HUL Q2 net up 9% YoY to Rs 2,009 crore; announces interim dividend of Rs 14

Hindustan Unilever (HUL) on Tuesday reported an 8.7 per cent year-on-year (YoY) rise in its net profit at Rs 2,009 crore for the second quarter of the current fiscal year (Q2FY21). The company had logged a profit of Rs 1,848 crore in the year-ago period.

On a sequential basis, numbers grew 6.8 per cent.

Total sales (revenue) for the quarter under review came in at Rs 11,276 crore, up 16.1 per cent YoY while underlying domestic consumer business sales (excluding the impact of business combinations) grew by 3 per cent YoY in the quarter. On a quarter-on-quarter (QoQ)