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Maruti Suzuki India Q2 Results: Profit falls 27% to ₹2,455 crore; revenue rises 26%

Maruti Suzuki India reported September-quarter net profit of ₹2,455 crore, down 27% from ₹3,303 crore a year earlier. Revenue rose 26% to ₹53,340 crore on 27% volume growth to 6.97 lakh units, helped by GST-led demand and a low base.

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What happened

Maruti Suzuki India reported lower second-quarter profit even though revenue and vehicle sales rose. The figures differ slightly across the supplied reports: net profit fell about 26% to 27%, and revenue rose about 26%. The company said rising raw material prices squeezed margins. Profit missed analysts' estimates.

Global impact / market context

The company sold more cars and took in more money, but more of that money went to costs, so less profit reached the bottom line. For ordinary investors, this shows that strong sales do not always mean strong profit. Higher input costs can eat into what a company keeps.

What to watch

  1. How raw material costs move next. The company said rising raw material prices squeezed margins, so this is the main cost pressure to track, and it matters because it decides whether higher sales turn into higher profit.
  2. Whether sales keep growing. The reports cite record units sold and 27% volume growth helped by GST-led demand and a low base, so checking if this growth continues matters because the low base may not repeat.
  3. Whether profit meets analyst estimates. Profit was below analysts' average estimates, so watching future results against estimates matters because misses can change how investors view the company.

Affected assets

  • Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.

Evidence