Pallavi Pengonda

5 days ago | livemint.com | Pallavi Pengonda

Markets Premium Summary Higher gold prices have put pressure on consumer sentiment, especially in Titan's core jewellery segment. While demand for gold remains steady, shifts in product preferences and margin adjustments are shaping the company's performance. This is a Mint Premium article gifted to you. Subscribe to enjoy similar stories.

6 days ago | livemint.com | Pallavi Pengonda

Dabur India Ltd is finding it tougher to boost sales amid gloomy demand conditions for the entire FMCG sector. Weak execution and unfavourable seasonality are some factors that led to a miserable March quarter (Q4FY25). Consolidated revenue was flattish year-on-year at ₹2,830 crore, entirely driven by pricing, with domestic sales volume dropping about 5%. Revenue from domestic home and personal care, healthcare, and beverages portfolios declined 3.3%, 4.7%, and 9.2%, respectively.

1 week ago | livemint.com | Pallavi Pengonda

Markets Summary DMart’s margins are under pressure as quick commerce players expand aggressively into urban grocery and essentials. With general merchandise sales still weak and operating costs rising, Avenue Supermarts faces its stiffest competition yet. This is a Mint Premium article gifted to you. Subscribe to enjoy similar stories.

2 weeks ago | livemint.com | Pallavi Pengonda

The plan is to step up investments in advertising & promotion, trade channel spends and brand development across segments, especially beauty & wellbeing. The fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) company aims to deliver the right price-to-value proposition to consumers. As such, it expects Ebitda margin to be in the range of 22-23%, which is 100 basis points (bps) lower than its earlier guidance. Ebitda is earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization. 100 basis points is 1%.

1 month ago | livemint.com | Pallavi Pengonda

Markets Summary V-Mart’s recovery momentum from an unfavourable rural cycle remains on trackWith aggressive store expansion by many retailers, rising competition in value retail is a key risk This is a Mint Premium article gifted to you. Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Investors in V-Mart Retail Ltd shares appear thrilled with its business update for the March quarter (Q4FY25) and are likely expecting another good year.