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Maruti Q2 profit jumps fourfold

The total revenue from operations at the country's biggest carmaker grew by 46 per cent y-o-y to Rs 29,930 crore, driving up the operating profit margin to a seven-quarter high of 9.3 per cent.

Maruti Suzuki, Maruti Suzuki car sales, Maruti Suzuki profit, Maruti Suzuki shares, business news, Indian expressThe stock ended Friday's session at Rs 9,494.10, on the BSE, up nearly 5 per cent over Thursday's close as investors cheered the results.

Maruti Suzuki India on Friday reported a standalone net profit of Rs 2,061 crore for the three months to September, a fourfold jump year-on-year. Profits were buoyed by the improved supply of chips that boosted production and a weaker yen.

The total revenue from operations at the country’s biggest carmaker grew by 46 per cent y-o-y to Rs 29,930 crore, driving up the operating profit margin to a seven-quarter high of 9.3 per cent. The stock ended Friday’s session at Rs 9,494.10, on the BSE, up nearly 5 per cent over Thursday’s close as investors cheered the results. Chairman RC Bhargava said in a post-earnings media call that the company was expecting overall sales by the end of this year to be roughly of the same order as in 2018-19.  FE

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