Escorts in top gear after declaring strong tractor sales in April

Escorts gained 2.99% to Rs 562.95 at 11:51 IST on BSE after the company reported strong tractor sales in April 2017 over April 2016.

The announcement was made on Monday, 1 May 2017, when domestic stock markets remained closed, for a local holiday.

Meanwhile, the BSE Sensex was down 59.02 points, or 0.2%, to 29,859.38. The BSE Mid-Cap index was down 11.15 points, or 0.08%, to 14,787.30

On the BSE, 2.44 lakh shares were traded on the counter so far as against the average daily volumes of 2.73 lakh shares in the past one quarter. The stock hit a high of Rs 569.70 in intraday trade so far, which is record high for the counter. The stock hit a low of Rs 553.35 so far during the day. The stock hit a 52-week low of Rs 163 on 5 May 2016.

The mid-cap company has equity capital of Rs 122.58 crore. Face value per share is Rs 10.

Escorts said agri machinery segment (EAM) reported 20% growth in total tractor sales to 4,899 units in April 2017 over April 2016. Domestic tractor sales rose 18% to 4,760 units in April 2017 over April 2016. Exports rose 266% to 139 units in April 2017 over April 2016.

Net profit of Escorts rose 11.21% to Rs 22.71 crore on 22.8% rise in net sales to Rs 1089.91 crore in Q3 December 2016 over Q3 December 2015.

Escorts is one of India's leading engineering conglomerates. The company has diversified business in to three different segments: Escorts Agri Machinery, Escorts Construction Equipment and Railway Equipment Division.

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