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Nestle India

NESTLEIND · NSE & BSE · Consumer Goods · FMCG

Current price

₹2,500.00

+0.10%FY24 (illustrative)

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About the company

The Indian arm of Nestle, known for brands like Maggi, Nescafe and KitKat.

Origin & history

Nestle's India operations trace back to 1912, building iconic food brands over a century.

Founded

1912

Headquarters

Gurugram

Business segments

Milk & Nutrition40.0%
Prepared Dishes25.0%
Beverages & Others35.0%

Competitive position (moat)

Iconic brands, distribution and innovation.

Governance

Nestle holds majority control with professional management.

Promoter holding

62.8%

Institutional holding

15.0%

Why it's interesting

A premium FMCG franchise with strong brands and high margins, though richly valued.

What to verify

  • Volume growth and rural recovery
  • Input-cost and margin trends
  • Competition in food categories

Key risks

  • Rich valuation
  • Competition
  • Input costs

Valuation snapshot

Market cap

₹2.4 L cr

Total value of all shares: price multiplied by shares outstanding.

P/E

65.0

Price to earnings: how much you pay per rupee of profit.

P/B

15.0

Price to book: how the price compares to net asset value per share.

EV/EBITDA

42.0

Enterprise value to operating profit: a valuation that accounts for debt and cash.

Dividend yield

1.2%

Annual dividend per share as a percentage of the price.

Profitability

Revenue

₹20,000 cr

EBITDA

₹5,000 cr

Net income

₹3,700 cr

EPS

₹38.00

EBITDA margin

25.0%

Net margin

18.5%

ROE

24.0%

ROCE

30.0%

Revenue growth

4.0%

Balance sheet health

Debt/equity

0.0

Total debt divided by shareholders' equity: how leveraged the company is.

Cash

₹2,000 cr

Cash and equivalents on the balance sheet.

Interest coverage

30.0

How many times operating profit covers interest expense.

Dividends & returns

Dividend yield

1.2%

Dividend yield is the annual payout as a share of the price. A higher yield can signal a mature, cash-generative business - or a falling price. Check the payout history before reading too much into it.

Growth trend

Revenue growth

4.0%

Revenue growth shows how fast the top line is expanding. Pair it with margin trends to see whether growth is turning into profit.

Ownership

Promoter holding

62.8%

Share held by the founding family or group.

Institutional holding

15.0%

Share held by mutual funds, insurers and foreign institutions.

Placeholders - verify in the shareholding pattern.

Key catalysts

  • Premiumisation
  • New launches

Red flags

  • Rich valuation
  • Slow volume

52-week range

52-week low

₹2,200.00

Lowest price in the 52-week range.

52-week high

₹2,700.00

Highest price in the 52-week range.