Revenue growth persists but with pallid margins

Oil companies

, Reuters

Corporates, excluding banking, financial services, insurance, and oil companies, are expected to post 12-13% (Y-o-Y) revenue growth in Q3, according to Crisil Research

17% – average revenue growth in the first half

13% – growth in the third quarter last fiscal

The growth drivers

  • Continued government spending  
  • Higher realisations, especially for commodities  
  • Demand sentiment in key consumption-linked sectors

This will be the fifth consecutive quarter of double-digit growth

The growth in the third quarter comes on a high base