Ashok Leyland Ltd
Ashok Leyland is the flagship Company of the Hinduja group, having a long-standing presence in the domestic medium and heavy commercial vehicle (M&HCV) segment. The company has a strong brand and well-diversified distribution and service network across the country and has a presence in 50 countries, it is one of the most fully-integrated manufacturing companies. Its headquarter is in Chennai [1] They manage driver training institutes across India and have trained over 8,00,000 drivers since inception. [1]
Strengths
- +Company has reduced debt.
- +Company has delivered good profit growth of 57.6% CAGR over last 5 years
- +Company has a good return on equity (ROE) track record: 3 Years ROE 26.7%
- +Company has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 55.5%
- +Debtor days have improved from 34.1 to 27.2 days.
Weaknesses
- −Stock is trading at 7.63 times its book value
- −Promoters have pledged 40.1% of their holding.
Shareholding Pattern
| Category | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Promoters | 51.52% | 51.52% | 51.52% | 51.52% | 51.52% | 51.51%▼0.0 | 51.51% | 51.51% |
| FIIs | 22.03% | 24.39%▲2.4 | 24.09%▼0.3 | 23.5%▼0.6 | 23.85%▲0.4 | 24.32%▲0.5 | 24.41%▲0.1 | 24.57%▲0.2 |
| DIIs | 14.12% | 12.34%▼1.8 | 13.04%▲0.7 | 14.06%▲1.0 | 13.88%▼0.2 | 13.59%▼0.3 | 13.73%▲0.1 | 13.06%▼0.7 |
| Public | 12.24% | 11.66%▼0.6 | 11.28%▼0.4 | 10.84%▼0.4 | 10.67%▼0.2 | 10.51%▼0.2 | 10.3%▼0.2 | 10.79%▲0.5 |
Financial Statements
| Metric | Sep 2023 | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 9,638 | 9,273 | 11,267 | 8,599 | 8,769 | 9,479 | 11,907 | 8,725 | 9,588 | 11,534 |
| Expenses | 8,558 | 8,159 | 9,675 | 7,688 | 7,752 | 8,267 | 10,116 | 7,755 | 8,426 | 9,999 |
| Operating Profit | 1,080 | 1,114 | 1,592 | 911 | 1,017 | 1,211 | 1,791 | 970 | 1,162 | 1,535 |
| OPM % | 11% | 12% | 14% | 11% | 12% | 13% | 15% | 11% | 12% | 13% |
| Net Profit | 561 | 580 | 900 | 526 | 770 | 762 | 1,246 | 594 | 771 | 796 |
| EPS ₹ | 0.96 | 0.99 | 1.53 | 0.89 | 1.31 | 1.3 | 2.12 | 1.01 | 1.31 | 1.36 |
AI Insights
TTM revenue at ₹41,753Cr, up 7.7% YoY. OPM at 13%.
Borrowings at ₹1,344Cr. Debt-to-equity ratio: 0.12x. Healthy balance sheet.
CWIP at ₹857Cr (14% of fixed assets). Moderate ongoing capital expenditure.
DIIs: 13.06% (-7.73pp change). FIIs: 24.57% (+7.98pp change). Promoters hold 51.51%.
ROCE improving from -2% (Mar 2014) to 36% (Mar 2025). Working capital days: -45.
PE 24.2x with 36.5% ROCE. Price is 670% above book value of ₹19.6. Dividend yield: 2.04%.
Recent Announcements
- Intimation In Terms Of SEBI Circular No. SEBI/HO/MIRSD/DOS3/CIR/P/2018/139 Dated November 6, 2018 11 May - 1000 physical shares transferred to Giridhar Gupta Somisetty; 6-month lock-in from May 8, 2026.
- Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Monthly Business Updates 4 May - Ashok Leyland April 2026 sales: domestic vehicles 14,242, total vehicles 14,646, up 14% and 9%.
- Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Change in Management 21 Apr - Ashok Leyland appoints Ajay Pratap Singh as General Counsel, effective April 21, 2026.
- Compliances-Certificate under Reg. 74 (5) of SEBI (DP) Regulations, 2018 8 Apr - Submitted Regulation 74(5) certificate for quarter ended March 31, 2026.
- Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Monthly Business Updates 1 Apr - March 2026 sales: domestic 23,743; total (incl. exports) 25,381; cumulative 220,437 units, +13%.
- Financial Year 2025 from bse
- Financial Year 2024 from bse
- Financial Year 2023 from bse