So far in the calendar year 2018, MRF shares have beat the market by gaining 8% against 0.1% decline in the S&P BSE Sensex.
Tyre manufacturing major MRF Ltd has appointed its Managing Director Arun Mammen as the Vice Chairman of the company, while Rahul Mammen Mappillai, whole time director of the company has been appointed as the Managing Director of the company with immediate effect.At a meeting held today, company's Board has appointed Arun Mammen, managing director as Vice Chairman of the company and re-designated him as Vice Chairman and Managing Director with immediate effect. K M Mammen, Chairman & Managing Director of the company and Arun Mammen, Managing Director, are brothers.Rahul Mammen Mappillai, who has been appointed as the Managing Director, is the son of K M Mammen.During the quarter ended March 31, 2017, MRF's profit dropped to Rs 286.77 crore from Rs 423.46 crore, a year ago, a decline of 32 per cent.Total income dropped to Rs 3778.23 crore from Rs 3839.02 crore, during the same period last year.The recent years saw the range of economic upheaval both favourable and favourable, said .
Total Income has increased to Rs 3707.14 crore for the quarter ended December 31
The company had posted consolidated net profit of Rs 415.59 crore in the year-ago period
MRF signed an agreement with Gujarat govt to invest Rs 4,500 cr over next 10 years
Currently, MRF Ltd has eight manufacturing facilities in South India
MRF, Ceat, Goodyear India, Apollo Tyres, JK Tyre, TVS Srichakra and Balkrishna Industries were up 1%-5%
The stock plunge resulted in a fall of company's market valuation by Rs 1,335.77 crore to Rs 19,702.23 crore
There was a marginal drop in the company's income with a concomitant increase in its consumption costs
MRF's stock has soared more than 100 times since 2001, but high input costs and cheap imports could slow down its forward march
MRF, Ceat, Goodyear India and Balkrishna Industries were trading at new highs.
While other tyre stocks surged, MRF touched a high of Rs 50,000 in intra-day trade and is the costliest stock
The stock can hit Rs 65,000 over the next two - three years, analysts say
Bayer Crop, Shree Pushkar Chem, Gulf Oil Lubricants and Atul are among 20 stocks from BSE midcap and smallcap who hit their respective record highs
Total income grew to Rs 3,481.97 cr
In past two-months, Ceat, MRF, Apollo Tyres and TVS Srichakra were down over 9% against 3% rise in Sensex.
Company expects better fiscal as CV, replacement market are growing, while PV & two-wheeler expects to revive
Meanwhile, Satish Sharma, of Apollo Tyres has been elected as vice-chairman of ATMA