Results for Quarter Ending 31st December 2004
January 31, 2005
Tata Motors maintains growth
Gains in sales volume, market share and PAT
Buoyed by the continued upswing in economic activity in the country, Tata Motors, India’s leading automotive manufacturer, has maintained its profitable growth, increased market share in both commercial vehicles and passenger vehicles and achieved significant growth in exports during the current fiscal.
Quarter ended December 31, 2004
The Company reported revenues (net of excise) of Rs.4364.94 crores for the Quarter ended December 31, 2004, an increase of 28% over revenues of Rs.3399.60 crores in the third quarter of last year. The Profit Before Tax stood at Rs.456.32 crores as against a Profit Before Tax of Rs.361.73 crores in Q3, FY 04.
The Profit After Tax (PAT) for the third quarter, after provision of Rs.140.11 crores (Rs.150.85 crores) towards current and deferred tax, stood at Rs.316.21 crores as compared to Rs.210.88 crores in the third quarter last year, an increase of 50%. However, the operating margins continue to be under pressure due to an unprecedented increase in material costs like steel, tyres and other commodities.
The total sales volume for Q3 FY05 at 98662 units grew by 26% over 78380 nos. sold in Q3 FY04. Sales of commercial vehicles in the domestic market increased 26% to 50908 nos. in the quarter, while Passenger Vehicle sales at 39048 recorded a growth of 29% over the corresponding period of the previous fiscal. Exports grew by 14% to 8706 nos. in the quarter.
Nine months ended December 31, 2004
The Company’s revenues (net of excise) for the nine months ended December 31, 2004 improved by 33% to Rs.12086.07 crores (Previous year: Rs.9079.77 crores). The PBT for the nine months grew by 39% to Rs.1186.62 crores (Rs.853.92 crores). After providing Rs.337.84 crores (Rs.336.05 crores) towards current and deferred tax for the nine months period, the PAT was Rs.848.78 crores, an increase of 64% over the PAT of Rs.517.87 crores achieved in the corresponding period of FY 04.
The Company recorded significant increases in sales volumes across all product groups. The total sales volume for the first 9 months at 279156 nos. grew by 28.7%. Commercial vehicle sales in the domestic market were 134861 nos., an increase of 28.9% as against an industry volume growth of 25.5%. Consequently, the Company improved its overall market share in commercial vehicles to 60.4% up from 58.8% last year.
Total sales of passenger vehicles at 124996 nos. have grown by 28.6%, compared to the industry volume growth of 21.8%, resulting in increase in the passenger vehicle market share to 16.4% from 15.5%. Indica volumes grew by 32% in the first 9 months and the Indigo family sales registered a growth of 42% while MUVs have grown by 7% over the previous year. The Indigo sedan completed its second year in the market in December remaining the largest selling sedan in the industry for the period.
Exports in the nine month period at 19,299 nos. grew by 28%.
Audited financial results for the quarter/nine months ended December 31, 2004
Audited consolidated financial results for the nine months ended December 31, 2004
Standalone Results
