BLS Intl Ser VS Share Price

BLS International Services Ltd is a technology solutions provider in the field of visa, passports, consular and citizen services. The company also delivers comprehensive solutions in areas including e-governance, attestation, biometrics, e-visa and retail services.

BLS International has collaborations with over 46 government clients, including Diplomatic Missions, Embassies and Consulates. The company also provides citizen services to state and provincial governments across Asia, Africa, Europe, South America, North America and the Middle East.

The company offers its services through more than 50,000 centres across 64 countries worldwide. The company engages nearly 60,000 employees and associates globally. It also operates 9 global training centres and 4 global contact centres.

BLS International was established in 2005. In the same year, it received its first visa application processing order from the Portuguese Embassy in New Delhi. Over the span of 18 years, the company has become one of the top three global players with respect to visa/passport/consular/citizen services.

The shares of the company were listed in 2016 on both BSE and the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE). As of December 29, 2023, the company had a market capitalisation of more than ₹13,000 crore. BLS International share price has surged nearly 14 times in the past three years.

Business operations

BLS International is a market leader in government-to-citizen (G-to-C) services. Its business operations can be categorised as:

Visa processing

The service range secures the management of visa applications and issuance of visas, e-visas and resident permits. Through visa application centres that have been equipped with customer-facing digital technologies, the company provides outsourced visa processing, document verification cum attestation, passport services, e-visa solutions and related services.

Consular services

BLS is an intermediary for government agencies, offering consular services like the acceptance of passport applications, replacement of passports and travel documents, national identification cards, consular appointments, renunciation of citizenships, notarial services and documents witnessing and authentication.

Citizen and front-end services

The company offers infrastructure, personnel, technology, systems and service integration solutions for the efficient delivery of government services to citizens.

E-visas

The company’s e-visa solution enables visa applicants to apply online by submitting their information to the company’s visa application centre’s database management system. This allows governments to issue electronic visas, accept online payments and provide a confirmation letter.

E-governance

Several basic services like birth and death certificates as well as registration for government welfare schemes are carried out through the common service centres (CSCs) operating across the country. BLS International provides the technology solution for operating, maintaining and managing these centres efficiently.

Biometric and identity management

The company provides identity management service like registration, assisted applications, biometric solutions for identity assurance, document management, video conferencing, authentication and reporting.

Verification and attestation services

BLS International provides the apostille and attestation services to multiple governments across the world.
The services encompass document acceptance from individuals and government representatives while delivering prompt and authentic ministry attestation/apostille services.

Financial highlights

• The company’s aggregate sales increased 78.4% to ₹1,516.19 crore in FY23, primarily due to robust growth in visa and digital services businesses.
• Its EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation) increased 106.73% to ₹221 crore in FY23 compared to nearly ₹107 crore in FY22.
• The company’s EBITDA margin improved 200 basis points in FY23 to 14.6% from 12.6% in FY22.
• Its net profit surged 83.7% in FY23 to ₹204.30 crore as against ₹111.20 crore in FY22.
• The company’s earnings per share (EPS) stood at ₹1 in FY23 as against ₹0.39 in FY22.