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HUL, the superstock? Safe haven demands, better earnings attract investors

HUL's current market value of Rs 5.14 trillion is also more than the combined Rs 4.20 trillion market capitalisation of India's top 10 listed automobile companies

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Apart from robust fundamentals, enviable business model and debt-free balance sheet, HUL's extensive distribution network, strong brand equity and vast product mix, with a large share of essential products, provide comfort.

Vishal ChhabriaShreepad S Aute Mumbai
In a world where growth is scarce, and top-notch experts are predicting a global recession and sharply cutting India's GDP growth to multi-year lows, any company offering some stability in earnings is bound to attract investors and command premium valuation. Among the very few to do so is Hindustan Unilever (HUL), India's largest fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) company, which has surged 12 per cent in one month, even as the Nifty fell 13 per cent.

HUL is now trading at over 75 times its earnings for trailing 12 months ended December 2019, a 55 per cent premium to its five-year mean