January Index of Industrial Production (IIP) was strong at 7.5 percent and capital goods showed a sharp increase by 14.6 percent. In an interview to CNBC-TV18, MS Unnikrishnan, MD of Thermax gave a check of the ground realities.
In the current quarter, the company has picked large orders from refinery sector for the Bharat VI quality improvement programme, said MS Unnikrishnan, MD, Thermax.
In an interview to CNBC-TV18, MS Unnikrishnan, MD of Thermax and Anil Gupta, CMD of KEI Industries spoke about the teething problems occurring post the implementation of goods and services tax (GST) and how long it will last.
Traction in orders in India have been seen in the food industry, beverages, automobile, and auto ancillary, said MS Unnikrishnan, MD, Thermax.
The pre-goods and services tax (GST) slowdown impacted Thermax's performance in Q1 as expected as energy EBIT margins declined while profitability shrinks. In an interview to CNBC-TV18, MS Unnikrishnan, MD of Thermax spoke about the results and his outlook for the company.
Confident of seeing an improvement in the topline in FY18, said MS Unnikrishnan, MD & CEO, Thermax.
Thermax expects 3-4 segments to open up in Q4 and Q1 of FY18 supporting medium and large projects, which had gone dry in this financial year.
Have bought 4 lakh shares of L&T Finance Holdings at an average price of Rs 80 per share, over a period of time, said Harsh Mariwala, Chairman, Marico.
Thermax has started bidding for selective and specialised products and is close to winning a large order in the solar thermal space, says MS Unnikrishnan, MD of Thermax.
In an interview to CNBC-TV18, MS Unnikrishnan, MD of Thermax said that 18 percent goods and services tax (GST) should certainly bring down tax rate.
Speaking to CNBC-TV18's MS Unnikrishnan, MD & CEO of Thermax said Brexit will have short-term ramifications.
Thermax MD MS Unnikrishnan said the industry may not see a full recovery in sectors like power, cement, steel, oil and gas and fertilisers.
MS Unnikrishnan, MD at Thermax points out that orders carried into the current year were substantially lower and new order inflow has also been subdued.
In CNBC-TV18's special series -- 'Ideas for India' -- Shankar Raman, Director-Finance, L&T; Anil Sardana, MD, Tata Power and MS Unnikrishnan, CEO, Thermax India talk about their Budget expectations on infrastructure spending by the government.
Orders inflows have been subdued and orders carried in the current year were substantially lower, says MS UnniKrishnan, MD of Thermax.
Thermax saw orders worth Rs 528 crore from the domestic markets in the second quarter of this fiscal year, while its international order book stood at just Rs 200 crore, says MS Unnikrishnan, MD of the company
According to Unnikrishnan, MD, Thermax, exports would only bounce back when global investors were confident of stability in economies world over.
The company is currently preparing to make Indonesia its base of operations in the South-East Asian market.
In an interview with CNBC-TV18, MS Unnikrishnan, Managing Director at Thermax said June quarter earnings benefited from cost saving and waste reduction strategies
On future acquisitions, Unnikrishnan says Thermax is focusing on biomass and alternate energy recourses for inorganic growth, both domestically and internationally
In an interview with CNBC-TV18, MS Unnikrishnan, Managing Director of Thermax said that they do not have major market share in Greece and won't be impacted majorly by the crisis.
The overall capacity utilisation of the company is hovering around 60-65 percent.
Thermax missed street expectations on Friday with the third quarter net profit rising 13 percent year-on-year to Rs 76.2 crore. The bottomline was impacted by lower other income and higher tax expenses.
Thermax reported over two-fold jump in its net profit at Rs 86 crore for the quarter ended September 30, 2014. The company had posted a net profit of Rs 30.16 crore in the corresponding quarter of the last financial year.
MS Unnikrishnan, managing director, Thermax, says the sectors whose growth is dependent on government policies- like power, steel, cement, oil and gas will see orders pick up post a year and a half.