Dabur shares rose 3 per cent after it reported a 2.8 per cent increase in net profit for the June quarter
Rural markets continued to outperform urban for the fifth quarter; Dabur's sales rose despite weather-hit summer portfolio and modest urban recovery
Dabur attributed the modest growth to unseasonal summer rains, which impacted its beverage portfolio; rural demand continued to outperform urban
At 11:15 AM; BSE FMCG index, the sole gainer among sectoral indices, was up 1 per cent, as compared to 0.5 per cent decline in the BSE Sensex.
Early monsoon and unseasonal rainfall this year in most parts of the country have impacted the topline of beverage makers in the June quarter. This has not only impacted sales of the cola brands but also traditional milk-based beverage products, such as lassi, shakes, flavoured milks, and buttermilk. Interestingly, the beverage makers had early volume gains in 2026 as summer arrived early. They had stocked inventory and channels in anticipation of a repeat of last year's bumper sales. However, by mid-April, intermittent rainfall started hitting southern and western India, impacting overall which sales from early May. The Coca-Cola Company Chairman and CEO James Quincey, in the latest investors' call, said the company got a "hit by some early monsoon in India", in the June quarter, which is the important selling season in the country. The company had a good start in the quarter, but early arrival of monsoon impacted it, said Quincey. "In India, after a strong start to the year, vo