Earnings Review
Colgate-Palmolive Q3 PAT up after falling 4 straight qtrs
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--Colgate Oct-Dec PAT INR 3.24 bln vs INR 3.23 bln year ago
--Oct-Dec PAT INR 3.24 bln vs INR 3.23 bln year ago
--Analysts saw Colgate Oct-Dec net profit at INR 3.21 bln
--Colgate Oct-Dec revenue INR 14.86 bln
--Analysts saw Colgate Oct-Dec revenue at INR 14.79 bln
--Colgate Oct-Dec revenue INR 14.86 bln vs INR 14.62 bln year ago
--Colgate Apr-Dec PAT INR 9.72 bln vs INR 10.82 bln year ago
--Colgate Apr-Dec revenue INR 44.40 bln vs INR 45.78 bln year ago
--Colgate Oct-Dec one-time cost due to impact of labour codes INR 83.9 mln
--Colgate Oct-Dec profit excluding new labour code cost INR 3.32 bln
--Colgate Oct-Dec cost of materials INR 3.72 bln vs INR 3.45 bln year ago
--Colgate Oct-Dec advertising expense INR 2.07 bln vs INR 2.00 bln
--Colgate Oct-Dec margin was at 69.7%, up 50 bps on quarter
By Afra Abubacker
NEW DELHI – Colgate-Palmolive (India) Ltd. reported an insignificant year-on-year rise in its bottom line for the December quarter, after falling consecutively for four quarters. The company's earnings beat analysts' conservative consensus estimates for both net profit and net sales by a small margin.
The company's net profit for the December quarter rose 0.3% on year but declined over 1% sequentially to INR 3.24 billion, exceeding analysts' estimate of INR 3.21 billion. The company's net profit excluding the one-time cost of INR 83.9 million for implementing the new Labour Code was INR 3.32 billion.
The company's revenue from operations for the reporting quarter was INR 14.86 billion, up nearly 2% on year and down over 2% on quarter. Analysts had estimated the company's net revenue at INR 14.79 billion.
The company's margin expanded to 69.7% in the December quarter, up by 50 basis points from the trailing quarter. Colgate's raw material expenses rose nearly 8% on year but declined 5.5% on quarter to INR 3.72 billion in the reporting quarter. Its advertising expenses rose over 3% on year but declined 8% on quarter to INR 2.07 billion.
The company's net profit for the nine months ended December fell 10.2% on year to INR 9.72 billion. The revenue for Apr-Dec was INR 44.40 billion, down from INR 45.78 billion a year ago. Thursday, Colgate Palmolive (India) shares ended at INR 2,112.70 on the NSE, down 1.94% over Wednesday. End
Edited by Akul Nishant Akhoury
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