Sales of models with engine capacity up to 350cc also went down by about 5% as the sales went down from 74,206 units in September 2022 to 70,345 in September 2023
Eicher has sharply underperformed the Nifty50 index over the past one year with a return of -1.2 per cent while the benchmark is up 15.6 per cent during this period
Analysts at Jefferies, believe that the time is ripe to buy Eicher Motors given alleviating competitive concerns, along with tailwinds of 2W demand recovery, industry premiumization and exports.
The company also expressed its commitment to aggressively target markets such as West Asia, South East Asia, and Africa for future export growth
Eicher Motors Ltd on Friday said its arm VE Commercial Vehicles Ltd posted a 29.4 per cent growth in total sales at 6,476 units in August 2023. VE Commercial Vehicles (VECV), a joint venture of the Volvo Group and Eicher Motors, had sold 5,003 units in August 2022, Eicher Motors said in a regulatory filing. August 2023 sales included 6,239 units of the Eicher brand and 237 units of the Volvo brand, it added. In the domestic commercial vehicles market, Eicher branded trucks and buses recorded sales of 5,907 units last month as compared to 4,530 units in August 2022. Exports of Eicher branded trucks and buses were down 8.5 per cent to 332 units as against 363 units in August 2022, it added.
The company is evaluating the market requirements and the business prospect for electric motorcycles in the country
The company's net profit jumped 50 per cent YoY to Rs 918 crore, its highest-ever quarterly profit; backed by a 17 per cent growth in revenue at Rs 3,986 crore.
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The revenue from operations for Q1FY24 came in at Rs 3,986.37 crore, compared to Rs 3,397.46 crore year-on-year
Sales for the company in up to 350cc segment vehicles went up by 39 per cent YoY as the volumes grew from 46,336 in July 2022 to 64,398 in July 2023
Bajaj Auto and British motorcycle brand Triumph on Wednesday launched co-developed Triumph Speed 400 and Scrambler 400 X motorcycles in India.
Priced at Rs 2.29 lakh, X440 motorbike will directly compete with Eicher Motors' Royal Enfield Classic 350's starting price of Rs 1.93 lakh and the Hunter 350's Rs 1.5 lakh
Auto sales numbers are keenly watched as they are a key indicator for assessing private consumption, which has more than 50% weightage in calculating the country's economic growth
Business prospects appear good, but the expected launch of Bajaj Auto's line of Triumph bikes could challenge Royal Enfield's dominance
Compared to the Bullet and the Meteor, which appear more substantial in their stance, the Hunter packs a more deceptive look and may not come across as having the same engine as the former two
Margin expansion is expected to continue on strong volumes, improving mix, say analysts
F&O View: Options data suggest likely resistance for the stock in the range of Rs 3,670 - 3,750; Support Rs 3,500 - Rs 3,550.
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Total revenue from operations rose to Rs 3,804 crore for the fourth quarter as compared with Rs 3,193 crore in the year-ago period