October 21, 2011 / 10:58 IST
Godrej Consumer Products is expected to report a rise of 6.7% year-on-year in its consolidated profit after tax of Rs 140 crore for the quarter ended September FY12 as against Rs 131.1 crore in the corresponding quarter of last fiscal, according to CNBC-TV18 estimates.
Sales are seen going up by 18.6% to Rs 1,130 crore from Rs 952.8 crore year-on-year.
Operating profit margin is expected to be at 16.9% in second quarter of FY12 as against 17.7% in same quarter the previous year.
Q2 Highlights* Expect a 23-25% growth in the domestic business
* Domestic business led by continued traction in household insecticide biz and new launches
* Volume growth is likely to remain strong as demonstrated in Q1 (9% in soaps and 10% hair color)
* Topline growth also reflects revenues from the Darling group acquisition (1 month of consolidation)
Drags* As seen in Q1, competitive intensity has meant higher advertising and promotion (A&P) costs
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