₹190 crore loss in sales in the fourth quarter of last fiscal.As such, Q4 turned out to be a huge disappointment with revenues dropping about 22%.
In addition, the company has been unable to fall back on exports amid the covid-19 pandemic.Exports shrunk about 20% year-on-year and could continue to be constrained in the near term because of the state of the global economy.
There are hopes that demand may revive in the second half depending on the reopening of economies, but that too will be slow.Nevertheless, to improve margins Cummins will have to rely on absorbing high fixed costs.