PROCTER & GAMBLE HEALTH Surges by 5%; BSE HEALTHCARE Index Up 1.5%

Tue, 24 Mar 09:40 AM

PROCTER & GAMBLE HEALTH share price has zoomed 5% and is presently trading at Rs 3,360.

Meanwhile, the BSE HEALTHCARE Index is at 11,583 (up 1.5%).

Among the top Gainers in the BSE HEALTHCARE Index today is PROCTER & GAMBLE HEALTH (up 5.4%).

LAURUS LABS LTD (down 0.2%) and NATCO PHARMA (down 0.4%) are among the top losers today.

Over the last one year, PROCTER & GAMBLE HEALTH has moved up from Rs 3,349 to Rs 3,360, registering a gain of Rs 11 (up 2.7%).

On the other hand, the BSE HEALTHCARE has moved down from 14,114 to 11,583, loss of 2,531 points (down 20.8%) during the last 12 months.

The top gainers among the BSE HEALTHCARE Index stocks during this same period were ABBOTT INDIA (up 85.0%), IPCA LABS (up 40.5%) and J.B.CHEMICALS (up 38.3%).

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What About the Benchmark Indices?

The BSE Sensex is at 27,463 (up 0.9%).

The top gainers among the BSE Sensex stocks today are HUL (up 6.0%), HCL TECHNOLOGIES (up 5.6%) and INFOSYS (up 5.6%). Other gainers include TECH MAHINDRA (up 4.7%) and MARUTI SUZUKI (up 3.3%). The most traded stocks in the BSE Sensex are SBI and ONGC.

In the meantime, NSE Nifty is at 8,037 (up 1.1%). The top gainers in the NSE Nifty include HUL (up 6.2%), HCL TECHNOLOGIES (up 5.8%) and INFOSYS (up 5.6%). Other gainers include TECH MAHINDRA (up 5.3%) and DR. REDDYS LAB (up 4.8%) are among the top gainers in NSE Nifty.

Over the last 12 months, the BSE Sensex has moved down from 37,809 to 27,463, registering a loss of 10,346 points (down 30.68%).

PROCTER & GAMBLE HEALTH Financial Update...

PROCTER & GAMBLE HEALTH net profit stood at Rs 382 million for the quarter ended December 2019, compared to a profit of Rs 135 million a year ago. Net Sales rose 15.8% to Rs 2.4 billion during the period as against Rs 2.0 billion in October-December 2018.

For the year ended December 2018, PROCTER & GAMBLE HEALTH reported 116.1% increase in net profit to Rs 952.0 million compared to net profit of Rs 440.0 million during FY17.

Revenue of the company grew 19.3% to Rs 8 billion during FY18.

The current Price to earnings ratio of PROCTER & GAMBLE HEALTH, based on rolling 12 month earnings, stands at 34.1x.

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