ABB / Q2-FY24 / claim-ledger

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PositiveQ2-FY24 · 2024-07-31Back to quarter ↗

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Mohit Kumar · ICICI Securities

partial

Are inquiry levels increasing post-election for base orders?

So I think, Sanjeev here, we did have this election as well as budget period coming, so I think there was a bit of a slowdown in the marketplace. But going forward, I think we can give you a more granular view from our business heads...

Mohit Kumar · ICICI Securities

evasive

Is ABB India gaining market share from group companies for Indian orders?

So I think we haven't established any correlation, and we don't pay too much attention to that, because that's more of a flow which happens based on how the group companies and the global players may be exposed, right?

Sumit Kishore · Axis Capital

partial

Why is ABB India EBITDA margin higher than parent? Is it sustainable?

So I think both are not comparable because group is exposed to all markets of the world... As far as India story is concerned, as you say, it's an India story... It's a sum total of number of things that converge...

Sumit Kishore · Axis Capital

direct

What is the mix of base vs large orders in order book and execution schedule?

I said that the order backlog, which is roughly around about INR 9,500 crores today, has 40%-45% of Long Cycle and project orders... And the balance, 55%-60% is Short Cycle Orders, and that go over an execution period of 6-9 months roughly, right?

Jonas Bhutta · Birla Mutual Fund

declined

Which products have superior pricing power? Can you explain sales mix?

So, Jonas, I think, to maintain the profitability and the performance of the company, it is important that we have the secret sauce with us, number one, okay? So we cannot be diversifying.

Jonas Bhutta · Birla Mutual Fund

direct

What percentage of motor sales are IE3/IE4?

More than half of our production, that means roughly 52%-53% of our production is of IE3, IE4 motors.

Amit Mahawar · UBS

partial

Which areas will see maximum capacity creation in next 3-5 years?

We are already looking at forward for next 5 to 10 years, and there, there are certain divisions who want this, capacity expansion. So you may have seen some announcement that we did yesterday, wherein we are adding a plant here in Bangalore...

Amit Mahawar · UBS

direct

Any changes under new ABB Group CEO?

Morten Wierod, who is now has taken over as CEO from first of August... he has a mandate for growth. So he has been given a mandate that the growth is the focus for him while maintaining the profitability that Group has achieved.

Shrinidhi Karlekar · HSBC

direct

What percentage of backlog is fixed price vs price variation?

Long cycle orders are definitely, I'd say 40%-45% of the backlog comes from projects and long cycle orders, which as a protection mechanism have the price variation clauses built in... But when it comes to the balance, 45%-50% of orders, which comes from short cycle orders... majority of them are fixed price contracts.

Shrinidhi Karlekar · HSBC

direct

Is margin benefit partly due to commodity stability from order booking to execution?

I think the current margin expansions also give advantage of price on, you know, higher price at which we book the orders because of the time the material prices are higher... But I think now that the prices are stabilizing at this point of time... that particular difference... will start to thin down going forward.

Aditya Mongia · Kotak Securities

partial

Will motion segment have higher margins than electrification long-term?

We have a different view. Both motion and electrification are nearly same size... They follow the pattern of a fast-moving industrial goods pattern... I would say this is a early size cycle of India...