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L&T surges ahead of Q2 earnings

The stock recovered nearly 5% from early morning low on BSE.

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SI Reporter Mumbai
Last Updated : Oct 18 2013 | 1:51 PM IST
Larsen and Toubro (L&T) is trading firm, up by 4% at Rs 869, ahead of July-September (Q2) earnings today.

The stock hit low of Rs 828 in early morning deals, has recovered 5% on the BSE. The trading volumes on the counter nearly doubled with a combined volume of 3.4 million shares change hands till 1333 hours.

Analyst on an average has expects around 4% year-on-year (yoy) drop in net profit at Rs 880 crore for the recently concluded quarter. The company to record an average revenue of around Rs 14,200 crore, indicating a growth of 6.5% yoy, on back of large order book and robust order inflows.

L&T's order inflow to be at around Rs 30,000 crore for the quarter, which is in-line with the Management's guidance of 15-20% growth in order book for the full year, says analyst at Angel Broking in a note.

On the EBITDA front, we expect the company's margin to witness a decline of 116bp yoy to 9.5%, he added.
 

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First Published: Oct 18 2013 | 1:39 PM IST

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