Coal India to announce its Q1FY21 numbers today and below are the key earnings estimates.

Key Expectations:

Blended realisations expected to decline by 4-5 percent (YoY).

E-Auction realisations seen down.

EBITDA Seen Lower:

High employee cost will weigh in an environment of weak volumes.

E-auction volumes will come down to sub 10 percent versus normal 15 percent.

Key to Watch:

Update on receivables and inventory levels

Revised guidance for production and dispatches for FY21.