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Hindustan Unilever (HUVR) announced that Ms. Priya Nair, current President of Beauty & Wellbeing at Unilever, will be appointed CEO and MD of the company, effective 1st Aug’25, for a period of five years.

Godrej Consumer (GCPL)’s FY25 strategy focused on expanding the existing categories by innovating products across various sizes and price points while broadening distribution to enhance consumer reach, streamlining operations through radical simplification by reducing SKUs, personnel, and processes.

Q4FY25 was yet another muted quarter for JLL amid subdued demand and higher competitive intensity hit revenue growth, while inflation in key input prices impacted profitability.

We have revised our FY26E/FY27E EPS estimates by -5.7%/-1.9%, as we factor in weaker EBITDA margins led by contraction in gross margins. We reiterate our “ACCUMULATE” rating on the stock, supported by its volume-led growth strategy. We expect margin pressure to remain persistent in the near term
but expect gradual recovery from H2FY26E onwards

With the GST cut boosting soaps and men’s grooming range (~35% of its domestic range) and innovations (Godrej Fab, Godrej Ninja) scaling up well, Godrej Consumer Products is an attractive play on consumption recovery.

GCPL’s Q4FY25 performance was soft with consolidated revenue growing by 6% y-o-y with a 5% volume growth, OPM declining by 136 bps y-o-y to 21.1% and adjusted PAT lower by 21.2% y-o-y to Rs. 443 crore.

Broadly as estimated amid the GST rate-cut transition and a prolonged monsoon, HUL’s Q2FY26 performance was weak. Revenue inched up ~1% y/y to Rs155bn (vs. the Street’s Rs158bn estimate) with flat volumes and a 22.9% EBITDA margin (vs. 22.2%).

Colgate’s Q1FY26 performance was weak with numbers missing estimates on all fronts. Standalone revenues declined by 4.2% y-o-y to Rs. 1,434 crore, missing our and the average street’s expectation of Rs. 1,525 crore and Rs. 1,498 crore, respectively.

Upgrade Dabur from HOLD to BUY with a revised TP at Rs. 630/share.

Godrej Consumer’s (GCPL) consolidated revenue rose 4% YoY to INR38.3b (est. INR39.3b), while volume growth stood at 3%. EBITDA declined 4% YoY (est. -5%) due to soft margins for the Indian and Indonesian operations.