In 3QFY20, GCL's 3W engine volumes grew 11.7% YoY to 77,148 units while 4-W volumes declined 69% YoY to 1,428 units. These are likely to be impacted by strict BS-VI norms in FY21E. Others engines segment registered growth of 2.2% YoY to 8,649 units. Overall engine volume grew 6.2% YoY. On non-auto side, power genset segment volume declined marginally by 13% on YoY basis to 969 units. Overall agriculture (pumpset, power tiller,...
Rane Holding Limited (RHL) is holding company of Rane Group. Founded in 1929; Headquartered in Chennai, India. It has strategic investments in four subsidiary companies, three joint venture companies and one associate company. The company serves a variety of industry segments: Passenger vehicles, Commercial vehicles, Farm tractors, and two wheelers, Three Wheelers, Railways and Stationary Engines. It manufactures Steering and Suspension system, Friction materials, Valve train components, Occupant safety system and Die-casting products. The company also has presence in the other critical and safety components,...
Background: Incorporated in 1947, PI (erstwhile Pesticides India) focuses on agri-input, custom synthesis and polymer compounding with strength of over 1,100 employees. The company currently operates three formulation and two manufacturing facilities as well as five multi-product plants across Gujarat and Jammu, and one R&D; unit in Rajasthan at Udaipur. PI is one of India's leading players in the agri-input industry, primarily dealing in agro-chemicals, specialty fertilisers, plant nutrients and seeds. The company has exclusive rights with several global corporations for distribution in India and is evaluating prospects to further expand their product portfolio. The company has a strong product portfolio as a result of exclusive tie-ups with leading agro-chemical, pharmaceutical and fine chemical...
Background: Balkrishna Industries (BIL) is focused solely on 'off-highway' tyres catering to agricultural & industrial segments. The company has a ~7% share of the global market. While OTR forms ~65% of the global market, for BIL, it only contributes ~33% to its revenue. The company has been undertaking various actions like setting up warehouses in markets in North America and Europe to be closer to the customer and have a just in time (JIT) system. The company sales...
Background: TTKPT broadly operates under 3 major segments - Pressure Cooker & Pans, Non-stick Cookware and Kitchen Electric Appliances. TTKPT enjoys high brand recall and they spend ~7.2% of their annual sales for brand building and promotional activity, which enables them to dominate most of the segments in which they operate. TTKPT has a market share of ~60% in the outer-lid pressure cooker, ~15% in inner-lid pressure cooker within the organized market and in Induction cook-top space they enjoy a market share of about ~25%. 80% of sales are from products introduced in the last 3 years. TTKPT has network of 65,000...
Background: Heidelberg Cements (HCIL), erstwhile Mysore Cements set up by Birla group in 1958 is now a subsidiary of Heidelberg AG, the world's third largest cement manufacturer. The company manufactures portland cement brand through its three plants located at Ammasandra, Karnataka (0.6 MTPA), Damoh, Madhya Pradesh (2.1 MTPA) and Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh (2.7 MTPA). The company also caters to Bangalore, Mumbai and Pune apart from MP and UP. The company has a...
Background: Page Industries is the exclusive licensee of Jockey International Inc (USA) to manufacture and distribute Jockey brand in India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh and UAE till 2040. They broadly operate in premium men's innerwear; women's innerwear and leisure wear segments. Jockey enjoys high brand recall and they spend ~5% of their annual sales for brand building and promotional activity, which enables them to dominate most of the segments in which they operate. They are also exclusive licensee of Speedo swimwear brand in India. Page has network in ~250 cities and ~720 exclusive brand outlets in India. They...
Background: Amara Raja Batteries Ltd (ARBL) is the second largest automotive battery manufacturer and the largest supplier of industrial storage batteries in India. JCI, the global leader in lead-acid automotive batteries and advanced batteries for start-stop, hybrid and electric vehicles, provides technical support to ARBL. Company's business model is de-risked as it caters to automotive as well as industrial segments. Sales are...
US stocks After coming under pressure early in the session, stocks fluctuated over the course of the trading day on Thursday. The Nasdaq and the S&P; 500 recovered from the early weakness to...
Background: City Union Bank (CUB) among the smaller-sized banks in the private sector space operates a network of 660 branches. With about 2/3rds of its branches located in Tamil Nadu, the bank's business is largely skewed towards the Southern India. Majority of its business comes from branches located in South India. CUB has a significant chunk of its branches in urban and semi-urban areas. With no identifiable promoters CUB is run by a team of professionals. A slew of...
