| GCPL: Well done | 14-NOV-09 |
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| A better reach in rural markets has helped both the soaps and hair colours businesses. |
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| Godrej Consumer Products' net triples | 31-OCT-09 |
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| Godrej Consumer Products Ltd (GCPL), the fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) company, showed a consolidated net profit of Rs 93 crore for the quarter ended September, almost three times the Rs 34.7 crore figure posted in the corresponding quarter last financial year. |
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| Rich lather | 24-AUG-09 |
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| A diverse product range, value for money strategy and enhanced distribution reach will help Godrej Consumer sustain growth rates,. |
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| GCPL: Attractive pricing pays off | 13-AUG-09 |
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| Godrej Consumer Products Ltd’s (GCPL’s) strategy of trying to gain market share without worrying too much about profitability is paying off. The company’s key brand, Godrej no 1, continues to gain share at the mass end and, in the June 2009 quarter, sales of soaps grew 27 per cent, outpacing the competition. |
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| 'The year ahead looks good with Sara Lee's consolidation' | 26-JUL-09 |
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| There are three things that happened this quarter. First, the appointment of a new managing director, Dalip Sehgal. Second, some very focused steps which have seen our marketshare increase in every area that we operate in. In soaps, for instance, our marketshare increased from 9.8 per cent from 9.1 per cent in Q1. The hair colour business grew at 20 per cent, close to 6 per cent more than the industry growth rate. |
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| Godrej Q1 net up 78% | 26-JUL-09 |
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| Beating market expectations, fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) player Godrej Consumer Products (GCPL) registered a consolidated net profit increase of 78 per cent for the quarter ended June 30, 2009, to Rs 70 crore, compared with Rs 39 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous financial year. |
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| Still shining | 06-JUL-09 |
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| There is no doubt that the economic slowdown impacted a large number of sectors in the second half of the last fiscal year. But, a robust sales (value) growth of about 18-19 per cent and profit growth of about 14-15 per cent in 2008-09 reported by the fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector does not suggest any slowdown. |
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| GCPL: Not adding too much colour | 27-NOV-08 |
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| With around Rs 350 crore of cash on the balance sheet, it’s not surprising that Godrej Consumer Products wants to buy back its shares. But it is spending only Rs 15 crore on the buyback. |
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| GCPL: In a bind | 16-JUN-07 |
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| Rising input costs and higher sales of low-margin soaps mar numbers.
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| Godrej eyes buys in Brazil, Indonesia | 30-SEP-06 |
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| After acquisitions in Europe and Africa in the last 12 months, the Godrej group is now looking at possible acquisitions in Brazil and Indonesia.
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