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Capital Goods Stocks Outlook for the week – 20 to 24.04.2015

Capital Goods Stocks Outlook for the week – 20 to 24.04.2015
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Stocks of most capital goods companies are seen trading in a range with marginal positive bias next week as long-term investors may resort to value buying following the correction in stock prices this week. -The next week will also mark the start of Jan-Mar earnings season for capital goods companies, with sector major Siemens reporting its quarterly results on Apr 24. -The Indian arm of German power equipment and infrastructure equipment maker is seen
reporting standalone Jan-Mar net profit of 1.01 bln rupees, up 14.0% on year and net sales of 27.28 bln rupees, up 2.6% on year. Cost optimization measures taken by the company should help improve margin YoY.

Healthcare (corporate expanding in Tier II&III cities) and Smart grid in energy segments are few segments where the company is seeing traction in terms of fresh business opportunities. We see the company reporting an improvement in operating margin on account of the cost rationalisation measures taken by the company.

Apart from Siemens, power transmission and distribution infrastructure developer KEC International is also likely to continue gaining as orders in power transmission are seen picking up in the short to medium term and KEC valuations make it an attractive buy in the segment.