Dabur India

Says some 'green shoots' emerging despite near-term consumption pressure

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The expansion comes as Dabur faces intensifying competition from deep-pocketed rivals - including global consumer titan Unilever Plc - which are swooping in on upstart Indian brands

In fact, the drop off in rural spending slowed the entire FMCG sector's growth in the last three months of 2022, compared with the previous quarter, market intelligence firm NielsenIQ said on Thursday

In their quarterly update, Godrej Consumer Products, Dabur, and Marico witnessed sluggish growth in the December quarter (Q3) driven by poor rural consumption and a slowdown after the festival season

Dabur India expects a "low to mid single- digit revenue growth" for the quarter ended December 2022 on account of the challenging macroeconomic environment and muted category growth during the period. However, the homegrown FMCG major said inflation started to cool off during the quarter and as a result, gross margins would be marginally better sequentially on a consolidated basis. "Overall, the consolidated revenue is expected to report low to mid single-digit growth," Dabur said in an update for Q3 FY23. During the December quarter, the demand trends for the FMCG industry remained "weak" with rural markets continuing to remain under pressure and this was further accentuated by the late onset of winter in North India, it said. However, early signs of moderate recovery were visible towards the latter part of the quarter coupled with some abatement in inflation. "The improving macroeconomic environment, positive steps being taken by the government and the expected stimulus of the .

On account of challenging macro-economic environment and muted category growths in the quarter, the management anticipates to report low to mid-single digit revenue growth

Stocks to Watch Today: Dabur India promoters, the Burman family, sold 1 per cent stake in the company through a block deal on Tuesday.

" The purpose of doing this transaction is to raise funds for financing some ventures in the private hands of the Burman family," the exchange filing said

Prominent promoters have recently offloaded stake in companies like TVS Motor, GMM Pfaudler via block deals, few others plan to do so in the near future.

At 09:15 am, around 18.2 million equity shares, representing 1.02 per cent of total equity of Dabur India, changed hands on the BSE

The acquisition will give Wipro Consumer Care and Lighting an entry into the Rs 70,000-crore spices market, which recently witnessed the entry of companies such as Dabur India

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Product will only be sold online, comes in two variants

Company's focus shifts to topline growth under Burmans; may look at new categories later

The management said that the transaction is expected to be Cash EPS neutral in the first year and accretive thereafter.

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'We are very reluctant because price rise has an impact on the demand as well as the volume growth', he said

Acquisition in line with its strategic intent to expand its food biz to Rs 500 crore in 3 years

Home-grown FMCG major Dabur on Wednesday said it will invest Rs 325.87 crore in its Indore plant. The company will manufacture red toothpaste and one-litre juice packs, and increase the production capacity of portion packs of its range of juices. "The Board of Directors have approved the Capital Expenditure of Rs 325.87 crore for its Indore Project in Madhya Pradesh," the company said in a regulator filing. The work for capacity addition would be completed in the next 1.5 years, and production would start in March 2024, the FMCG firm said. This capex would be financed through internal accruals, Dabur added. Earlier this year, during an investors' call, Dabur said it has planned a capex of Rs 400 crore to Rs 450 crore in FY23 to expand its manufacturing capacity. Last year, Dabur India announced an investment of Rs 550 crore at its Indore plant.