Representative image Raw-material inflation acted as a drag on margins of FMCG players in the first quarter of this fiscal. Nearly all of them saw a year-on-year fall in operating profit margins, despite trying to pass on price hikes by shrinking packet sizes and raising the mark-up. Operating profit margins of the biggest listed FMCG players dropped by an average of 258bps year on year; PAT margins fell by an average 197.87bps year on year. (Graphic by Rajesh Chawla; data compiled by Ritesh Presswala) Marico and Tata Consumer beat this sectoral trend though. Close Marico’s EBITDA margin for this June quarter was 20.64%, which was slightly higher than last June quarter’s 19.05% and considerably more than this March quarter’s 16.01%. This was because of an unexpected dip in the price of copra, which accounts for half of its input costs. Tata Consumer’s EBITDA margin went up year on year but fell quarter on quarter. Its yoy numbers are … [Read more...] about Smaller packages, higher mark-ups fail to help FMCG cos beat inflation
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Eight of top 10 firms add Rs 98,235 crore in m-cap; Infosys, TCS lead gainers
Eight of the 10 most valued firms together added Rs 98,234.82 crore in market valuation last week, with IT majors Infosys and TCS emerging as the biggest gainers amid a positive momentum in equities. Last week, the BSE benchmark Sensex advanced 817.68 points or 1.42 per cent. From the top-10 pack, HDFC twins were the only laggards. The market valuation of Infosys jumped Rs 28,170.02 crore to reach Rs 6,80,182.93 crore. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) added Rs 23,582.58 crore, taking its valuation to Rs 12,31,362.26 crore. The market valuation of Reliance Industries Limited climbed Rs 17,048.21 crore to stand at Rs 17,14,256.39 crore and that of ICICI Bank advanced Rs 13,861.32 crore to Rs 5,83,261.75 crore. Close The market capitalisation (m-cap) of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) went higher by Rs 6,008.75 crore to Rs 4,34,748.72 crore and that of Bajaj Finance increased Rs 5,709.2 crore to Rs 4,42,157.08 crore. State Bank of India’s … [Read more...] about Eight of top 10 firms add Rs 98,235 crore in m-cap; Infosys, TCS lead gainers
Subscription-based OTT aha takes advertising route to drive revenue
Representative image. At a time when US streaming giant Netflix is experimenting with advertisements on its platform, an Indian player, aha, has already taken the hybrid approach. Last financial year, the company started offering brand solutions through which it earned $2 million in revenue. The company says it has doubled that in the first four-five months of FY23. Following brand solutions, aha is now launching advertising on the platform that will let them run ads while they stream content. For running ads on the platform, they have partnered with Google. With this, aha expects ad revenue to increase 5x in FY23 versus last year. “We have on-boarded 50 advertisers so far. We expect revenue from ad inventory to contribute 25-30 percent to the overall business. We also want to do on-ground events and take those on the platform and from this segment. We are looking at 15-20 percent (ad revenue) contribution," Nitin Burman, Vice-President, Head, Non-subscription Revenue, … [Read more...] about Subscription-based OTT aha takes advertising route to drive revenue
Rs 20 FMCG packs challenge the reigning SKUs
Representative image Indian consumers are taking a shine to Rs 20 packs, with their sales doubling over four years. As the size of Rs 5 and Rs 10 packs have been shrinking due to high inflation in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) space , the Rs 20 pack has emerged as the preferred pack for Indian consumers, as these packs are seen to be offering better value. According to a recent report by data analytics and consulting firm Kantar Worldpanel, the sales of the Rs 20 pack in FMCG categories such as biscuits, noodles, toothpastes, bar soaps, skin creams, hair oils, and washing powders, grew 121 percent on a moving annual total (MAT) basis in April 2022, compared to April 2018. Kantar Worldpanel used 2018 as the base period because of readily-available data for the year. Kantar Worldpanel reported that the Rs 20 pack has added five crore new households in the biscuits segment, seven crore in the toothpaste category, nine crore households in the hair oil segment and … [Read more...] about Rs 20 FMCG packs challenge the reigning SKUs
Inflationary impact on FMCG price, margin to continue in Q2, improve from second half
Representative image Inflationary pressure on some raw material inputs for the FMCG industry is abating but the manufacturers expect its impact on price and margins to continue in the current quarter. In the April-June quarter, listed FMCG companies including – HUL, ITC, Godrej Consumer Product, Nestle, Dabur and Britannia delivered mixed results, reporting impact on their margins and mostly, a drop in volume in some categories. FMCG companies also expect volume decline to continue in the rural side but see some stabilisation in the business and recovery in demand, starting from the third quarter of FY23. Companies such as Britannia Industries said that it has taken necessary price increases in Q1 which were really not covering inflation at this point in time but a good part of this will be covered by the July-September quarter. "We were not able to take the entire price increase during this quarter. We have taken some price increases in the first quarter and we will … [Read more...] about Inflationary impact on FMCG price, margin to continue in Q2, improve from second half
Half-way into earnings season, more downgrades than upgrades, finds Jefferies
It’s halfway through the April-June quarter earnings season and Nifty50 stocks have seen more downgrades than upgrades, according to a Jefferies report, and the downhill pack is led by those with global linkages. IT and metals led the earnings estimate downgrades, while banks and consumer companies saw earnings estimate upgrades. "FY23 Nifty earnings estimates have moved down by 1.4 percent halfway through the results season. Globally driven, 9 (of 50) stocks accounted for 60 percent of the cuts. Domestic companies' estimates were more resilient at minus-0.7 percent. IT margins, cement saw earnings cuts,” said the report. Close The Nifty consensus earnings for FY23/24 have seen earnings downgrade of 3.3 percent/1.4 percent since late March 2022 peak. That said, the margin outlook has improved across the board. “Declining metal prices and flattish energy prices recently drove improved margin outlook for 2Q/2H. Companies across sectors like … [Read more...] about Half-way into earnings season, more downgrades than upgrades, finds Jefferies