(Reuters) -Shares of India's Eicher Motors jumped 7% on Thursday, set for their best day in a year, after the motorcycle maker's better-than-expected quarterly profit indicated, according to analysts,

Eicher Motors, the maker of Royal Enfield motorcycles, posted an 8.3 per cent rise in net profit during the second quarter of the current financial year to Rs 1,100 crore. This compares with Rs 1,016 crore during the same period in FY24.

Eicher Motors recorded a standalone net profit of Rs 1010 crore in the second quarter of 2024. Revenue rose to Rs 4,205 crore. Royal Enfield sold 2.25 lakh motorcycles. The company launched two electric motorcycle models under the brand Flying Flea.

Shares of India's Eicher Motors jumped 7% on Thursday, set for their best day in a year, after analysts said its second-quarter results indicated that the toughest phase of competition for the 'Royal Enfield' motorcycle manufacturer was now behind it.

Analysts say Enfield's renewed ‘focus over margins’ with intervention like relaunch of Battalion Black edition, higher marketing aided strong festive sales