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Positive outlook, with rural areas expected to perform better
The thief who stole toothpaste worth Rs 11 lakh in Delhi has been arrested from his house in Uttar Pradesh
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Premiumisation trends and increase in market share by Colgate-Palmolive are what investors need to focus on, going forward
Investors should look at the premiumisation and market share gains
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We are encouraged with demand pick up in rural market. Sales growth through Dabur's Super stockist channel, which is largely rural, was 26% YoY and augurs well for a company having sales contribution of about 45-50% from rural areas.
In an interview to CNBC-TV18 Rahul Arora, CEO of Nirmal Bang Institutional Equities shared his reading and outlook on the market as well as on stocks and sectors.
"With volume market share in June 2016 of 55.9 percent for toothpaste and 46.8 percent for toothbrush, the oral care category registered a strong net sales growth of 11 percent in Q1, aided by new products like Colgate Sensitive Clove and Colgate A1 toothbrush," the company said in its filing.
According to sources, Sri Sri Ayurveda is looking to scale up its FMCG business with plans to expand franchise outlets to 2500 by end of this fiscal from 1000 now and add 14-15 additional categories from 20-25 categories that they currently operate in.
In Q1 volume growth was at 4.1 percent against CNBC-TV18 poll of 5-7 percent.
Demand, which continues to be weak, will improve only in the second half of FY17 on the back of pay hikes, monsoon and 24x7 opening of shops, says Lalit Malik, CFO of Dabur India.
Colgate Palmolive has posted net profit of Rs 146 crore in January-March quarter, down 10.8 percent from Rs 164 crore in corresponding quarter last fiscal. During the period, its revenue climbed 7 percent at Rs 1099 crore against Rs 1028 crore on an annual basis.
EBITDA in Q2 was up 15 percent to Rs 404 crore versus Rs 351 crore while EBITDA margins were at 19.3 percent from Rs 18.2 percent year-on-year.
Analysts polled by CNBC-TV18 are expecting another steady quarter with volumes growth of 4-8 percent in Q4 FY15. Gross margin is seen to be higher by 200-250 basis points.
Net profit of Dabur India grew 21 percent to Rs 284.8 crore in the January-March quarter from Rs 235.3 crore in last fiscal. The FMCG major‘s total income jumped 10.2 percent to Rs 1944.8 crore as against Rs 1764 crore in year-ago period.
Colgate shines bright, HUL loses sheen in oral care market
Colgate's market share gained in Jan-June, but its EBITDA margin declined as the company has increased its marketing and promotional spends to stay ahead of increasingly aggressive competition.