Cummins India Q4 PAT seen up 2% at Rs 147 cr

Cummins India is expected to report a growth of 2% year-on-year in its profit after tax at Rs 147 crore for the fourth quarter of FY12, according to CNBC-TV18 poll.

Total income is seen going up by 5% to Rs 1,100 crore from Rs 1,049 crore year-on-year.

EBITDA is likely to go up by 5% to Rs 193 crore from Rs 185 crore during the same period.

Operating profit margin is expected be flat at 17.58% for January-March quarter of 2012 as against 17.62% in the corresponding quarter of last fiscal.

Company is expected to continue to report weak performance on the back of muted domestic and export demand

Key factors to watch for –

Trend in pig iron prices as rising steel prices have been resulting in significant margin pressure

Slowdown in export market due to the looming crisis in Europe