1QFY11 - Strong revenues; higher taxes. Dabur witnessed a healthy performance in 1QFY11, with revenue & PAT growths of 23.4% yoy and 17% yoy respectively. Despite the robust performance, we retain Hold on Dabur owing to higher valuations. n Healthy volume growth. Dabur reported revenue growth of 23.4% yoy and volume growth of 16.8% yoy. The company took select price hikes in key SKUs. The increase in brand-building activities and re-launch of various SKUs has led to Dabur witnessing the highest volume growth in the past 13 quarters. n Smooth sailing in all segments. All the segments are doing well, with hair oils growing 16.5%, shampoos up 17%, oral care up 20.2% and skin care up 12.4%, yoy. Health supplements and home care have reported strong 42.8% and 31.5% growth yoy respectively. Juices grew 21% yoy. Consumer health division and international business grew 10% and 29% yoy respectively. n EBITDA margin down 100bps. Given higher other expenditure, EBITDA margin was down 100bps yoy. The company has maintained ad spend-to-sales at 16.5% yoy. With higher effective income tax rate post increase in MAT rate, net profit is up 17% yoy, despite strong operational performance.
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