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Asian Paints Q1 PAT seen up 14.7% to Rs 515 cr: Axis Securities

Net Sales are expected to up 11.8 percent Y-o-Y to Rs 4000.2 crore, according to Axis Securities

July 18, 2016 / 17:24 IST

Axis Securities has come out with its first quarter (April-June) earnings estimates for the India Consumer sector. The brokerage house expects Asian Paints to report a growth of 14.7 percent year-on-year in net profit at Rs 515 crore.

Net Sales are expected to up 11.8 percent Y-o-Y to Rs 4000.2 crore, according to Axis Securities.

Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) are likely to up 17 percent Y-o-Y to Rs 799.6 crore.Double-digit volume growth to continue but pace of growth could be tad lower. Price-led growth to be muted due to recent price cuts. Gross margin to expand 170 bps Y-o-Y, resulting in 88 bps EBITDA margin expansion. However, gross margin to contract 100 bps Q-o-Q.

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first published: Jul 18, 2016 05:24 pm

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