Apollo expects profit margin to increase 15% with new hospitals

It has added 13 new hospitals in the past two years, investing around Rs 2,000 crore

Apollo Hospitals Enterprise (AHEL) is expecting a significant rise in revenue and margins from  hospitals it has set up in recent years.

It has added 13 new ones in the past couple of years, investing around Rs 2,000 crore. And, expects its profit margin from these to go up to 15 per cent, from the current 8.4 per cent, in the next three years. 

The investments have added to the fixed cost and this is having an initial impact on revenue and margin. Last year, the growth of new hospitals was 18 per cent and revenue was Rs 1,150 crore.