"Higher volumes, favourable exchange rates and sustained efforts on operational excellence initiatives helped improve profitability," says the power and automation technologies company.
As far as the power systems business is concerned, the company has a stressed balance sheet and it will put cash over revenues says Bazmi Husain, MD of ABB India
The focus of the company will remain on short-cycle orders in power generation space, said MD Bazmi Husain, adding that exports grew at a robust pace of 30 percent in Q4.
Order book of the company shot up nearly 50 percent year-on-year to Rs 2,487 crore in Q3 while orders for the year were Rs 7,908 crore, an increase of 10 percent compared to previous year.
Total income increased nearly 6 percent to Rs 2,204 crore compared to same quarter last year on account of growth in power business that grew 11.5 percent.
Total income increased nearly 6 percent to Rs 2,204 crore compared to same quarter last year on account of growth in power business that grew 11.5 percent.
Bazmi Husain, country manager and MD, ABB says that the year 2012 has been a challenging period for the company with margins starting to stabilise only in Q4
ABB India's unit sees continued growth in order inflows despite early-stage projects getting a little delayed, a top executive of the company said on Wednesday.
ABB India, reported a jump in Net sales of 29% at Rs 1726 crore for the quarter ended September 2011 compared to Rs 1334 crore last year. Profit after tax (PAT) shotup substantially 93% at Rs 22 crore compared to Rs 11 crore last year.
Power and automation major ABB Ltd India’s net profit for the third quarter (July-September) nearly doubled year-on-year to Rs 22.2 crore, helped by strong orders from core sectors.
ABB's first quarter (January-March) net profit jumped 800% year-on-year to Rs 59.55 crore on strong sales.