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Colgate Palmol. (I) Overview

Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited is engaged in manufacturing/trading of toothpaste, tooth powder, toothbrush, mouthwash, and private care products. It gives various private care products, which include soaps, cosmetics, and toilet preparations. Its oral care products include toothpastes, toothbrushes, mouthwash and rinses. Its toothpaste products include Colgate Sensitive Clove Toothpaste, Colgate Active Salt Toothpaste, Cibaca Vedshakti, Natural Toothpaste, Colgate Motu Patlu Anticavity (2-5 years), Colgate Active Salt Healthy White Toothpast...Read More

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Colgate Palmol. (I) Key Financials

Market Cap ₹57248 Cr.

Stock P/E 39.8

P/B 36.2

Current Price ₹2104.8

Book Value ₹ 58.2

Face Value 1

52W High ₹2974.8

Dividend Yield 2.42%

52W Low ₹ 2032.3

Colgate Palmol. (I) Share Price

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Colgate Palmol. (I) Peer Comparison

Colgate Palmol. (I) Quarterly Results

#(Fig in Cr.) Jun 2023 Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024 Jun 2024 Sep 2024 Dec 2024 Mar 2025 Jun 2025 Sep 2025
Net Sales 1324 1471 1396 1490 1497 1619 1462 1463 1434 1520
Other Income 15 21 18 23 23 76 20 19 18 15
Total Income 1339 1492 1414 1513 1520 1695 1482 1482 1452 1535
Total Expenditure 906 989 927 958 988 1122 1007 965 981 1054
Operating Profit 433 503 486 555 532 573 475 517 471 480
Interest 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Depreciation 44 44 41 42 42 42 41 38 38 37
Exceptional Income / Expenses -20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Profit Before Tax 369 458 443 511 489 530 433 478 432 442
Provision for Tax 95 118 113 132 125 135 110 123 111 115
Profit After Tax 274 340 330 380 364 395 323 355 321 328
Adjustments 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Profit After Adjustments 274 340 330 380 364 395 323 355 321 328
Adjusted Earnings Per Share 10.1 12.5 12.1 14 13.4 14.5 11.9 13.1 11.8 12

Colgate Palmol. (I) Profit & Loss

#(Fig in Cr.) Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 TTM
Net Sales 3982 3868 3982 4188 4462 4525 4841 5100 5226 5680 6040 5879
Other Income 33 40 41 37 38 49 30 26 54 77 139 72
Total Income 4015 3908 4023 4225 4500 4574 4872 5126 5280 5757 6179 5951
Total Expenditure 3160 2930 3038 3074 3226 3323 3332 3534 3679 3780 4082 4007
Operating Profit 855 978 985 1151 1274 1251 1540 1592 1601 1977 2097 1943
Interest 0 0 0 0 2 10 7 6 5 5 4 4
Depreciation 75 111 133 157 159 198 182 177 175 172 163 154
Exceptional Income / Expenses 0 -31 0 -12 31 0 0 0 -11 -20 0 0
Profit Before Tax 780 835 851 983 1143 1043 1350 1409 1410 1781 1930 1785
Provision for Tax 221 254 274 310 367 227 315 331 363 458 493 459
Profit After Tax 559 581 577 673 776 816 1035 1078 1047 1324 1437 1327
Adjustments 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Profit After Adjustments 559 581 577 673 776 816 1035 1078 1047 1324 1437 1327
Adjusted Earnings Per Share 20.6 21.4 21.2 24.8 28.5 30 38.1 39.6 38.5 48.7 52.8 48.8

Growth Rates

# 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year
Sales CAGR 6% 6% 6% 4%
Operating Profit CAGR 6% 10% 11% 9%
PAT CAGR 9% 10% 12% 10%
# 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year
Share Price CAGR -21% 12% 6% 9%
ROE Average 81% 72% 73% 65%
ROCE Average 109% 97% 97% 89%

Colgate Palmol. (I) Balance Sheet

#(Fig in Cr.) Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
Shareholder's Funds 770 1031 1274 1525 1447 1594 1166 1735 1716 1874 1664
Minority's Interest 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Borrowings 0 0 0 0 78 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Non-Current Liabilities 65 427 717 1408 1538 140 2164 1738 2096 2060 2951
Total Current Liabilities 1973 1847 1900 1557 1839 1658 2405 2598 2600 3223 2396
Total Liabilities 2808 3305 3891 4490 4901 3391 5736 6070 6412 7158 7012
Fixed Assets 782 1008 1108 1146 1191 1123 1065 963 862 794 776
Other Non-Current Assets 231 618 1010 1709 1912 469 2511 2109 2487 2476 3354
Total Current Assets 1796 1679 1773 1635 1798 1800 2160 2998 3063 3888 2881
Total Assets 2808 3305 3891 4490 4901 3391 5736 6070 6412 7158 7012

