ITC enjoys all round growth across various business segments
ITC Ltd enjoyed an increase of 21 per cent in its net profit
in the quarter ended December 31, 2012, thanks to an all round growth across
the FMCG giant's various business segments.
Strong performance in cigarette, non-cigarette as well as
agri-business segments pushed the company's net profit to Rs 2,052 crore in the
three months through December, from Rs 1,701 crore in the corresponding period
of the previous year.
Net sales jumped 23 per cent year-on-year, from Rs 6,195
crore to Rs 7,627 crore; while profits, on a sequential basis, jumped 12 per
cent from Rs 1,836 crore in the three months ended September 30, 2012.
V Srinivasan, research analyst at Angel Broking, said the
company's quarterly figures were better than their expectations.
Commenting on the figures, Srinivasan said, "We
estimated Rs 7200 crore and it has come in at about Rs 7600 crore. Same is the
case with the net profit numbers. It has come ahead of our estimates."
Losses from the FMCG business dropped from Rs 47 crore to Rs
24 crore, while revenues from this segment jumped to Rs 5,440 crore. The
cigarettes category contributed Rs 3,657 crore. The cigarette category volume
grew nearly 1.5 per cent, while the margins from the segment jumped by around
400 basis points.
Stock in ITC gained 0.67 per cent to Rs 287.05 a share on
the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on Friday.
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