The increase in prices will vary across models, variants and geographies, Escorts Kubota said in an exchange filing.
On another note, Escorts Kubota’s total sales in March increased 6.6% to 12,119 units from 11,374 units in the previous year.Last month
brokerage firm Kotak Institutional Equities upgraded its rating on the stock to ‘add’ from ‘sell’. It has a price target of 3,375 per share.The brokerage said Escorts Kubota’s core drivers remain intact.
It said the company’s tractor demand has become less dependent on monsoon variability because of structural buffers such as MSP support, irrigation, income of diversification, non-agricultural usage and improved finances.
It added that while monsoon is a determinant of tractor sales, there are various other factors that impact it as well.
With the GST cut and improvement in terms of trade, the brokerage believes decline in tractor volumes will be limited.
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