Colgate Palmol. (I) Cash Flow

#(Fig in Cr.) Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
Opening Cash & Cash Equivalents 151 133 193 199 305 378 398 297 724 806 889
Cash Flow from Operating Activities 638 689 688 694 983 930 784 1626 1176 1199 1394
Cash Flow from Investing Activities -272 -237 -342 -207 -96 -19 71 -108 -8 79 56
Cash Flow from Financing Activities -385 -391 -341 -380 -815 -891 -956 -1091 -1087 -1195 -1671
Net Cash Inflow / Outflow -18 61 5 107 73 20 -101 427 82 83 -221
Closing Cash & Cash Equivalent 132 193 199 305 378 398 297 724 806 889 668

Colgate Palmol. (I) Ratios

# Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
Earnings Per Share (Rs) 20.55 21.37 21.23 24.76 28.52 30.02 38.07 39.65 38.5 48.66 52.82
CEPS(Rs) 23.31 25.46 26.13 30.51 34.37 37.3 44.78 46.16 44.93 54.97 58.81
DPS(Rs) 24 10 10 24 23 28 38 40 39 58 51
Book NAV/Share(Rs) 28.32 37.49 46.63 55.84 53.05 58.64 42.88 63.7 63.27 68.98 61.71
Core EBITDA Margin(%) 19.4 21.58 20.87 25.73 27.63 26.38 31.01 30.55 29.44 33.29 32.22
EBIT Margin(%) 18.41 19.21 18.84 22.71 25.59 23.11 27.88 27.6 26.92 31.28 31.82
Pre Tax Margin(%) 18.41 19.21 18.84 22.71 25.54 22.9 27.73 27.49 26.82 31.2 31.75
PAT Margin (%) 13.19 13.36 12.77 15.56 17.34 17.92 21.27 21.03 19.93 23.18 23.64
Cash Profit Margin (%) 14.96 15.92 15.72 19.17 20.89 22.27 25.02 24.49 23.25 26.19 26.32
ROA(%) 21.55 19.01 16.05 16.07 16.52 19.69 22.69 18.27 16.78 19.51 20.28
ROE(%) 81.59 64.94 50.48 48.32 52.37 53.75 75 74.4 60.65 73.59 80.84
ROCE(%) 113.91 92.74 73.88 70.26 74.97 67.41 98.37 97.56 81.98 99.5 109.31
Receivable days 5.36 7.18 9.34 13.95 16.76 13.71 9.36 12.17 13.27 10.38 11.82
Inventory Days 20.58 22.82 23.58 21.89 19.39 21.85 23.72 24.67 24.05 20.2 20.23
Payable days 125.89 131.83 142.09 149.28 144.43 142.22 161.72 167.65 155.88 174.03 180.94
PER(x) 48.98 38.73 47.02 42.72 44.13 41.74 40.97 38.88 39.14 55.71 45.27
Price/Book(x) 35.55 22.08 21.41 18.94 23.72 21.37 36.37 24.2 23.82 39.3 38.75
Dividend Yield(%) 1.19 1.21 1 2.27 1.83 2.23 2.44 2.59 2.59 2.14 2.13
EV/Net Sales(x) 6.81 5.74 6.75 6.76 7.6 7.44 8.58 8.07 7.67 12.74 10.59
EV/Core EBITDA(x) 31.71 22.72 27.28 24.59 26.62 26.91 26.98 25.86 25.03 36.6 30.49
Net Sales Growth(%) 11.26 -2.86 2.94 5.18 6.55 1.4 6.99 5.34 2.48 8.69 6.33
EBIT Growth(%) 7.2 7.03 1.93 15.46 16.48 -8.04 28.92 4.23 -0.02 26.28 8.28
PAT Growth(%) 3.54 3.97 -0.64 16.62 15.18 5.27 26.81 4.15 -2.89 26.41 8.55
EPS Growth(%) 3.54 3.97 -0.64 16.62 15.18 5.27 26.81 4.15 -2.89 26.4 8.55
Debt/Equity(x) 0 0 0 0 0.06 0 0 0 0 0 0
Current Ratio(x) 0.91 0.91 0.93 1.05 0.98 1.09 0.9 1.15 1.18 1.21 1.2
Quick Ratio(x) 0.78 0.75 0.78 0.9 0.84 0.91 0.76 1.02 1.05 1.11 1.05
Interest Cover(x) 0 0 0 0 458.88 109.51 187.01 240.02 287.88 357.27 447.72
Total Debt/Mcap(x) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Colgate Palmol. (I) Shareholding Pattern

# Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024 Jun 2024 Sep 2024 Dec 2024 Mar 2025 Jun 2025 Sep 2025 Dec 2025
Promoter 51 51 51 51 51 51 51 51 51 51
FII 24.08 24.62 24.51 24.44 24.94 23.72 22.22 20.39 17.16 15.18
DII 5.88 5.88 6.1 6.01 5.84 6.84 8.12 9.62 12.24 13.79
Public 19.04 18.5 18.39 18.55 18.23 18.44 18.65 18.99 19.6 20.03
Others 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

Colgate Palmol. (I) News

Colgate Palmol. (I) Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Company has a good return on equity (ROE) track record: 3 Years ROE 72%
  • Company is almost debt free.

Cons

  • Debtor days have increased from 174.03 to 180.94days.
  • Stock is trading at 36.2 times its book value.
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