Quarterly Results

Antique said Britannia is executing a balanced growth strategy aimed at positioning itself as a 'total food company' while maintaining leadership in the biscuit category.

Nifty FMCG index dropped 2.4 per cent today as commodity prices rise amid Iran war. Nomura warned that higher input costs could hurt margins of HUL, GCPL and Colgate Palmolive in Q1FY27

Stocks to buy, February 24: Kotak Securities Equity Research Head suggests placing bets on Britannia Industries and Smartworks Coworking Spaces. Here's why

Leading fastmoving consumer goods (FMCG) companies expect volumedriven growth to take centre stage in the next fiscal year, supported by easing inflation and stable commodity prices that have begun to ease pressure on margins. In the December quarter, leading FMCG companies reported mid- to high single-digit volume growth. On their latest earnings calls, the industry captains said the operating environment is turning more favourable after several quarters of volatility. Key inputs such as edible oils, wheat, copra and surfactants softened, and with macroeconomic tailwinds including GST rationalisation, higher MSPs and a healthy crop season, FMCG makers anticipate sustained demand recovery. Most players have already taken calibrated price hikes earlier in the fiscal year and now expect growth to be led by volumes rather than pricing. Some companies indicated they may pass on some benefits of lower input costs to consumers through offers, increased grammage or selective discounts, ev

For Q4, the brokerage expects Marico to lead the HPC segment with around 20 per cent sales growth, followed by 9-10 per cent growth for Dabur India and Godrej Consumer Products

Om Mehra, tech analyst at SAMCO Securities explains that Britannia is trading in a well-defined rectangular range, or more precisely, a Darvas Box repeatedly finding support near the lower boundary.

Bakery company Britannia Industries will invest to fight the "regional competition" against small players and in e-commerce to become stronger in product categories like biscuits, rusk, cake, croissants and wafers. As part of its strategy, Britannia will have a "startup mentality" to compete with small players having influence in small pockets, said Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer Rakshit Hargave. "We are going to be fighting regional competition, we are going to be investing in e-commerce, yes, that will require more funds. We are committed to invest that. We believe that the opportunity for us to drive topline better is definitely there," said Hargave in an investors' call. He stressed that driving topline growth was critical to expanding Britannia's consumer base across its portfolio of brands, and the company would take a "pragmatic view" of balancing ambition with resources. Britannia, which owns popular brands such as Good Day, Tiger, NutriChoice and MarieGold, .

Britannia Industries shares rise after Q3FY26 earnings beat with strong margin expansion. Nomura raises target to ₹7,275; MOFSL, JM Financial, ICICI Securities remain bullish on stock

As a strategy, Gaurang Shah, head investment strategist at Geojit Investments remains selectively bullish on the FMCG stocks on the back of a likely improvement in semi-urban and rural demand.

The buying on the counter came after Britannia released its Q3FY26 numbers on Tuesday, after market hours.