Mahindra & Mahindra slips 5% on muted December quarter results

Shares of Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) slipped 5 per cent to Rs 538 on the BSE on Monday after the automaker documented a seventy three per cent 12 months on 12 months (YoY) fall in its consolidated web earnings at Rs 380 crore in December quarter (Q3FY20). It experienced web earnings of Rs one,396 crore in the 12 months-in the past quarter. The inventory was the leading loser amongst S&P BSE Sensex index at eleven:37 am.

The company’s documented web earnings in the course of the quarter was impacted by Rs 600 crore due to the provisions designed towards impairment of sure investments. Its consolidated revenues declined six per cent at Rs 12,one hundred twenty crore on YoY basis. Working margin improved to 14.8 per cent from 13.two per cent in the corresponding quarter of prior fiscal.

The management reported the unseasonal rains in the month of October 2019 did some injury to the Kharif crop, but the sentiment in the agri and rural economic climate is quite upbeat with superior sowing of Rabi crops supported by extremely superior drinking water reservoir degrees and federal government announcement for thrust on infra projects.

“In our look at, M&M is nicely placed to further more boost its industry share in the domestic tractor section as business outlook has turned favourable for FY21e with indications of South and West industry leading the restoration. Despite the fact that automotive section has nevertheless not regained their past mojo, sharp stock clearance and a prepared strategy towards BSVI transition has minimized sharp discounting fears in This autumn (January-March),” analysts at Antique Stock Broking reported.

M&M’s earnings just before desire, tax, depreciation, and amortisation (Ebitda) margin surprise arrived in due to reduced-than-believed other bills (at a ten-quarter small) when gross margins contracted quarter on quarter as we experienced envisioned. The consolidated automotive EBIT margin contracted 3.8 per cent reduced than -3 per cent in Q2FY20, owing to enlargement of losses at Ssangyong, analysts at Elara Funds reported.

The utility car or truck section would encounter industry share pressures in FY21, owing to heightened competitors, in our look at. The tractor section has viewed some eco-friendly shoots in the past 3 months, the brokerage business reported with ‘buy’ rating on the inventory.

In the past two days, M&M’s inventory plunged 8 per cent, after SsangYong Motor Co. on Friday reported its web losses widened in the fourth quarter from a 12 months previously due to reduced desire. M&M owns a 74.65 per cent stake in SsangYong Motor.