Escorts jumped 6.51% at Rs 63 at 10:48 IST on BSE after net profit rose 103.40% to Rs 26.89 crore on 17.82% rise in net sales to Rs 858.88 crore in Q3 June 2012 over Q3 June 2011.
The result was announced after market hours on Monday, 6 August 2012.
Meanwhile, the BSE Sensex was up 98.39 points, or 0.57%, to 17,511.35.
On BSE, 5.06 lakh shares were traded in the counter as against an average daily volume of 2.60 lakh shares in the past one quarter.
The stock hit a high of Rs 63.90 and a low of Rs 60.60 so far during the day. The stock had hit a 52-week high of Rs 93.30 on 17 February 2012. The stock had hit a 52-week low of Rs 55.45 on 27 July 2012.
The stock had underperformed the market over the past one month until 6 August 2012, falling 17.33% compared with the Sensex's 0.62% fall. The scrip had also underperformed the market in past one quarter, sliding 15.26% as against 3.46% rise in the Sensex.
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The small-cap company has an equity capital of Rs 105.62 crore. Face value per share is Rs 10.
The company said tractors sales increased by 13.2% to 16,083 units in Q3 June 2012 over Q3 June 2011. EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest Taxes Depreciation and Amortization) rose 78.03% to Rs 55.90 crore in Q3 June 2012 over Q3 June 2011. EBITDA as a percentage of net sales stood at Rs 6.5% as compared to 4.3% in the corresponding quarter last year. Escorts improved its market share to 10.7% in Q3 June 2012 over Q3 June 2011.
Chairman and Managing Director Rajan Nanda said, The performance this quarter shows the success of strategies that the company has adopted over the last two quarters, including launch of executive tractors, deepening of the sales and distribution network, and brand-building. It would be important to keep in mind that the company's performance has come despite the market conditions, which have toughened further with the poor performance of the monsoon so far.
This quarter has been a good measure of the growth and cost management strategies. While, on the one hand, we have introduced new products, pushed up volumes and improved our margins, by effectively managing costs, we have been able to enhance our EBIDTA as percent of sales from 4.3% in the corresponding quarter last year to 6.5% this year. In a slow market, the challenge is always to choose between growth and consolidation, said Nikhil Nanda, Joint Managing Director.
The Escorts Group, is among India's leading engineering conglomerates operating in the high growth sectors of agri-machinery, construction & material handling equipment, railway equipment and auto components.
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