State-run power generation company NTPC's second quarter standalone profit is expected to fall 17 percent year-on-year to Rs 2,406 crore, according to average of estimates of analysts polled by CNBC-TV18.
Revenue during the quarter is seen rising 2.4 percent to Rs 18,329 crore compared with Rs 17,898 crore in same quarter last year, impacted by low generation.
Operational performance may support bottomline. EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation) may increase 22.30 percent year-on-year to Rs 4,930 crore and margin may expand 450 basis points to 27 percent in Q2 on lower fuel cost.
Analysts expect generation to be low during the quarter, likely to decline 1.9 percent YoY to 59 billion units due to lesser offtake on the back of better YoY monsoon. Commercial capacity is estimated to be flat at 45.9 GW on sequential basis.
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