Colgate Q4 PAT seen up 20.1% YoY to Rs. 171 cr: HDFC Securities

HDFC Securities has come out with its fourth quarter (Jan-March’ 18) earnings estimates for the FMCG sector. The brokerage house expects Colgate to report net profit at Rs. 171 crore up 20.1% year-on-year (up 0.3% quarter-on-quarter).

Net Sales are expected to increase by 11 percent Y-o-Y (up 11.4 percent Q-o-Q) to Rs. 1,151 crore, according to HDFC Securities.

Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) are likely to rise by 16.3 percent Y-o-Y (up 0.6 percent Q-o-Q) to Rs. 284 crore.

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