Shares of Ashok Leyland zoomed 9 per cent to Rs 129.35 on the BSE in intra-day trade on Friday as the commercial vehicle maker posted a net profit of Rs 241.17 crore in the March 2021 quarter. The company had incurred a net loss of Rs 57.32 crore in the same quarter previous year. The Company's Market share improved 0.8 per cent to 28.9 per cent in the March 2021 quarter (Q4FY21) from 28.1 per cent in December 2020 quarter. The revenue from the operations surged 80 per cent to Rs 7,000.49 crore in the March 2021 quarter from Rs 3,872 crore in the same quarter previous year. Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) were at Rs 533.7 crore and the margin expanded to 7.6 percent from 4.7 percent (YoY).For the full financial year 2020-21, the company has posted a net loss of Rs 313.68 crore as against a profit of Rs 239.65 crore in the financial year 2019-20.
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