Hero MotoCorp Ltd
Hero Moto Corp earlier also known as “Hero Honda” is one of India’s first motorcycle manufacturers. The company started in 1984 as a Technological collaboration with Honda, Japan. Before this collaboration, Hero was selling Cycles under the brand name, Hero Cycles. In 2011, Honda group sold its 26% stake in the company to the Munjals (promoters) and ended the JV. Post the termination of JV, the name of the company was changed to Hero Motocorp. [1] [2]
Strengths
- +Company is almost debt free.
- +Stock is providing a good dividend yield of 3.32%.
- +Company has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 70.8%
- +Debtor days have improved from 26.5 to 20.2 days.
Weaknesses
- −The company has delivered a poor sales growth of 8.74% over past five years.
- −Working capital days have increased from 13.5 days to 65.2 days
Shareholding Pattern
| Category | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Promoters | 34.76% | 34.75%▼0.0 | 34.75% | 34.74%▼0.0 | 34.74% | 34.73%▼0.0 | 34.73% | 34.73% |
| FIIs | 29.87% | 29.59%▼0.3 | 27.95%▼1.6 | 27.43%▼0.5 | 27.05%▼0.4 | 28.76%▲1.7 | 29.43%▲0.7 | 31.15%▲1.7 |
| DIIs | 26.87% | 26.94%▲0.1 | 27.7%▲0.8 | 27.89%▲0.2 | 27.77%▼0.1 | 26.32%▼1.4 | 26.28%▼0.0 | 24.69%▼1.6 |
| Public | 8.49% | 8.72%▲0.2 | 9.58%▲0.9 | 9.91%▲0.3 | 10.39%▲0.5 | 10.11%▼0.3 | 9.48%▼0.6 | 9.34%▼0.1 |
Financial Statements
| Metric | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 9,724 | 9,519 | 10,144 | 10,463 | 10,211 | 9,939 | 9,579 | 12,126 | 12,328 | 12,797 |
| Expenses | 8,362 | 8,160 | 8,684 | 8,947 | 8,734 | 8,523 | 8,197 | 10,303 | 10,518 | 10,941 |
| Operating Profit | 1,362 | 1,359 | 1,460 | 1,516 | 1,476 | 1,416 | 1,382 | 1,823 | 1,810 | 1,856 |
| OPM % | 14% | 14% | 14% | 14% | 14% | 14% | 14% | 15% | 15% | 14% |
| Net Profit | 1,073 | 1,016 | 1,123 | 1,204 | 1,203 | 1,081 | 1,126 | 1,393 | 1,349 | 1,401 |
| EPS ₹ | 53.7 | 50.82 | 56.15 | 60.18 | 60.14 | 54.04 | 56.28 | 69.62 | 67.4 | 70.03 |
AI Insights
Mar 2026 revenue at ₹46,830Cr, up 14.9% YoY. OPM at 15%.
Borrowings at ₹190Cr. Debt-to-equity ratio: 0.01x. Healthy balance sheet.
CWIP at ₹225Cr (3% of fixed assets). Moderate ongoing capital expenditure.
DIIs: 24.69% (-2.59pp change). FIIs: 31.15% (+3.05pp change). Promoters hold 34.73%.
ROCE declining from 51% (Mar 2015) to 34% (Mar 2026). Working capital days: 65.
PE 18.6x with 34.1% ROCE. Price is 360% above book value of ₹1,078. Dividend yield: 3.33%.
Recent Announcements
- Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Newspaper Publication 1d - Copies of the newspaper advertisement published to inform the shareholders about transfer of equity shares and unpaid dividends to the Investor Education and Protection Fund …
- Disclosure Under Regulation 30 Of The SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015 2d - Reminder for FY2018-19 unclaimed dividend claim; shares to transfer to IEPF by August 20, 2026.
- Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Analyst / Investor Meet - Intimation 2d - Pursuant to Regulation 30 of SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015, please find attached herewith the schedule of investor(s)/ analyst (s) meeting.
- Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Newspaper Publication 14 May - Copies of the newspaper advertisement published regarding the issue of duplicate share certificates, viz. Letter of confirmation, in lieu of original share certificates that are …
- Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Earnings Call Transcript 11 May - Pursuant to Regulation 30 of the SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015, please find attached the transcripts of the earnings conference call held on May 6, 2026, …
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