Siemens India Q1 profit seen up 11.3% to Rs 81.3 cr

Siemens India will announce its first quarter earnings (October-December) today. Here is what the poll of CNBC-TV18 analysts expect from the company.

Earnings Q1FY14 Y-o-Y (September ending company)-Total income is likely to go up 3.6 percent to Rs 2,576 crore from Rs 2,486 crore-EBITDA may fall 4 percent to Rs 155 crore from Rs 162 crore-Operating profit margin is expected to decline 50 basis points to 6 percent versus 6.5 percent-PAT may go up 11.3 percent to Rs 81.3 crore versus Rs 73.1 crore

Siemens India reported negative earnings for the first time in FY13 due to lower demand and volatile currency.

Key issues to watch out for-Any major increase in revenue from services, which accounted for 7 percent of FY13 revenue and increased 43 percent Y-o-Y-Capability to maintain order inflows in a constrained environment (Q4FY13 order inflows were Rs 3,540 crore, up 22 percent Y-o-Y and 35 percent Q-o-Q)-Net working capital, which stood at 49 days at end-Q4FY13 as against 67 days at end-March 2013