Godfrey Phillips share price: Cigarette maker Godfrey Phillips India, along with its Q4 result, recommended a final dividend payout of ₹3.3 per share of ₹2 face value for FY2025-26.
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Cigarette maker Godfrey Phillips India Ltd on Friday reported an 86 per cent jump in consolidated net profit at Rs 521.46 crore in the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2026, driven by robust sales. The company had posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 279.61 crore in the corresponding quarter of the preceding fiscal, Godfrey Phillips India (GPI) said in a regulatory filing. Consolidated total revenue from operations in Q4FY26 stood at Rs 3,485.54 crore as against Rs 1,887.79 crore in the year-ago period. Total expenses in the quarter under review were higher at Rs 2,968.42 crore, compared to Rs 1,663.92 crore in the corresponding period a year ago. The board of directors has recommended a final dividend of Rs 3.3 per equity share of Rs 2 each for 2025-26, the company informed the stock exchanges. For FY26, consolidated net profit stood at Rs 1,526 crore, compared to Rs 1,072.31 crore in FY25. Consolidated total revenue from operations for the entire financial year stood at Rs 9,12
With today's sharp gain of 12 per cent, Godfrey Phillips shares have now recouped the YTD losses
In the case of ITC, Nomura noted that the company has started increasing prices for its premium brands, including Gold Flake and Classic, across most subsegments
G Chokkalingam of Equinomics Research believes that a pullback in ITC was overdue, as the sell-off was way beyond his expectations. The analyst sees fair value for ITC in the range of ₹375 - ₹380 leve
In two sessions, ITC shares declined over 5 per cent, Godfrey Phillips over 6 per cent and VST Industries over 3 per cent
Analysts attribute the pullback in Godfrey Phillips to value-buying, as the stock had shed nearly 50% in the last five months. ITC, meanwhile, has witnessed a gradual 29% dip from September 2024 high.
Technical charts show that ITC, Godfrey Phillips, Jubilant FoodWorks, AWL Agri Business and United Breweries are trading in oversold zones based on the 14-day RSI parameter.
ITC, Godfrey Phillips and VST Industries fell up to 10 per cent, after Centre notified February 1 as the date from which additional excise duty will be levied on tobacco