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<ul><li>Colgate-Palmolive had a good start to 2023, and delivered an all-around beat in the first quarter.</li><li>There was a boost in the company’s projections for net and organic sales growth as well as base business earnings per share growth for the year.</li><li>Colgate-Palmolive is facing headwinds with respect to its earnings per share growth given the impact of raw and packaging materials costs, foreign exchange, and below-the-line costs.</li></ul>

Colgate-Palmolive had a good start to 2023, and delivered an all-around beat in the first quarter.There was a boost in the company’s projections for net and organic sales growth as well as base business earnings per share growth for the year.Colgate-Palmolive is facing headwinds with respect to its earnings per share growth given the impact of raw and packaging materials costs, foreign exchange, and below-the-line costs.

Colgate-Palmolive Company: New Cost Management Initiatives & Other Drivers

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<ul><li>Demand environment continues to remain challenging: FMCG demand sentiment has stayed consistent during the quarter, largely mirroring trends seen in Q3FY24</li><li>While urban markets continue to outgrow rural markets, price rollbacks on softening commodity inflation have aided the narrowing of the gap</li><li>Nonetheless, we expect a gradual recovery in CY2024, led by (1) moderating inflation, (2) government spending, (3) a positive outlook for rabi crop harvest, (4) conducive consumer pricing across categories, and (5) expectation of normal monsoon</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Demand environment continues to remain challenging: FMCG demand sentiment has stayed consistent during the quarter, largely mirroring trends seen in Q3FY24While urban markets continue to outgrow rural markets, price rollbacks on softening commodity inflation have aided the narrowing of the gapNonetheless, we expect a gradual recovery in CY2024, led by (1) moderating inflation, (2) government spending, (3) a positive outlook for rabi crop harvest, (4) conducive consumer pricing across categories, and (5) expectation of normal monsoonContent is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

FMCG/Alco Bev & QSR - Challenging Demand Environment

Global Healthcare Analyst

Tina Banerjee

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kenvue-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36755:1" rel="noopener">Kenvue (KVUE US)</a> reported 5% YoY revenue growth to $4B in 2Q23, driven by continued demand of self-care portfolio, mainly consisting of cough, cold, and allergy, and pain care products.</li>
<li>The company has guided for 4.5–5.5% revenue growth and EPS of $1.26–1.31 for 2023. Kenvue has declared a cash dividend of $0.20 for 3Q23.  </li>
<li>J&amp;J is offering its shareholders the option to exchange shares for Kenvue's at a 7% discount. The exchange offer is scheduled to close on August 18, 2023.</li>
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Kenvue (KVUE US) reported 5% YoY revenue growth to $4B in 2Q23, driven by continued demand of self-care portfolio, mainly consisting of cough, cold, and allergy, and pain care products.
The company has guided for 4.5–5.5% revenue growth and EPS of $1.26–1.31 for 2023. Kenvue has declared a cash dividend of $0.20 for 3Q23.  
J&amp;J is offering its shareholders the option to exchange shares for Kenvue's at a 7% discount. The exchange offer is scheduled to close on August 18, 2023.


Kenvue (KVUE US): Q2 Result Beats Estimates; Initiated 2023 Guidance; J&J Launches Exchange Offer

<ul><li>Bajaj Finance: Bajaj Finance (BAF) delivered a strong set of numbers on the back of higher-than-expected growth in AUM (+32% YoY), customer additions (+42% YoY) and new loans booked (+34% YoY)</li><li>Asset quality improved marginally with GS-II/GS-III at 1.2%/0.9% however, credit costs were slightly higher on the back of prudent provisioning</li><li>Operating efficiency remained steady with the C/I ratio at 34%</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Bajaj Finance: Bajaj Finance (BAF) delivered a strong set of numbers on the back of higher-than-expected growth in AUM (+32% YoY), customer additions (+42% YoY) and new loans booked (+34% YoY)Asset quality improved marginally with GS-II/GS-III at 1.2%/0.9% however, credit costs were slightly higher on the back of prudent provisioningOperating efficiency remained steady with the C/I ratio at 34%Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

HSIE Results Daily: Bajaj Finance, Axis Bank, Tech Mahindra, Colgate Palmolive

Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kenvue-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36755:1" rel="noopener">Kenvue (KVUE US)</a>, a wholly owned subsidiary of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/johnson-johnson" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1132:1" rel="noopener">Johnson &amp; Johnson (JNJ US)</a>, is preparing for an IPO of 151M shares. The IPO price is expected to be $20–23/share.  </li>
<li>Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, and BofA Securities are acting as joint lead bookrunning managers for the IPO. J&amp;J will still own more than 90% of Kenvue’s shares after the IPO.</li>
<li>In 1Q23, Kenvue’s revenue increased 7% YoY to $3.9B, driven by a 12% YoY revenue growth in self-care OTC products. Adjusted net income increased 3% YoY to $630M.</li>
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Kenvue (KVUE US), a wholly owned subsidiary of Johnson &amp; Johnson (JNJ US), is preparing for an IPO of 151M shares. The IPO price is expected to be $20–23/share.  
Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, and BofA Securities are acting as joint lead bookrunning managers for the IPO. J&amp;J will still own more than 90% of Kenvue’s shares after the IPO.
In 1Q23, Kenvue’s revenue increased 7% YoY to $3.9B, driven by a 12% YoY revenue growth in self-care OTC products. Adjusted net income increased 3% YoY to $630M.


Kenvue (KVUE US) Pre-IPO: Marquee Brands to Drive Profitable Growth

United States

Colgate-Palmolive Company is a consumer products company that markets its products throughout the world.  The Company's products include toothpaste, toothbrushes, shampoos, deodorants, bar and liquid soaps, dishwashing liquid, and laundry products, as well as pet nutrition products for cats and dogs.

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Colgate Palmolive Co (CL US)

Colgate-Palmolive Company: New Cost Management Initiatives & Other Drivers

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HSIE Results Daily: Bajaj Finance, Axis Bank, Tech Mahindra, Colgate Palmolive

Bajaj Finance (BAF) delivered a strong set of numbers on the back of higher-than-expected growth in AUM (+32% YoY), customer additions (+42% YoY)...

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Kenvue (KVUE US) Pre-IPO: Marquee Brands to Drive Profitable Growth

J&J’s consumer health spin-off entity Kenvue is preparing for NYSE IPO. The IPO has been priced at $20–23 per share to raise ~$3.2B. Goldman Sachs,...

Tina Banerjee

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