Dabur India said on Friday that it expects consolidated revenues to record double-digit growth in the June quarter. In a BSE filing, the company said its India FMCG business also registered double-digit growth in the Q1 FY27, while demonstrating resilience and continued its growth momentum quarter-on-quarter.
“Despite the challenging geopolitical backdrop and hyperinflationary pressures across our key markets, consumer sentiment remained resilient, with business trajectory improving sequentially quarter-on-quarter. With the Middle East situation expected to ease, we remain optimistic about improving consumption across our international markets in the coming quarters,” it said in its quarterly update for Q1 FY 27.
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Talking about the domestic business, the FMCG major noted that while both rural and urban markets sustained their growth trends, rural continued to outpace urban markets. “The international business, notwithstanding the severe headwinds in the Middle East, is expected to post high teen growth in INR terms, with key markets such as Egypt, Turkey, Bangladesh and UK each recording strong double-digit growth in INR terms,” it added.
The FMCG major expects hair oils and shampoos segment to likely deliver “high teens growth”, led by robust performance in both perfumed and coconut hair oils. At the same time, oral care is expected to post “near double-digit growth”, backed by sustained investments and long-term strength of the franchise.
“Growth was broad-based across our oral care portfolio, with the new herbal franchise recording strong double-digit growth, Meswak delivering strong double-digit growth, and our flagship brands Red Toothpaste and Lal Dant Majan continuing their upward trajectory,” it noted.
In the healthcare segment, the company expects to record sequential improvement with mid-single-digit growth. “Flagship brands, including Hajmola, Pudin Hara, Health Juices Range, Dabur Honitus and lsabgol, are expected to deliver robust double-digit growth. Dabur Glucose, which was impacted during the early part of the quarter, showed a sequential recovery thereafter,” said Dabur India.
Meanwhile, the food business continued strong momentum recording “high double-digit growth”, with brand Badshah continuing to deliver high-teen growth. The company witnessed sequential recovery in its beverage portfolio.
In terms of channel, the company said emerging channels, including E-commerce, Quick commerce and Modern Trade, are expected to report strong double-digit growth. “General Trade also showed sequential improvement, with growth across both urban and rural markets, and rural continuing to outpace urban,” said Dabur India in a BSE filing.