Bajaj Auto’s PAT rises 23% to Rs 1,556 crore

Bajaj Automobile on Thursday claimed its highest-at any time earnings and turnover throughout the December quarter (Q3). The company’s standalone web revenue went up by 23% yr-on-calendar year to Rs 1,556.28 crore, when revenues rose 17% to Rs 8,730.10 crore through the quarter.

Bajaj Auto’s operating margin in Q3 was at 19.8% in contrast to 18.3% in the 12 months-back interval. The enhancement in margins was driven by better functioning leverage and superior product combine, the business reported. Nevertheless, these margins could get impacted during the very last quarter of FY21 as metal and aluminium expenses had long gone up and they would not be capable to go this onto customers, Bajaj Vehicle CFO Soumen Ray said.

All through the December quarter, the firm had managed to pass on the additiona l2% cost to buyers just after the government stopped the export incentive strategies, Ray stated. “But likely ahead, passing on growing value to shoppers was a big problem and margins could choose a strike.” He also expected some of the costs that were being stored in check throughout 2020 to return as company grows and receives back to typical.

The corporation claimed it experienced posted its highest-at any time turnover during the December quarter and for the initial time exceeded the Rs 9,000-crore mark to arrive at Rs 9,279 crore, a increase of 16%. Earnings from consolidated functions was up 17% at Rs 8,910 crore when consolidated revenue after tax was Rs 1,716 crore.

Bajaj Auto’s CFO, Soumen Ray, stated that there was a shift in the marketplace toward premiumisation and this as very well as progress in the export markets contributed to gain and margins. The Pulsar range of bikes bought about 4,20,000 models in domestic and export marketplaces. Shoppers were being going from the 100cc and 110cc to the Pulsar 125 bikes, which had increased margins, Ray said.

Bajaj accomplished its greatest-ever exports of 6,87,000 models through the quarter. This development was even with lack of containers and the company could have attained even a lot more sizeable expansion in the export marketplaces, Ray reported. Export revenues for the duration of the quarter was at Rs 4,082 crore.

Bajaj has also expanded its market place share in the domestic bike market place to 18.6% in the course of the December 2020 quarter from 17.5% in the September quarter.

Domestic two-wheelers continued to improve on the back again of robust demand for Pulsar, Dominar, KTM and Husqvarna, the enterprise stated. Pulsar 125 witnessed powerful traction with profits developing by 32% to 1,64,000 models and the Pulsar 125 marketplace share in its phase had grown to 22.8% through the December quarter. Pulsar 125 is now contributing all over 10% to 15% to the revenues, Ray mentioned.

The domestic CV enterprise continues to be impacted because of to inadequate demand for quick-length mobility but the business is functioning on strategy to carry some ground breaking funding methods to this marketplace, Ray reported.