Mahindra Satyam Q3 PAT seen up 16% to Rs 323 cr

Software services exporter Mahindra Satyam is set to declare its results for the third quarter of financial year 2012-13 on Thursday. Analysts on an average expect profit after tax to grow by 16 percent quarter-on-quarter to Rs 323 crore due to low base in previous quarter.

Revenues are seen going up by 0.2 percent to Rs 1,942 crore from Rs 1,938 crore during the same period. Revenues (in dollar terms) are likely to rise by 0.8 percent QoQ to USD 357 million, according to CNBC-TV18 poll.
Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) are seen declining marginally to Rs 410 crore from Rs 417 crore QoQ.
EBITDA margin is expected to be at 21.1 percent in the October-December quarter, down by 40 basis points compared to 21.5 percent in previous quarter.