Revenue growth will likely remain in single digits for the fourth quarter in a row. Given a higher base in the form of strong growth in the corresponding quarter of the previous year, net profit growth is expected to be slower after growing in double digits for the previous two quarters. Banking, financial and select auto and pharma companies are expected to support revenue growth. In the year-ago quarter, revenue and net profit had grown by 10.6% and 31.9%.
Positive macro already priced in, market needs fresh earnings trigger: Sanjeev Prasad
Kotak Institutional Equities’ Sanjeev Prasad observes the Nifty 50 index is range bound. Valuations are expensive, but macroeconomics are decent. Earnings growth faces challenges from