Ather Energy Reports First Quarterly Profit, Plans Capacity Expansion by FY28
Ather Energy reported its first quarterly net profit of Rs 1.26 crore in Q2 FY27, reversing a Rs 154 crore loss a year earlier. Revenue rose 63% year-on-year to around Rs 1,464 crore, supported by a 42-44% increase in vehicle sales to approximately 93,000 units. The company plans to invest Rs 122 crore to expand annual production capacity by 2.25 lakh units across its Hosur and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar plants, aiming for a total capacity of about 11.4 lakh units by Q2 FY28. Despite rising commodity costs, EBITDA improved, reflecting better margins and product mix.
First-hand measurement across 7 sources
We measured how 7 outlets covered this story. No outlet gave this story a measurable political slant — there is no left–right reading to report. Overall sentiment is positive (71/100). Lens Score 35/100.
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Sentiment was consistent across outlets (57–78/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
moneycontrol broke this story on 26 Oct, 09:33 am. Other outlets followed.