Ashok Leyland declines as Q2 earnings fall short of market expectations

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Last Updated : Nov 05 2015 | 11:23 AM IST

Ashok Leyland lost 3.47% to Rs 88.95 at 9:21 IST on BSE after net profit rose 137.2% to Rs 287 crore on 53.5% growth in revenue to Rs 4940 crore in Q2 September 2015 over Q2 September 2014.

The result was announced after market hours yesterday, 4 November 2015.

Meanwhile, the S&P BSE Sensex was down 60.47 points or 0.23% at 26,492.45.

On BSE, so far 4.71 lakh shares were traded in the counter as against average daily volume of 16.4 lakh shares in the past two weeks.

The stock hit a high of Rs 91.45 and a low of Rs 88.70 so far during the day. The stock had hit a record high of Rs 99.50 on 18 August 2015. The stock had hit a 52-week low of Rs 43.20 on 17 December 2014.

Ashok Leyland's earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) surged 159.38% to Rs 594 crore in Q2 September 2015 over Q2 September 2014.

Ashok Leyland is the second largest manufacturer of commercial vehicles in terms of sales in India.

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First Published: Nov 05 2015 | 9:23 AM IST

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