.0%-518.8%-177.3%————-179.2%129.1%
Capitalisation Intensity (CWIP / Assets)(%)
29.5%10.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Shareholding Pattern & Pledging Monitor10QZero Pledge
Promoter holding down 12.93 pp across 10 quarters — requires monitoring
Promoter holding 62.03% (−12.93 pp across 10 quarters) · zero pledge or encumbrance · institutional holding below 1% throughout
Q1 FY2027 · latest disclosed quarter
Net Capital Flow (Q1 FY2027):FII 0 ppDII +0.23 ppPromoters +0.11 ppPublic -0.34 pp
FII+DII Net: +0.23 pp
Latest Ownership Distribution (Q1 FY2027)100.00%
Promoters (62.03%)
FII (0.00%)
DII (0.83%)
Public (37.14%)
Quarterly Progression
4 unchanged — FII / FPI 0.00% · Government 0.00% · Promoter Pledge (% Prom) 0.00% · Total Pledged (% Eq) 0.00% across 10 quarters

* Sourced from quarterly shareholding pattern disclosures filed under Regulation 31 of SEBI (LODR) Regulations. Pledged shares include encumbrances, non-disposal undertakings (NDU), and liens.

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Concall & Management Takeaways

Investor Earnings Call Transcripts & Tone Analysis

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Sentinel Forensic AssessmentALGORITHMIC RISK PROFILE • NON-ADVISORY
Fundamental Status

Business quality remains strong.

Forensic Pressure

Current forensic pressure is elevated and improving.

Primary Risk Vectors

Key risks remain concentrated in growth sustainability and operating leverage.

The structural architecture is currently robust. Capital resilience buffers in growth sustainability remain well-maintained against forensic benchmarks. Systematic scans of core structural metrics confirm the absence of material structural stress. The current structural trajectory supports a stable risk outlook.

Market Expectation Engine

DEMANDING EXPECTATIONS

Investor Translation • What the market price is expecting

Expectation Engine

At the current price of ₹190, the market expects this company to grow its revenue by 27.0% every year for the next 5 years. If you think the company will grow faster than 27.0%, current market prices reflect a discount relative to that growth assumption.

Sentinel Takeaway:The market expects future growth significantly above the company's historical delivery. Current market expectations appear demanding relative to the business's track record, resulting in higher expectation risk.

Implied Revenue CAGR27.0%Future Growth Needed
Observed Revenue CAGR20.0%Actual Past Growth
Revenue Growth Gap+7.0%Growth Jump Needed
Expectation Risk82/100Price Risk Score
CONSERVATIVE (-7%)BALANCEDDEMANDING (29%)
Historical (20.0%)
Market (27.0%)
Valuation Summary

Using the Implied Revenue Model, the market is pricing ACESOFT for 27.0% implied revenue growth versus 20.0% observed 3Y revenue CAGR. Current expectations appear demanding, and trailing fundamentals provide moderate support.

Business Delivery Capacity

Performance quality vs historical benchmarks
Historical Delivery Assessment
Revenue Growth SupportObserved CAGR vs cost of capital baseline
20.0% CAGR
✓ Achieved
Operating Profitability SupportEBIT margins compared to historical standards
11.4% Margin
✗ Weak Margin
Cash Flow Generation SupportOperating cash flow conversion and support cushion
-582.4% Conv
✗ Negative
Capital Leverage RiskLeverage indicators and solvency pressure
Pressure
✗ Leverage Risk
Delivery Capacity Index
25/100
LOW CAPACITY

Historical business performance currently provides limited support for the market's implied growth assumptions. Improvement in revenue growth and operating efficiency would strengthen expectation support.

WHY IS EXPECTATION RISK ELEVATED?

Risk Drivers:
✓High implied growth
✓Expensive valuation regime
✓Weak profitability support
✓Weak cash generation support

Valuation Context

Historical Valuation59th percentile
Cash Yield Support-11.49% (Weak)
Sector Premium+158% EV/EBITDA
Current Valuation RegimeDemanding

WHAT MUST HAPPEN FOR CURRENT PRICE TO BE CORRECT?

