** Shares of India's TeamLease Services TLSV.NS fall 1.95% to 1,385 rupees
** The staffing firm's fourth-quarter consol net profit rose 25.6% to 439.1 million rupees ($4.54 million), aided by higher other income
** Consol revenue from operations up ~2.3% y/y
** However, total headcount down ~1.6% y/y, dragged by a a ~1.9% fall in general staffing headcount
** Company also declared share buyback of up to 2.38 billion rupees
** Emkay ("buy", PT: 1,800 rupees) trims FY27 and FY28 EPS estimates by 1%-3% on weak core growth, softer outlook and accounting changes
** TeamLease rated "strong buy" on average by 11 analysts, median PT as 1,837.50 rupees - LSEG-compiled data
** YTD, stock down ~10%
($1 = 96.8200 Indian rupees)
(Reporting by Bipasha Dey in Bengaluru)
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