Net sales of the company grew 13% year-on-year (yoy) at Rs 467 crore from Rs 413 crore in the corresponding quarter of previous year.
The operating margin expanded by 352bp on a yoy basis to 10.3% on account of lower raw material cost which declined by 498bp yoy to 61.9% of sales.
“We expect the operating margin to improve to 9.4% in FY2016E on the back of lower rubber prices and improvement in market share in the aftermarket segment. Consequently, the net profit is expected to be at Rs 105 crore in FY2016E”, says analyst at Angel Broking in a report dated November 10, 2014.
Currently, the stock is trading at its record high on BSE. It rallied 44% in past four trading sessions from Rs 1,206 on November 7, after reporting a better-than-expected set of numbers. The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex gained a marginally by 0.41% during the same period.
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