India's Samvardhana Motherson jumps, sees no material impact from US tariffs

Samvardhana Motherson International

13/08/2025 10:08

** Shares of auto parts maker Samvardhana Motherson SAMD.NS gain 4.2% to 94.01 rupees

** Co missed quarterly profit estimates, hurt by tepid global demand for cars

** SAMD is well-positioned to navigate evolving tariffs as majority of the sales in the U.S. are United States-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) compliant, Chairman Vivek Chaand says

** Adds, for non-USMCA compliant parts, agreements with customers to pass on related costs are in progress

** SAMD's shares fell 1.3% on August 7 after the U.S. announced additional 25% tariff on Indian goods over its Russian oil purchases, taking total tariffs to 50%

** SAMD is the top percentage gainer on Nifty auto index .NIFTYAUTO, which is up 1.3%

** Year-to-date, stock is down ~10% vs ~6% rise in Nifty auto

 (Reporting by Manvi Pant in Bengaluru)

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