Asian Paints Ltd, the leader in the decorative paints segment, reported year-on-year (y-o-y) volume growth of as high as 48% for its India decorative business in the March quarter.
This comes on the back of roughly 33% growth in the December quarter. For the full year, volume growth stood at 13%, according to data collated by Jefferies India Pvt.
Ltd. What’s more, for the full year, pre-tax profits rose around 20%.For perspective, note that the market leader in the consumer goods space, Hindustan Unilever Ltd, reported pre-tax profit growth of only around 6% last fiscal.
This was despite the fact its volumes were hit to a far lesser degree owing to the lockdown last year.The company told analysts in a conference call that it has gained.