Hindustan Unilever Ltd (NSE:HINDUNILVR)
₹ 2875.85 2.35 (0.08%) Market Cap: 6.76 Til Enterprise Value: 6.64 Til PE Ratio: 65.26 PB Ratio: 13.17 GF Score: 99/100
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Q1 2025 Hindustan Unilever Ltd Earnings Call Transcript

Jul 23, 2024 / 12:30PM GMT
Release Date Price: ₹2766.35 (+1.14%)

Key Points

Positve
  • Hindustan Unilever Ltd (BOM:500696) reported a robust volume growth of 4% for the June quarter.
  • The company achieved a revenue of INR15,166 crores, driven by strong performance in key segments.
  • EBITDA margin improved to 23.8%, up 20 basis points year-on-year.
  • The company maintained a gross margin of 50.9%, up 170 basis points compared to the previous year.
  • Net profit grew by 3% year-on-year, reaching INR2,538 crores.
Negative
  • Rural growth continues to lag behind urban growth, despite some recent recovery.
  • Underlying sales growth was only 2%, impacted by negative pricing actions.
  • The Skin Care segment, particularly the mass portfolio, showed muted performance.
  • The Foods & Refreshment segment witnessed flat volume growth, with hot beverages and nutrition drinks underperforming.
  • The company faces ongoing challenges from volatile commodity prices, particularly in tea and crude oil.
Operator

Ladies and gentlemen, good day, and welcome to the Hindustan Unilever Limited conference call for the results of June quarter ended June 30, 2024. (Operator Instructions) Please note that this conference is being recorded.

I now hand the conference over to Ms. Shilpa Kedia, Group Financial Controller and Head Investor Relations. Thank you, and over to you, ma'am.

Shlipa Kedia
Hindustan Unilever Ltd - Group Controller and Head Investor Relations

Thank you, Darwin, and good evening, everyone, and welcome to the conference call of Hindustan Unilever Limited. This evening will be covering the results of June quarter ended June 30, 2024. On the call with me is Rohit Jawa, our CEO and Managing Director; and Ritesh Tiwari, CFO. We will start with prepared remarks from Rohit and Ritesh.

We expect this to take around 30 minutes, leaving us with an hour for Q&A session. We will look to end the call by 7:30 PM. Before we get started with the presentation, I would like to draw your attention to the Safe Harbor statement included in the presentation

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