The COVID-19 pandemic has taken global industrials around the world largely by surprise with wide-ranging consequences for their M&A pipelines. Coming on the back of a period of high valuations, political uncertainty and slowing deal activity, C...

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M&M share price has plunged 5% and is presently trading at Rs 408.

Meanwhile, the BSE AUTO Index is at 12,741 (down 1.6%).

Among the top losers in the BSE AUTO Index today is M&M (down 5.0%).

MOTHERSON SUMI (up 2.1%) and ASHOK LEYLAND (up 0.9%) are among the top gainers today.

Over the last one year, M&M has moved down from Rs 636 to Rs 408, registering a loss of Rs 228 (down 35.8%)..

The BSE AUTO has moved down from 18,491 to 12,741, loss of 5,750 points (down 31.1%) during the last 12 months.

The top gainers among the BSE AUTO Index stocks during this same period were MRF LTD. (up 11.6%) and BALKRISHNA INDUSTRIES (up 4.3%).

What About the Benchmark Indices?

The BSE Sensex is at 32,089 (up 0.7%). The top gainers among the BSE Sensex stocks today are HUL (up 4.0%). The most traded stocks in the BSE Sensex are ICICI BANK and RELIANCE IND..

In the meantime, NSE Nifty is at 9,383 (up 0.8%). DR. REDDYS LAB (up 4.3%) is among the top gainers in NSE Nifty.

Over the last 12 months, the BSE Sensex has moved down from 38,277 to 32,089, registering a loss of 6,188 points (down 17.24%).

M&M Financial Update...

M&M net profit down at Rs 3 billion for the quarter ended December 2019, compared to a loss of Rs 11 billion a year ago. Net Sales declined 5.5% to Rs 123.5 billion during the period as against Rs 130.7 billion in October-December 2018.

For the year ended March 2019, M&M reported 4.8% increase in net profit to Rs 44.3 billion compared to net profit of Rs 42.2 billion during FY18.

Revenue of the company grew 12.3% to Rs 1,047 billion during FY19.

The current Price to earnings ratio of M&M, based on rolling 12 month earnings, stands at 8.8x.

This article (M&M Plunges by 5%; BSE AUTO Index Down 1.6%) is authored by Equitymaster.

Equitymaster is a leading 'independent' equity research initiative focused on providing well-researched and unbiased opinions on stocks listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange.

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