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Brokerages slash India Inc's FY21 earnings estimates amid coronavirus scare

Taking into account the current slow economic growth and changes in the prices of commodities, analysts at Nomura estimate 10% and 8% downside risk to FY21 and FY22 consensus' earning estimates

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Puneet Wadhwa New Delhi

3 min read Last Updated : Mar 18 2020 | 10:58 PM IST

Even as coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic is yet to peak and its impact fully known on the fortunes of Corporate India and the economy, most brokerages have started to trim earnings estimates for India Inc for the next financial year 2020-21 (FY21).

Analysts at Jefferies, for instance, suggest that the markets are already pricing in a 15 per cent drop in earnings given the current valuations. Within Nifty 100, they believe, 63 per cent stocks, including HCL Technologies, Infosys, ITC, Hero MotoCorp, Marico and Petronet, are building in a higher earnings downgrade of over 20 per cent. The earnings cut potential,

Topics : Coronavirus Gross Domestic Product (GDP) corporate earnings Markets GDP growth Indian Economy Economic slowdown

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