Hindustan Unilever Ltd.
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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
Financial Highlights
| Mar 2021 | INR | USD |
| Revenue | 469,200M | 6,320.46M |
| Gross Profit | 207,080M | 2,789.51M |
| Operating income | 106,110M | 1,429.37M |
| Income before tax | 106,060M | 1,428.70M |
| Net income | 79,960M | 1,077.11M |
| EBITDA | 116,850M | 1,574.05M |
| Diluted EPS | 34.02 | 0.45 |
| Dividends Per Share | 31 | 0.41 |
| Total Assets | 687,570M | 9,404.11M |
| Total liabilities | 210,630M | 2,880.85M |
| Total equity | 476,740M | 6,520.52M |
| Operating cash flow | 94,350M | 1,270.96M |
| Currency in INR | Currency in USD |
Historical Data
| Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | |
| Revenue | 331,620M | 353,730M | 391,370M | 396,120M | 469,200M |
| Gross Profit | 140,550M | 155,390M | 174,910M | 179,960M | 207,080M |
| Operating income | 60,150M | 69,260M | 82,710M | 88,340M | 106,110M |
| Income before tax | 64,790M | 73,040M | 86,040M | 91,730M | 106,060M |
| Net income | 44,880M | 52,120M | 60,540M | 67,560M | 79,960M |
| EBITDA | 64,470M | 74,460M | 88,360M | 98,360M | 116,850M |
| Diluted EPS | 20.67 | 24.08 | 27.96 | 31.16 | 34.02 |
| Dividends Per Share | 17 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 31 |
| Total Assets | 157,060M | 178,620M | 186,290M | 201,530M | 687,570M |
| Total liabilities | 89,400M | 105,610M | 107,440M | 119,070M | 210,630M |
| Total equity | 67,440M | 72,810M | 78,670M | 82,290M | 476,740M |
| Operating cash flow | 54,490M | 63,550M | 60,830M | 79,650M | 94,350M |
| Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | |
| Revenue | 4,945.34M | 5,487.07M | 5,595.58M | 5,586.55M | 6,320.46M |
| Gross Profit | 2,095.97M | 2,410.41M | 2,500.76M | 2,538.00M | 2,789.51M |
| Operating income | 896.99M | 1,074.36M | 1,182.53M | 1,245.87M | 1,429.37M |
| Income before tax | 966.19M | 1,132.99M | 1,230.14M | 1,293.68M | 1,428.70M |
| Net income | 669.28M | 808.48M | 865.56M | 952.81M | 1,077.11M |
| EBITDA | 961.41M | 1,155.02M | 1,263.31M | 1,387.18M | 1,574.05M |
| Diluted EPS | 0.30 | 0.37 | 0.39 | 0.43 | 0.45 |
| Dividends Per Share | 0.25 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.35 | 0.41 |
| Total Assets | 2,418.72M | 2,738.65M | 2,689.13M | 2,663.93M | 9,404.11M |
| Total liabilities | 1,376.76M | 1,619.24M | 1,550.92M | 1,573.93M | 2,880.85M |
| Total equity | 1,038.57M | 1,116.34M | 1,135.61M | 1,087.75M | 6,520.52M |
| Operating cash flow | 812.59M | 985.79M | 869.71M | 1,123.31M | 1,270.96M |
Valuation Measures
| Mar 2021 | |
| PER | 71.43 |
| ROA | 17.98% |
| ROE | 28.60% |
| Operating margin | 22.61% |
| Profit margin | 17.04% |
Key executives
- Chairman, Chief Executive Officer & MD: Sanjiv Soshil Mehta
- Chief Financial Officer & Executive Director: Ritesh Tiwari
- Executive Director-Research & Development: Vibhav Sanzgiri
- Secretary, Director & Executive Director-Legal: Devopam Narendra Bajpai
- EVP-Financial Control & Risk Management: Srinivas Phatak
Shareholders
- Unilever Plc (61.9%)
- Life Insurance Corp of India (3.5%)
- The Vanguard Group, Inc. (1.2%)
- SBI Funds Management Pvt Ltd. (0.9%)
- BlackRock Fund Advisors (0.8%)
- ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (Invt Port) (0.5%)
- Norges Bank Investment Management (0.4%)
- UTI Asset Management Co. Ltd. (Investment Management) (0.4%)
- Aberdeen Standard Investments (Asia) Ltd. (0.3%)
- General Insurance Corp. of India (Invt Port) (0.3%)
Contact Details
- Website:http://www.hul.co.in
- Address: Unilever House, B. D. Sawant Marg, Mumbai, 400099, India
- Phone: +91.22.50433000
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