Overall Fundamental outlook

Business Operations:

Sector: Consumer Defensive
Industry: Household & Personal Products

Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited manufactures and trades in personal and oral care products in India. The company offers toothpastes, toothpowder, toothbrushes, mouth wash, rinses, hand washes, and shower gels under the Colgate brand name. It also offers soaps, cosmetics, and toilet preparations. The company exports its products. Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited was incorporated in 1937 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India.

Revenue projections:

Revenue projections for COLPAL
Revenue projections for COLPAL

With COLPAL's revenue expected to be lower than the previous year, investors may become cautious. Declining revenues often negatively impact the bottom line, reducing profitability and raising concerns among investors about the company's ability to maintain strong financial performance moving forward.

Financial Ratios:

currentRatio 1.38000
forwardPE 41.16234
debtToEquity 3.65500
earningsGrowth -0.06500
revenueGrowth -0.01800
grossMargins 0.69897
operatingMargins 0.31428
trailingEps 52.78000
forwardEps 61.36000

COLPAL's current ratio of 1.38 highlights the company's ability to easily cover its short-term debt using its available cash and assets. This indicates a strong liquidity position, ensuring COLPAL is unlikely to face difficulties in meeting immediate financial obligations.
Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited's low earnings and revenue growth suggest that its profits could shrink. This points to a potential downturn in the company's financial outlook and may indicate challenges in maintaining profitability.
Positive gross and operating margins for COLPAL demonstrate the company's profitability. These margins reflect strong financial performance, with efficient operations contributing to the company's ability to generate consistent profits.
COLPAL's forward EPS surpasses its trailing EPS, reflecting expectations of higher profitability in the current year. This suggests that COLPAL is projected to generate stronger earnings, indicating an optimistic financial outlook compared to the prior year's results.

Price projections:

Price projections for COLPAL
Price projections for COLPAL

Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited's price has consistently hovered around the lower end of analysts' projections. This pattern may reflect concerns regarding the company's ability to achieve its anticipated growth.

Recommendation changes over time:

Recommendations trend for COLPAL
Recommendations trend for COLPAL


Analysts have shown a buy bias for COLPAL, marking it as a favorable investment option. This could inspire investors to see COLPAL as a strong place to park their money, given the positive outlook and growth potential associated with the stock in recent evaluations.