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IT - 3Q a weak quarter, expect moderate volume growth to aid revenues - Angel Broking



Posted On : 2014-01-05 04:17:22( TIMEZONE : IST )

IT - 3Q a weak quarter, expect moderate volume growth to aid revenues - Angel Broking

Our coverage IT companies are expected to continue posting a robust performance with earnings growth estimated at 29.4% yoy. Sequentially we expect earnings to witness a modest growth of 3.2% qoq as 3Q is traditionally a weak quarter for IT companies. We expect revenue growth during the quarter to be largely volume driven and pricing to remain stable. For 3QFY2014, volume growth is expected to be in the range of 2.0-3.4% qoq for tier-I IT companies and we expect TCS to continue to lead the pack. In INR terms, revenue growth is expected to be in the range of 1.0-3.0% qoq for tier-I IT companies. We expect our coverage IT companies to witness a marginal decline on the operating margin front, ie by about 10bp qoq, due to slight sequential INR appreciation and with volume growth expected to be relatively moderate during the quarter.

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