Hindustan Unilever Ltd

Hindustan Unilever Ltd

₹ 2,314 1.54%
20 Feb - close price
About

Hindustan Unilever is in the FMCG business comprising primarily of Home Care, Beauty & Personal Care and Foods & Refreshment segments. The Company has manufacturing facilities across the country and sells primarily in India.[1]

Key Points

Business Segments & Brand Portfolio
The company has a portfolio of over 50 brands, spanning 16 FMCG categories, including 19 brands with a turnover of more than Rs. 1,000 Cr PA. [1] The products are split into the following segments:

  • Market Cap 5,43,813 Cr.
  • Current Price 2,314
  • High / Low 2,660 / 2,044
  • Stock P/E 50.8
  • Book Value 208
  • Dividend Yield 1.86 %
  • ROCE 27.6 %
  • ROE 20.6 %
  • Face Value 1.00

Pros

  • Company is almost debt free.
  • Company has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 102%

Cons

  • Stock is trading at 11.1 times its book value
  • The company has delivered a poor sales growth of 9.65% over past five years.
  • Earnings include an other income of Rs.5,340 Cr.

* The pros and cons are machine generated. Pros / cons are based on a checklist to highlight important points. Please exercise caution and do your own analysis.

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Quarterly Results

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Dec 2022 Mar 2023 Jun 2023 Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024 Jun 2024 Sep 2024 Dec 2024 Mar 2025 Jun 2025 Sep 2025 Dec 2025
15,228 14,893 15,148 15,276 15,188 14,857 15,339 15,508 15,146 15,214 15,931 15,263 15,805
11,691 11,422 11,627 11,582 11,648 11,422 11,733 11,861 11,582 11,748 12,373 11,644 12,165
Operating Profit 3,537 3,471 3,521 3,694 3,540 3,435 3,606 3,647 3,564 3,466 3,558 3,619 3,640
OPM % 23% 23% 23% 24% 23% 23% 24% 24% 24% 23% 22% 24% 23%
126 240 148 278 255 203 209 293 814 276 120 350 4,594
Interest 26 24 47 72 81 102 85 99 102 75 110 106 84
Depreciation 260 262 257 269 282 289 298 305 285 313 324 288 299
Profit before tax 3,377 3,425 3,365 3,631 3,432 3,247 3,432 3,536 3,991 3,354 3,244 3,575 7,851
Tax % 26% 25% 27% 25% 27% 26% 26% 26% 25% 26% 16% 25% 10%
2,505 2,552 2,472 2,717 2,519 2,406 2,538 2,612 3,001 2,493 2,732 2,690 7,075
EPS in Rs 10.66 10.86 10.52 11.56 10.72 10.24 10.80 11.12 12.77 10.61 11.63 11.45 30.11
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Profit & Loss

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 TTM
28,019 30,806 31,061 31,890 34,525 38,224 38,785 45,996 51,193 59,144 60,469 61,469 62,213
23,532 25,600 25,312 25,843 27,249 29,587 29,185 34,672 38,690 45,512 46,279 47,180 47,930
Operating Profit 4,488 5,205 5,749 6,047 7,276 8,637 9,600 11,324 12,503 13,632 14,190 14,289 14,283
OPM % 16% 17% 19% 19% 21% 23% 25% 25% 24% 23% 23% 23% 23%
837 1,285 533 767 507 437 536 286 359 578 884 1,599 5,340
Interest 36 17 15 22 20 28 106 108 98 101 302 364 375
Depreciation 261 287 321 396 478 524 938 1,012 1,025 1,030 1,097 1,224 1,224
Profit before tax 5,028 6,187 5,946 6,396 7,285 8,522 9,092 10,490 11,739 13,079 13,675 14,300 18,024
Tax % 23% 30% 30% 30% 28% 29% 26% 24% 25% 24% 26% 26%
3,867 4,315 4,137 4,490 5,237 6,036 6,738 7,954 8,818 9,962 10,114 10,644 14,990
EPS in Rs 17.88 19.95 19.12 20.75 24.19 27.88 31.13 33.85 37.53 42.40 43.05 45.30 63.80
Dividend Payout % 73% 75% 84% 82% 82% 79% 80% 120% 91% 92% 98% 117%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 7%
5 Years: 10%
3 Years: 6%
TTM: 2%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: 11%
5 Years: 8%
3 Years: 5%
TTM: 4%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 11%
5 Years: 2%
3 Years: -1%
1 Year: 8%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 29%
5 Years: 21%
3 Years: 20%
Last Year: 21%

