Tata Motors shares jump over 8 percent after Q1 earnings

Shares of Tata Motors on Monday jumped over 8 per cent after the company's first-quarter earnings were better than estimates. The stock rose by 8.30 per cent to Rs 113.40 on the BSE. On the NSE, it jumped 8.45 per cent to Rs 113.50. The results were subdued, but better than estimates. Standalone Q1 EBITDA was also better than expected, Emkay Global Financial Services said. "Tata Motors continues to outperform on the balance sheet as well as cost control initiatives," according to a report by Edelweiss Research. Read: Centre Re-nominates Tata Sons' Chandrasekaran To RBI Central Board For Two Years Read: JRD Tata's Birth Anniversary: Ratan Tata Recalls Precious Memories, See Rare Pics Here The homegrown auto major on Friday reported a consolidated net loss of Rs 8,443.98 crore for the first quarter ended June 2020. The company had posted a net loss of Rs 3,679.66 crore in the year-ago quarter. Total income from operations during the period under review stood at Rs 31,983.06 crore as against Rs 61,466.99 crore in the corresponding quarter of the last fiscal. The company's British arm Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) reported a 44 per cent dip in net revenue at 2.9 billion pounds during the first quarter. On a standalone basis, the company said its net loss for the quarter was at Rs 2,154.24 crore as against a net loss of Rs 147.45 crore in the year-ago period. Standalone revenue from operations stood at Rs 2,634.14 crore as compared with Rs 13,250.19 crore in the April-June period of 2019-20. The management remains focussed on making the company more agile to improve its market, operational and financial performance by reducing costs, generating free cash-flows and providing the best in class customer experience, the Tata Motors CEO said. Read: COVID-19 Pandemic Won’t Be Controlled Unless Tests Are Conducted “at Scale”: Tata Group Chief Read: Ratan Tata Shares Pictures Of His First Visit To ‘legacy City Of Jamshedpur’; See Pics

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Tata Motors shares jump over 8 percent after Q1 earnings

The results were subdued, but better than estimates. Standalone Q1 EBITDA was also better than expected, Emkay Global Financial Services said.

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