BAJAJ CONSUMER CARE Surges by 5%; BSE FMCG Index Down 1.3%

Thu, 7 May 03:25 PM

BAJAJ CONSUMER CARE share price has zoomed 5% and is presently trading at Rs 141.

Meanwhile, the BSE FMCG Index is at 9,958 (down 1.3%).

Among the top Gainers in the BSE FMCG Index today are BAJAJ CONSUMER CARE (up 5.1%) and GSK CONSUMER (up 5.1%).

NESTLE (down 0.8%) and HUL (down 0.9%) are among the top losers today.

Over the last one year, BAJAJ CONSUMER CARE has moved down from Rs 330 to Rs 141, registering a loss of Rs 189 (down 57.2%).

On the other hand, the BSE FMCG has moved down from 11,568 to 9,958, loss of 1,610 points (down 14.6%) during the last 12 months.

The top gainers among the BSE FMCG Index stocks during this same period were TATA CONSUMER PRODUCTS (up 68.1%), NESTLE (up 65.4%) and GSK CONSUMER (up 48.6%).

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What About the Benchmark Indices?

The BSE Sensex is at 31,705 (down 0.8%).

The top gainers among the BSE Sensex stocks today are INDUSIND BANK (up 7.8%), M&M (up 3.4%) and RELIANCE IND. (up 3.3%). Other gainers include AXIS BANK (up 2.3%) and TECH MAHINDRA (up 1.4%). The most traded stocks in the BSE Sensex are INDUSIND BANK and AXIS BANK.

In the meantime, NSE Nifty is at 9,278 (down 0.8%). The top gainers in the NSE Nifty include INDUSIND BANK (up 7.9%), BHARTI INFRATEL (up 7.9%) and ADANI PORTS & SEZ (up 4.5%). Other gainers include JSW STEEL (up 4.4%) and M&M (up 3.7%) are among the top gainers in NSE Nifty.

Over the last 12 months, the BSE Sensex has moved down from 38,600 to 31,705, registering a loss of 6,895 points (down 18.56%).

BAJAJ CONSUMER CARE Financial Update...

BAJAJ CONSUMER CARE net profit down at Rs 501 million for the quarter ended December 2019, compared to a loss of Rs 601 million a year ago. Net Sales declined 7.9% to Rs 2.1 billion during the period as against Rs 2.3 billion in October-December 2018.

For the year ended March 2019, BAJAJ CONSUMER CARE reported 5.0% increase in net profit to Rs 2.2 billion compared to net profit of Rs 2.1 billion during FY18.

Revenue of the company grew 10.9% to Rs 9 billion during FY19.

The current Price to earnings ratio of BAJAJ CONSUMER CARE, based on rolling 12 month earnings, stands at 9.2x.

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