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--Colgate-Palmolive Apr-Jun net profit INR 3.43 bln
--Analysts saw Colgate Apr-Jun net profit at INR 3.38 bln
--Colgate-Palmolive Apr-Jun revenue INR 16.03 bln
--Analysts saw Colgate Apr-Jun revenue at INR 15.65 bln
--Colgate Apr-Jun PAT INR 3.43 bln vs INR 3.21 bln year ago
--Colgate Apr-Jun revenue INR 16.03 bln vs INR 14.34 bln year ago
--Colgate Apr-Jun gross margin 69.7%, up 110 bps on year
--Colgate MD: To focus on costs savings amid commodity price volatility
--Colgate MD: Mull calibrated pricing actions amid commodity price volatility
--Colgate: Toothpaste portfolio volume growth in high-single digit in Q1
--Colgate: Premium toothpaste aid volume growth in Apr-Jun
 

 

By Ruchira Kagita

 

MUMBAI – Colgate-Palmolive (India) Ltd. reported a slightly better than estimated net profit for the June quarter and its total revenue from operations was also above the Street's view. The company's volumes grew in high single digits, at the upper end of analysts' expectations. A low base is likely to have helped this growth in volumes. 

 

Colgate-Palmolive reported a net profit of INR 3.43 billion for Apr-JUn, up 7% on year. Brokerages had pegged the company's profit for the quarter at INR 3.38 billion. The company posted its highest on-year growth in profit in the past seven quarters. In the year-ago quarter, its profit had declined sharply. 

 

The company's top line growth was the best in eight quarters. Total operating revenue increased nearly 12% to INR 16.03 billion from INR 14.34 billion in the year-ago quarter. This is over 2% higher than analysts' estimate of INR 15.65 billion.

 

Colgate-Palmolive saw double-digit sales growth in its domestic business, the company said in an earnings press release. Its toothpaste volumes grew in high-single digits. Its premium toothpaste products were the main drivers of volume growth for the June quarter. 

 

The toothpaste seller's total expenses rose at a faster pace than its overall sales. The cost of raw materials consumed, which make up the majority of its spending, rose a little over 25% to INR 4.33 billion. The company's expenditure on advertising increased nearly 34% to INR 2.52 billion. Advertising costs made up nearly 22% of its total expenses for the June quarter, higher than 18.5% a year ago. The management had indicated a rise in promotion-linked spending earlier in May.

 

Colgate-Palmolive posted a healthy gross margin of 69.7% for the quarter under review, up 110 basis points on year and 10 bps on a sequential basis. "We leveraged these strong margins to increase our focused investments in brand building and category premiumisation throughout the quarter," Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Prabha Narasimhan said in the press release. 

 

Going ahead, the company will continue to focus on cost savings and calibrated pricing measures amid the current volatility in commodity prices due to the war in West Asia. The company had undertaken price hikes of 4–5?ross most of its toothpaste products in the June quarter, according to media reports.

 

Among some key highlights, the company launched Colgate MaxFresh Berry Blast during Apr-Jun and introduced the Colgate Total Active Prevention Foaming Clean Toothbrush to its portfolio. 

 

Shares of Colgate-Palmolive rose as much as 3.5% to their highest level in more than two months after the company announced its earnings for the quarter ended June. At 1305 IST, the stock gave up its gains and was 0.3% lower at INR 2,132 on the National Stock Exchange.  End

 

Edited by Avishek Dutta

 

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