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Swaraj Engines shares zoom 15% as Q2 net profit rises 22%, revenue up 26%

Mahindra & Mahindra is in focus in a quarterly results development.

· Business Standard Mkts

Swaraj Engines is primarily in the business of supplying engines to the Swaraj Division of Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M).

Mahindra & Mahindra reported movement of 15%, 22% and 26%. Those are the figures as filed — what moves the price is how they sit against what the market already expected, not their absolute size.

Against that, the stock is +0.6% on the day at ₹2,813.00, and has returned -9.9% over three months. It sits 26% below its 52-week high, which means a good deal of bad news was already in the price. The auto sector has moved -4.3% over the same period, so Mahindra & Mahindra is running 5.6 points behind its peers.

For Mahindra & Mahindra, the question is how much of this is already reflected in the price and how much re-rates the auto peer set alongside it.

  • Earnings versus expectations is what actually re-rates a stock; the surprise matters more than the absolute number.
  • The company directly in focus is M&M.
  • Sector exposure: Auto.
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