Dabur Q1 net seen rising 17% to Rs 150 crore

MUMBAI: Dabur India will announce its first quarter results on Monday. The FMCG major is likely to report a net profit of Rs 150 crore, a 17 percent YoY growth from Rs 128 crore.

Net sales for Q1FY13 are seen at Rs 1,410 crore, up 17 percent YoY from Rs 1,204 crore. The operating profit is expected to be Rs 206 crore, an 18 percent YoY increase from Rs 173 crore.

OPM is seen at 14.60 percent against 14.36 percent.

Factors to watch out for:

1) Sales growth to be led by volume growth and pricing.

2) Volume growth expected to be in the range of 8-9 percent.

3) Higher ad spends to impact operating performance.

4) Performance of international business to be better QoQ.