Does Siemens’ India growth outlook justify its rich valuation?
Live MintShares of Siemens Ltd are up over 3% since it announced its results for the quarter ended September after market hours on Tuesday. Siemens is focussing on increasing its presence in the domestic renewable energy market and expanding its share in exports through integration with the global supply chain of its parent, Siemens AG. The demerger would help the Indian entity source renewable energy technology from Siemens Energy. “We remain positive on Siemens India from a long-term perspective given: 1) its strong and diversified presence across industries through focus on electrification, digitalisation and automation, 2) product localisation, 3) strong balance sheet, 4) healthy public and private capex and 5) value-unlocking from demerger for energy business," analysts at PL Capital said in a November 27 report. Adding capacity Siemens is expanding capacity for several products, with its Indian facilities expected to act as a sourcing hub for its parent, apart from serving the domestic market.