Colgate-Palmolive share price: Share price of Colgate-Palmolive falls as Sensex gains 202.38 points

Share price of (India) Ltd. dropped 0.06 per cent to Rs 1632.25 at 11:44AM (IST) in Monday’s trade. The counter hit a high of Rs 1647.5 and low of Rs 1621.95 so far during the session. The stock had closed at Rs 1633.25 in the previous session.

The counter had a total traded volume of 11:44AM shares so far with a turnover of Rs 1.55 crore on BSE. The stock traded at a price-to-earnings multiple of 42.82 and a price-to-book ratio of 27.81.

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 is the measure of the price that investors are ready to pay even for no growth in the business.

Colgate-Palmolive (India) Ltd. belongs to the Personal Care industry.

Promotor/FII Holding

Promoters held 51.0 per cent stake in the company as of 31-Mar-2021, while FIIs and domestic institutional investors ownership stood at 16.9 per cent and 10.02 per cent, respectively.

Key Financials

The company reported consolidated sales of Rs 1289.81 crore for the quarter ended 31-Mar-2021, up 3.87 per cent from the previous quarter’s Rs 1241.81 crore and up 18.23 per cent from the year-ago quarter’s Rs 1090.9 crore.

Its profit for the latest quarter stood at Rs 314.66 crore, up 54.13 per cent from the same quarter a year ago.

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