MARKET REQUIRED METRICS
Assumption MetricRequired (To justify current price)Historical Delivery (Average)Fulfillment Assessment
Revenue Growth (CAGR)27.0%20.0%Demanding
Operating Margin (EBIT)10.3%11.4%Achievable
Free Cash Flow Conversion-669.9%-582.4%Achievable

*Required metrics indicate the operating efficiency and revenue expansion parameters that must be sustained long-term to justify the current stock price.

Advanced Valuation Analytics
Sentinel Expectation Assessment

The current valuation assumes business performance well above the company's historical record. Historical operating performance currently provides limited evidence that these expectations are sustainable. Continued stronger profitability and stronger cash generation would be required to justify current pricing.

Market Structure Methodology

Flagium separates Business Risk from Market Structure. Business analysis explains what is happening inside the company. Market Structure measures how investors are behaving through price trends, momentum, participation, and institutional activity. Divergences between the two often reveal important transitions before they become obvious.

Market Structure
STAGE 1
BASE BUILDINGINSTITUTIONAL ACCUMULATION
Stage Progress
Measures the progress of the stock's current price, volume, and momentum characteristic alignments.
51%
TrendAccumulation
MomentumNeutral
ParticipationNeutral
A/D FlowImproving
Sentinel Market Insight

The stock remains in a confirmed Stage 1 accumulation phase. Institutional participation has also improved, reinforcing the an early-stage base trend as momentum is stabilizing. Current price action has not yet confirmed a breakout into an advancing trend.

What Is Driving Market Structure?

Market Drivers
✓Long-term trend remains above the 150DMA
✓Long-term trend remains above the 200DMA
✓RS continues to lead the market
✓Institutional flow has improved
✓Momentum remains positive
Summary
🟡Partial Confirmation

Market structure is building support for stable fundamentals.

Market Cycle Stage Analysis

Stan Weinstein 4-Stage Cycle
S1
Base Building(Institutional accumulation & base building)
S2
Strong Uptrend(Ideal breakout & momentum zone)
S3
Topping Out(Institutional distribution & profit taking)
S4
Downtrend(Elevated capital erosion risk)
Stage Lifecycle
Stage Progress
51%
Readiness LabelModerate (Transition Potential Building)
Regime Sessions20 Sessions
Transition Probability22% Low
Measures the alignment and consistency of the stock's price trend relative to its historical volume volatility.
1.1765σ Neutral
Trend & Strength
Trend QualityStabilizing
150 DMA Slope-1.5561%
Participation & Volume
Total rupee value of shares actually delivered into buyers' Demat accounts today (excluding intraday trades). Delivery % indicates what portion of today's total trade was held as delivery rather than squared off intraday.
N/A
Compares the 21-day average delivery turnover against the 200-day long-term baseline. Delivery expansion above baseline confirms a structural accumulation trend.
N/ASteady Baseline Delivery
Avg Turnover (200D)
The 200-day average daily traded turnover in ₹ Crore. Represents baseline trading depth and capacity to enter or exit positions with minimal slippage.
₹0.8 Cr
Liquidity Rating
Categorizes trading liquidity based on 200-day average turnover: Liquid (≥₹100 Cr/day), Low Liquidity (₹50–₹100 Cr/day), or Illiquid (<₹50 Cr/day) for sizing and slippage risk control.
Illiquid (High Slippage Risk)
Participation
Evaluates current volume participation against historical baseline turnover. Healthy (≥1.2x) confirms active broad-market sponsorship, while Weak (<0.8x) indicates lack of volume conviction.
Neutral

Momentum & Institutional Flow

Price Momentum
Momentum StrengthImproving momentum strength
Price momentum score in standard deviations (σ). Readings beyond ±2.0σ indicate extreme momentum shifts.
+0.7961σ
Universe Rank
#194 of 2259Top 8.59% in momentum strength
Institutional Accumulation
21D Flow Score
21-day cumulative institutional flow score in standard deviations (σ).
+2.08σ
7D Flow TrendImproving
ACESOFT
STAGE 1 • BASE
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