Marico: Outperformance likely to continue

Investors should look out for growth in foods portfolio and recovery in discretionary categories

Nandish Shah
August 02, 2021 / 09:56 AM IST
Marico: Outperformance likely to continue

Marico

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Quarterly performance largely backed by improved realisations
Medium-term triggers China plus and protectionist measures for tyre industry
Valuations not inexpensive; but improved medium-term outlook

Marico’s (CMP: Rs 546; Market capitalisation: Rs 70,555 crore) June 2021 quarter results were in line with expectations. The management feels gross margins have bottomed out in the June 2021 quarter and are likely to recover from the September 2021 quarter. June-quarter results In the domestic market, Marico saw a volume growth of 21 per cent and a revenue growth of 35 per cent year on year, while in international markets revenues, in constant currency, grew by 21 per cent and...