Hindustan Unilever Ltd.

1,449.00 INR
-16.50
-1.13%

India
Apr 20, 2018
Ticker
BOM(500696)
Prev. close
1,465.50
Market cap (INR)
3,172.11B
Market cap (USD)
48,036.00M
Shares
2,164.52M

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Company Background

Hindustan Unilever, a unit of British-Dutch company Unilever, is India's largest marketer of consumer products. The company sells more than 30 brands of soap, detergent, food and other products and employs more than 15,000 workers, including those at its local manufacturing plants.

While it was founded in 1931, the predecessor to Hindustan Unilever had ties with Unilever the date back to the 1880s when Lever Brothers, the forerunner of Unilever, was selling imported soap in India.

In the 1970s and 1980s, Unilever took over Brooke Bond, Lipton and other companies and their subsidiaries in India were consolidated into the Indian unit of Unilever. Hindustan Unilever bought a number of Indian companies, including some that were under major conglomerate Tata Group's umbrella, in the 1990s.

Hindustan Unilever is known for its Shakti project, which encourages the employment of young residents in India's rural areas as sales staff. These employees sell small batches of low-priced soap and other products in their areas. Products under the company's brands sell well in both urban and rural areas.

In 2013, Unilever raised its stake in Hindustan Unilever from a little more than 50% to just under 70%.

Business Summary

Hindustan Unilever Ltd. engages in the manufacture of consumer goods. It operates through the following segments: Home Care, Personal Care, Foods, and Refreshments. The Home Care segment includes fabric wash, household care, and water. The Personal Care segment comprises of personal wash, skin care, hair care, oral care, deodorants, and colors. The Foods segment consists of packaged foods and popular foods. The Refreshments segment offers tea, coffee, ice cream, and frozen desserts. The company was founded in November 1956 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India.

Financial Highlights

Mar 2017	INR	USD
Revenue	331,620M	4,945.34M
Gross Profit	140,830M	2,100.15M
Operating income	60,150M	896.99M
Income before tax	64,790M	966.19M
Net income	44,880M	669.28M
EBITDA	64,470M	961.41M
Diluted EPS	20.68	0.30
Dividends Per Share	17	0.25
Total Assets	157,060M	2,418.72M
Total liabilities	89,400M	1,376.76M
Total equity	67,440M	1,038.57M
Operating cash flow	54,490M	812.59M
	Currency in INR	Currency in USD

Historical Data

INR | USD

	Mar 2013	Mar 2014	Mar 2015	Mar 2016	Mar 2017
Revenue	268,239.90M	290,185.50M	317,116M	321,860M	331,620M
Gross Profit	102,151.60M	113,972.50M	126,168.90M	136,110M	140,830M
Operating income	37,882.70M	42,723.80M	48,294.40M	57,630M	60,150M
Income before tax	50,660.30M	52,151.80M	63,195.10M	60,420M	64,790M
Net income	38,289.80M	39,455.70M	43,630.80M	41,460M	44,880M
EBITDA	40,395.90M	45,672.40M	51,518.30M	61,160M	64,470M
Diluted EPS	17.70	18.23	20.16	19.12	20.68
Dividends Per Share	10.50	13	15	16	17
Total Assets	120,918.40M	137,693.10M	147,081.40M	147,940M	157,060M
Total liabilities	92,062.10M	102,097.40M	106,617M	82,010M	89,400M
Total equity	28,585.70M	35,310.90M	40,154.40M	65,730M	67,440M
Operating cash flow	38,310.10M	40,373M	33,486.60M	45,170M	54,490M

	Mar 2013	Mar 2014	Mar 2015	Mar 2016	Mar 2017
Revenue	4,928.57M	4,801.67M	5,186.42M	4,916.08M	4,945.34M
Gross Profit	1,876.90M	1,885.89M	2,063.48M	2,078.94M	2,100.15M
Operating income	696.04M	706.94M	789.85M	880.23M	896.99M
Income before tax	930.81M	862.95M	1,033.55M	922.85M	966.19M
Net income	703.52M	652.86M	713.58M	633.25M	669.28M
EBITDA	742.22M	755.73M	842.58M	934.15M	961.41M
Diluted EPS	0.32	0.30	0.32	0.29	0.30
Dividends Per Share	0.19	0.21	0.24	0.24	0.25
Total Assets	2,224.80M	2,305.54M	2,350.24M	2,233.98M	2,418.72M
Total liabilities	1,693.87M	1,709.52M	1,703.65M	1,238.40M	1,376.76M
Total equity	525.95M	591.24M	641.63M	992.56M	1,038.57M
Operating cash flow	703.90M	668.04M	547.67M	689.92M	812.59M

Valuation Measures

Mar 2017
PER	43.99
ROA	29.42%
ROE	67.40%
Operating margin	18.13%
Profit margin	13.53%

Key executives

Chief Executive Officer, Executive Director & MD: Sanjiv Soshil Mehta
CFO, Executive Director-Finance & IT: Srinivas Phatak
Director & Secretary: Dev Bajpai
Director & Executive Director-Supply Chain: Pradeep Banerjee
General Manager-M&A: Ravi Shankar Ramachandran

Shareholders

Unilever Plc (67.1%)
Life Insurance Corp. of India (2.5%)
The Vanguard Group, Inc. (1.1%)
BlackRock Fund Advisors (0.9%)
Aberdeen Asset Managers Ltd. (0.7%)
The New India Assurance Co. Ltd. (Investment Portfolio) (0.6%)
General Insurance Corp. of India (Invt Port) (0.4%)
Aberdeen Asset Management (Asia) Ltd. (0.4%)
Nomura Asset Management Singapore Ltd. (0.4%)
SBI Funds Management Pvt Ltd. (0.3%)

Contact Details

Website:http://www.hul.co.in
Address: Unilever House, B. D. Sawant Marg, Mumbai, 400099, India
Phone: +91.22.39832285

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