On the bourses, ITC stock has rallied 14.1 per cent over the past month. The stock hit an all-time high of Rs 510.60 on July 24, 2024. This was the first instance of ITC stock crossing Rs 500-mark.
ITC rose 2% to Rs 479.35, quoting higher for the sixth straight trading day, and was 4% shy from its record high level of Rs 499.60 touched on July 24, 2023.
Companies expand offerings beyond noodles, trade witnessing a food twist
The Nifty PCR data suggests that the index may attempt a rally towards 23,700 level ahead of the June series expiry; On the downside, strong support is expected around 23,350 - 23,290.
The majority of the shareholders who participated at the NCLT-convened meeting on Thursday spoke in favour of the resolution
At 9:17 AM, ITC shares were trading nearly 0.50 per cent lower at Rs 439.45 per share. In comparison, S&P BSE Sensex was down 0.14 per cent at 75,309.65 levels
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Sanjiv Puri, Chairman and Managing Director of ITC, has assumed office as the president of the Confederation of Indian Industry for 2024-25, the chamber said on Sunday. He takes over from R Dinesh, Chairman of TVS Supply Chain Solutions. Puri heads ITC Ltd, a conglomerate with businesses in FMCG, hotels, paperboards & packaging, agribusiness, and IT. He is also the Chairman of ITC Infotech India Ltd, its subsidiaries in the UK and US, and Surya Nepal Private Ltd. Rajiv Memani takes over as President-Designate of CII for 2024-25. He is Chairman of the India region of EY (Ernst & Young), a leading global professional services organisation. He is also a member of EY's global management body as the Chair of its Global Emerging Markets Committee. Tata Chemicals Limited Managing Director and CEO R Mukundan takes over as the vice president of CII for 2024-25. "He is a distinguished alumnus of IIT, Roorkee, a Fellow of Indian Chemical Society and an alumnus of Harvard Business School.
With today's sharp rally, technically ITC is seen trading close to its long-term moving average on the daily charts.
Technically, the stock seems placed unfavourably on multiple parameters. However, a pullback cannot be ruled out, as it trades in oversold zone too.
Consolidated revenue from operations in Q3FY24 was at Rs 19,484.50 crore, up 2.44 per cent
Diversified group ITC's FMCG business expanded at a compounded annual growth rate of 14 per cent in the last three years while its Aashirvaad brand has become an Rs 8,000 crore product in terms of consumer spends, according to a company presentation. ITC is "one of the fastest growing FMCG Businesses in India" with rapid scale in revenues, which is largely "driven by brands developed in-house", ITC in an investor presentation released on Tuesday. ITC's FMCG products are now "present in 3 of 4 households in India," it added. Its foods business has a CAGR of 13 per cent over 10 years and 3-times growth in last 10 years. The Sunfeast brand has crossed over Rs 5,000 crore in terms of consumer spends, said ITC. Moreover, its snacks brand Bingo, Yipee under which it sells instant noodles, Agarbatti brand Mangaldeep, stationery brand Classmate and its spice brand Sunrise have crossed Rs 1,000 crore of consumer spends. The company measures annual consumer spend as the sum total of what
The company, at its institutional investors and financial analysts day on Tuesday, said that it was targeting to reach 200 hotels
Chadha said that the new company would have a strong, debt-free balance sheet, with marquee properties and good cash flows
The festive season, increase in rural wages, and government spending on infrastructure are expected to propel rural demand ahead, according to analysts
The company also announced acquisition of 45.36% stake in International Travel House Limited and 25% stake in Maharaja Heritage Resorts Limited
Chairman and managing director of ITC Limited Sanjiv Puri on Thursday said that the proposed demerged hotels business will have a strong balance sheet and also be debt-free. Speaking to analysts over concall, Puri said the new entity when it comes into being, will be able to raise capital, either through debt, equity or from strategic investors when required. This is up to to the board of the new entity to determine when such capital is required, Puri said, adding that it will work on a asset-light model requiring modest amount. On July 24, the board of ITC gave in-principle approval to demerge the hotels business into a new entity to be listed pursuant to a scheme of arrangement. In the new entity, ITC will directly hold 40 per cent of equity while the balance 60 per cent will be owned by the shareholders of the company. Puri said "ITC will stay invested in the hotels business with this holding and also draw synergies for its foods vertical from the demerged entity." Puri said "
Some investors may have preferred a vertical split (100 per cent direct). This move will not likely have a big implication for ITC's share price, wrote analysts at Jefferies in a note
An increased preference towards healthier food items has been registered since Covid-19. Consumers are now taking more time to read product labels before going for a purchase
ITC share: The stock has firmly outperformed the benchmark returns by rallying 56 per cent over the last year versus a 3% and 23.5% gain in the Nifty50 and Nifty FMCG indices during this time