Hindustan Unilever Ltd.

1,747.10 INR
+11.90
+0.69%

India
Aug 16, 2018
Ticker
BOM(500696)
Prev. close
1,735.20
Market cap (INR)
3,756.07B
Market cap (USD)
53,432.04M
Shares
2,164.63M

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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, Refreshments, an Others. 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 Others segment comprises of exports and infant care products. The company was founded in November 1956 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India.

Financial Highlights

Mar 2018	INR	USD
Revenue	353,730M	5,487.07M
Gross Profit	155,620M	2,413.98M
Operating income	69,260M	1,074.36M
Income before tax	73,040M	1,132.99M
Net income	52,120M	808.48M
EBITDA	74,460M	1,155.02M
Diluted EPS	24.08	0.37
Dividends Per Share	20	0.31
Total Assets	178,620M	2,738.65M
Total liabilities	105,610M	1,619.24M
Total equity	72,810M	1,116.34M
Operating cash flow	63,550M	985.79M
	Currency in INR	Currency in USD

Historical Data

INR | USD

	Mar 2014	Mar 2015	Mar 2016	Mar 2017	Mar 2018
Revenue	290,185.50M	317,116M	321,860M	331,620M	353,730M
Gross Profit	113,972.50M	126,168.90M	136,110M	140,550M	155,620M
Operating income	42,723.80M	48,294.40M	57,630M	60,150M	69,260M
Income before tax	52,151.80M	63,195.10M	60,420M	64,790M	73,040M
Net income	39,455.70M	43,630.80M	41,460M	44,880M	52,120M
EBITDA	45,672.40M	51,518.30M	61,160M	64,470M	74,460M
Diluted EPS	18.23	20.16	19.12	20.68	24.08
Dividends Per Share	13	15	16	17	20
Total Assets	137,693.10M	147,081.40M	147,940M	157,060M	178,620M
Total liabilities	102,097.40M	106,617M	82,010M	89,400M	105,610M
Total equity	35,310.90M	40,154.40M	65,730M	67,440M	72,810M
Operating cash flow	40,373M	33,486.60M	45,170M	54,490M	63,550M

	Mar 2014	Mar 2015	Mar 2016	Mar 2017	Mar 2018
Revenue	4,801.67M	5,186.42M	4,916.08M	4,945.34M	5,487.07M
Gross Profit	1,885.89M	2,063.48M	2,078.94M	2,095.97M	2,413.98M
Operating income	706.94M	789.85M	880.23M	896.99M	1,074.36M
Income before tax	862.95M	1,033.55M	922.85M	966.19M	1,132.99M
Net income	652.86M	713.58M	633.25M	669.28M	808.48M
EBITDA	755.73M	842.58M	934.15M	961.41M	1,155.02M
Diluted EPS	0.30	0.32	0.29	0.30	0.37
Dividends Per Share	0.21	0.24	0.24	0.25	0.31
Total Assets	2,305.54M	2,350.24M	2,233.98M	2,418.72M	2,738.65M
Total liabilities	1,709.52M	1,703.65M	1,238.40M	1,376.76M	1,619.24M
Total equity	591.24M	641.63M	992.56M	1,038.57M	1,116.34M
Operating cash flow	668.04M	547.67M	689.92M	812.59M	985.79M

Valuation Measures

Mar 2018
PER	55.45
ROA	31.05%
ROE	74.32%
Operating margin	19.57%
Profit margin	14.73%

Key executives

Chairman, Chief Executive Officer & MD: Sanjiv Soshil Mehta
CFO, Executive Director-Finance & Director: Srinivas Phatak
Secretary, Director & Executive Director-Legal: Dev Bajpai
Director & Executive Director-Supply Chain: Pradeep Banerjee
Executive Director-Sales & Customer Development: Srinandan Sundaram

Shareholders

Unilever Plc (67.1%)
Life Insurance Corp. of India (3.3%)
The Vanguard Group, Inc. (1.1%)
BlackRock Fund Advisors (0.8%)
Nomura Asset Management Singapore Ltd. (0.5%)
The New India Assurance Co. Ltd. (Investment Portfolio) (0.5%)
Aberdeen Asset Managers Ltd. (0.4%)
SBI Funds Management Pvt Ltd. (0.4%)
General Insurance Corp. of India (Invt Port) (0.4%)
Aberdeen Asset Management (Asia) 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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