Personal Products company Dabur India announced Q2FY25 results Consolidated Net Profit of Rs 425 crore for Q2FY25 on a Revenue of Rs 3,029 crore. lnterim Dividend of Rs 2.75 per share, aggregating to a total payout of Rs 487.39 crore. Mohit Mathotra, Chief Executive Officer, Dabur lndia, said: "Over the past coupte of years, we have witnessed a marked shift in consumer buying patterns in favour of emerging channels tike quick commerce, driven by the convenience this channeI offers. This has resutted in the emerging channels growing at high teens, putting the General Trade under stress. To address the changing dynamics in the marketplace and support our distributor partners in tiding over the challenges, we took a proactive decision to rationalize inventory in the GeneraI Trade, which resulted in a temporary dip in sates during the quarter. However, the move has resulted in improving the long-term health and hygiene of our business, paving the way for healthy growth going forward," "This one-off adjustment notwithstanding, Dabur's business fundamentaI remains strong with secondary sates for the second quarter growing at over 2% and our S-year Revenue CAGR for the lndia business at over 8%." Mohit Burman, Chairman, Dabur lndia, said: "Continuing with our payout policy, the Board has dectared an lnterim Dividend of Rs 2.75 per share, aggregating to a totaL payout of Rs 487.39 crore." Dabur continued to invest behind its brands, helping the lndia Business report market share gains across 95% of the portfolio. "We expect recovery in consumer demand in the coming quarters, both in urban and rural markets. We are focusing on strengthening our competitive edge in the marketplace by investing in scaling up our ruraI footprint and rolling out consumer-centric innovations. Our focused approach towards expanding our ruralfootprint to over 1.22 lakh vitllages reaped rich dividend as rural demand outpaced urban demand by 130 bps during the quarter. To cater to this wider network, we have expanded our product basket with the launch of affordable and rural-specific pack bundles across categories, besides investing in consumer activations in the hinterland to estabtish a better connect with our consumers," Result PDF