Apollo's revenue from operations rose 12% to Rs 6,247 cr as the cost of materials consumed fell around 11.2% compared to the year-ago quarter
Apollo also recommended a final dividend of Rs 4 per share
Enterprise application software and cloud solutions company SAP on Wednesday said it is supporting tyre manufacturer Apollo Tyres in moving their digital core onto the cloud. Under Apollo Tyres' digitalisation efforts, moving to SAP's integrated and secure cloud platform will enable the company to secure the outer perimeter of its key systems, innovate new products and services faster, and provide superior customer experiences. "SAP...today announced, it is supporting Apollo Tyres Limited (ATL)...in moving their digital core onto the cloud and transforming the company into an intelligent, sustainable enterprise," according to a statement. SAP's business transformation as a service -- RISE With SAP -- brings the products and tools in one package enabling companies to speed their cloud journey regardless of size, industry, cloud readiness, customisation, volume, or departure point, it added. ATL's move to adopt RISE With SAP reflects commitment to gain a distinctive competitive ...
Inherent to the tyre industry, raw material costs forms the largest cost head, accounting up to 65 per cent of the total cost, said analysts
There could be some margin relief on account of falling input costs
There could, however, be some margin relief on account of falling input costs
Apollo Tyres on Thursday said its consolidated net profit increased 30 per cent to Rs 292 crore for the December quarter, aided by robust sales in the domestic market. The company had reported a net profit of Rs 224 crore in the year-ago period. Revenue from operations rose 13 per cent to Rs 6,423 crore, as against Rs 5,707 crore in the October-December quarter of previous fiscal, the company said in a statement. "The domestic demand has helped us tide over the recessionary trends elsewhere. Having said that, our European Operations have still outperformed the market in the first 9 months of this fiscal," Apollo Tyres Chairman Onkar Kanwar said. Input costs eased to some extent in the past quarter, helping improve the company's margins, he noted. The demand momentum in the medium term looks positive, while there may be some headwinds in the near term, Kanwar said. On Thursday, shares of the company ended 0.5 per cent up at Rs 331.35 apiece on the BSE.
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The raw material (RM) and other input costs have started softening after a long spell of unprecedented increase, which is likely to improve margins in the medium term for tyre companies
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Apollo Tyres on Monday said its consolidated net profit increased by 11 per cent to Rs 194 crore in the second quarter ended September, riding on the back of robust sales in domestic as well as international markets. The tyre major had reported a net profit of Rs 174 crore in the July-September period of the last fiscal. During the quarter under review, revenue from operations was up 17 per cent to close at Rs 5,956 crore as against Rs 5,077 crore in the year-ago period, Apollo Tyres said in a statement. "We continued with our resolve towards profitable growth, despite the headwinds. Our cost control measures, and timely pricing actions, have helped maintain our profitability in a quarter where the raw material prices were at their peak," Apollo Tyres Chairman Onkar Kanwar said in a statement. While the demand situation in India remained subdued, in Europe the company's growth was better than the market, he added. "With raw material prices tapering off, there is some respite going
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While volumes are rising, there are interesting structural changes taking place in the sector
The tyre industry is expected to perform well mainly due to easing out of pandemic, increasing demand from OEMs and replacement segment.
Near term volume outlook is muted, though, given seasonality and macro EU concerns
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