HUL share price has zoomed 6% and is presently trading at Rs 2,060.
Meanwhile, the BSE FMCG Index is at 9,208 (up 2.2%).
Among the top Gainers in the BSE FMCG Index today is HUL (up 6.0%).
KAVERI SEED (down 0.1%) and ITC (down 0.3%) are among the top losers today.
Over the last one year, HUL has moved up from Rs 1,673 to Rs 2,060, registering a gain of Rs 387 (up 18.6%).
On the other hand, the BSE FMCG has moved down from 11,596 to 9,208, loss of 2,388 points (down 23.6%) during the last 12 months.
The top gainers among the BSE FMCG Index stocks during this same period were NESTLE (up 23.9%), GSK CONSUMER (up 23.8%) and HUL (up 18.6%).
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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%).
HUL net profit stood at Rs 16 billion for the quarter ended December 2019, compared to a profit of Rs 14 billion a year ago. Net Sales rose 2.6% to Rs 98.1 billion during the period as against Rs 95.6 billion in October-December 2018.
For the year ended March 2019, HUL reported 19.6% increase in net profit to Rs 62.9 billion compared to net profit of Rs 52.6 billion during FY18.
Revenue of the company grew 8.5% to Rs 393 billion during FY19.
The current Price to earnings ratio of HUL, based on rolling 12 month earnings, stands at 63.6x. p >
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