Bajaj Auto just posted a ‘record quarter’ as pent up demand brings highest ever sales for its signature bike like Pulsar
· Bajaj Auto
has posted the highest ever profit-after-tax for a quarter at ₹1,556 crore.
· The
company's revenue grew by 17% during the third quarter of the current financial
year to ₹8,910 crore.
· The Rajiv
Bajaj-led company beat market expectations and reported an EBITDA margin
increase of 1.4%.
The
world's most valuable two-wheeler maker Bajaj Auto said the quarter ended
December 31, has been a "record quarter for the company".
For the first time in the history of 75 years, its turnover breached the ₹9,000 crore mark, while it also recorded the highest ever profit-after-tax of ₹1,556 crore.
The Rajiv Bajaj-led company beat market expectations and reported an EBITDA margin increase of 1.4%, driven by higher operating leverage and better product mix.
Even
while its three-wheeler market continues to stay under pressure, Bajaj’s
overall sales were up by 9% on a yearly basis. The jump in Bajaj’s revenue is
all thanks to the high sales of its signature two-wheelers – Pulsar and Boxer.
Component Units sold in Q3FY21 Pulsar over 420,000 Boxer over 380,000 Bajaj is
witnessing a fast recovery in key international markets of Africa, Latin
America and others. Its exports for the quarter alone stood at 687,000 units,
despite a shortage of containers in the past three months.
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Meanwhile, the share price of Bajaj Auto has risen nearly 3% on January 21, as investors cheered robust growth during the quarter. The stock has jumped nearly 28% since September 30. The stock also achieved a milestone in December after its market value crossed the ₹1 lakh crore ($14 billion) mark on the Indian stock exchanges. SEE ALSO: INTERVIEW: Joe Biden may be as harsh as Donald Trump if India insists on buying S-400 missiles from Russia, says a Washington D.C-based expert Warburg Pincus-backed Home First Finance’s ₹1,153 crore IPO has opened as markets hope budget will push for affordable housing
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