Shares of luxurious automobile maker proprietor Jaguar Land Rover, Tata Motors, fell as a lot as 5.85 per cent to hit an intraday low of Rs 313 on the National Stock Exchange after it reported shock loss in quarter ended March 2021. On a consolidated foundation, Tata Motors reported web lack of Rs 7,605 crore towards an expectation of revenue of Rs 2,672 crore, in accordance with Refinitiv IBES knowledge. (Track Tata Motors share value right here)
The firm’s income from operations got here in at Rs 88,628 crore for the fourth quarter, up 42 per cent from the income of Rs 62,492 crore clocked in the identical quarter final yr.
On a standalone foundation, Tata Motors reported a web revenue of Rs 1,646 crore as towards a lack of Rs 4,871 crore within the year-ago interval.
During the quarter Tata Motors undertook $2.05 billion cost on the luxurious Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) unit, warning {that a} international chip crunch and surging COVID-19 circumstances within the nation would damage its enterprise.
Like different carmakers in India, Tata Motors was navigating the pandemic’s impression on gross sales when a worldwide chip shortfall piled on extra strain, forcing it to droop operations at two JLR automobile factories in April.
The disruptions have turn out to be harder to mitigate and are actually impacting manufacturing plans for the primary quarter, Tata Motors stated.
“The CV business consistently posted sequential quarter on quarter growth on back of improved consumer sentiments, buoyancy in e-business, firming freight rates and higher infrastructure demand including road construction and mining. We have successfully improved our operational and financial performance by reducing cost,” stated CEO and Managing Director of Tata Motors, Guenter Butschek.
As of 9:29 am, Tata Motors shares traded 4.47 per cent decrease at Rs 317.60, underperforming the Nifty which was down 0.6 per cent. The inventory was additionally the highest loser within the Nifty 50 basket of shares.