Views of Ms. Ankita Somani (Research Analyst - IT, Angel Broking) on KPIT Technologies 3QFY2014 results:
"KPIT Technologies (KPIT) reported its 3QFY2014 results which came in below our expectations on all fronts. The dollar revenues came in at US$110mn, down 2.3% qoq, impacted by lower billing days during the quarter as well as extended furloughs at some of the company's larger customers leading to unanticipated revenue loss of ~US$2mn. Offshore revenues grew marginally and there was volume growth of around 2% in offshore, whereas a volume decline of 2% in onsite business. Overall, for the quarter the volume growth was 1.2%. In INR terms, revenues came in at Rs. 678cr, down 3.5% sequentially. EBITDA margin of the company declined by ~10bp qoq to 15.4%. Management indicated that SAP SBU had the biggest impact on revenues due to loss in billing days in 3QFY2014. As a result, the revenues declined sequentially and this had a negative impact on the SBU margins. SAP SBU continued to be in red at the operating margin level in 3QFY2014. PAT came in at Rs. 61cr, down 9% on a qoq basis, impacted by soft operating performance. Overall, the performance from the company was weak keeping in view the performance from its peers. We recommend Neutral rating on the stock."