Tata Motors today posted a 10.5% jump in consolidated net profit at Rs 2,075 crore for the second quarter ended September 30.
The Tata Group company's post-tax profit for the corresponding July-September period last year had stood at Rs 1,877 crore.
During the reporting period, there was a 19.9% rise in consolidated revenues (net of excise) at Rs 43,403 crore, it said in a statement.
However, on a standalone basis which represents its domestic operations, the revenues dipped to Rs 12,481 crore as compared to the year-ago period's Rs 12,954 crore, it said.
The company's operating margin also slipped to 5.9% from the 7.2% in the year ago period.
"Weak macro-economic outlook and sluggish industrial demand coupled with diesel price increases, have impacted M&HCV (medium and heavy commercial vehicles) sales," the statement said.
A healthy jump in receipt of dividend from JLR and other subsidiaries (Rs 1,312 crore versus last year's Rs 29 crore) resulted in the standalone profit after tax jumping to Rs 867 crore from Rs 102 crore.
Sales of commercial vehicles grew 4.8% to 136,353 units during the quarter while passenger vehicle sales increased 11.6% to 72,603 units, its statement said.
The marquee Jaguar Land Rover, bought by the company a few months before the start of the credit crisis in 2008 for $2.3 billion, witnessed a healthy jump in net profit at GBP 305 million from the year ago period's GBP 172 million.
"Continued strong revenue and operating performance were supported by favourable market mix, exchange rate environment and was partially offset by the model mix," the statement said, adding that the pre-tax profit of GBP 431 million included GBP 67 million in foreign exchange gains on revaluation and hedging.