Gammon Infra likely to post loss of Rs 15 cr in Q4

Gammon Infrastructure is expected to report a consolidated loss at Rs 15 crore for the fourth quarter of FY12 as against profit after tax of Rs 8 crore in a year ago period, according to CNBC-TV18 poll.

The bottomline is likely to be dented by high interest costs as interest cost may go up by 36% YoY to Rs 54 crore.
Consolidated total income is seen going up by 28% to Rs 122 crore versus Rs 95 crore during the same period.
Expenses are expected to go up by 35% to Rs 80 crore YoY. EBITDA is seen going up by 10% to Rs 66 crore and operating profit margin is likely to be at 54.13% versus 63.10%.
Operating and maintenance expenses are seen going up by 58% to Rs 33 crore and employee benefit expenses are expected to go up 1.35 times YoY to Rs 13 crore for the fourth quarter of FY12.
For the financial year 2011-12, analysts on average expect the company to report a loss of Rs 25 crore as against PAT of Rs 17 crore.