Escorts Kubota Limited announced mixed performance results for May 2025, with tractor sales showing growth while construction equipment sales declined significantly compared to the same period last year.
The company's Agri Machinery Business Division sold 10,354 tractors in May 2025, representing a 0.7% increase from the 10,286 tractors sold in May 2024. However, domestic tractor sales declined 2.0% to 9,703 units from 9,906 units in the previous year, while export sales surged 71.3% to 651 tractors from 380 units.
The company attributed the domestic performance to seasonal factors, noting that the onset of monsoon season has prepared farmers for upcoming Kharif crop activities. Management indicated expectations for continued momentum driven by above-normal monsoon predictions, adequate water reservoir levels, and improved liquidity conditions.
In contrast, the Construction Equipment Business Division faced challenges, with sales dropping 29.9% to 321 machines in May 2025 from 458 machines in May 2024. The company cited price increases due to emission norm changes, early monsoon conditions, and delays in infrastructure project deployment as factors affecting the construction equipment market.
For the two-month period from April to May 2025, total tractor sales remained nearly flat at 19,083 units compared to 19,125 units in the same period of 2024, representing a 0.2% decline. Construction equipment sales for the same period fell 21.9% to 721 machines from 923 machines in the previous year.
Escorts Kubota Limited, formerly known as Escorts Limited, operates as one of India's engineering conglomerates with eight decades of manufacturing experience. The company serves the agricultural mechanization and construction sectors through its two main business divisions.
The sales figures include volumes from recently amalgamated subsidiaries following the National Company Law Tribunal's approval of the merger scheme in August 2024. The company's financial year runs from April to March.
Management expressed optimism about construction equipment demand recovery in the latter half of the fiscal year, despite current market challenges affecting the sector.