Tech Mahindra Q2 PAT seen down 6% at Rs 259.6 cr

Mahindra and Mahindra group company Tech Mahindra is expected to report a profit after tax of Rs 259.6 crore in the second quarter of FY12, a fall of 6% as compared to Rs 276.5 crore in the previous quarter.

Profit after tax of the company (excluding Satyam) is expected to be at Rs 158 crore versus Rs 181.2 crore during the same period.
Revenues are seen going up 4.4% to Rs 1,350 crore in the July-September quarter of FY12 from Rs 1,292.5 crore in the previous quarter.
EBITDA is likely to fall at Rs 224 crore from Rs 241.7 crore quarter-on-quarter. Q2 highlights
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