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By Dalal Street Investment Journal (DSIJ)
Tata Motors' PV share price plunged more than 8% during intraday trade despite a strong market. Investors reacted negatively to weaker-than-expected FY27 guidance from JLR, a sharp deterioration in free cash flow and debt levels, and fresh safety-related allegations against the luxury carmaker in the UK.
The Indian equity benchmark indices opened in green as crude oil prices fell below the $80 mark. Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles' share price followed this upbeat mood early in the day. The stock began trading at ₹395.50, which was above its previous close of ₹393.60.
However, the morning positivity evaporated quickly and here’s why.
From 1:45 PM, there was sudden selling pressure on the stock. Consequently, by 2:30 PM, the share price fell sharply to ₹361, reflecting a fall of over 8%.
This caught the attention of many retail investors and erased all the intraday gains within minutes.
Three major triggers from the Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) segment caused this intraday crash. The luxury car unit contributes to over 70% of the total revenue for Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles.
The first big trigger came directly from the UK. Jaguar Land Rover held its investor day on Wednesday. During the event, the management released its outlook for the financial year 2027.
Unfortunately, the targets fell well below what the street was expecting.
The luxury carmaker said it is factoring in revenue growth of 13% for the financial year 2027. It also expects its EBIT margins to reach 4%, up from just over 0% in the previous financial year. Even though this shows a recovery, expectations were much higher than the margin figure.
Secondly, financial concerns at JLR is another key issue. As stated by Tata Motors Ltd, JLR has experienced severe negative free cash flows of ₹26,823 crore.
This is significantly lower than the positive free cash flow of ₹22,236 crore in the prior year. Adding to this stress, the consolidated balance sheet shifted heavily. It moved from a net cash position of ₹1,018 crore to a heavy net debt of ₹30,710 crore.
As per the Financial Times, a sensitive legal issue emerged in the UK. A former JLR engineer, Hazar Denli, has raised serious safety concerns against the automaker at an employment tribunal in Birmingham. Denli claims that a 2018 crash-test video showed a rear subframe piercing the fuel tank of a Range Rover Evoque during a crash.
The engineer says senior bosses told him to hide the problem. He claims they ordered him not to reply to emails or leave a paper trail about the fire risk. After speaking up, he says the company fired him and put him on a blacklist. Now, he wants £3.7 million in compensation.
While Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd and JLR continue to defend their long-term growth strategy and have denied the allegations, the developments resulted in heavy selling pressure.
Due to this dumping, the stock emerged as the top loser in the Nifty 500 index during today's trading session.
Source: Dalal Street Investment Journal (DSIJ), PIB, TradingView.
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