NEW DELHI: Royal Enfield-maker
Eicher Motors on Thursday reported 6.42 per cent year-on-year drop in consolidated net profit at Rs 498.70 crore for the December quarter compared with Rs 532.95 crore in the same quarter last year.
Sales rose 0.95 per cent to Rs 2,350.45 compared with Rs 2,328.25 crore in the year-ago period.
Margin for the quarter came in at 25.2 per cent, which was 430 basis points lower than 29.5 per cent margin the company reported in the same quarter last year.
During the quarter, the company set up a wholly-owned subsidiary
Royal Enfield in a bid to expand operations.
The shares of the company closed 5.26 per cent higher at Rs20,507.05 on BSE.