Balance Sheet

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Sep 2025
Equity Capital 216 216 216 216 216 216 216 235 235 235 235 235 235
Reserves 3,061 3,508 6,063 6,274 6,859 7,443 7,815 47,199 48,525 49,986 50,738 48,918 48,715
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 943 971 1,039 1,374 1,537 1,623
9,721 9,909 7,641 8,261 10,074 10,206 11,571 19,739 20,006 20,565 24,729 27,623 28,903
Total Liabilities 12,998 13,634 13,920 14,751 17,149 17,865 19,602 68,116 69,737 71,825 77,076 78,313 79,476
2,422 2,458 2,914 4,024 4,142 4,343 5,056 51,027 51,034 51,405 52,379 52,907 53,149
CWIP 320 479 386 203 430 373 513 623 901 1,020 915 956 958
Investments 3,094 3,278 2,780 3,779 3,111 2,949 1,500 2,995 4,122 3,794 5,493 4,602 7,685
7,162 7,420 7,840 6,745 9,466 10,200 12,533 13,471 13,680 15,606 18,289 19,848 17,684
Total Assets 12,998 13,634 13,920 14,751 17,149 17,865 19,602 68,116 69,737 71,825 77,076 78,313 79,476

Cash Flows

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
3,724 3,272 3,974 4,953 5,913 5,728 7,305 8,957 8,964 9,626 14,884 11,606
-513 280 -51 -752 -1,261 -264 1,926 -1,067 -1,732 -1,062 -4,971 6,763
-2,917 -3,450 -4,008 -4,264 -4,651 -5,462 -6,676 -9,280 -7,984 -8,966 -9,890 -13,031
Net Cash Flow 294 101 -85 -63 1 2 2,555 -1,390 -752 -402 23 5,338

Ratios

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
Debtor Days 11 9 12 11 12 16 10 13 14 17 16 20
Inventory Days 83 72 71 65 62 57 63 64 63 53 52 56
Days Payable 170 146 155 165 186 167 177 162 145 122 139 148
Cash Conversion Cycle -76 -65 -71 -89 -111 -94 -104 -86 -67 -53 -71 -72
Working Capital Days -57 -55 -27 -35 -39 -32 -33 -33 -24 -17 -23 -34
ROCE % 154% 150% 120% 97% 109% 119% 120% 38% 24% 26% 27% 28%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025
61.90% 61.90% 61.90% 61.90% 61.90% 61.90% 61.90% 61.90% 61.90% 61.90% 61.90% 61.90%
14.36% 14.48% 13.90% 13.65% 12.67% 11.87% 12.17% 11.43% 10.62% 10.18% 10.79% 10.71%
11.51% 11.47% 11.90% 12.31% 13.21% 14.09% 14.13% 14.67% 15.48% 15.99% 15.62% 15.68%
0.04% 0.04% 0.04% 0.04% 0.04% 0.05% 0.05% 0.06% 0.07% 0.07% 0.07% 0.07%
12.17% 12.09% 12.26% 12.11% 12.19% 12.11% 11.75% 11.94% 11.93% 11.86% 11.62% 11.64%
No. of Shareholders 11,27,98210,96,27011,76,41111,32,96512,05,41612,10,98911,05,25412,18,00112,33,43811,67,94510,95,44711,12,713

* The classifications might have changed from Sep'2022 onwards. The new XBRL format added more details from Sep'22 onwards.

Classifications such as banks and foreign portfolio investors were not available earlier. The sudden changes in FII or DII can be because of these changes.

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