Bengaluru: Bajaj Auto Ltd posted a 3.65% rise in September-quarter profit on Wednesday, beating analyst estimates, helped by higher sales volume.

Profit came in at Rs 1,152 crore in the second quarter ended 30 September, compared with Rs 1,112 crore a year earlier, the automaker said in a statement.

Bajaj Auto Monday reported 17 per cent increase in total sales to 5,02,009 units for September as against 4,28,752 units in the same month last year.

Total domestic sales during the month stood at 3,11,503 units as against 2,81,779 units in September last year, a growth of 11 per cent, Bajaj Auto said in a statement.

The recent depreciation of Rupee versus USD will likely improve Bajaj Auto’s Ebitda margin as well as its competitiveness in export markets. We have increased our earnings estimates by 5-8% after factoring in the change in our currency assumptions. However, we maintain our Sell rating due to deteriorating profitability in the domestic motorcycle segment. Increase target price to Rs 2,700 (from Rs 2,500 earlier).

Shares of Bajaj Auto were up by 3% at Rs 2,875 per share on the BSE in an otherwise weak market after the company announced its plan to expand 3 wheelers & quadricycle capacity to 1 million per year as Government announced an end to permits.

At the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) convention on Thursday, the Minister for Transport,

Bajaj Auto may have reported a 39% year-on-year increase in its domestic sales in the three months to June, but analysts are concerned about the Pune-headquartered firm’s profitability, given it has triggered a price war.

The Bajaj Auto stock has lost 4% over the last one month and 9% over the last six months. The stock closed Tuesday’s trading session at Rs 2,727.55 on the BSE, down 0.24% over Monday’s close.

New Delhi: Bajaj Auto on Wednesday reported 30 per cent increase in sales at 4,00,343 units in July.

The company had sold 3,07,727 units in the year-ago month, Bajaj Auto said in a statement. Domestic sales were at 2,37,511 units as against 1,86,497 units, up 27 per cent, it added.

Mumbai: India’s motorcycle market is set to witness a new round of competitive intensity as Bajaj Auto Ltd prepares to grow its share in the market for entry-level and premium motorcycles, according to analysts. Bajaj’s push for market share growth is already consuming its profit margins but the Pune-based company is undaunted and has set greater ambitions with aggressive product pricing, the analysts told Mint.

The race for the No. 2 motorcycle manufacturer in the domestic market is almost mirroring a see-saw battle between Bajaj Auto and Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) since the beginning of FY18 and the battle continues on the same lines in the current fiscal also. The country’s annual 20-million-unit-strong motorcycle market has three major players — Hero MotoCorp with a market share of 51.5%, followed by Bajaj Auto at 15.6% and HMSI at 15.5%.

A robust growth in motorcycle and commercial vehicle volumes drove Bajaj Auto’s net profit by 21 per cent to Rs 11.15 billion in the April to June quarter, against Rs 9.24 billion a year ago. The net was lower than Rs 12.5-billion estimated by Bloomberg analysts. The company’s revenue rose 26.7 per cent to Rs 74.19 billion over a year-ago period, missing the consensus forecast of Rs 77.91 billion, too.

Bajaj Auto Ltd on Friday reported 24.5 per cent increase in consolidated net profit at Rs 10.41 billion for the first quarter ended June 30, 2018 riding on robust sales.

The company had posted consolidated net profit of Rs 8.36 billion in the same quarter of the last financial year, Bajaj Auto said in a BSE filing.

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