Q2FY26 company results: Firms including Exide Industries, MRF, Siemens, Glenmark Pharma, and Inox Wind are also to release their July-September earnings reports today
Once the go-to safe havens for investors, India’s defensive sectors, FMCG, IT, and Pharma, have stumbled badly this year. But with valuations cooling and earnings stabilising,
Stocks to watch on October 20: Dixon Tech, PNB and IndusInd Bank are among tother top stocks to track today.
Marico's domestic business logged a volume growth of high single digit in the second quarter of the current fiscal, despite facing a transitory impact from the disruption created by the implementation of new GST slabs. However, Marico "expects modest operating profit growth on a year-on-year basis" as it extended discounts on the pipeline inventory to its channel partners during the two weeks leading up to the effective date of the GST rate changes and high commodity prices, the company said in its latest quarter updates. The government announced the Next-Generation (GST 2.0) reforms on September 4, lowering tax on most daily essentials, including food and personal care products, which took effect from September 22. The GST rationalisation has benefited 30 per cent of its India business, which will stimulate demand and help in long-term growth in the FMCG sector, said Marico. "In line with the intent of the government's measures, we have passed on the benefits of revised GST rates
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.
The Income Tax Department on Wednesday conducted a survey operation at various business premises of the Marico group on charges of tax evasion, official sources said. The action is being undertaken by the Mumbai investigation wing of the department. The tax department teams are scrutinising financial documents and transactions of the company as part of a tax evasion probe, they said. The company could not be contacted immediately for a comment on the I-T action. Marico is one of India's leading consumer goods companies operating in the global beauty and wellness categories. As per a company statement, during the 2024-25 fiscal it recorded a turnover of USD 1.3 billion through its products sold in India and chosen markets in Asia and Africa. As part of a survey operation, the tax department makes a surprise visit at the business premises of the entity under investigation.
Stocks to watch on September 12: M&M, JSW Energy, GMR Power, Marico, JBM Auto, NLC India and JTL Industries among other stocks to track today.
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.
Ruchit Jain, head of equity technical research, wealth management at Motilal Oswal Financial Services has recommended buying Nykaa, Aadhar Housing Finance, Marico stocks today
Ajit Mishra, Senior Vice President - Research at Religare Broking, has recommended buying shares of NTPC, Exide Industries, and Marico today
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 ...