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  • Britannia unlikely to hike prices further unless input costs rise again, says MD and CEO Varun Berry

    Britannia unlikely to hike prices further unless input costs rise again, says MD and CEO Varun Berry

    Britannia is strengthening its adjacent categories with new product launches across bakery, biscuits, cheese, and beverages. The non-biscuit portfolio saw strong momentum fuelled by expanded distribution channels.

  • Chart of the Day: Low capacity utilisation may not support cement price hikes

    Chart of the Day: Low capacity utilisation may not support cement price hikes

    The recent spike in cement prices augurs well for manufacturers, but sluggish demand may play spoilsport in sustaining higher prices

  • Sustained price hikes to aid profit margins of pharma companies

    Sustained price hikes to aid profit margins of pharma companies

    In the 12 months ending June 2023, price hikes contributed as much as half of the India pharma market growth

  • Cement firms stare at downside risks to FY24 estimates without price hikes

    Cement firms stare at downside risks to FY24 estimates without price hikes

    As cement makers focus on expanding volumes and retaining market share, pricing power has taken a beating

  • Adani Total Gas Q3 profit rises 17% YoY to Rs 150 crore

    Adani Total Gas Q3 profit rises 17% YoY to Rs 150 crore

    The company, part of a larger conglomerate led by billionaire Gautam Adani, has been hit by a market rout after U.S. short-seller Hindenburg Research on Jan. 24 alleged it had engaged in stock manipulation and used tax havens.

  • Dabur India: Operating margin may run into stress points

    Dabur India: Operating margin may run into stress points

    Higher dependency on rural markets has impacted Dabur India performance. Any pick-up in activity will lead to higher growth rate

  • Has growth in two-wheeler sales hit a saturation point?

    Has growth in two-wheeler sales hit a saturation point?

    Demand weakness in entry-level 2Ws can be attributed to about 52 per cent penetration in the addressable market, along with higher cost of ownership

  • Magic pill for US generic growth is losing potency

    Magic pill for US generic growth is losing potency

    Products such as injectables and inhalers that were to give an edge to companies' US portfolio are seeing more competition

  • Inflationary situation to remain volatile: Asian Paints’ CEO Amit Syngle

    Inflationary situation to remain volatile: Asian Paints’ CEO Amit Syngle

    Syngle added that the company’s gross margins for the quarters ahead will remain in the 38-40 percent range amidst the volatile inflationary situation, rupee depreciation, and the fear of a global recession.

  • Price hikes in India yet to measure up for pharma companies

    Price hikes in India yet to measure up for pharma companies

    Analysts expect the profit margins to contract at most drug companies in the June quarter from a year ago

  • Vital TSMC supplier warns of chip material price hikes into 2023

    Vital TSMC supplier warns of chip material price hikes into 2023

    Tokyo-based Showa Denko, which supplies essential chip fabrication materials to the likes of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. and Infineon Technologies AG, has been forced to drastically increase the cost it passes on to customers

  • We will not go for more than 5% price hike this year: Amit Jatia of Westlife Development

    We will not go for more than 5% price hike this year: Amit Jatia of Westlife Development

    Westlife Development, the master franchisee of McDonald’s in the South and West of India, had taken a 2 percent hike in October last year.

  • Britannia: Is it the right bite for investors?

    Britannia: Is it the right bite for investors?

    Next engine of growth will be higher rural penetration and expansion in adjacent businesses such as bakery and dairy

  • FMCG companies indicate more product price increases ahead

    FMCG companies indicate more product price increases ahead

    Dabur, Britannia and Hindustan Unilever expect relief from an unprecedented rise in input costs only towards the second half of the calendar year.

  • HDFC Life, ICICI Pru Life face tough balancing act as reinsurers raise rates

    HDFC Life, ICICI Pru Life face tough balancing act as reinsurers raise rates

    The share of the term insurance (protection) business in total revenue declined at both HDFC Life and ICICI Pru Life last quarter due to multiple reasons

  • Had a stellar Q1, but may not sustain margins: Whirlpool

    Had a stellar Q1, but may not sustain margins: Whirlpool

    The consumer durables firm reported a 67.37 percent increase in its standalone net profit at Rs 83 crore for the first quarter ended June 30, on robust operating margins.

  • Expect FY15 revenue growth at 12-15%: VIP

    Expect FY15 revenue growth at 12-15%: VIP

    Dilip Piramal, chairman, VIP says the company is likely to see good numbers in the days to come as Q1 FY15 is seasonally a strong quarter.

  • ITC Q1 net profit seen up 18% at Rs 1,890 crore

    ITC Q1 net profit seen up 18% at Rs 1,890 crore

    Analysts expect the company's revenue to rise 17 percent year-on-year to Rs 7,800 crore. Revenue from cigarettes is likely to increase 18-20 percent.

  • HUL Q2 net profit seen up 14% YoY at Rs 785 cr

    HUL Q2 net profit seen up 14% YoY at Rs 785 cr

    India's largest fast moving consumer goods maker Hindustan Unilever is expected to report a strong growth in the second quarter, helped by 8-9% volume growth, price hikes in some categories benign raw material costs and controlled advertising spends.

  • Auto cos' profit brakes on falling Re breaker

    Auto cos' profit brakes on falling Re breaker

    CNBC-TV18‘s Swati Khandelwal Jain reports on the imapct of the rupee‘s fall on sales of luxury cars and the auto world

  • Mumbai realtors cheer as buyers return despite price hikes

    Mumbai realtors cheer as buyers return despite price hikes

    Home buyers are returning to make purchases despite developers announcing a fresh round of price hikes, reports CNBC-TV18's Priyanka Ghosh.

  • Unilever sales lifted by price hikes and emerging markets

    Unilever sales lifted by price hikes and emerging markets

    Consumer goods giant Unilever beat forecasts with an 8.4%- rise in first-quarter sales on Thursday, helped by price hikes and emerging market growth

  • What to expect from HUL Q3 earnings?

    What to expect from HUL Q3 earnings?

    India's largest fast moving consumer goods company Hindustan Unilever is expected to report a robust set of numbers for October-December, helped by staggered price hikes across its categories. The company reports third quarter results on Monday.

  • After deep discounts in Dec, car prices to go up from Jan

    After deep discounts in Dec, car prices to go up from Jan

    Passenger car makers offered huge discounts in December, as much as Rs 60,000-70,000, to attract buyers, in what has been a year full of speed breakers for the industry. But if you haven't bought your car yet, get ready for price hikes from January.

  • TGB Q2 con net up 49% to Rs 77cr on higher sales

    TGB Q2 con net up 49% to Rs 77cr on higher sales

    Tata Global Breverages second quarter consolidated net profit rose 49% Y-o-Y to Rs 77 crore, helped by strong sales across global markets and price hikes taken in India.

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