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In this article, Equitymaster makes an attempt to compare the two giants of the bearings industry viz. SKF India and FAG bearings
In this article, Equitymaster makes an attempt to compare the two giants of the bearings industry viz. SKF India and FAG bearings
In this article, Equitymaster makes an attempt to compare the two giants of the bearings industry viz. SKF India and FAG bearings
In this article, Equitymaster makes an attempt to compare the two giants of the bearings industry viz. SKF India and FAG bearings
SKF Bearings, a leading player in the auto ancillary segment has reported a net profit of Rs 17 m for 1QFY02 , a decline of 50% YoY. The main reason for this is an overall slowdown in the automobile segment which has depressed both OEM as well as replacement demand. Though the company did feel an improvement in demand from certain OEM segments in this quarter, replacement demand continued to decline.
FAG Bearings, a manufacturer of ball and roller bearings has reported a net profit of Rs 52 m for the 1QFY01, a growth of 69.6% YoY. The company's revenues have grown by 18.4% YoY to Rs 581m during this period.
SKF Bearings, sales grew by 10.7% to Rs 954 m for the 3QFY01. This is commendable when other auto ancillary companies have seen flat sales growth as the automobile industry as a whole is witnessing a slowdown. As expenditure went up by only 5.1% during this period, its operating margins improved from 15.1% in the 3QFY00 to 19.4% in the 3QFY01.
The company's sales for the 2QFY01 remained flat, while operating expenses dipped by 0.8%, leading to a 3.6% increase in operating profits. As a result the company's operating margins improved from 18.8% in 2QFY00 to 19.5% in 2QFY01.
SKF Bearings Ltd has reported a net profit of Rs 34 m in the 4QFY00. The company's sales have grown by 12.2%, as a result of the pick up in the automobile industry.
Fag Bearings has posted 13.4% net profit decline in the quarter ending 31st December 1999. Sales in this period fell 5.7%.
SKF Bearings, the largest manufacturer of bearings in the world, has posted a marginal rise of 3.2% in sales to Rs 988 m. Net profit jumped 96% to clock Rs 94.0 m.The company's net profit margin has nearly doubled to 9.5% from 5.0% in 3QFY1999.
Fag Bearings has posted net profit of Rs 26 m (up 87.6%) in 2QFY2000. Sales have increased by 13.5%.