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Noel Wallace to replace Ian Cook as Colgate-Palmolive CEO

Colgate's incoming CEO has been with the company since 1987 and held several positions, most recently as its chief operating officer

Southeast Asia to have a brush with Colgate's herbal toothpastes

The Vedshakti brand, launched by Colgate in India, has now been taken to Thailand

Colgate-Palmolive buys minority stake in grooming firm Bombay Shaving Co

Company raises Series-A investment from Colgate and existing investor Fireside Ventures

Colgate steps up naturals portfolio to regain share from Patanjali, Dabur

Already a fifth of the nearly Rs 80-billion toothpaste market in India (around Rs 15 billion) is herbal with the segment estimated to become a fourth (or Rs 20 billion) in the next few years

Colgate-Palmolive: Focus on cost-efficiencies led to margin gains

Colgate's raw material costs as a percentage of sales dropped to 34.6 of its net sales in Q4 from 37.5 in the year-ago quarter

Colgate-Palmolive is focussing on distribution and 'naturals' portfolio

Having been on the receiving end of the market share battle in the oral care segment over the last two years and subsequent underperformance of its stock on the bourses, brokerages are turning positive on Colgate as the company is implementing strategies to win back market share. Among measures the company has adopted are distribution expansion, strengthening of its naturals portfolio and new product category introductions to improve overall revenues.On the distribution front, the company is planning to increase its direct reach by 15 per cent in the countryside over the next one year to benefit from the uptick in the rural economy. In addition to this, the wholesale channel, which accounts for half of the distribution mix for the company, is stabilising after facing significant disruption during transition to the goods and services tax (GST) regime. This had impacted sales of its stronger brands earlier.Normalising of trade coupled with distribution and marketing initiatives are ...

New launches, rural uptick can revive Colgate's fortunes

While toothphate market share has stabilised, there is hope of a better show in the naturals portfolio where the company has been a late entrant

Colgate-Palmolive to pay Rs 4 a share as dividend for payout of 131 cr

Colgate Palmolive India stock was trading 1.15 per cent up at Rs 1,081.95 on BSE

Lower costs save the day for Colgate

Despite volume dip, cost rationalisation has aided net profit growth

Colgate-Palmolive surges 6% on better than expected Q1 results

The stock moved higher by 6% to Rs 1,099 on BSE

Colgate-Palmolive net down 22.6%

Net sales fell to Rs 981.6 crore, against Rs 1,073.4 crore in the corresponding period of the previous financial year

Colgate-Palmolive: Shining ahead of peers

Despite stiff competition, the firm maintained its leadership position in the second quarter

Colgate-Palmolive Q2 net up 16% to Rs 181.31 crore

Net sales increased to Rs 1,195 crore from Rs 1,088 crore in the quarter ended September 30, 2015

Colgate-Palmolive Q1 net profit jumps 8% to Rs 126 crore

Shares of the company were trading 6.51% up at Rs 1,019.45 on BSE

Colgate to cut 3,200 to 3,800 people from its workforce globally

Increases job cuts in its restructuring programme from its current 2,700-3,200 reductions

Colgate-Palmolive hits over 17-month low

Thus far in 2016, the stock is down 17% as compared to 6% decline in the S&P BSE Sensex