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Consumers spending 50% time on digital media, says HUL's Rohit Jawa

HUL's chief financial officer, Ritesh Tiwari, however, pointed out towards stress in the mass end of the market

Sensex falls 260 pts in fag-end, Nifty holds 21,550; FMCGs crack, PSBs soar

Stock market highlights on January 20, 2024: Among sectors, the Nifty IT, and FMCG indices fell 1 per cent each, while the Nifty PSU bank index added 1.9 per cent

Weak rural demand a drag on HUL's Q3 showing; profit flat at Rs 2,509 cr

According to Bloomberg, analysts had pegged HUL's revenue at Rs 15,642.2 crore and net profit at Rs 2,572.7 crore for Q3 FY24

FMCG distributors to boycott HUL in Maha, starting with Taj Mahal Tea

FMCG distributors demanding restoration of old margin structures from the leading maker HUL on Thursday said they would boycott its products in Maharashtra, starting with Taj Mahal Tea. The distributors further said that if the company does not pay attention to their demand, then they will boycott the Kissan brand and leading detergent brand Rin along with Taj Mahal tea brand going ahead. HUL, which owns brands such as -- Lux, Lifebuoy, Surf Excel, Rin, Pond's and Dove, has reduced the fixed margin by 60 basis points and increased the variable margins by up to 100 to 130 basis points for its distributors. The distributors are demanding a minimum basic margin of 5 per cent. They are supporting incentive parameters, but they should not interfere with the distributor's margin. The All India Consumer Products Distributors Federation (AICPDF), an umbrella body for distributors, has raised concerns over the new margin structure. AICPDF on Thursday shared a statement from the Maharashtra

Distributors write to Hindustan Unilever, oppose margin structure

AICPDF asks HUL to restore old margin structure

Distributors may halt HUL stock buys amid margin structure change

FMCG companies typically give fixed margins of 4-6 per cent, while variable margins depend on milestones or performance parameters

HUL changes distributor margin structure, increases variable components

Cuts fixed margins and increases variable margins for Bharat ke Shehar

HUL's growth checkout: Navigating the low-volume aisle in Q3 FY24

Facing a 7% dip against a soaring Sensex, FMCG major's stock outlook raises caution, with investors eyeing volume recovery, pricing manoeuvres, and margin dynamics for cues

Stocks to Watch today, Dec 4: SBI, HUL, Salasar Techno, Tata Power, Alkem

Stocks to Watch on Monday, December 4, 2023: Hindustan Unilever has decided to split its beauty and personal care business into two separate divisions

'Future-ready' HUL to split beauty and personal care biz on April 1

The beauty will transition into its beauty & wellbeing and personal care businesses and both divisions will have their own executive directors

Hindustan Unilever to help kirana stores compete with big cos via ONDC

Hindustan Unilever (HUL) became the first fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) company to join ONDC last year through UShop

FMCG industry logs 8.6% volume growth in Q2 on rural revival: NIQ

Hindustan Unilever and ITC both pointed out after announcing their September quarter results that regional brands have gained momentum

HUL to cut prices of soaps, detergents to keep local competition in check

Large FMCG companies have seen their sales cut by homegrown brands in India. This is especially true for soaps, detergents, hair oil, tea, and biscuits

RIL, HUL, ITC: Top 50 APAC firms lose over $185 billion in m-cap in Q3

Reliance Industries (8 per cent), Hindustan Unilever (7.9 per cent) and ITC (1.3 per cent) were the Indian companies that saw a drop in m-cap during the recently concluded quarter

India's per capita FMCG consumption low compared to other economies: HUL MD

Premiumisation is bound to accelerate as Indians become more affluent and urban, says Jawa

Stocks to Watch today: HUL, ITC, Zomato, Paytm, UltraTech, Dixon, MphasiS

Stocks to watch on Friday: Shares of ITC and Hindustan Unilever will react to Q2 results today; while the former posted 6 per cent growth in net, the latter's consolidated net was down on a YoY basis.

Hindustan Unilever Q2FY24 results: Net profit at Rs 2,657 cr; income up 3%

The total income for Q2FY24 came in at Rs 15,806 crore, compared to Rs 15,253 crore year-on-year

Mcap of six of top 10 firms jumps Rs 70,527.11 crore; RIL biggest gainer

The combined market valuation of six of the top 10 valued firms jumped Rs 70,527.11 crore last week, with Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) emerging as the biggest gainer. While Hindustan Unilever Ltd, Bharti Airtel, ITC, ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank were the gainers, Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), State Bank of India and Bajaj Finance emerged as the laggards. Last week, the BSE benchmark climbed 287.11 points or 0.43 per cent. The market valuation of Reliance Industries rallied Rs 22,191.43 crore to Rs 15,90,408.31 crore, the most among the top 10 firms. Hindustan Unilever added Rs 17,222.5 crore taking its valuation to Rs 6,04,326.62 crore. The valuation of Bharti Airtel jumped Rs 16,953.01 crore to Rs 5,36,035.96 crore and that of ITC climbed Rs 7,607.26 crore to Rs 5,59,071.10 crore. The market capitalisation (mcap) of ICICI Bank rose Rs 4,581.64 crore to Rs 6,66,639.07 crore and that of HDFC Bank went up by Rs 1,971.27 crore to Rs 11,65,135.58 crore. However, the valuati

Ice cream topping crackle likely to attract 18 per cent GST on AAR ruling

Court held crackle is not intended for direct consumption by users but as an industrial input

From Hindustan Unilever to Britannia, FMCG stock rally skates on thin ice

Sector could run out of steam, given sharp slowdown in the industry revenue growth