Hindustan Unilever

Hindustan Unilever (HUL-BY)

236.80

1.40 (0.59%)

as of Apr 01, 3:58 PM IST

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Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (BSE:HUL) makes fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) such as detergents, toiletries, and food staples. The company has a distribution channel of 6.3 million outlets and 35 major Indian brands.[1]. HUL recorded 20.02% year over year (yoy) growth in revenue at Rs 16660.38 crores during the year ended Dec'08.[2] Its Soaps and Detergents business was its largest contributor to revenues with 46% of total revenues where as Personal Care products contributed the most (46%) towards EBIT (Earnings before Income Tax).[3] Raw material prices for palm oil and other chemicals increased of 31% from Nov'07Apr'08 [4], which led the company to implement a price hike by a weighted average of 10% from April to June 2008 in order to protect its margins.[5] From April to October 2008, however, palm oil prices declined 62.2% so Hindustan has accrued higher revenue on lower volume sales in late 2008, early 2009. [5] Increase in per capita income in urban, as well as rural areas, of India has a positive effect on demand of consumer goods along with a shift in demand towards high end lifestyle

products. Long a provider of low cost consumer goods, HUL has recently launched products in its high end segments.

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1 Company Overview o 1.1 Business and Financial Metrics o 1.2 Business Segments 2 Trends and Forces o 2.1 Increasing raw material prices drives HUL to raise its prices o 2.2 Increasing per capita income drives FMCG sector growth o 2.3 Per Capita consumption of personal care products in India is one of the lowest among developing economies of the world. o 2.4 Highly Competitive FMCG Sector limits profit margins of HUL. 3 Competition o 3.1 Market Share 4 References

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