Ashok Leyland Posts Over Two-Fold Jump In Q1 Profit

New Delhi: Hinduja flagship firm Ashok Leyland on Thursday reported an over two-fold jump in net profit at Rs 290.78 crore for the first quarter ended June 30, riding on robust volume growth.

The company had posted a net profit of Rs 144.49 crore for the corresponding period a year ago, Ashok Leyland said in a filing to the BSE.

Net sales during the quarter under review stood at Rs 4,175.79 crore as against Rs 3,775.29 crore in the year-ago period, up 10.6 per cent.

"We recorded a domestic volume growth of 18.5 per cent as against the industry growth of 14.5 per cent. Our initiatives on network development, operational efficiency, talent development and new products continue," Ashok Leyland managing director Vinod K Dasari said.

Key export markets were down in June quarter of this fiscal year but are expected to bounce back in the second quarter and beyond, he added.

MHCV (medium and heavy commercial vehicles) domestic volume for the quarter was at a record high of 22,061 and the company had reported orders from various state transport undertakings for nearly 3,600 buses to be executed this year, Ashok Leyland said.

The quarter includes a gain on currency and interest rate swap of Rs 49.67 crore as against Rs 18.05 crore in the previous year, it added.

At 2:08 p.m., shares in Ashok Leyland were trading 3.00 per cent higher at Rs 95.30 apiece on the BSE, whose benchmark Sensex index was down 0.44 per cent.