May 8 (Reuters) – Engineering services firm ABB India reported a fourth consecutive drop ‌in quarterly profit on Friday, as higher ‌input costs and foreign exchange volatility weighed on margins.

Here ​are some details:

• The Indian unit of Switzerland’s ABB reported a 25% year-on-year fall in its profit from continuing operations to 3.42 billion ‌rupees ($36.20 million) in ⁠the January-March quarter.

• Revenue from operations rose 5.8% to 31.84 billion rupees, ⁠helped by a 15% increase in its electrification segment – its largest business.

• Total orders jumped ​25% ​to 42.8 billion rupees.

• ​Cost of raw ‌materials grew 11%, lifting total expenses by 13.4%.

• ABB India said profitability was hurt by lower-margin orders, higher input costs and forex volatility, along with slower project execution.

• Geopolitical tensions ‌in West Asia caused limited ​export disruptions but increased ​logistics costs and ​delayed supply timelines, it added.

• ‌Analysts at Motilal Oswal had ​earlier flagged ​weakness in the process automation business, which supplies industrial automation systems, and likely margin ​contraction as ‌near-term headwinds.

($1 = 94.4800 Indian rupees)

(Reporting by Aleef ​Jahan and Devika Nair in Bengaluru; ​Editing by Sonia Cheema)