Given tax increase in the Budget 2023 is insignificant, ITC would continue to witness strong volume growth in cigarette business in future, said analysts
The management said that the go-to-market strategy and investments in brands & innovation helped the company register a robust topline growth of 16 per cent YoY
Brokerages believe that the proposed tax hike on cigarette in the Union Budget 2023 is not very high and would be easily passed on through small price increases
Britannia outperformed peers as shares surged 12 per cent in Q3FY23, whereas peers like Hindustan Unilever (HUL), Dabur India, ITC, and Tata Consumer declined up to 5 per cent, during the same period
Brokerages expect strong growth for ITC's FMCG business led by price hikes, strong traction in discretionary categories (due to high mobility) & strong growth in education & stationary business.
In their quarterly update, Godrej Consumer Products, Dabur, and Marico witnessed sluggish growth in the December quarter (Q3) driven by poor rural consumption and a slowdown after the festival season
Higher advertising spends coupled with inflationary pressures, analysts said, are likely to squeeze EBITDA margins up to 154 basis points (bps) YoY to 23.9 per cent in Q3FY23
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On account of challenging macro-economic environment and muted category growths in the quarter, the management anticipates to report low to mid-single digit revenue growth
But it remains a laggard on the bourses over the past decade
From the Sensex pack, Mahindra & Mahindra, Power Grid, Bharti Airtel, Bajaj Finserv, HDFC, Hindustan Unilever, Maruti, ITC, Titan, Nestle, Bajaj Finance and Reliance Industries were the major winners
Extent of margin gains will depend on extent of ad spends and price cuts
HUL is currently present at the mass end in supplement and wellness space through Horlicks. OZiva & Wellbeing Nutrition acquisitions will help grow presence in the premium segment
The company will be buying a majority stake in Zywie Ventures, promoter of brand OZiva, for Rs 264.28 crore and up to 20 per cent stake in Nutritionalab for Rs 70 crore.
The new norms will make it mandatory for ceiling fans to have star ratings, as is currently the case with air conditioners and refrigerators
A moderation in new non-performing loans (NPL), improvement in margins, and loan growth are attributed as the reasons for the bullishness in banking stocks
RBI governor Shaktikanta Das said that rural demand is recovering as reflected in the pace of tractor and retail two-wheeler sales, with rising farm activity
Normal monsoons, good harvest & increase in MSP will drive demand in rural markets in the near/medium term, according to analysts.
On Tuesday, private equity firm Lighthouse India sold 18.44 million equity shares worth of Rs 336 crore of FSN E-Commerce Ventures through a block deal.
Amid moderation in inflation, markets seem to have moved past fears of interest rate hikes and investors are now anticipating strong foreign inflows into domestic equities, analysts said