Sunil Duggal, Dabur India‘s CEO told CNBC-TV18 that subdued demand, weak Nepal operations and shift to festive season impacted second quarter earnings.

See 6% volume growth in Q2; less room for price hike: Dabur

Sunil Duggal, CEO, Dabur India expects the second half of the fiscal to be better than the first half, both for rural and urban markets, adding that demand was better in September.

See 6-10% volume growth on stressed rural demand: Dabur

Nepal earthquake and currency devaluation on account of economical and political disturbances in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region- Turkey, Nigeria and Egypt - has impacted the overall margin growth to 7.9 percent, says Lalit Malik, CFO of the company.

Consumer segment recovery will be slow: SocGen

Nitin Mathur of SocGen says the consumer segment is just coming out of a prolonged slowdown. “We were in any case not expecting any V shaped recovery to happen, it is going to be slow and gradual process and we are happy that things are on track for that,” he told CNBC-TV18.

See Q1FY16 subdued; demand to pick up in Q3-Q4FY16: Dabur

According to Sunil Duggal, CEO, Dabur India although urban consumption demand hasn‘t picked up, rural demand has remained resilient despite challenging macros.

See rural demand falling on unseasonal rains: Dabur

Sunil Duggal, chief executive officer, Dabur expects volume growth to be in the range of 6-10 percent and rules out the likelihood of any price reductions.

Demand to improve, will maintain current ad spends: Dabur

Dabur India matched street expectations with the third quarter consolidated net profit rising 16.4 percent year-on-year to Rs 282.8 crore. Consolidated net sales grew 9.2 percent to Rs 2,074 crore during October-December quarter from Rs 1,899.6 crore in the year-ago period.

Volumes a worry but see Q4 margins improve by 1%: Dabur

Sunil Duggal, chief executive officer, Dabur India says the company will launch some new products but it will do so with a cautious view.

Inflationary concerns to keep margins under pressure: Dabur

CFO Lalit Malik said that the company has seen good sales growth in healthcare and skin segment and nearly 45 percent sales came from rural areas

Rural demand to pick up in Q4: Dabur

The company expects around 10 percent volume growth and 15-17 percent top line growth in FY14. It is even looking at small international acquisitions to enhance portfolio.

Biz environ not really bad; see uptick in ad spends: Dabur

According to Sunil Duggal, the company so far has done well and hopes the uptick will start soon. The company's ad spends have also shaped up in the quarter ended September though not as much as its competitors, he adds.

May hike prices by 3% in Q3; see higher Q2 margins: Dabur

Speaking to CNBC-TV18, Sunil Duggal, chief executive officer, Dabur India says the company is likely to hike prices to the tune of 3 percent that will help in mitigating the inflation costs.

Maintain volume growth guidance of 8-12% for FY14: Dabur

The fast moving consumer goods company expects steady growth in all categories for FY14, says Dabur India's Lalit Malik.

May hike prices by 2-3%; increase ad spend: Dabur CEO

Dabur India which reported its fourth quarter number today posted a volume growth at 12 percent, which is highest in last 11 quarters. The company said that they will be able to maintain volume growth of 8-10 percent going forward.

Will maintain current volume growth going forward: Dabur

Sunil Duggal, CEO, Dabur says that the company‘s consumer discretionary goods portfolio are showing good growth, despite the slowdown. He says that though the fourth quarter numbers would show a reasonably robust demand profile, the possibility of this slowing down in the coming months cannot be ruled out.

Ad spends may moderate by 50-100 bps in Q4: Dabur

In an interview to CNBC-TV18, Sunil Duggal, CEO, Dabur India said although the headline numbers looked a little lower, the domestic consumer business which is the chief generator of profits is growing at 14.5 percent, with almost double-digit volume growth.

See domestic volume growth at 8-12% in FY13: Dabur India

In an interview to CNBC-TV18, Sunil Duggal, chief executive officer, Dabur India says , the demand scene seems to be a little bit muted now as compared to six months ago.

Expect ad spends to stabilise around 12-13%: Dabur India

In an interview to CNBC-TV18, Sunil Duggal, Chief Executive Officer, Dabur India Ltd. spoke about the performance of the company which released its Q2 results today posting 16% profit to Rs 202 crore in-line with expectations.

No evidence of downtrading; see 10% volume growth: Dabur

With the monsoon playing spoilsport, FMCG companies are likely to be worst hit and chances of downtrading are also high. However, Sunil Duggal, CEO of Dabur India believes there is no evidence of any downtrading or slowdown in consumption despite the fact that consumption is slightly subdued in certain pockets.

No slowdown in consumer goods, Dabur eyes 10% volume growth

Sunil Duggal, CEO of Dabur India believes a good monsoon will be the key to volume growth for the first half of FY13. So far, the monsoon has disappointed and if there is a shortfall, it may dent volumes significantly, said Duggal.

Mulling 5% price hike to counter input inflation: Dabur

Chief executive of Dabur India Sunil Duggal says they are mulling a 5% price hike in the next quarter so as to overcome margin pressures due to inflation in raw materials.

Margins under pressure, but don't see further fall: Dabur

Despite the unabated pressure on margins, CEO of Dabur India Sunil Duggal tells CNBC-TV18 that he doesn‘t expect margins to fall from here on.

Expect 10% volume growth ahead: Dabur India

In an interview to CNBC-TV18, Sunil Duggal, chief executive officer of Dabur says, the company expects 10% volume growth in the coming quarters.

Don't expect further margin contraction in Q3: Dabur India

In its second quarter results reported today, Dabur India announced its sales figure at Rs 1,269.72 crore, up by over 30%, however, the company witnessed some depression in the margins. However, talking exclusively to CNBC-TV18, Sunil Duggal, CEO at Dabur India said that the company does not expect any further margin contraction in Q3.

Expect Sri Lanka arm to boost margins: Dabur India

Sunil Duggal, chief executive officer, Dabur India in an interview to CNBC-TV18 said that the new subsidiary in Singapore is expected capture better margins.