DABUR INDIA LTD.
Dabur is an Indian multinational consumer goods company, founded in 1884 by S. K. Burman.
It is the world’s largest ayurvedic product manufacturer and its export quantities are constantly in demand in foreign market. Dabur is a world leader in Ayurveda with a portfolio of over 250 herbal/ayurvedic products. Some of the popular products of Dabur include, Dabur Honey, Chyawanprash, Dabur Red toothpaste, Real fruit juice and a range of hair oils like Vatika and Dabur Amla.
Dabur continued to gain Market Share across all key categories like Shampoos, Toothpaste, Hair Oils, Chyawanprash and Packaged Juices & Nectars, during the quarter and the full year, as stated in it’s regulatory filing. They also witnessed a sequential revival in discretionary spending, which helped the Home & Personal Care business grow by 32.6%. The Oral Care category was the outperformer in this category, reporting an over 42% growth during the fourth quarter, led by a 45% surge in the Toothpaste business, as said by the company in its investor presentation.
The shareholding pattern of Dabur is as follows: Promoter holdings at 67.38%, Foreign Institutional Investors with 19.77%, Domestic Institutional with 5.34% and Public with 7.51% of the total shareholdings.
As per its quarter-four results, the company has seen a decline in its revenue from operations as compared to quarter three results. It now stands at Rs.2336.79 Crs compared to the earlier Rs. 2778 Crs. This has impacted the PAT and the EPS that show a similar trend for quarter four compared to quarter 3. The company has increased its assets for the second half of FY2020-21, compared to the previous, it now stands at Rs.10847.13 Crs from the earlier Rs.10274.29 Crs.
The company has announced an Rs.3 dividend per equity share as the final dividend for the year FY2020-21. Despite a slightly weaker performance in the fourth quarter of this year, Dabur has overall performed better than itself in the previous fiscal.
