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Source: Live Mint For decades, India’s salaried class viewed themselves as a minority—sandwiched between the elite and what they believe is the world’s largest population of the “politically pampered”. And in most Budgets, they found the discourse to be dominated by farmers, the poor, women and other groups. Which is why the record ₹1 trillion…
Source: Live Mint There is a spring in the step of Indian consumer-related companies after the budget 2025’s proposal to make income up to ₹12 lakh tax-free under the new tax regime. With more disposable income in the hands of millions of taxpayers, the expectation is that consumers would be encouraged to spend more on…
Source: Live Mint Budget 2025: The Indian stock market experienced high volatility on Saturday, February 1, following the FY26 Union Budget announcement by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. While the budget introduced major changes in income tax slabs, shifting more money into the hands of middle-class consumers, market sentiment remained mixed due to concerns over government…
Source: Live Mint Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) has been struggling with muted revenue growth for the past few quarters, thanks to a combination of weak pricing and subdued volume growth. Demand conditions are still not particularly exciting, with urban demand moderating even as rural is recovering. At its recent capital markets day meeting, HUL’s management…
Source: Live Mint The FMCG sector has been one of the poorest performers over the past 18 months. The return of Nifty FMCG, Nifty50, and Nifty500 indexes in the last 1 year is 10%, 20%, and 27%, respectively. This indicates that the FMCG sector underperformed the broader Nifty500 market by 63%.The sector’s performance worsened in…
Source: Live Mint Investing with a focus on the quality factor involves identifying companies that demonstrate strong financial health, sustainable competitive advantages, and consistent earnings growth. Quality and value are two of the oldest and most widely recognised factors in investing. The quality factor, in particular, has historically performed well in the Indian stock market,…
Source: Live Mint Indian Inc reported a disappointing performance for the September quarter (Q2FY25), with several companies posting weaker-than-expected results. This underwhelming performance triggered a sharp selloff in the equity markets, raising investor concerns about a potential slowdown in the Indian economy. The weak earnings have also dampened the sentiment of overseas investors, who have…
Source: Live Mint India’s largest household goods company Hindustan Unilever Ltd’s (HUL) struggle with muted volume growth is turning into a persistent concern. In the September quarter (Q2FY25), underlying volume growth stood at 3%, missing analysts’ expectation of 5%—hinting that India’s much-touted consumption story may be losing momentum. Weak demand, coupled with persistent food and…
Source: Business Standard 4 min read Last Updated : Oct 15 2024 | 1:57 PM IST Gopal Snacks Q2 results impact: Fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) company Gopal Snacks shares dropped as much as 4.37 per cent to hit an intraday low of Rs 420.15 per share. The drop in the share price came…
Source: Live Mint Hiren Ved, director and chief investment officer at Alchemy Capital Management, noted that investors are increasingly moving away from traditional FMCG stocks. “They are turning to aggregators and e-commerce platforms, particularly quick commerce, which sell both discretionary as well as non-discretionary consumer items as it provides a better proxy for growth as…
