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Marico reported a slight dip in Q2FY26 net profit despite healthy revenue growth, steady India demand, and strong international business performance
Marico's India volumes are projected to grow 7 per cent Y-o-Y, while domestic pricing gains are estimated at 26 per cent.
It also said that consolidated revenue growth on a year-on-year basis will touch the thirties on the back of pricing interventions and mix improvement, which will help Marico close the first half
In the year-to-date (Y-T-D) period, the Nifty FMCG index has lost 3 per cent, as compared to a rise of around 4 per cent in the Nifty 50, Bloomberg data shows
Heavy rains in Q2FY26 adversely affected seasonal categories such as carbonated drinks, ready-to-drink juices, beer, ice creams, and hair/skin summer care products.
Technical charts show that FMCG shares - ITC, HUL, Nestle India, Colgate-Palmolive and Marico were trading near key support levels; a downside breakout can trigger a fall up to 13% from here.
Motilal Oswal continues to favour leading staples companies, including HUL, GCPL and Marico, as beneficiaries of renewed consumption momentum.
The GST Council has the rates on several staple and essential categories from 18 per cent to 5 per cent
Brokerage expects gross-profit-margin (GPM) improvement in Q2FY26 but warns that month-on-month raw-material (RM) upticks could revive price hikes from Q4
Blue Star stock has demonstrated a robust move in the last couple of trading weeks and has witnessed a 'Cup and Handle' pattern breakout on the daily chart.
FMCG stocks in demand as government plans big GST rate reforms, marking the second major fiscal stimulus in FY26 after personal income tax cuts with an aim to boost consumption.
With inflation easing, borrowing costs falling, and recent income tax relief bolstering household savings, a clearer turnaround is expected in the second half of the fiscal year
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement about the rationalisation of GST rates and the simplification of the rate structure will further accelerate the consumption revival, believes Motilal Oswal
Marico Ltd, which is expanding into the healthy food segment with Saffola brand, expects its food business to surpass the edible oil vertical, said the company's Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Saugata Gupta. Marico, whose foods business has crossed the Rs 900 crore-mark in FY25, is expanding in the segment by introducing Saffola oats, honey, and snacks, among other products, in the fast-growing wellness space. The home-grown FMCG major, which also operates with brands like 'True Elements' and the plant-based nutrition portfolio of Plix, sees a significant opportunity for expansion of TAM (Total Addressable Market), he said. "As far as Saffola is concerned, we continue to grow the foods franchise. And the food franchise is more profitable than the edible oil. The food business does involve a significant TAM expansion," Gupta told PTI. For Saffola oats and masala oats, there is a room to improve penetration, distribution, and it needs to be ramped up further with ...
Dabur, Britannia, and Marico cut or rationalised ad spends in Q1 to protect margins but plan higher investments ahead to boost brands, sales, and market presence
Despite the pressures on profitability most brokerages expect the company to post a double digit revenue growth and a gradual easing of cost inflation towards the end of the year
Marico shares slipped 1.8 per cent in trade, logging an intra-day low at ₹709.7 per share on BSE after posting Q1 results
With the 2025 monsoon tracking above normal and kharif sowing gaining momentum, the brokerage expects these FMCG names to benefit from a broad-based recovery in volumes.