Net sales: Rs93.4 billion (expected range Rs84.9 billion-Rs95.6 billion)
Net profit: Rs6.94 billion (expected range Rs6.2 billion-Rs8.1 billion)
Highlights:
" Sales were at the higher end of the expected range and net profit at the lower end.
" Among its divisions, core engineering & construction and machinery & industrial products recorded very strong growth but electrical & electronics were weak.
Execution has picked up. This was a major worry in Q1.
" Margins, flattish, were in line with expectations. " Other income was higher as the profit from sale of investment in Satyam (about Rs700 million) and sale of property (another Rs700 million) was included in this quarter itself. " Order inflows were strong (Rs360 billion for the first half now) and were driven by the power & infrastructure segments. L&T's own in-house development projects contributed to 28% of the total inflows (vs. 5% in 1HFY10). Inflows from oil & gas are considerably reduced. " Guidance maintained at 25% order inflow growth and 20% revenue growth for FY11. " Management suggested that FY11 margin is likely to remain broadly at FY10 levels of about 13% - however, for that to happen, margins will have to go up in 2H. " L&T Infotech showed a sharp pickup in revenues. " Working capital increased to Rs49.5 billion at the end of H1FY11 (40 days of sales) from Rs26.3 billion at the end of FY10 (26 days of sales). " Debt levels went up to Rs77 billion at the end of the first half from Rs68 billion at the end of FY10 - this led to higher interest costs.
HDFC Q2
NII: Rs10.85 billion (expected range Rs9.7 billion-Rs13.2 billion) Net profit: Rs8.07 billion (expected range Rs7.6 billion-Rs8.1 billion)
Highlights:
" Net profit was at the higher end of the expected range. " Loan growth, at 20%, was in line with expectations. " Borrowing costs for NBFCs not yet started picking up, leading to stable margins. Could increase in the December quarter. " Retail disbursements were up 30% y-o-y (63% in Q1); overall disbursements were up 28% y-o-y (25% in Q1). " Did not sell down any loans this quarter. " Fee income at Rs681 million was stable y-o-y and up three times q-o-q mainly because of higher corporate business. " Spreads were stable q-o-q at 2.34% - competitive pressures have not yet touched HDFC. " Contribution from investment-linked income was lower as treasury gains and dividend income declined. " Costs of funds declined q-o-q to just a little under 7%.
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