Hindustan Unilever (HUL) reported a net profit of Rs 2,591 crore as compared to Rs 2,668 crore which translates to a decline of 2.8 per cent
On October 22, foreign institutional investors continued their selling spree, offloading shares worth Rs 3,978.61 crore, while domestic institutional investors bought shares totaling Rs 5,869.06 crore
Earlier this week, Hindustan Unilever approved the sale of its water purification business to AO Smith India for an Enterprise Value (EV) of Rs 601 crore or $72 million.
The fall came after the company announced a mixed set of March quarter (Q4FY24) results. Hindustan Unilever's profit dipped 1.6 per cent to Rs 2,558 crore, from Rs 2,600 crore a year ago
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The market price of HUL has fallen below its previous low of Rs 2,393, hit on March 15, 2023. It is trading at its lowest level since July 2022
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Net profit rises 22.2% on 16.1% increase in revenue
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Revenue was up 19.6% YoY and profit up 13.5% YoY, its highest-ever quarterly figures
HUL Q1 results: Analysts say that the FMCG company's profit margins will continue to bear the brunt of high commodity prices, which were at peak highs for the most part of the quarter.
In the near-term, operating environment will continue to remain challenging, says HUL CMD
Analysts expect nearly 200 basis points year-on-year fall in HUL's gross margins for the December quarter due to high commodity prices.
The company declared an interim dividend of Rs 15 per equity share of the face value of Re 1 each for the financial year ending March 31, 2022
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Analysts at ICICI Securities expect Hindustan Unilever (HUL) to post 15.4 per cent year-on-year (YoY) revenue growth at Rs 11,322.3 crore in the December quarter