Escorts is currently trading at Rs. 678.40, down by 23.95 points or 3.41% from its previous closing of Rs. 702.35 on the BSE.
The scrip opened at Rs. 707.90 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 708.90 and Rs. 666.30 respectively. So far 337841 shares were traded on the counter.
The BSE group 'A' stock of face value Rs. 10 has touched a 52 week high of Rs. 1018.50 on 02-May-2018 and a 52 week low of Rs. 542.60 on 08-Oct-2018.
Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs. 745.45 and Rs. 666.30 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs. 8251.26 crore.
The promoters holding in the company stood at 40.08%, while Institutions and Non-Institutions held 26.53% and 33.39% respectively.
Escorts has reported a rise of 52.33% in its net profit at Rs 140.11 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2018 as compared to Rs 91.98 crore for the same quarter in the previous year. Total income of the company increased by 38.43% at Rs 1,679.48 crore for Q3FY19 as compared Rs 1,213.23 crore for the corresponding quarter previous year.
Escorts offer a comprehensive range of tractors with more than 45 variants starting from 25 to 80 HP. The company also manufactures and markets a diverse range of equipments like cranes, loaders, vibratory rollers and forklifts.
