Eicher Motors Q4 profit after tax up 18% at Rs 545 cr; Check other details

During the period under review, the maker of niche Royal Enfield bikes sold 1,97,567 units, down 13 per cent from 2,26,907 in the same period last year.

Eicher Motors Q4 profit after tax up 18% at Rs 545 cr; Check other details
At Royal Enfield, the company recorded flat sales volume after several years of augmented sales growth. Image source: Reuters
Written By: PTI
Updated: Fri, May 10, 2019
07:58 pm
New Delhi, PTI
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Eicher Motors Friday registered a 18.05 per cent rise in consolidated net profit after tax to Rs 544.84 crore for March 2019 quarter. The company had reported a net profit after tax of Rs 461.53 crore in the year-ago period. Total revenue from operations for the quarter stood at Rs 2,500.08 crore as against Rs 2,528.01 crore in the same period of 2017-18, Eicher Motors said in a regulatory filing.

During the period under review, the maker of niche Royal Enfield bikes sold 1,97,567 units, down 13 per cent from 2,26,907 in the same period last year. For 2018-19, the company posted a net profit after tax at Rs 2,202.73 crore as compared to Rs 1,959.67 crore in 2017-18.

Total revenue for 2018-19 was Rs 9,797.06 crore as against Rs 9,219.26 crore a year ago. "The latter half of 2018 was a challenging period for the two-wheeler industry in India with factors such as revision in insurance cost, increase in prices on account of new safety norms, affected consumer sentiment," Eicher Motors MD Siddhartha Lal said.

At Royal Enfield, the company recorded flat sales volume after several years of augmented sales growth, he added.

"Despite a challenging fourth quarter, the trend of premiumisation continues to show significant potential. We believe challenges are an opportunity to introspect and better ourselves," Lal said.

The company sold 8,22,724 Royal Enfield units during 2018-19, a marginal growth over 8,20,121 units in 2017-18.
The company's board recommended a dividend of Rs 125 per share of face value of Rs 10 each (1,250 per cent) for the year ended March 31, 2019.

Eicher shares Friday ended 0.23 per cent up at Rs 20,329.25 on the BSE. 

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