Colgate Palmolive (India)500830Fmcg, personal care
Colgate's Q2 results came in weaker than expected with margin pressure due to higher ad spends; multiple brokerages cut target prices
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- Revenue growth
- 12 percent
- EBITDA growth
- 1.7 percent
- EBITDA margin
- 27.8 percent
- Prior year margin
- 30.7 percent
- Net profit decline
- 8 percent
Heard on business television between 07:39:27 - 07:42:27 IST.
- Revenue rose 12%, EBITDA up just 1.7%, margins fell to 27.8% from 30.7%, net profit down 8%.
- Ad spends rose 40% YoY, now 19% of top line, pressuring EBITDA.
- Volume growth was in high single digits aided by premiumization.
- Citi maintained rating but cut target price, citing modest underlying growth and uncertainty on investment payoff.
- Goldman Sachs cut target price to 1,800 citing weak double-digit growth pace; Jefferies cut target to 2,000 citing lackluster quarter but noted new CEO expects growth from science-backed portfolio.
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