Dear Sir/Madam,
Amara Raja Batteries Limited announced its Q2FY14 results on 14th November 2013. The company’s Net sales increased by 12.30%on YoY basis but declined by 9.69% on QoQ basis. EBITDA increased by 20.38% on YoY basis. EBITDA Margin of the company increased from 16.41% to 17.59% on YoY basis. PAT increased by 34.94%on YoY basis but declined by 3.29% on QoQ basis
| Particulars | Consensus Est | Actual | Var (%) | 
| Revenues | 876 | 807 | -7.9% | 
| PAT | 87 | 95 | 8.3% | 
| Amara Raja Batteries - Quarterly -Y-O-Y(%) - Standalone - [INR-Crore] | Half Yearly | |||||||
| DESCRIPTION | Q2FY14 | Q2FY13 | Q1FY14 | YOY | QOQ | H2 FY14 | H2 FY13 | % change | 
| Revenues | 807 | 719 | 894 | 12.30% | -9.69% | 1,701 | 1,417 | 20.06% | 
| Total Expenditure | 665 | 601 | 748 | 10.71% | -11.12% | 1,413 | 1,179 | 19.9% | 
| EBITDA | 142 | 118 | 145 | 20.38% | -2.34% | 287 | 237 | 21.09% | 
| EBIDTA Margins | 17.59% | 16.41% | 16.27% | 
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 | 16.90% | 16.75% | 
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| Other Income | 7.4 | 7.0 | 9.7 | 
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 | 17 | 13 | 
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| Operating Profit | 149.4 | 125.0 | 155.1 | 
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 | 304 | 250 | 
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| Interest | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 
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 | 0 | 1 | 
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| Exceptional Items | 0.0 | -9.4 | 0.0 | 
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 | 0 | -9.36 | 
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| Extraordinary Items | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 
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 | 0 | 0 | 
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| PBDT | 149.3 | 115.0 | 155.0 | 
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 | 304 | 240 | 
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| Depreciation | 15.4 | 13.2 | 14.5 | 
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 | 30 | 26 | 
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| PBT | 133.9 | 101.8 | 140.5 | 
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 | 274 | 214 | 
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| Tax | 39.3 | 31.7 | 42.7 | 
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 | 82 | 68 | 
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| Profit After Tax | 95 | 70 | 98 | 34.94% | -3.29% | 192 | 146 | 31.59% | 
| PAT Margins | 11.72% | 9.75% | 10.94% | 
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 | 11.31% | 10.32% | 
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| Equity Capital | 17.08 | 17.08 | 17.08 | 
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 | 17.08 | 17.08 | 
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| Face Value (In Rs) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 
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 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 
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| No of Shares | 17.08 | 17.08 | 17.08 | 
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 | 17.08 | 17.08 | 
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| EPS | 5.54 | 4.10 | 5.73 | 34.94% | -3.29% | 11.26 | 8.56 | 31.6% | 
Regards,
Team Microsec Research

Microsec Capital Limited
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