Auto Sector Check: Commodity Cost Inflation To Reflect From Q3 Onwards, Says Motilal Oswal

Auto Sector Check: Commodity Cost Inflation To Reflect From Q3 Onwards, Says Motilal Oswal

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Motilal Oswal Report

Spot prices of base commodities saw a sharp increase (15-40%) over Q2 FY21.

Considering three to six-month contracts, we expect the impact of base commodity prices to reflect in the profit and loss from Q3 FY21 onwards.

Precious metals (platinum, palladium and rhodium) are facing a double whammy of a huge increase in usage due to BS-VI compliance and a sharp rise in prices.

While cost inflation is fairly large, original equipment manufacturers are focusing on more than offsetting the same through -

  1. price increases (of 1-6% in two-wheelers, tractors, and passenger vehicles),
  2. lower discounts (100-400 basis point across segments),
  3. cost-cutting , and
  4. operating leverage.

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