Maruti Q3 net profit up 4% at Rs 1,587 cr

Sales in the domestic market during the nine-month period stood at 11,00,698 units, lower by 16.9 per cent, it said, adding exports were at 77,574 units

The country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) on Tuesday reported 4.13 per cent rise in consolidated net profit at Rs 1,587.4 crore for December quarter 2019-20, riding on lower commodity prices, reduced corporate tax rate besides its cost reduction efforts.

The company had posted a net profit of Rs 1,524.5 crore in the same quarter last fiscal, MSI said in a regulatory filing.

Consolidated revenue from operations in the quarter under review stood at Rs 20,721.8 crore as against Rs 19,680.7 crore in the year-ago period, up 5.29 per cent, it added.

The company sold a total of 4,37,361 vehicles during the quarter, up 2 per cent as compared to the same period previous year.

Sales in the domestic market stood at 4,13,698 units, a growth of 2 per cent from the year-ago period. Exports were at 23,663 units, it said.

In a statement, the company said it was able to register higher net profit during the third quarter on "account of cost reduction efforts, lower operating expenses, lower commodity prices and reduction in corporate tax rate".

This was, however, partially offset by higher sales promotion expenses, higher depreciation, and lower fair value gains on invested surplus, it added.

During April-December 2019, the company said its consolidated net profit stood at Rs 4,355.3 crore as compared to Rs 5,819.8 crore in the year-ago period, down 25.16 per cent.

Total revenue from operations during the nine-month period stood at Rs 57,452.3 crore as compared to Rs 64,594.5 crore, a decline of 11.06 per cent, it said.