Hindustan Unilever Ltd
About
Hindustan Unilever is a subsidiary of the global food, home and personal care, and refreshments manufacturing company, Unilever. The company finds its origins in 1883 with the launch of Sunlight Soap in the UK, credited with popularising cleanliness at the time. Today, its products sell in over 190 countries spanning multiple FMCG categories. The company has been present in India for more than 90 years and includes over 50 brands within its portfolio. Some of these brands are Axe, Boost, Taj Mahal, Cornetto, Closeup, Comfort, Surf Excel, Vaseline, Vim, and more. By creating more than 3.2 trillion litres of water potential, reducing 98% of CO2 emissions per tonne of production, and empowering over 200,000 rural women entrepreneurs, Hindustan Unilever stands by its slogan, ‘doing well by doing good.’
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Financial Data
| PARAMETERS | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue (INR Cr) | 62911 2.6% | 61342 15.9% | 52909 10.3% | 47960 18.1% | 40595 1.9% | 39848 10.4% | 36088 7.1% | 33685 3.2% | 32627 -1.7% | 33179 9.8% | 30225 7.1% | 28213 18.8% | 23743 14.0% | 20820 13.8% | 18291 -15.3% | 21593 - |
| Net Operating Income (INR Cr) | 61896 2.17% | 60580 15.51% | 52446 11.52% | 47028 18.21% | 39783 1.20% | 39310 10.59% | 35545 7.19% | 33162 3.03% | 32186 0.67% | 31972 9.37% | 29234 8.26% | 27004 15.22% | 23436 17.05% | 20023 12.88% | 17738 -13.30% | 20458 47.93% |
| Profit (INR Cr) | 10277 1.6% | 10120 14.0% | 8879 11.1% | 7995 18.5% | 6748 11.5% | 6054 16.1% | 5214 16.5% | 4476 7.8% | 4151 -4.9% | 4363 10.6% | 3946 3.0% | 3829 37.2% | 2791 21.5% | 2296 6.5% | 2157 -13.9% | 2505 - |
| Assets (INR Cr) | 59444 8.0% | 55050 3.1% | 53398 3.4% | 51666 376.8% | 10836 7.7% | 10061 12.1% | 8975 8.5% | 8269 4.6% | 7903 50.1% | 5264 8.0% | 4874 18.8% | 4103 -12.8% | 4705 29.2% | 3642 35.4% | 2690 4.3% | 2579 - |
| Net Worth (INR Cr) | 51218 1.8% | 50304 2.5% | 49061 2.9% | 47674 479.3% | 8229 4.6% | 7867 8.1% | 7281 8.0% | 6744 2.6% | 6573 63.2% | 4027 13.9% | 3537 23.5% | 2864 -22.2% | 3680 34.6% | 2734 2.5% | 2668 24.9% | 2137 41.8% |
| Employee Cost (INR Cr) | 3009 5.4% | 2854 12.1% | 2545 7.9% | 2358 29.6% | 1820 -2.9% | 1875 0.8% | 1860 6.7% | 1743 3.8% | 1680 -2.5% | 1724 9.6% | 1573 9.9% | 1432 18.6% | 1207 18.8% | 1017 -11.5% | 1148 -8.9% | 1260 - |
| Interest Cost (INR Cr) | 334 | 114 | 106 | 117 | 118 | 33 | 26 | 35 | 17 | 18 | 41 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 26 |
| Cash & Bank Balance (INR Cr) | 7559 | 4678 | 3846 | 4471 | 5113 | 3757 | 3485 | 1828 | 3009 | 2689 | 2516 | 1901 | 1996 | 1776 | 2012 | 1864 |
| Total Debt (INR Cr) | 1484 | 1219 | 1043 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 0 | 277 | 177 | 43 | 46 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 434 |
Key Financial Ratios
| PARAMETERS | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit As % Of Revenues | 16.3% | 16.5% | 16.8% | 16.7% | 16.6% | 15.2% | 14.5% | 13.3% | 12.7% | 13.2% | 13.1% | 13.6% | 11.8% | 11.0% | 11.8% | 11.6% |
| Profit As % Of Assets | 17.3% | 18.4% | 16.6% | 15.5% | 62.3% | 60.2% | 58.1% | 54.1% | 52.5% | 82.9% | 80.9% | 93.3% | 59.3% | 63.0% | 80.2% | 97.1% |
| Profit As % Of Networth | 20.1% | 20.1% | 18.1% | 16.8% | 82.0% | 77.0% | 71.6% | 66.4% | 63.2% | 108.4% | 111.6% | 133.7% | 75.8% | 84.0% | 80.8% | 117.2% |
| Interest Cost to EBITDA % | 2.3% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 1.1% |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.02 | - | - | 0.01 | - | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | - | - | 0.00 | 0.20 |
| RONW | 20.3% | 20.4% | 18.4% | 28.6% | 84.0% | 80.0% | 74.5% | 67.4% | 78.3% | 97.8% | 123.2% | 98.5% | 86.9% | 85.0% | 89.8% | 109.8% |
| ROCE | 25.0% | 24.9% | 22.8% | 34.3% | 89.0% | 90.9% | 85.3% | 80.6% | 92.1% | 106.3% | 117.4% | 97.7% | 86.8% | 93.4% | 106.4% | 116.6% |