Marico shares down 0.28% as Nifty falls

Shares of Marico Ltd. rose 0.28 per cent to Rs 478.35 in Monday's trade. It hit an intraday high of Rs 481.85 and low of Rs 475.85, respectively, during the day.

The stock quoted a 52-week high price of Rs 554.05 and low of Rs 470.0.

As of 12:45PM (IST), the counter saw total traded volume of 7,722 shares with a traded value of Rs 0.37 crore, according to NSE.

The stock had closed at Rs 479.7 in the previous session.

The scrip has declined -4.21 per cent in the past one month till date, while the benchmark BSE Sensex has slipped -0.04 per cent during the same period.

According to exchange data, the stock traded at a price-to-earnings (P/E) multiple of 49.32 while price-to-book ratio stood at 19.41. A higher P/E ratio shows that 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 it reflects the price investors are ready to pay even for no growth in a business.

The stock belongs to the Personal Care industry.

Promoter/FII Holding
Promoters held 59.39 per cent stake in the company as of 31-Dec-2022, while FII and MF ownership in the firm stood at 25.07 per cent and 2.88 per cent, respectively.

Key Financials
The company reported consolidated sales of Rs 2510.0 crore for the quarter ended 31-Dec-2022, down 0.2 per cent from the previous quarter's Rs 2515.0 crore and down 3.33 per cent from the year-ago quarter's Rs 2429.0 crore. Its net profit for the latest quarter stood at Rs 328.0 crore, up 5.81 per cent from the same quarter a year ago.