Share price of Colgate-Palmolive jumps as Sensex gains 199.55 points
Colgate-Palmolive (India) Ltd. gained 1.11 per cent to Rs 2649.95 at 01:03PM (IST) in Wednesday's trade. The scrip has hit a high of Rs 2649.95 and low of Rs 2605.0 so far during the session. The stock had closed at Rs 2620.75 in the previous session.
The counter has had a total traded volume of 9297 shares so far with a value of Rs 2.43 crore on the NSE. It traded at a price-to-earnings multiple of 56.6 and a price-to-book ratio of 23.88.
A higher price-to-earnings ratio shows investors are willing to pay a higher price for per rupee earnings given by the stock because of better future growth expectations.
The price-to-book value indicates the inherent value of a company and reflects the price investors are willing to pay even for no growth in the business.
The scrip gained 72.57 per cent during the past one year, while the 30-share index advanced 25.16 per cent during the same period.
Colgate-Palmolive (India) Ltd. belongs to the Personal Care industry.
Promotor/FII Holding Promoters held 0.0 per cent stake in the company as of 31-Dec-2023, while foreign investors and domestic institutional investors ownership stood at 24.62 per cent and 2.82 per cent, respectively.
Key Financials The firm reported consolidated net sales of Rs 1413.54 crore for the quarter ended 31-Dec-2023, down 5.27 per cent from the previous quarter's Rs 1492.1 crore and down 8.59 per cent from the year-ago quarter's Rs 1301.68 crore.
Profit for the latest quarter stood at Rs 330.11 crore, up 35.71 per cent from the same quarter a year
