Tata Motors Analysis
Tata Motors Analysis
Tata Motors Analysis
Tata Motors Limited, founded in 1945, manufactures two and four passenger cars, multiutility vehicles, and commercial vehicles including mini-trucks, heavy dumpers, multi-axled vehicles, tractor-trailers, mixers, and cargo attachments. The company also provides light, medium, and heavy buses such as Magic, a four-wheeler public transport vehicle, and Winger, a maxi-van. Through subsidiaries, Tata Motors also provides construction equipment and machine tools, engineering development, supply chain management, axles and gearboxes for the commercial automotive market, after-market operations, and software; other subsidiaries operate automotive retailing and services and vehicle financing (for company branded vehicles). Though based in Mumbai, India, Tata Motors products are exported throughout Europe, Africa, the Middle East, south Asia, south east Asia, and South America. The parent company and subsidiaries are part of the Tata Group.
Tata Motors is the first company from India's engineering sector to be listed in the New York Stock Exchange (September 2004). Through subsidiaries and associate companies, Tata Motors has operations in the United Kingdom, South Korea, Thailand and Spain.
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RATIOS
The company announced a dividend of 200% in 2011 as against 150% in 2010 on face value of the share. The net profit margin has decreased mainly due to increased expenditure as compared to 2010. Debt equity ratio has decreased due to increase in equity share capital and decrease in total debt. Thus company has a comfortable debt level. The current ratio has increased due to increase in current assets alongwith decrease in current liabilities as compared to 2010. The EPS has decreased due to decreased net profit & increase in the number of ordinary shares.
Future Prospects
It is estimated that compared with 48% of motorcycles sales in the rural areas, only 11% of cars/UVs sales are today contributed by the rural market, which indicates a potential growth opportunity in this market. The Company has offered affordable transport solutions and distribution channels to leverage the opportunities presented by this market. The Companys product portfolio in commercial vehicles and passenger cars and wide distribution channels enables the Company to take advantage of various opportunities in international business. The Company has also set up and is further exploring the setting up of manufacturing footprint overseas, which would combine these advantages with local operations and sourcing in these markets. An electric car is undergoing field trials on the streets in the UK. An electric version of the Ace commercial vehicle is also on trial. A parallel hybrid bus trial is now on in Mumbai, plus a fuel cell bus that was debuted as a concept at the Auto Expo in January. Work is also on to meet new Indian emission norms like BS IV and BS V.