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With softer inflation and FMCG price cuts, the income-to-cost balance has improved gradually. “Macro indicators suggest steady improvement, leading to anticipated volume growth from 2024-25 to 2025-26,” say Research Analysts Pratik Bipinchandra Prajapati and Tanu Jindal from Motilal Oswal. Here are the factors that may require a reassessment of the sector soon.
P&G Hygiene and Healthcare's June quarter numbers were better than Street estimates, led by strong sales and robust margins. The company, which owns leading consumer brands like Whisper, Vicks and Old Spice, posted a 12.6 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) growth in sales at Rs 852.5 crore during the quarter. The double digit sales growth, led by expansion of its distribution reach, reverses a sluggish sales graph with three of the last four quarters reporting a fall in sales.
Following a strong performance in the 2022-23 January-March quarter, publicly listed paint industry giants displayed a mixed performance in the 2023-24 (FY24) April-June quarter. While Berger Paints India outperformed its peers and reported results in line with expectations, market leader Asian Paints and Kansai Nerolac Paints fell slightly short of expectations.