Factors such as incremental volume from the premium bike segment, strong product lineup, and improving demand for entry-level bikes may help the country’s largest bike maker in mitigating the margin pressure from the EV segment and retain its outperformance on bourses.
Hero Moto Q3 Results: Revenue from operations grew 21% YoY in the quarter to Rs 9,724 crore and was higher than an ETnow poll of Rs 9,690 crore. The board has recommended an interim dividend of Rs 75 a share for the current financial year, and a special dividend of Rs 25 a share to mark the centennial year of Chairman Emeritus Brijmohan Lall Munjal.
Hero Motocorp's stock has regained investor interest due to rising premiumisation-led earnings growth and higher two-wheeler volume growth. The company's premium bike segment, including Karzima and Harley-Davidson bikes, has seen a 30% increase in its portfolio. The average selling price per unit was Rs 66,680 in Q2 2024, the highest ever.
Hero Motocorp's stock has regained investor interest due to rising premiumisation-led earnings growth and higher two-wheeler volume growth. The company's premium bike segment, including Karzima and Harley-Davidson bikes, has seen a 30% increase in its portfolio. The average selling price per unit was Rs 66,680 in Q2 2024, the highest ever.
The Delhi High Court has stayed the Enforcement Directorate's proceedings against Hero MotoCorp's CMD Pawan Munjal, following an ongoing money laundering investigation. Munjal was accused of using foreign currency issued in the name of others for personal expenditure abroad, overriding RBI rules. The ED seized assets worth Rs 24.95 crore from Munjal's relationship manager.
Hero MotoCorp's board has approved a 20% reduction in Chairman Pawan Munjal's fixed salary. Munjal previously decided to separate the roles of Chairman and CEO and appoint a CEO. In FY23, he earned Rs 99.6 crore, an 18% increase from FY22. The new remuneration would be effective January 1, 2024.
Hero MotoCorp said 65% of the bookings for the X440 were for the motorcycle's top-end variant, priced at 269,000 rupees. Hero, the world's largest motorcycle maker by sales, said in a statement it will begin production of the X440 in September and begin deliveries from October.
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BPCL, OIL, Engineers India: Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) said it will exit Numaligarh refinery in Assam by selling its entire stake to a consortium of Oil India Ltd and Engineers India Ltd for Rs 9,876 crore.
Quess Corp: The company announced the separation of roles of its Chairman and Managing Director. Suraj Moraje, currently Group CEO and Executive Director, will be elevated to Group CEO and Managing Director from April 1, while Ajit Isaac, currently Executive Chairman and MD, will continue in the role of Executive Chairman.
Hero MotoCorp: The two-wheeler maker, on Monday, reported a 1.45 per cent increase in total sales at 5,05,467 units in February. The company had sold 4,98,242 units in the same month of the previous year.
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Stove Kraft: Shares of Stove Kraft will debut on the bourses today. The issues that ran between January 25-28 was subscribed 18 times. Analysts see the stock listing at a premium of 8-10 per cent.
Hero MotoCorp: The firm on Thursday reported a 23.2 per cent year-on-year increase in net profit to Rs 1,084 crore for the December quarter of FY21 (Q3FY21). Hero’s net sales for the quarter improved by 39.7 per cent to Rs 9,776 crore.
Q3 earnings:Britannia Industries, Mahindra & Mahindra, Punjab National Bank, Mrs Bectors Food, Fortis Healthcare, Pfizer and Shipping Corporation of India are among 127 companies that are scheduled to release their December quarter numbers today.