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Volume, and not price, is the lever of growth for FMCGs, study shows

A break-up of business shows that 75% of a firm's turnover is led by volume growth, while 25% is price-led

Rupee, crude slide may give FMCG companies the leeway to launch products

Nielsen's forecast for the FMCG market is it will grow by around 12-13 per cent in the three months ended December 2018

From HUL to Godrej Consumer, FMCG firms to benefit from easing input costs

Low crude and palm oil prices would give them the flexibility to improve volumes and margins

Reduced pressure from crude, rupee prompts FMCG firms to defer price hikes

Ease in inflation amid drop in oil prices has prompted firms to defer price increases

Revamped distribution, portfolio may help Emami, TGBL, Jyothy, Bajaj stocks

While major companies in the FMCG sector have over the last two years clocked an average sales growth of over 6 per cent, the growth for the four underperformers is between 0.8-1.4 per cent

Nifty FMCG index hits six-week low; ITC, Godrej Consumer down 2%

Thus far in September, the Nifty FMCG index underperformed the market by falling 8% against 2% decline in Nifty 50 index.

FMCG shares under pressure; HUL falls 9% in two days

HUL, Jubilant FoodWorks, Dabur India, Nestle India, Britannia Industries, Godrej Consumer Products, Marico, and ITC were trading lower in the range of 2% to 5% on the National Stock Exchange today.

Consumer demand, GST to help FMCG firms; valuations to remain high: Experts

While some companies have seen margins improve, prices of key raw materials such as crude oil, titanium dioxide and copra are elevated (on a year-over-year basis) weighing on profitability of others

Costly wheat in domestic, international markets to push up biscuit prices

In the past month, wheat prices have increased 6.3% as production is expected to be 1.5% lower, in terms of crop acreage, than the earlier estimate

Retail lenders, automobiles and consumer durable outpace FMCG in Q1

Raw materials, power and fuel cost grew faster than domestic companies' revenues for seven quarters in a row, biting into their margins

Consumption theme is getting a lot of attention from investors

Both stocks and mutual funds focusing on this theme will benefit from a favourable monsoon and generous MSP hikes

FMCG stocks outperform in CY18; ITC, HUL among top analyst picks

Analysts attribute the volume growth to a pick-up in consumer demand in rural and urban India, which in turn lured investors to this segment

FMCGs veer towards online male grooming

The category's blistering pace of growth is at the heart of the interest shown by these companies

FMCG industry caught in a cleft

Traders, retailers and manufacturers struggle to shake off the double whammy of demonetisation and GST

Multinationals feel destocking pinch in June quarter

Analysts say the impact of trade destocking is likely to be higher in the September quarter

FMCG, banking schemes outperform markets

Analysts say sector funds are for investors with high risk appetite

Rural markets still key for FMCGs

Normal monsoon makes FMCG, automobile and consumer durable firms optimistic about growth prospects

FMCG products to see decline in volume post GST: Britannia

GST would provide a level-playing field to organised players in the industry

FMCG shrugs note ban as sales volume grow 6% in Jan-March

Sector grows two percentage points faster than the same quarter last year: Kantar Worldpanel

Investors prefer FMCG over IT, pharma

Rising demand expected to sustain former's high valuations