Strong leadership in two-wheeler segment, revival riding on rural growth, new launches, focus on exports and reasonable valuations make it a stock worth accumulating for the long-term.

Hero MotoCorp Q1 profit, operating income seen up 6% but margin may shrink

Rise in commodity costs and high discounts may hit margin during the quarter but sequential margin is expected to improve as realisations improve and input price cooling off.

Hero Motocorp Q1 PAT may dip 12.1% YoY to Rs 775.9 cr: KR Choksey

Net Sales are expected to increase by 14.7 percent Q-o-Q (up 7.2 percent Y-o-Y) to Rs 7931.1 crore, according to KR Choksey. Hero Motorcorp to report net profit at 775.9 crore down 12.1% year-on-year.

Hero Motocorp Q1 PAT seen up 2.4% YoY to Rs 904 cr: Edelweiss

Net Sales are expected to increase by 16.2 percent Q-o-Q (up 8.6 percent Y-o-Y) to Rs 8037.8 crore, according to Edelweiss. Hero Motocorp to report net profit at 904 crore up 2.4% year-on-year.

Expect to see 18-20% growth for FY18: TCI Express

In an interview to CNBC-TV18, Chander Agarwal, MD & CEO, TCI Express spoke about the results and his outlook for the company.

Hero MotoCorp gains despite muted Q4 results; Deutsche Bank maintains hold rating

Reacting to the results, Deutsche Bank maintains its hold rating on Hero MotoCorp with a target price of Rs 3300 as the results were slightly below investment bank’s estimates.

Hero MotoCorp’s Q4 net profit may fall 12% to Rs 733 cr; volumes could be hit: Poll

Demonetisation could hit volumes; rise in commodity costs, discounts likely to impact margins

Auto cos rev up for earnings: Maruti Suzuki to star; Tata, Hero to suffer

Commercial vehicle makers bore the brunt of the Supreme Court ban on sale of Bharat Stage-III vehicles from April 1 even as car companies went relatively unscathed.

Hero Motocorp Q4 PAT may dip 12.5% to Rs 675.2 cr: ICICI Securities

Net Sales are expected to increase by 9 percent Q-o-Q (down 7.5 percent Y-o-Y) to Rs 6938.6 crore, according to ICICI Securities. Hero Motocorp to report net profit at 675.2 crore down 12.5% quarter-on-quarter.

Hero Motocorp Q3 profit seen down 16% on demonetisation

High commodity costs, advertising spends and weak operating leverage, also increase in incentives due to festive season may put pressure on margin.

Hero Motocorp Q3 PAT may dip 31.3% to Rs 690 cr: Motilal Oswal

Net Sales are expected to decrease by 17.5 percent Q-o-Q (down 11.8 percent Y-o-Y) to Rs 6431.9 crore, according to Motilal Oswal.

Hero Motorcorp‘s Q3 PAT may dip 30.2% to Rs 694.3 cr: KR Choksey

Net Sales are expected to decrease by 23.2 percent Q-o-Q (down 18 percent Y-o-Y) to Rs 5984.7 crore, according to KR Choksey.

Mkt was expecting Bajaj Auto's profits to jump 10-12%: Expert

Speaking to CNBC-TV18 Pranoy Kurian, IDBI Capital Markets, said that the topline is a positive surprise. If revenues declined only 1 percent it means there is positive movement in realisation.

Hero MotoCorp's Q2 show stellar, Q3 volumes crucial: Analysts

Analysts gave a thumbs-up to Hero MotoCorp after the two-wheeler company reported a net profit of Rs 1,004 crore for the second quarter ended September, up 30 percent from Rs 786 crore in the year-ago period.

Hero Q2 profit seen up 20% on strong operational & volume growth

Two-wheeler maker Hero Motocorp is expected to continue to report strong earnings for another quarter on strong volume growth. Profit is seen rising 20 percent year-on-year to Rs 932 crore and revenue may grow 14.6 percent to Rs 7,838 crore in Q2, according to analysts polled by CNBC-TV18.

Hero MotoCorp Q2 PAT seen up 3.5% to Rs 913.1 cr: Centrum

Net Sales are expected to increase by 5.5 percent Q-o-Q (up 14.2 percent Y-o-Y) to Rs 7807.3 crore, according to Centrum.

Hero Motocorp Q2 PAT seen up 8.8% to Rs 960.6 cr: Kotak Sec.

Net Sales are expected to increase by 6.5 percent Q-o-Q (up 15.3 percent Y-o-Y) to Rs 7881.7 crore, according to Kotak Securities.

Hero Moto Q1 net seen up 16%, margins may improve on price hike

Margins are expected to improve on annual basis due to price hike of 1 percent in May. However, sequential spike in raw material costs especially steel ( 17 percent ) and rubber ( 32 percent) could keep margin upside capped in the near term, say analysts polled by CNBC-TV18.

Hero Moto Q1 profit seen up 8% at Rs 879 cr: Motilal Oswal

Sales are expected to increase by 1.8 percent Q-o-Q (up 9.9 percent Y-o-Y) to Rs 7646.2 crore, according to Motilal Oswal

After turning profitable, Pricol eyes Rs 3,000cr revenue by 2020

Vikram Mohan, Managing Director of Pricol, told CNBC-TV18 that the company is targeting a 20-25 percent revenue growth in the next few years.

No big surprises from Hero; margins may come under pressue:Pros

Hero's fourth quarter results met Street estimates. There may not be too much of positive reaction on the stock on Friday but the house has a positive bias on it, says Rahul Korde, Analyst, Prabhudas Lilladher.

Hero Moto Q4 net seen up 72%, revenue may boost margin by 340bps

During the period, operating profit margin may stand at 15.9 percent compared to 12.3 percent while EBITDA may also jump up 40 percent at Rs 1180 crore against Rs 839 crore year-on-year.

Hero Moto Q3 may rise 35%, rural slowdown concerns continue

Volume growth in Q3 was tepid, hence revenue growth is likely to be in low single digits. Volume in Q3 was up 2.5 percent at 16.90 lakh versus 16.48 lakh units (YoY). Tepid volume run rate is expected in key models like Passion and Splendor which have high rural exposure as rural slowdown concerns continue.

Here's what Mihir Jhaveri's makes of ACC & Hero Q2 nos

In an interview to CNBC-TV18's Latha Venkatesh & Sonia Shenoy, Mihir Jhaveri of Religare Capital Markets shared his readings and outlook on two big Nifty companies which reported their numbers, ACC and Hero Motocorp.

Hero Q2 net seen down 6%, weak volume to drag revenue

Total volumes may fall 4.4 percent at 1.57 lakh units from 1.64 lakh units (Y-o-Y) due to subdued demand environment in rural markets. During the period, EBITDA is seen up 7 percent at Rs 997.5 crore compared to Rs 934.7 crore while operating profit margin (OPM) may come in at 14.9 percent versus 13.5 percent (Y-o-Y).