Idea Cellular Q2 PAT seen down 8.6% at Rs 161.9 cr

Telecom operator Idea Cellular is expected to report a fall of 8.6% quarter-on-quarter in its profit after tax of Rs 161.9 crore for the quarter ended September FY12 as against Rs 177.2 crore in the previous quarter, according to CNBC-TV18 estimates.

Revenues are seen going up by 2.8% to Rs 4,650 crore from Rs 4,520.7 crore quarter-on-quarter.

Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) are likely to move up to Rs 1,230 crore from Rs 1,204 crore during the same period.

Operational parameters - Revenues per minute (RPM) could improve marginally for the second consecutive quarter

Average revenues per user (ARPU) Rs 158 versus Rs 160

Minutes of usage (MOU) at 381 versus 391

RPM at 41.3 paise versus 40.9 paise

Total minutes up 4.3% at Rs 113.3b versus 108.6b   

Revenues growth not spectacular due to seasonal weakness in subscriber addition