About Hero MotoCorpHero MotoCorp Ltd. (Formerly Hero Honda Motors Ltd.) is the world's largest manufacturer of two - wheelers, based in India. It started in 1984 as a joint venture between Hero Cycles and Honda of Japan. The joint venture between Hero and Honda ended on 2010 and in August 2011, the company was renamed Hero MotoCorp. The company became the largest two-wheeler manufacturing company in India and also the 'World No.1' two-wheeler company in terms of unit volume sales in a calendar year. The plants of Hero MotoCorp are located at 4 locations. Two of these are based at Gurgaon and Dharuhera and the other two are at Haridwar and Neemrana. The wide reach of Hero MotoCorp in new geographies and growth markets are the reasons for the companys continuous growth.

The market share of Hero MotoCorp is 41.2% in the domestic two-wheeler market and 51.8% in the domestic motorcycle market in 2014. It has presence in 19 countries which are spanning across 3 continents.

The chairman of Hero MotoCorp is Brijmohan Lall Munjal and the Managing Director is Pawan Munjal.

10 year performance of Hero MotoCorp1. Sales-

Growth in sales is as follows:

The sales has increased since last 10 years, but the growth in sales (no. of units) has deteriorated over the years.

2. Net Sales (Revenue)

Growth is shown below:

The growth in revenue has also decreased over the years.3. Profit before Tax

The profit before tax has increased in the last 10 years, although the growth in profit before tax has seen a rising and falling trend. 4. Profit after Tax

The Profit after Tax has increased since last 10 years, but the growth in profit after tax has deteriorated. 5. Operating Margin

The operating margin has increased in Financial Year 2010, but it has decreased to 9 in 2013 and then finally rising to 9.6 in 2014.Bajaj Auto1. Sales-

Growth

Revenue

The sales of Bajaj Auto is less than that of Hero MotoCorp. The growth in sales has deteriorated over the years. Operating Margin

The operating margin has remained almost constant for Bajaj Auto since 2010. The operating margin of Bajaj Auto is more than that of Hero MotoCorp. PAT

The Profit after Tax has increased in 2010 after which it has remained almost constant. The profit after tax has seen a declining growth since 2010. The Profit after tax for Bajaj Auto is more than that of Hero MotoCorp. TVS Motors1. Sales

The revenue of TVS Motors is less than that of Hero MotoCorp. The growth in the revenue has declined from 2011. The revenue has increased over the 10 years. Profit after Tax

Operating Margin