27 Sept – motorcycle industry share price guide

A snapshot of global bike and ATV industry share performance at the trading week closure on Friday 27 September 2013.

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Surprisingly, leading Indian bike stocks remained robust, despite a warning from Bajaj Auto managing director Rajiv Bajaj that his company — and no doubt all his main domestic competitors — will soon be forced to raise product prices significantly to offset higher input costs due to the weak rupee. But don’t expect that to last as inflation progressively undermines sales.

Indonesian investors on the Jakarta exchange, faced with basically the same issues thanks to the similarly plunging value of their rupiah, weren’t so immediately stalwart. Shares in Astra, the Honda JV partner which has about half of Indonesia’s huge powered two-wheeler market and sells more than three million units annually, dropped by six per cent in just the past week.

But at least there are plenty of smiling faces in Tokyo. Anybody who took a punt and bought into Japanese motorcycle manufacturers a year ago is currently enjoying a terrific potential return on that investment — and has more than doubled their money on Yamaha and Kawasaki stocks.              

Price (P) High (H) Low (L) Change (C) 52-week range (R) One-year return (Y)  
 

USA (US dollar)

Harley-Davidson    P 64.65  H 64.97  L 64.13  C +0.03%  R 65.15 – 40.59  Y +54.76%

Polaris    P 128.20  H 130.40  L 127.40  C -0.1%  R 130.40 – 78.83  Y +61.31%

Arctic Cat    P 57.37  H 58.63  L 57.25  C -0.83%  R 59.33 – 32.12  Y +38.93%

US Highland    P 0.30  H N/A  L N/A  C N/A  R 1.01 – 0.25  Y N/A

Viper    P 0.016  H 0.018  L 0.016  C -23.81%  R 0.30 – 0.001  Y -92%

Notes: Polaris makes ATVs, snowmobiles, Victory and Indian motorcycles. Arctic Cat makes ATVs and snowmobiles. US Highland makes a range of four-stroke dirt bikes. Viper Powersports produces the Diamondback Super Cruiser with a British-built 2490cc Ilmor engine.
 

CANADA (Canadian dollar)

BRP    P 27.49  H 27.735  L 27.45  C -0.04%  R 29.50 – 21.50  Y N/A

Notes: Bombardier Recreational Products makes Can-Am ATVs and Spyder road trikes, as well as Ski-Doo snowmobiles, Sea-Doo personal watercraft and Rotax engines for a range of applications including motorcycles.
 

EUROPE (euro)

BMW    P 80.21  H 80.32  L 79.38  C +0.68%  R 82.44 – 56.51  Y +45.29%

Piaggio    P 2.00  H 2.026  L 1.994  C -1.48%  R 2.28 – 1.702  Y +18.01%

KTM    P 57.99  H 57.99  L 56.01  C +1.74%  R 57.99 – 43.00  Y +33.47%

VW    P 169.90  H 171.45  L 168.50  C -0.44%  R 181.65 – 128.70  Y +33.46%

Notes: Volkswagen is the owner of Ducati Motor Holding
 

INDIA (rupee)

Hero    P 2048.05  H 2074.00  L 2000.05  C +1.4%  R 2130.00 – 1434.05  Y +12.37%

Bajaj    P 1993.15  H 2024.95  L 1985.00  C -0.13%  R 2229.00 – 1597.50  Y +11.52%

TVS    P 36.25  H 36.90  L 35.55  C +1.12%  R 50.25 – 28.10  Y -11.72%  

Eicher    P 3554.35  H 3584.00  L 3466.05  C +2.25%  R 3980.00 – 2066.50  Y +54.9%

Mahindra    P 844.00  H 858.45  L 839.00  C -0.95%  R 1025.87 – 700.60  Y -0.94%

Maharashtra    P 393.45  H 399.05  L 385.05  C -0.66%  R 555.00 – 305.00  Y +14.5%

Scooters India    P 16.05  H 16.50  L 16.00  C -5.03%  R 42.05 – 13.50  Y -43.88%

Notes: Hero MotoCorp is a former Honda JV partner. Bajaj has technical partnerships with KTM and Kawasaki. TVS is a former Suzuki JV partner. Bajaj and TVS also both export. Eicher makes the Royal Enfield brand. Mahindra & Mahindra has a technical partnership with Taiwanese brand SYM and an own-brand motorcycle range. Maharashta Scooters assembles CKD scooter kits manufactured by Bajaj, which is also a substantial shareholder in the company. Scooters India manufactured Lambretta scooters until 1997 but now only makes Vikram three-wheeled taxis and light trucks. The Indian government has a majority stake.
 

