Shares of Balkrishna Industries Ltd. fell the most in more than five months after the company's first-quarter profit missed analysts' estimates and margin contracted.
Revenue up 45% at Rs 2,619.43 crore. (Estimate: Rs 2,490 crore)
Ebitda fell 13% at Rs 443.98 crore.
Ebitda margin 17% Vs 28%.
Net profit fell 7% at Rs 306.96 crore. (Bloomberg consensus estimate: Rs 373 crore)
Declared interim dividend of Rs 4 apiece of face value of Rs 2 each.
Dolat Capital said higher raw material costs led to a contraction in Ebitda.
The results were announced after trading closed on Thursday.
Shares of Balkrishna Industries declined as much as 7% as of 10:50 a.m. on Friday. The trading volume was more than 10 times the 30-day average.
Of the 26 analysts tracking the company, 15 maintain a 'buy', four suggest a 'hold' and seven recommend a 'sell', according to Bloomberg data. The 12-month consensus price target implies an upside of 2%.
Axis Research reiterated its 'reduce' rating on the stock and kept target price at Rs 1,700 (an implied downside of 26.72%) after the Q1 results.
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