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Rising input costs to weigh on FMCG margins despite demand recovery in Q2

Rising input costs are likely to put pressure on operating margins for Indian fast-moving consumer goods companies in the September quarter, even as resilient demand and growth in key product categories support revenue expansion. A sharp rise in crude oil and its derivative products used in packaging, along with a persistent inflationary trend in various commodities and deficit rainfall, has increased cost pressures across companies depending on their product mix, pricing power and cost-saving measures. A report from brokerage ICICI Direct said higher crude and crude-derivative prices, coupled with increases in other key input costs, are likely to affect earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) margins of most home and personal care companies. "Spike in the crude oil/crude derivative prices coupled with increase in the other key input prices will have impact on the EBITDA margins of most of the home care and personal care companies under coverage," it

ITC stock rallies 5%, sees sharpest intraday rally in 6 months; here's why

Top buyers in ITC's block deal on Thursday: Fidelity Advisor Series VIII-Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund, ICICI Prudential MF, SBI MF, Nippon India MF and Citigroup Global Markets Singapore Pte.

Dabur India spurts 4% on upbeat Q2 business update

Dabur India expects double-digit revenue growth at a consolidated level backed by healthy growth in Home & Personal Care and Food & Beverages segments.

ITC jumps 5% as Citi upgrades rating, target. What prompted bullish view?

Citi upgraded ITC stock to 'BUY' from 'SELL' despite near-term headwinds as it finds the risk-reward favourable.

HUL, Dabur India trade near Covid lows: Reasons, strategy decoded

Analysts flag that over the years the market closed the valuation gap built for double-digit growth in these FMCG stocks, as earnings remained muted owing to tepid volume growth and high inflation.

Emami jumps 7% as board approves share buyback worth ₹282 cr

Emami's board approved a share buyback for an aggregate amount not exceeding ₹282 crore at a price not exceeding ₹475 per equity share, via the open market through the stock exchange mechanism.

ITC leads as Nifty FMCG gains 2%; festive season puts sector in focus

In the Nifty FMCG basket 13 stocks advanced while only 2 declined. Intraday, the FMCG index was up 1.82 per cent to 45,645.20.

FMCG stocks HUL, ITC, Dabur, Emami, Godrej Consumer hit 52-week lows

In the past month, the BSE FMCG index underperformed the market by falling 3.3 per cent, compared to a 1.5 per cent fall in the BSE Sensex.

6 months of West Asia war: Market winners, losers & the road ahead

At the bourses, meanwhile, investors sought refuge in realty, pharma and the metal pack. Their respective indexes on the NSE gained up to 17 per cent thus far, ACE Equity data shows.

HDFC Bank, ITC, Hindustan Unilever, Dabur India, IRFC, UPL hit 52-week lows

Analysts said, brent crude and palm oil respectively remained elevated by 47% and 13% on year-to-date (YTD) basis, which might keep margins under pressure for FMCG sector.

El Niño years: Tractor sales lag; 2-wheelers & FMCG hold up, finds study

Tractor sales, the JM Financial study said, were most sensitive to El Nino conditions, recording weaker sales growth during the La Niña period, which is associated with excess rainfall.

Q1 preview: Here's what to expect from Auto, FMCG in first quarter of FY27

Automobile, and fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies are expected to post a mixed performance in the first quarter of FY27, with healthy demand offset by margin pressure from higher input costs

FMCG stocks in demand: Nifty FMCG index up 1.7%; Nestle India, GCPL lead

Aamar Deo Singh of Angel One said that it is still early to turn decisively bullish on FMCG and that "investors should wait for the monsoon outcome and further confirmation of a sustained recovery."

Nifty FMCG index sheds 2%; Dabur slips 4%; ITC, Britannia hit 52-week lows

In the past one month, the FMCG index has underperformed the market, by falling 5 per cent, as against 2.3 per cent decline in Nifty 50.

Why high inflation bodes well for FMCG companies: Harini Dedhia decodes

Having witnessed a prolonged period of benign inflation in the last decade, we should have expected FMCG companies to witness great volume growth, if not value. However, the opposite has been true

How to trade ITC stock post Q4 results? Here's what chart suggests

Ajit Mishra of Religare Broking flags that ITC's overall chart structure remains negative, and the stock is likely to consolidate further in the near-term.

Fuel price rise impact: Consumption stocks may bear the brunt, say analysts

While companies have started to pass input cost rise to consumers, inflation, according to G Chokkalingam, founder and head of research at Equinomics Research has not become a major issue yet.

Britannia dips 5% post Q4, warns of price hikes; analyst says sell on rise

Britannia Industries reported a net profit of ₹678 crore, up 21.2 per cent from ₹560 crore in the year-ago period

Godrej Consumer slips 5% on Q4; analysts stay bullish, see up to 18% upside

Godrej Consumer reported a consolidated net profit of ₹451.77 crore, up 9.68 per cent from ₹411.90 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal

Motilal Oswal sector of the week: Consumer; Marico, Radico Khaitan top bets

The consumer sector now faces a delicate balance between sustaining demand and protecting profitability, with inflation once again emerging as the key swing factor