Share price of Godrej Consumer falls as Sensex gains 276.45 points

The share price of Godrej Consumer Products Ltd. dropped 0.89 per cent to Rs 930.8 at 01:22PM (IST) in Thursday's trade. The counter has hit a high of Rs 944.4 and low of Rs 928.15 so far during the session. The stock had closed at Rs 939.15 in the previous session.

The counter has had a total traded volume of 9952 shares so far with a value of Rs 0.93 crore on the NSE. It traded at a price-to-earnings multiple of 59.0 and a price-to-book ratio of 6.61.

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 23.15 per cent during the past one year, while the 30-share index advanced 7.76 per cent during the same period.

Godrej Consumer Products Ltd. belongs to the Personal Care industry.

Promotor/FII Holding
Promoters held 63.21 per cent stake in the company as of 31-Mar-2023, while foreign investors and domestic institutional investors ownership stood at 23.72 per cent and 3.88 per cent, respectively.

Key Financials
The company reported consolidated sales of Rs 3642.07 crore for the quarter ended 31-Dec-2022, up 6.13 per cent from the previous quarter's Rs 3431.79 crore and up 9.54 per cent from the year-ago quarter's Rs 3324.99 crore.

Profit for the latest quarter stood at Rs 546.34 crore, up 3.55 per cent from the same quarter a year ago.