Nestle India Ltd. share price target

Strong volume led domestic growth on the back of new product launches and product variants resulted in total sales growth of 16.9% in Q3CY18 to | 2939.4 crore. Domestic sales increased by 17.5%. Operating profit increased 22.8% to | 725.2 crore while margins saw an improvement of 118 bps to 24.7% mainly on the back of soft milk prices and sugar, resulting in 286 bps improvement in gross margins, partially offset by 150 bps increase in other expenses to sales...

26 October 2018 Domestic sales grew 17.5% YoY, while exports increased 7.9% YoY to INR1.7b. favorable commodity prices during the quarter. In its press release, NEST stated that it is now facing some headwinds from RM costs, crude-led inflation and currency depreciation. 150bp YoY to 24.6% of sales, led by higher marketing spends and an increase in fuel prices. During the quarter, NEST introduced Breakfast Cereals. Staff costs, however, declined 40bp YoY in the quarter. Other income grew 56% YoY to INR670m due to higher average liquidities and increased yields.

Nestle posted 14.5% YoY growth in domestic revenue across all its product categories in H1CY18 with a healthy volume growth of 9% YoY. Gross margins expanded by 460bps due to benign raw material prices. Higher other income (45% YoY rise) and lower depreciation charges (4% YoY/-1% QoQ) drove strong PAT growth. Recent entry into breakfast cereals and canned beverages will help leverage existing extensive distribution reach for a faster scale-up. Management stressed on innovation backed healthy products and cluster...

EBITDA has risen to 22.1% in H1CY18 from 16.2% in H1CY17, mainly sanjay.manyal@icicisecurities.com on account of 410 bps decline in raw material cost in addition to...

21 August 2018 New products/innovations contributed 3% of domestic sales in 1HCY18, as against 2.8% in 1HCY17 (2.6% in CY17). Of the 36-38 new products launched recently, around 25 have been retained. The rest did not scale up as expected, and thus, were either culled or pulled back to the drawing board. have not lived up to the expectations. The key reason was the difference between the intention of the product and the consumer perception. Nestle India Company v/s listed peers growth recovery post Maggi crisis. This was because the industry was more affected by GST destocking and the recovery from this was relatively fast. Volumes grew ~9% in 1HCY18, while adjusted value growth was 13.8% in the domestic business. NEST commands a market leadership in ~85% of its portfolio.

The Growth Story Continues: Nestle India's revenue grew by 12.3% YoY, led by volume growth across categories. The gross margins expanded by 456 bps on YoY basis mainly led by soft commodity prices and lower overhead costs due to cost efficiency programme.

Revenue decreased by 2.13% to Rs. 2678.57 Cr in Q2CY18 when compared to the previous quarter. Nestle India Ltd Q2CY18 results Comment

ICICI Securities Ltd | Retail Equity Research Nestl posted sales growth of 12.3% YoY to | 2698.4 crore (I-direct estimate: | 2844.3 crore) on account of 8% domestic sales growth...

saw growth of 13.4% mainly on the back of volume growth Nestle India Ltd. (NIL) reported strong overall last one year in this segment. Company's realisation Volume growth drive Q1CY18 performance performance during Q1CY18 driven by volume led revenue growth and improved profitability on the back of favourable commodity prices and efficiency measures adopted by the management. Sales for the quarter were...

We maintain our Hold rating on Nestle with an upward revised target price of Rs 9,843 (earlier Rs 8,008). Domestic sales registered 11% YoY growth in Q1CY18 led by volume growth supported by increasing penetration and rebuild of Maggi noodles. Gross margins expanded 300bps YoY led by lower commodity prices (milk and milk solids). EBITDA grew 35% YoY driven by lower overhead costs. PAT grew 38% YoY aided by 35% YoY rise in other income. Company's venture into breakfast cereals segment with significant headroom for growth current market size at ~$360mn and expected to grow at a CAGR of 16% over the next 5 years augurs well. Softer input prices and cost efficiencies are expected to drive margin expansion and strong earnings growth...