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Tyre maker Ceat is developing tyres for various global markets as it aims to expand its exports to regions like Europe and US with plans to establish itself as a global brand, according to RPG Group Vice Chairman Anant Goenka. The RPG Group firm garners around 20 per cent of its revenues from exports and expects the contribution to grow over the next few years. "We are focusing a lot on international growth -- in the US, growth in the EU. Our goal is to become a global brand. We often say that industry in India can do more to develop and invest more in brands, invest in global growth and so on. So that's one area of focus for us," Goenka told PTI during an interaction. He noted that the company is focussing on developing tyres on specific requirements of a region. "What is the customer need in Italy, what is the customer need in Spain, we are developing an entire range of tyres for that specific market. It could be for the wine growing region, it could be for certain weather ...
Tyre maker CEAT Ltd expects GST rate reduction to have structural positive impact in the coming quarters by aiding demand for two-wheelers, small cars and tractors, particularly in rural markets, according to its MD & CEO Arnab Banerjee. After posting a strong second quarter, in the third quarter, which is usually a subdued season for the tyre industry, topline may be equal to or slightly lower, Banerjee told PTI. "GST 2.0 came in at the fag end of the (second) quarter, so that will play out in subsequent quarters. We are positive on that development, that should aid demand for two-wheeler farms and small cars and their types primarily in smaller towns and rural, and in urban to a lesser extent," Banerjee said. He was responding to a query on how GST 2.0 impacted demand and overall growth in tyre offtake. Being "a structural change", GST rate reduction "will structurally impact demand as we go (along)" and there won't be a sudden spurt in demand. When asked about the third ...
Tyre maker CEAT Ltd expects to maintain a double-digit growth this fiscal with domestic replacement segment, specially from rural markets, to drive sales while direct supplies to automobile makers are likely to be muted, according to company MD & CEO Arnab Banerjee. The company is also waiting and watching the tariff situation in the US, a big growth market but not a significant one right now for it, to decide its future course of expansion in the country, he told PTI. "We have started with a double-digit growth in Q1, which we have maintained last year also. We expect to maintain or accelerate that over the next two to three quarters," he said when asked for the outlook of the remainder of the fiscal. In the first quarter ended June 30, 2025 the company's revenue stood at Rs 3,529.4 crore, up 10.5 per cent year-on-year. As for the growth drivers, Banerjee said the two-wheeler replacement segment in the rural market is expected to do well across segments. "On the replacement side,
Tyre maker Ceat on Tuesday said its consolidated net profit declined by 3 per cent to Rs 99 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2025. The company had reported a net profit of Rs 102 crore in the January-March quarter of 2023-24. Its revenue from operations rose to Rs 3,421 crore in the fourth quarter compared to Rs 2,992 crore in the year-ago period, Ceat Ltd said in a regulatory filing. For the year ended March 2025, the company said its net profit declined 26 per cent to Rs 471 crore against Rs 635 crore. The revenue from operations rose to Rs 13,218 crore from Rs 11,943 crore in FY24. "Our operating margins improved in Q4 by over 120bps, largely driven by favourable revenue mix and result of strong cost controls across the value chain," Ceat CFO Kumar Subbiah said. The company incurred capex of Rs 946 crore during the year largely for capacity additions that would prepare it well to deliver growth plans in FY26, he added. "During the quarter, we incurred Rs 37 crore