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Nestle: Margin pressure likely to continue

Though March quarter performance largely in line with expectations, valuation seems steep

Nestle Q1 net seen down 19%

Margins may expand sequentially as gross margin will be aided by lower sales of Maggi noodles

Nestle first quarter growth beats expectations, volumes pick up

Nestle reported 3.0% volume growth in the quarter, slightly better than rival Unilever which had growth of 2.6%

Nestle posts 4.2% sales growth in 2015

Nestle Chief Executive Paul Bulcke said the company is not abandoning its long-term growth model

Nestle net profits plunge 39% in 2015

Lower net profits were due to one-off impact from the disposal in 2014 of part of the L'Oreal stake

Nestle sees "softer" pricing in 2016 after financial year's profit miss

Net profit of the group fell to 9.1 billion Swiss francs ($9.19 billion), lagging the average estimate of 9.98 billion francs