PAKISTAN (Pakistani rupee)

Atlas Honda    P 202.10  H 202.25  L 202.00  C -0.03%  R 228.00 – 104.80  Y N/A

Pak Suzuki    P 140.00  H 141.99  L 139.98  C -0.73%  R 161.91 – 81.70  Y N/A

Notes: Atlas Honda and Pak Suzuki are JV motorcycle assembly and distribution partners.
 

JAPAN (yen)

Honda    P 3840  H 3900  L 3830  C -0.78%  R 4405 – 2294  Y +63.8%

Yamaha    P 1489  H 1514  L 1479  C -1.59%  R 1825 – 658  Y +121.26%

Suzuki    P 2395  H 2428  L 2393  C -1.84%  R 2919 – 1502  Y +59.35%

Kawasaki    P 429  H 434  L 426  C -0.46%  R 434 – 151  Y +181.36%
 

CHINA (yuan)

Qianjiang    P 4.75  H 4.81  L 4.73  C -0.42%  R 5.75 – 3.72  Y +27.18%

Zongshen    P 4.91  H 5.00  L 4.91  C -0.81%  R 6.27 – 4.35  Y -13.77%  

Sundiro    P 3.78  H 3.83  L 3.76  C N/A  R 5.35 – 3.37  Y -24.13%

Jialing    P 3.45  H 3.48  L 3.41  C -0.58%  R 4.68 – 2.39  Y +38.55  

Lifan    P 6.44  H 6.60  L 6.40  C -4.17%  R 7.38 – 5.11  Y -4.19%

Loncin    P 7.82  H 7.89  L 7.70  C +1.3%  R 11.06 – 6.28  Y +0.87%

Linhai    P 5.60  H 5.69  L 5.51  C +0.9%  R 6.59 – 4.42  Y +8.95%

CHINA (Hong Kong dollar)

Jianshe    P 5.93  H 5.93  L 5.63  Change +3.31%  R 6.80 – 5.38  Y N/A  

Guangzhou Auto    P 8.36  H 8.44  L 8.24  C -0.24%  R 9.15 – 4.75  Y +69.28%

Notes: Qianjiang owns both the exported Keeway brand and the formerly Italian Benelli brand. Zongshen produces own-brand bikes and proprietary engines, and has JV partnerships with Piaggio, producing scooters, and Harley-Davidson, making parts. Sundiro is the biggest Honda JV bike partner in China. Jialing makes and exports own-brand bikes using Honda licensed technology and is a Honda JV power products partner. Lifan makes and exports own-brand bikes, and distributes MV Agusta products in China. Loncin is a Kawasaki JV partner and OEM engine contractor to BMW Motorrad. Linhai and Jianshe are Yamaha JV partners. Guangzhou Automobile Group is the parent of Honda JV partner and own-brand bike manufacturer Wuyang.
 

VIETNAM (Hong Kong dollar)

VMEPH    P 0.49  H 0.49  L 0.49  C N/A  R 0.95 – 0.45  Y –45.56%

Notes: Vietnam Manufacturing & Export Processing Holdings is the third-largest Vietnamese scooter and motorcycle manufacturer. It is a JV partnership with Taiwanese brand SYM. VMEPH is headquartered in Hong Kong and listed on both the HK and Taipei stock exchanges.
 

TAIWAN (Taiwanese dollar)

Sanyang    P 42.55  H 43.90  L 42.15  C -1.96%  R 45.60 – 16.75  Y +114.26%

Notes: Sanyang Industry is the leading Taiwanese powered two-wheeler manufacturer through its widely-exported SYM brand.
 

MALAYSIA (ringgit)

Oriental Holdings    P 8.90  H 8.95  L 8.89  C -0.56%  R 10.64 – 7.62  Y +16.52%

Hong Leong    P 5.42  H 5.45  L 5.42  C -0.55%  R 5.80 – 3.98  Y +28.86%

Notes: Oriental Holdings is a Honda JV partner. Hong Leong Industries is a Yamaha JV partner and former owner of the German MZ concern.
 

INDONESIA (rupiah)

Astra    P 6500  H 6600  L 6350  C +1.56%  R 8300 – 5100  Y -9.58%

Notes: Astra International is a Honda JV partner.
 

SOUTH KOREA (won)

S&T    P 565  H 572  L 559  C +0.36%  R 610 – 414  Y -2.59%

Daelim    P 97,700  H 100,500  L 97,100  C -2.3%  R 106,500 – 66,900  Y +3.56%

Notes: S&T manufactures Hyosung-branded bikes and ATVs, exporting to the US, Europe including the UK and elsewhere. Daelim Industrial is a diversified conglomerate which retains a controlling 59 per cent stake in Daelim Motor, the largest motorcycle and scooter manufacturer in Korea.