BAJAJ CONSUMER CARE Surges by 5%; BSE FMCG Index Up 1.6%

Wed, 3 Jun 12:10 PM

BAJAJ CONSUMER CARE share price has zoomed 5% and is presently trading at Rs 156.

Meanwhile, the BSE FMCG Index is at 11,149 (up 1.6%).

Among the top Gainers in the BSE FMCG Index today are BAJAJ CONSUMER CARE (up 5.2%) and GSK CONSUMER (up 5.1%).

TATA CONSUMER PRODUCTS (down 0.1%) and EMAMI LTD (down 0.1%) are among the top losers today.

Over the last one year, BAJAJ CONSUMER CARE has moved down from Rs 339 to Rs 156, registering a loss of Rs 183 (down 54.7%).

On the other hand, the BSE FMCG has moved down from 11,644 to 11,149, loss of 495 points (down 4.4%) during the last 12 months.

The top gainers among the BSE FMCG Index stocks during this same period were TATA CONSUMER PRODUCTS (up 50.3%), NESTLE (up 49.6%) and GSK CONSUMER (up 48.6%).

What About the Benchmark Indices?

The BSE Sensex is at 34,423 (up 1.5%).

The top gainers among the BSE Sensex stocks today are BAJAJ FINANCE (up 5.2%), ICICI BANK (up 4.2%) and SBI (up 4.0%). Other gainers include AXIS BANK (up 3.8%) and M&M (up 3.7%). The most traded stocks in the BSE Sensex are SBI and ICICI BANK.

In the meantime, NSE Nifty is at 10,159 (up 1.6%). The top gainers in the NSE Nifty include BRITANNIA (up 5.8%), BAJAJ FINANCE (up 5.5%) and BAJAJ FINSERV (up 4.5%). Other gainers include ICICI BANK (up 4.4%) and SBI (up 3.9%) are among the top gainers in NSE Nifty.

Over the last 12 months, the BSE Sensex has moved down from 40,268 to 34,423, registering a loss of 5,845 points (down 14.76%).

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 10.0x.

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