BUZZ-India's Tata Motors may fall after unit JLR's Feb sales disappoint
** Tata Motors shares may fall on
lower-than-expected sales at key unit Jaguar Land Rover (JLR)
in February
** JLR's Feb 15 wholesales came in at 38,541 units, down 1.2
pct yoy; below estimates of about 42,200 units - Analysts
** This could be due to lower despatches to China for the
Evoque to clear inventory to start local production and gradual
ramp-up for new models - Nomura
** Underlying demand for the JLR's products remains strong -
Analysts
** Stock trades at discount to Indian rivals on one-year
forward P/E basis
Tata Motors 8.2
Maruti Suzuki India (BSE: MARUTI6.BO - news) 21.6
Mahindra and Mahindra 19.7
(Reuters Messaging:
abhishek.vishnoi.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)