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 forecasted to drop below last year's level, investors are expected to take a cautious stance. Such declines typically affect a company's bottom line, reducing profitability and making investors hesitant to invest heavily in the company until financial performance improves.

Financial Ratios:

currentRatio 1.380000
forwardPE 40.726418
debtToEquity 3.655000
earningsGrowth -0.065000
revenueGrowth -0.018000
grossMargins 0.698970
operatingMargins 0.314280
trailingEps 52.720000
forwardEps 61.360000

The current ratio for Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited is 1.38, indicating that the company can service its short-term debt using available cash and assets. This suggests Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited has strong liquidity, with more than enough resources to meet its immediate financial commitments.
COLPAL's low growth in earnings and revenue indicates a potential decline in profits. This suggests that the company could be facing financial challenges, making it harder to sustain its current profit margins.
Positive gross and operating margins for COLPAL highlight the company's profitability. These metrics reflect COLPAL's efficiency in controlling costs while generating strong revenue from its core operations, signaling robust financial health.
Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited's forward EPS being higher than its trailing EPS suggests that the company is expected to generate stronger profits this year. This points to improving financial performance, with Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited anticipated to deliver better earnings than it did in the prior year.

Price projections:

Price projections for COLPAL
Price projections for COLPAL

Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited's price has consistently hovered near the lower end of price projections. This trend suggests that the stock is underperforming relative to analyst expectations, indicating a potential lack of momentum for upward movement in the near future.

Recommendation changes over time:

Recommendations trend for COLPAL
Recommendations trend for COLPAL


Analysts' buy bias toward COLPAL suggests the stock is seen as a solid investment, potentially motivating investors to consider it for their portfolios. With this positive outlook, COLPAL is likely to be viewed as a secure place to allocate funds, driving further interest in the stock.