According to experts, this strategy is expected to continue into the next few quarters as Asian Paints consolidates its gains
Revenue growth in the December quarter beat Street's expectations
The company said due to the imposition of GST, revenue figure for the period up to June 30, 2017 are not strictly relatable to those thereafter
High cost pressure led to 15% fall in net profit
Kansai Nerolac Paints hit a fresh 52-week low of Rs 367, down 6%, extending its 6% fall on Monday; while, Berger Paints India and Shalimar Paints were down 7% and 5%, respectively.
What the Street will keep a watch out for is the ability of the firm to pass on higher raw material costs
Things are now getting better even in the hinterland, led by normal monsoon, upward revision in minimum support price for kharif crops, and improvement in rural infrastructure
How the company protects its margins going ahead would be interesting to watch
Asian Paints hit a new high of Rs 1,473, outperforming the market by gaining 17% as compared to 3% rise in the S&P BSE Sensex.
The stock hit an all-time high of Rs 1,279, up 5% on the BSE in early morning trade, surpassed its previous high of Rs 1,261 touched on September 14, 2017 on the BSE in intra-day trade
Price hikes and control over costs lead to highest gross margins in four quarters
Total income during quarter under review stood at Rs 43.17 billion as against Rs 43.15 billion in Oct- Dec period last fiscal
A strong recovery in volume growth in the domestic decorative paints business from demonetisation blues was a key highlight of Asian Paints' results for the March 2017 quarter (Q4). After growing between 11 and 15 per cent in the previous four quarters (see chart), volume growth decelerated sharply to a dismal two per cent in the December 2017 quarter due to the demand softness caused by the cash crunch arising from note-ban. For Q4 as well, analysts were expecting this metric to grow between 4 to 8 per cent. But, the metric has come at an estimated 10 per cent, reflecting the strength in consumption demand. Strong rebound in volumes though was accompanied by some softening of realisations as well as lower growth in international revenues, which in turn led to a year-on-year growth of 7.8 per cent in consolidated revenues to Rs 3,952 crore, lower than Bloomberg consensus estimate of Rs 4,210 crore. Rising input cost inflation had a bearing on the company's EBITDA margin, which ...
It had posted net profit of Rs 482.02 crore in the Oct-Dec quarter of previous FY
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Asian Paints, Berger Paints India, Shalimar Paints and Kansai Nerolac were down between 2% and 4% on the BSE.
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Asian Paints, Berger Paints, Kansai Nerolac and Shalimar Paints were up between 1% and 4% on the BSE
All-round focus and strong distribution has ensured that the paints major has consistently delivered double-digit volume growth for a few quarters now
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