M&M advances on foreign brokerage upgrade

Mahindra & Mahindra was up 1.46% to Rs 1,307.90 at 11:48 IST on BSE on reports that a foreign brokerage has upgraded its rating on the stock to outperform and raised the target to Rs 1,610.

Meanwhile, the S&P BSE Sensex was down 48.13 points or 0.15% at 31,623.58.

On the BSE, 1.11 lakh shares were traded on the counter so far as against the average daily volumes of 83,000 shares in the past two weeks. The stock had hit a high of Rs 1,315.90 and a low of Rs 1,305.05 so far during the day. The stock had hit a 52-week high of Rs 1,459.50 on 12 June 2017 and a 52-week low of Rs 1,141.80 on 2 December 2016.

The brokerage reportedly observed that volume growth for Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) is on an uptrend, while the tractor business is seeing strong demand. Moreover, the SUV business is a drag, but volumes are seeing a recovery on low base, it added.

M&M had recently reported strong auto and tractor sales growth in September 2017. The company's total auto sales rose 16% to 53,663 units in September 2017 over September 2016. Total tractor sales jumped 49% to 45,563 units in September 2017 over September 2016.

Last month, the company had launched the e-Alfa Mini, its zero emission, all new electric rickshaw for passenger movement. The e-Alfa Mini with a 4+1 seating capacity is a complete 3 wheeler designed specifically for Indian conditions, M&M had said at that time. The company had priced the vehicle at Rs 1.12 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi).

M&M's net profit fell 19.8% to Rs 765.96 crore on 4.8% growth in net sales to Rs 11575.71 crore in Q1 June 2017 over Q1 June 2016.

M&M enjoys a leadership position in tractors and utility vehicles in India.

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