Packaged consumer goods company Dabur will announce its fourth quarter ended March 31, numbers on May 2. Zee Business analysts peg the company's net profit at Rs 351 crore against Rs 293 crore a year ago which implies a 20 per cent rise. 

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The FMCG company is likely to report a revenue of Rs 2,832 crore against Rs 2,678 crore year-on-year (YoY), up 6 per cent. 

Further, the earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation or EBITDA have been estimated at Rs 471 crore against Rs 410 crore, up 15 per cent YoY. The company's margin is expected to grow to 17 per cent against 15 per cent a year ago due to cost reduction. 

According to the research desk, the company's overall demand is expected to remain slow in Q4. Additionally, the volume growth is estimated at six per cent. Rural demand could see improvement on the back of a reduction in food prices.

Further, the company's gross margin is expected to be better, and high single-digit growth is possible in the home and personal care segment.

Investment in brand advertising and publicity will continue. Moreover, double-digit growth is expected in international business on a Constant Currency (CC) basis. Additionally, Badshah revenue is pegged at Rs 80 crore

How did Dabur fare in Q3?

Dabur India Limited today reported a 5.4 per cent drop in consolidated net profit for the quarter that ended 31 December 2022. The profit after tax (PAT) for the reporting quarter stood at Rs 476 crore. 

The fast-moving consumer goods company reported a 3.4 per cent growth in consolidated revenue for the quarter that ended December 31, 2022, breaching the Rs 3,000-crore mark notwithstanding highly challenging cost and operating environment, the company said in its exchange filing. In constant currency terms, the consolidated revenue was up 5.7 per cent.

Dabur share price historic performance 

In a year, Dabur has lost over 5 per cent against Nifty50's rise of over 25 per cent.

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