As a key driver of this change, government interventions quoted, improved liquidity and a good beginning of monsoons.
“We hope that consumers’ sentiment increases in the back of the year. The government has hit, there has been a tax reduction, liquidity has improved, monsoons should be quite good this year – all of them should certainly help.
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In the fiscal year 2025, the manufacturer of toothbrushes and body washing by a 6.3% increase in sales, reaching, reaching £5 999 crore, compared to £5 644 crore in the previous year. The company’s profit after tax in FY25 increased by 8.5% to £1 437 crore, of £1 324 crore in the previous year.
However, the fourth quarter recorded a decline in profits and sales, with a net profit of 6.5% £355 crore and revenue fall by 2% to £1 452 crore.
During the fiscal year, rural volumes increased in front of the Municipal Society for Society based in Bombai.
The ivy district was “hard”, she said. Analysts attributed it to more competition and weak town demand.
Consumption management
“Consumers respond to a sense of trust. If they feel a little pressure, they tend to optimize in all parts of their budget. There are several things that are sacred, such as medical and education.
Indian rapidly moving consumer goods (FMCG) showed a year -on -year growth of 11% year -on -year, which, according to data published by Nielseniq, powered an increase in volume of 5.1% and an increase in 5.6% of the price.
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The growth of the urban market slowed in the quarter of March, while rural markets increased by 8.4%, which is a slight decline since the December quarter.
At the beginning of this month, other companies with large packaged goods, such as Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care LTD, Whisper, Vicks and Old Spice, are released.
The company showed a permanent revival in rural consumption, although the demand for cities remains under pressure.
The category of domestic and personal care, where Colgate Palmolive operates, has seen consumption growth of 5.7%in the March quarter, with higher demand in rural areas, Nielseniq noted.
The company competes with Dabur India and Hindustan Unilever Ltd.
Oral care penetration
Meanwhile, the Colgate and Palmolive Wash toothpastes continue to increase the use of oral care products in India.
“We would like to move the needle in terms of urban India – to get 80% of consumers who do not fall twice a day to brush twice a day. As far as rural India is concerned, the goal is to get one of the two consumers who do not move daily,” she said.
Ten years ago, oral penetration in India was around 85%. Today it is almost universal.
Society also promoted its flagship oral health.
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As part of this, more than 4.5 million Indians checked their oral health in 700 districts.
The company spent 14% of its annual sales of FY25 on advertising. Narasimhan said that the number will remain in Ballpark and in this range even in the current fiscal.
Meanwhile, Narasimhan said in a commentary on global geopolitical volatility that the company was largely isolated from the supply chain disruption.
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