British American Tobacco (BAT) is the largest shareholder in ITC holding 29.03% stake. It has informed that it is looking to reduce it’s stake as part of the Capital reallocation strategy. “We continue to pursue all opportunities to enhance balance sheet flexibility and, as part of this, we regularly review our stake in ITC. We … Read more
It was long awaited and finally ITC‘s board has taken the decision to demerge the hotels business into a new entity. Name of the new entity is proposed to be “ITC Hotels Limited (IHL)” In such kind of demergers, normally existing shareholding of the main Company gets replicated in the new entity i.e., 1:1 share … Read more
ITC‘s Chairman and MD, Sanjiv Puri has shared the following – Indian FMCG industry will bounce back by volume sales growth from FY24, led by rural demand, with early signs of recovery already visible. concerns around monsoons this year can be a dampener (he didn’t mention it) ITC will accelerate investments across businesses back to … Read more
The Company has confirmed that it is developing a nasal spray for COVID-19 prevention for which it has initiated the clinical trials. Key points to note – The product would be helpful in preventing infection and transmission of COVID-19. It has been developed by scientists at ITC Life Sciences and Technology Centre (LSTC). The same … Read more
Inside supermarkets of Reliance Retail, run by India’s richest man, Mukesh Ambani, little-known food and home cleaning brands take pride of place on shelves alongside global labels owned by giants Nestle, Unilever and Coca-Cola. Products like Snac tac noodles and Yeah! colas are Reliance’s private label brands – and billionaire Ambani’s not-so-secret weapons as he … Read more
A steep decline in cigarettes and hotels revenues due to the nationwide lockdown, imposed to contain the Covid-19 pandemic, dragged diversified conglomerate, ITC’s profit before tax (PBT) 33.81 per cent to Rs 3,435.88 crore in the June quarter. Revenues from operations fell 17.21 per cent to Rs 10,478.46 crore. Profit after tax was down by … Read more