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Why Tata Motors is stock pick of the week despite current underperformance
Current underperformance provides a good entry point for long term investors.
Synopsis
Tata Motors plans to bring down its net debt to near zero by 2023-24, from around Rs 41,000 crore now. Retail demand also remains strong and this is resulting in accumulation of orders. These factors have made it a favourite of analysts.
Improving fundamentals helped Tata Motors post massive outperformance during 2020. However, Tata Motors is underperforming the market in 2021; mostly because the ongoing semi-conductor chip shortage is taking a big toll on its JLR production. For instance, JLR’s production for the first quarter of 2021-22 was down by around 30,000 units—around 27% lower than the normalized potential for the quarter—due to semiconductor supply constraints. Tata
