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Revenue
₹21,847 Cr
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Revenue YoY
-26%
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EBITDA
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Tata Motors' Q3 FY26 consolidated revenue fell 26% YoY to INR 70,000 crore, driven by a cyber incident at JLR that cost ~50,000 units of production. JLR EBIT margin was -6.8%, with VME rising to 7.7% and warranty one-offs of ~GBP 100 million. The India PV business posted record wholesales of 171,000 units, with revenue up 24% YoY, but PBT was flat at INR 300 crore due to higher D&A and marketing costs. Management guided for JLR to normalize production in Q4, with FY26 EBIT >0% and FCF of GBP -2.2 to -2.5 billion. India PV expects industry-leading growth of ~40% in Q4. Key risks include sustained tariff pressures, structural China luxury market decline, and commodity headwinds. The Sierra launch with 70,000 bookings is a positive, but supply ramp-up remains constrained.
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Guidance to track
- JLR reconfirms full-year guidance of greater than 0% EBIT margin and free cash flow in the range of GBP -2.2 billion to -2.5 billion.
- Management expects India PV business to grow ~40% in Q4 FY26, with industry growth of 13-14%.
- For full year FY26, India PV expects industry-leading growth in the mid-teens percentage range.
- Range Rover Electric will be launched and deliveries will start this calendar year; new Jaguar production car to be unveiled.
Risks flagged
- China premium market shrinking 21% YoY with luxury taxes and domestic NEV competition; JLR volumes down 26% YoY in China.
- JLR paid GBP 410 million additional tariffs in 9M FY26; dollar weakness and raw material re-rating pose further risks.
- Sierra waiting period of 6-7 months due to supplier capacity issues; management unable to give specific timeline for normalization.
- Richard Molyneux stated debt will not return to net cash in the next 2-3 quarters, indicating prolonged balance sheet stress.
Key quotes
- The environment in which we are operating has changed rapidly and almost universally in an adverse direction.
- This is not a short-term boom-bust cycle. This is structural and permanent in China.
- We are clearly in a ramp-up phase... the waiting period, which today would be, say, around six to seven months, should progressively come down.
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