Mahindra and Mahindra Q2 net profit rises 25% to ₹1,332 crore

Home-grown utility vehicles major Mahindra and Mahindra on Friday reported a 24.79% increase in stand-alone net profit at ₹1,331.57 crore for the second quarter to September. The company had posted stand-alone net profit of ₹1,067.03 crore in the year-ago quarter.

Revenue from operations for the quarter under review was at ₹12,182.07 crore while it stood at ₹11,446.14 crore in the same period last fiscal. The figures are not comparable due to GST implementation from July this year, the company said in a BSE filing.

The board of directors at its meeting has recommended issue of bonus shares in the ratio of 1:1, which is one bonus share of ₹5 each for every one fully paid-up share of ₹5 each. The firm will be seeking shareholders’ approval through a postal ballot, it added. During the quarter, the firm sold 1,29,754 units of vehicles.

Tractor sales were at 76,984 units while total exports were at 11,755 units. On the outlook, it said that while India remains one of the fastest growing major economies in the world, the pace of economic growth in recent quarters has remained below its potential. “Growth momentum is likely to witness a cyclical bounceback once the effects of some of the recent transient factors fade away and the economy adjusts to the GST implementation,” the company said.

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