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Investing.com - Investec (LON:INVP) has reduced its price target on Voltas Ltd. (NSE:VOLT:IN) to INR1,140.00 from INR1,250.00 while maintaining a Hold rating, citing disappointing first-quarter results.
The company’s Q1 EBITDA and PAT missed Investec’s and consensus estimates by 35-50%, with the Unitary Cooling Products (UCP) revenue falling 25% year-over-year. EBIT margins collapsed by approximately 5 percentage points year-over-year to 3.6%, which was worse than anticipated.
Voltas’s room air conditioner market share declined 1.7 percentage points year-over-year to less than 18%, which management attributed to intense competition. Results from the company’s cyclical businesses were also described as not comforting.
With trade channels carrying approximately two months of excess room air conditioner inventory, Investec does not anticipate immediate demand revival. Margin pressures are likely to persist due to intense competition, under-absorption of factory costs, and negative operating leverage.
Investec expects the next few quarters to disappoint as well, noting long-term concerns about intense competition and lack of pricing power in the sector.
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