P&G HYGIENE at 52 Week High; BSE 500 Index Up 0.0%

P&G HYGIENE share price has hit a 52-week high at Rs 9,940 (up 1.61%).

Meanwhile, the BSE 500 Index is at 14,882 (up 0.50%).

Among the top gainers in the BSE 500 Index today are P&G HYGIENE (up 1.61%) and DCM SHRIRAM (up 10.76%)

JBF INDUSTRIES (down 4.95%) and KWALITY DAIRY (down 4.90%) are among the top losers today.

Over the last one year, P&G HYGIENE has moved up from Rs 8,031 to Rs 9,940, registering a gain of Rs 1,908 (up 19.54%).

The BSE 500 has moved up from 13,287 to 14,882, registering a gain of 1,595 points (up 11.89%) during the last 12 months.

The top gainers among the BSE 500 Index stocks during this same period were INDIABULLS VENTURES (up 223.73%), RADICO KHAITAN (up 220.20%) and FIRSTSOURCE SOL. (up 154.95%).

What About the Benchmark Indices?

The BSE Sensex is at 35,726 (up 0.57%). The top gainers among the BSE Sensex stocks today are DR. REDDYS LAB (up 4.67%), SBI (up 2.21%) and TCS (up 1.51%). Other gainers include SUN PHARMA (up 1.42%) and INDUSIND BANK (up 1.34%). The most traded stocks in the BSE Sensex are ADANI PORTS & SEZ and SBI.

In the meantime, NSE Nifty is at 10,856 (up 0.42%). LUPIN LTD (up 5.13%) and SBI (up 2.03%) are among the top gainers in NSE Nifty.

Over the last 12 months, the BSE Sensex has moved up from 31,096 to 35,726, registering a gain of 4,630 points (up 14.76%).

P&G HYGIENE Financial Update...

P&G HYGIENE net profit declined 36.6% YoY to Rs 832 million for the quarter ended March 2018, compared to a loss of Rs 1 billion a year ago. Net Sales rose 80.8% to Rs 5.7 billion during the period as against Rs 7.0 billion in January-March 2017.

For the year ended June 2017, P&G HYGIENE reported 2.4% increase in net profit to Rs 4.3 billion compared to net profit of Rs 4.2 billion during FY16.

Revenue of the company grew 3.0% to Rs 24 billion during FY17.

The current Price to earnings ratio of P&G HYGIENE, based on rolling 12 month earnings, stands at 76.4x.

This article was originally published in English at www.equitymaster.com

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