NHPC Q3 PAT seen down 1% at Rs 297 cr

India's largest hydro power generation company NHPC is likely to report a profit after tax of Rs 297 crore in the third quarter of FY12, a fall of 1% as compared to Rs 301 crore in a year ago quarter.

Total income is seen going up by 8% to Rs 808 crore from Rs 751 crore year-on-year.
EBITDA is expected to go down by 4% to Rs 516 crore in the quarter ended December FY12 versus Rs 539 crore in the corresponding quarter of last fiscal.
Operating profit margin is expected to be at 63.85% versus 71.77% during the same period. Expectations
- Expect top line growth on the back of higher generation YoY
* During October-November 2011, company