Expansion in under-penetrated markets, new models to drive earnings
The company is targeting at selling around 950,000 units in 2018-19, against 820,000 units last year
Margins can be retained at industry-high levels of over 30%
Network expansion and new models will lead to Eicher's revenue and operating profit compounding at 25 per cent and 30 per cent respectively, over the fiscal 2017-2020 period
A lot will depend on the company's ability to get traction both in India and abroad for its new launches
The company has launched a slew of products to cater to the segment
The company is looking to rewrite the rules of the game in the mid-weight segment
Eicher dominates the middleweight motorcycle segment, which comprises bikes with engine capacity of 250-650 cc
During the quarter, the Royal Enfield bike maker sold 183,998 motorcycles
Total income rises 30% at Rs 2,333 cr
Eicher Motors, the manufacturer of Royal Enfield motorcycles, has become the third most-valued automobile company in the country after Maruti Suzuki and Tata Motors. On Monday, Eicher's market capitalisation surpassed sports utility vehicle (SUV) major Mahindra and Mahindra (M&M)'s, with the latter taking a beating after news of a higher cess on SUVs and large cars under the goods and services tax (GST) regime.Eicher has quickly moved from being the fifth most-valued automobile company about a week ago to the third position now, triggered by a surge in its stock price. A week ago, Eicher had overtaken Pune-headquartered Bajaj Auto to become the most-valued two-wheeler maker in the country. That also made it the fourth-biggest auto firm in terms of market cap. The stock rally did not halt there. In the past one week, the company added ~5,300 crore to its m-cap to touch a valuation of ~87,131 crore at the BSE when trading closed on Monday. The stock closed at ~32,007.65, up 1.32 per
Volumes expected to grow upwards to 20% annually, earnings by 25%, investors need 5-year horizon
Eicher Motors, maker of Royal Enfield motorcycles, has overtaken Pune-headquartered Bajaj Auto in market capitalisation and become the highest valued Indian two-wheeler company. Eicher's stock rose about 2.6 per cent on Monday to a new high of of Rs 30,160 on the BSE exchange. The Gurgaon- headquartered company closed the day with a market cap of Rs 81,776 crore at the BSE, ahead of Bajaj Auto's Rs 81,242 crore. The country's largest two-wheeler maker, Hero MotoCorp, has one of Rs 72,971 crore. Eicher is a niche motorcycle maker, with significantly lower volumes than both Bajaj and Hero. Its revenue and profit is also the lowest of the three. Consolidated profit was Rs 1,667 crore in 2016-17, almost half of Hero's Rs 3,229 crore; Bajaj Auto's was Rs 4,079 crore. Yet, investors have remained bullish on Eicher, which also has a joint venture with Volvo to manufacture commercial vehicles. However, it is Royal Enfield that accounts for the lion's share in profit and drived the investors. .
Total income of the company rose by 24% to Rs 2,132 cr
Thus far in February, the stock appreciated by 10% as compared to 2.4% rise in the S&P BSE Sensex.
Analysts see uptick in commercial vehicle sales due to pre-buying ahead of April 1 emission deadline
In one-week, the stock has outperformed the market by surging 13% as compared to 2.8% rise in Sensex
The stock moved higher by 3.5% to Rs 22,434 after the company reported 41% YoY jump in sales at 57,313 units in November 2016.
The stock had underperformed the market over the past 30 days till 30 October 2016
The firm misses net profit estimates marginally on disappointing volume offtake of the JV with Volvo