Hero MotoCorp, the world’s largest manufacturer of motorcycles and scooters has reported its financial performance Q3 FY2024.
The company reported revenue of Rs 9,724 crore, up 21 percent YoY, the net profit came at Rs 1,073 crore, a robust uptick of 51 percent versus Rs 711 crore for the same period last year. It states the performance was aided by commodity cost, leap savings, premiumisation and judicious price changes.
Hero MotoCorp states that its focus on Parts Accessories & Merchandise (PAM) business has led to the business crossing annualised revenue of Rs 5,000 crore. To support growth in this business, the company has planned for an expansion of its capacity with an outlay of Rs 600 Crore.
Niranjan Gupta, CEO, Hero MotoCorp said: “The government’s emphasis on infrastructure development, while ensuring fiscal prudence in its recent interim budget, has created a conducive business and economic environment, which would facilitate higher growth and job creation.”
“Our recent launches in premium segment have met with early success, and we are ramping up capacity of our upper premium models. At the Hero World event in the month of January, we unveiled 2 more premium motorcycles‐ the Xtreme 125 R, and Mavrick 440. We will keep fortifying our premium portfolio backed by strong brand building and best in class ‘phygital’ customer experience. Moving forward, our Margin shape will allow us to fuel our growth even more.”
He further stated that Hero MotoCorp has now expanded its EV presence to 100 cities in the country and is rapidly building the charging infrastructure in collaboration with Ather.
“In coming fiscal, we will be launching new products in mid and affordable segment as well. We believe we are well placed to accelerate growth and increase our market shares as we move forward,” he concluded.
