Colgate-Palmoliv Q1 FY27 Share Price & Earnings Call Analysis

Financials of Colgate-Palmoliv

Quarterly Results, Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet, Cash Flows, and Ratios are shown below as separate sections.

Financials of Colgate-Palmoliv

Quarterly Results

Quarter-by-quarter operating performance

Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026
Sales +1,3511,3241,4711,3961,4901,4971,6191,4621,4631,4341,5201,4861,595
Expenses +8999069899279589881,1221,0079649811,0541,0441,086
Operating Profit452418482468532508497454498453465442510
OPM %33%32%33%34%36%34%31%31%34%32%31%30%32%
Other Income +18-5211823237620191815310
Interest1112111111111
Depreciation43444441424242413838373635
Profit before tax426369458443511489530433478432442436474
Tax %26%26%26%26%26%26%26%25%26%26%26%26%25%
Net Profit +316274340330380364395323355321328324353
EPS in Rs11.6310.0612.5012.1413.9613.3814.5211.8713.0511.7912.0411.9112.99

Financials of Colgate-Palmoliv

Profit & Loss

Annual income statement trend

Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Sales +3,9823,8683,9824,1884,4624,5254,8415,1005,2265,6806,0406,035
Expenses +3,1592,9293,0383,0743,2263,3233,3313,5343,6793,7794,0824,165
Operating Profit8239409441,1141,2361,2021,5101,5661,5471,9011,9581,870
OPM %21%24%24%27%28%27%31%31%30%33%32%31%
Other Income +327412668493026425713964
Interest0000210765544
Depreciation75111133157159198182177175172163146
Profit before tax7808358519831,1431,0431,3501,4091,4101,7811,9301,784
Tax %28%30%32%32%32%22%23%23%26%26%26%26%
Net Profit +5595815776737768161,0351,0781,0471,3241,4371,325
EPS in Rs20.5521.3721.2324.7628.5230.0238.0739.6538.5048.6752.8348.73
Dividend Payout %58%47%47%97%81%93%100%101%101%119%97%99%

Financials of Colgate-Palmoliv

Balance Sheet

Capital structure and asset base

Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Equity Capital142727272727272727272727
Reserves7571,0041,2471,4971,4201,5671,1391,7071,6891,8471,6371,557
Borrowings +000083102918369726147
Other Liabilities +9329721,0371,0391,0979081,6371,0841,0981,2501,2931,777
Total Liabilities1,7022,0032,3112,5642,6262,6042,8942,9022,8833,1973,0193,408
Fixed Assets +7821,0081,1081,1461,1911,1231,065963862794776718
CWIP141781671591991901451221141103827
Investments3731313131191900000
Other Assets +7428851,0051,2281,2061,2721,6661,8171,9072,2922,2042,663
Total Assets1,7022,0032,3112,5642,6262,6042,8942,9022,8833,1973,0193,408

Financials of Colgate-Palmoliv

Cash Flows

Operating, investing and financing cash movement

Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Cash from Operating Activity +6386896886949839307841,6261,1761,1991,3941,806
Cash from Investing Activity +-272-237-342-207-96-1971-108-87956374
Cash from Financing Activity +-385-391-341-380-815-891-956-1,091-1,087-1,195-1,671-1,422
Net Cash Flow-186151077320-1014278283-221758
Free Cash Flow3394173674858798697271,5761,1071,1231,3231,730
CFO/OP103%100%105%93%113%104%76%127%101%88%100%121%

Financials of Colgate-Palmoliv

Ratios

Working capital efficiency and return ratios

Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Debtor Days6101218171191611111413
Inventory Days637272565869797868637675
Days Payable128136148152144142179169155187185275
Cash Conversion Cycle-59-55-63-79-68-63-91-75-76-113-95-188
Working Capital Days-40-43-39-33-36-23-84-25-32-46-37-59
ROCE %114%96%74%71%73%65%92%92%79%97%105%108%

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