Colgate palmolive

The stock is currently trading at nearly 40 times its estimated earnings for 2019-20 (Bloomberg file)

No nasty surprises in Colgate-Palmolive’s June quarter results bring cheer

2 min read . 18 Jul 2019

Amid consumption slowdown, Colgate-Palmolive needs a brush of love

1 min read . 31 May 2019

Colgate-Palmolive’s Q3 keeps investors smiling

Colgate-Palmolive’s Q3 keeps investors smiling

2 min read . 25 Jan 2019

The increase in crude oil prices was a budding thorn in the side of FMCG companies. Graphic: Mint

FMCG stocks back in favour as costs beat a retreat

2 min read . 27 Nov 2018

In the September quarter, Colgate’s sales volumes rose by 7% over the year-ago quarter, when the GST rollout had caused a decline of 0.9%. Graphic: Mint

Colgate sails steady in Q2 as Patanjali is now a distant memory

2 min read . 30 Oct 2018

Deoras comes back to a role in India at a time when the company is losing some of its shine due to rising competitive intensity led by herbal and natural brands like Patanjali Ayurved Ltd’s Dant Kanti toothpaste. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

Colgate-Palmolive appoints Mukul Deoras as chairman of India unit

1 min read . 27 Aug 2018

Baba Ramdev. A 6.7% share gives Patanjali a strong base which it can leverage to grow its oral care business further. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

Patanjali’s gambit is paying off in toothpaste wars

1 min read . 24 May 2018

That Colgate’s value sales are growing ahead of volume growth is a good sign, and could be attributed to a better product mix. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

Patanjali’s slowing growth does not mean that Colgate’s is accelerating

2 min read . 22 May 2018

CPIL’s total income during the quarter under review declined to Rs1,100.14 crore from Rs1,186.03 crore in the corresponding quarter of 2017. File Photo: Bloomberg

Colgate-Palmolive Q4 net profit rises 32% to Rs188.77 crore

1 min read . 21 May 2018

Higher advertising spends could continue as Colgate attempts to ramp-up sales growth of flagship and the relatively new natural products. Graphic by Naveen Kumar Saini/Mint

Colgate-Palmolive’s Q3 conundrum: to smile at 32% Ebitda growth or frown at falling market share

2 min read . 06 Feb 2018

Colgate-Palmolive’s total expense stood at Rs790.47 crore as against Rs811.33 crore, down 2.57% from the previous fiscal. Photo: Mint

Colgate-Palmolive Q3 profit up 33.5% to Rs170.65 crore

1 min read . 05 Feb 2018

Asian markets fall in morning trade on Monday. Photo: Hindustan Times

Opening bell: Asian markets fall; Colgate Palmolive, Tata Motors earnings today

1 min read . 05 Feb 2018

Colgate Palmolive India stock was trading 1.15% up at Rs1,081.95 on BSE. Photo: Bloomberg

Colgate Palmolive to pay Rs4 per share as dividend

1 min read . 11 Dec 2017

LIC has acquired additional 54,97,334 shares in Colgate Palmolive India and now has 1,91,40,291 shares. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint

LIC ups stake in Colgate Palmolive India to over 7%

1 min read . 01 Nov 2017

Colgate-Palmolive’s volume fell despite lower retail prices due to reduction in tax rates. Graphic: Subrata Jana/Mint

Colgate-Palmolive: weaker-than-expected recovery in wholesale trade

2 min read . 17 Oct 2017

Colgate-Palmolive’s share in the toothpaste market stayed at 54%, while in toothbrushes it was 45.5%. Photo: Bloomberg

Colgate-Palmolive Q2 profit falls 2% on declining revenues

1 min read . 17 Oct 2017

Indian software services firms are struggling as US visa woes, new technological developments such as artificial intelligence are weighing on their earnings performance. Photo: Reuters

Eight stocks that have now fallen out of favour and why

5 min read . 05 Sep 2017

Analysts say CSD channels will recover slowly and continue to weigh on earnings. Photo: Mint

FMCG firms may face long-term disruption in CSD channel

5 min read . 11 Aug 2017

Shares of Colgate-Palmolive were trading at Rs1,096.20 at 1:54pm. Photo: Bloomberg

Colgate-Palmolive market share falls again as pre-GST destocking hits volumes

1 min read . 03 Aug 2017

In FY17, Colgate’s gross sales rose by only 3.9% and its annual report reveals that toothpaste sales alone rose by 3.7%, based on its share of revenue. Graphic: Subrata Jana

Waiving royalty can be a silver bullet to fix Colgate’s woes

2 min read . 13 Jul 2017