Jyothy Labs is expected to report a growth of 27% year-on-year in its profit after tax of Rs 28 crore for the fourth quarter of FY12, according to CNBC-TV18 poll.
Net sales are seen going up by 16% to Rs 180 crore from Rs 155 crore during the same period.
EBITDA is likely to shot up 80% to Rs 27 crore for the January-March quarter of 2012 as against Rs 15 crore in a year ago period.
Operating profit margin is seen improving significantly by 520 basis points to 15% versus 9.8% year-on-year.
Expectations
- Sales growth to be driven by 7% price increase taken in September 2011 along with good volume growth in Ujala
- Expect better performance in soaps & detergents (around 12% higher YoY) with homecare growth remaining subdued
- A&P expenses may be higher for the quarter
- Henkel consolidation will not happen in the quarter
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