P&G Hygiene and Health Care hits record high after good Q3 results

Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care rose 5.31% to Rs 7,764.70 at 9:53 IST on BSE after net profit rose 2.65% to Rs 99.63 crore on 5.53% rise in net sales to Rs 573.87 crore in Q3 March 2017 over Q3 March 2016.

The result was announced after market hours on Friday, 5 May 2017.

Meanwhile, the S&P BSE Sensex was up 90.80 points, or 0.30% to 29,949.60.

On the BSE, 402 shares were traded in the counter so far, compared with average daily volumes of 2,849 shares in the past one quarter. The stock had hit a high of Rs 7,780 so far during the day, which is also a record high for the counter. The stock had hit a low of Rs 7,449 so far during the day. The stock hit a 52-week low of Rs 6,025 on 29 June 2016.

 

The stock had outperformed the market over the past one month till 5 May 2017, rising 0.09% compared with 0.23% decline in the Sensex. The scrip had, however, underperformed the market in past one quarter, rising 5.33% as against Sensex's 5.73% rise.

The large-cap company has equity capital of Rs 32.46 crore. Face value per share is Rs 10.

The board of Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care declared a special interim dividend of Rs 362 per equity share.

Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care is an FMCG company.

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