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Hindustan Unilever Ltd’s (HUL) consolidated revenue during January-March 2025 increases 3.5 per cent YoY to Rs 15,979 crore.
HUL Q4 Results: Hindustan Unilever’s home care segment contributed Rs 5,815 crore to the consolidated revenue.
HUL Q4 Results: Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) on Thursday reported a 3.7 per cent jump in its consolidate net profit to Rs 2,464 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 2025. Its consolidated revenue during January-March 2025 increased 3.5 per cent YoY to Rs 15,979 crore.
The net profit is “attributable to the owners of the holding company”.
Following the results, HUL’s shares fell from the day’s high of Rs 2,487.40 apiece to the day’s low of Rs 2,387.50 apiece on the BSE, a decline of 4.01 per cent. It further fell to Rs 2,334 apiece as of 1:10 pm.
The FMCG major’s home care segment contributed Rs 5,815 crore to the consolidated revenue.
HUL declared a final dividend of Rs 24 per equity share of face value Re 1 each. With this, HUL’s total dividend payout for the financial year 2024-25 stands at Rs 53 per share, including an interim dividend of Rs 19, and a special dividend of Rs 10.
However, revenue from product sales was at Rs 15,416 crore in the March quarter, led by volume growth, up 2.68 per cent from Rs 15,013 crore in the year-ago period.
“HUL reported an Underlying Sales Growth (USG) of 3 per cent and an Underlying Volume Growth (UVG) of 2 per cent,” said HUL in its earnings statement.
However, EBITDA margin which was at 23.1 per cent, declined 30 bps year-on-year, it added.
HUL’s total expenses in the March quarter was at Rs 12,478 crore, up 3.12 per cent and total income, which includes other revenue, was up 3.48 per cent to Rs 15,979 crore.
For the financial year ended March 31, 2025 HUL’s net profit was up 3.78 per cent to Rs 10,671 crore. It was at Rs 10,282 crore in FY’24.
The company’s total income in FY’25 was up 2.28 per cent to Rs 64,138 crore, as against Rs 62,707 crore a year before.
“In FY’25, our turnover surpassed Rs 60,000 crores, with an Underlying Sales Growth of 2 per cent and an EPS growth of 5 per cent. While absolute volume tonnage grew in mid-single digits, it was partially offset by a negative mix,” HUL CEO and Managing Director Rohit Jawa said.
Jawa further noted that the company delivered a competitive performance, further strengthening its market leadership during the year.
“This year marked a step up in our portfolio transformation with increased innovation in high-growth spaces, amplified investments in channels of the future, acquisition of Minimalist, divestment of Pureit, and the decision to demerge Ice Cream business,” he said.
Over the outlook, Jawa said, he anticipates demand conditions to gradually improve over the next fiscal year.
Shares of HUL on Thursday were trading at Rs 2,354 apiece on BSE, down 2.81 per cent in the morning trade.
(With Inputs from PTI)