Share price of Ashok Leyland jumps as Sensex gains 475.58 points

The share price of Ashok Leyland Ltd. gained 0.71 per cent to Rs 239.7 at 11:21AM (IST) in Wednesday's trade. The counter has hit a high of Rs 241.5 and low of Rs 237.15 so far during the session. The stock had closed at Rs 238.0 in the previous session.

The counter has had a total traded volume of 800821 shares so far with a value of Rs 19.18 crore on the NSE. It traded at a price-to-earnings multiple of 28.33 and a price-to-book ratio of 5.58.

A higher P/E ratio shows investors are willing to pay a higher price for per rupee earnings given by the stock because of better future growth expectations.


The price-to-book value indicates the inherent value of a company and reflects the price investors are willing to pay even for no growth in the business.

The scrip gained 57.39 per cent during the past one year, while the 30-share index advanced 22.85 per cent during the same period.

Ashok Leyland Ltd. belongs to the Auto - Cars/UV/CV industry.

Promotor/FII Holding
Promoters held 0.0 per cent stake in the company as of 31-Mar-2024, while overseas investors and domestic institutional investors ownership stood at 21.28 per cent and 5.79 per cent, respectively.

Key Financials
The firm reported consolidated net sales of Rs 13613.29 crore for the quarter ended 31-Mar-2024, up 22.43 per cent from the previous quarter's Rs 11119.45 crore and up 2.87 per cent from the year-ago quarter's Rs 13233.16 crore.

Profit for the latest quarter stood at Rs 853.41 crore, up 13.41 per cent from the same quarter a year ago.