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FMCG stocks · Mid cap · NSE
One of India's leading FMCG companies and the flagship of the KK Modi Group, Godfrey Phillips India has diversified interests in Tobacco & Confectionary. It holds strong credit ratings (CRISIL A1+, AA+/Stable) and operates ISO-certified manufacturing facilities. The company employs ~1,100 people and leverages a vast distribution network of 1100+ distributors and 9000+ field force.
full bear SMA stack · SMA20 -7.6% / mo · MACD + · near 52W low · sector -5.5pp vs Nifty 500 (3M)
Latest mapped FPI equity flow was not positive. View sector evidence
Today's candle is provisional from the latest intraday quote; completed-candle scans remain unchanged.
Adjusted completed-session prices, rebased to 100
Strong fundamentals, management evidence is still limited to a financial-only Trust Lite signal, but price trend argues for patience. Suitable for staggered entry or watchlist confirmation rather than aggressive buying.
Strong U-Score but weak trend: timing is not confirming the thesis.
Fundamental lens: valuation, quality, growth, balance sheet, and cash flow.
Revenue -18.8% · PAT -44.4% YoY
Price trend and sector-relative-strength timing.
Legacy margin-of-safety estimate; the revised evidence label remains in shadow validation.
Financial-only signal; management claim evidence is not sufficient yet.
Fundamentals, quarterly history, margins, returns and balance-sheet evidence
Rev -19% YoY · PAT -44% YoY · margin compression
| Metric | This quarter | YoY | QoQ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ₹1,206 Cr | -18.8% | -32.5% |
| EBITDA | ₹181 Cr | -46.4% | -67.3% |
| Operating margin | 15.0% | -800 bps | -1600 bps |
| PAT | ₹198 Cr | -44.4% | -62.0% |
| PAT margin | 16.4% | -754 bps | -1274 bps |
NDF means not disclosed in the current structured filing feed. It is intentionally not treated as zero.
Updated 19/10/2026
Trend interpretation, Stage 2, relative strength, volume and indicator evidence
Trend is weak — long-term trend down. RSI 35.
Mechanical read from the price + indicator series above. Not a recommendation — technical setups can reverse without warning, especially around earnings and macro events.
U-Score 77 · legacy U-Score band DEEP VALUE · valuation evidence and comparable companies
Top U-Score contributors and drags from the latest stored fundamentals.
Consumer franchises can deserve higher multiples, but only when growth quality supports them.
This shows the stored score trend when snapshots exist, and also compares the latest stored nightly score with a live recompute from current fundamentals and price.
12 stored score snapshots. Latest stored move: +0 points.
Business-comparable peers in FMCG — ranked by industry, sub-sector, theme-tag overlap, market cap, and U-Score similarity. Green cells mark the best available peer metric in this table.
Growth engines, risks, management commitments and evidence-backed delivery
Godfrey Phillips India reported consolidated Gross Sales Value of Rs. 18,379 Crores for FY26, up 27% YoY, and Net Profit of Rs. 1,525 Crores, up 32% YoY. Domestic cigarette sales volume grew 20% in FY26. Q4 FY26 Gross Sales Value increased 39.9% YoY and Net Profit 77.1% YoY.
While FY26 saw robust growth in sales and profit, the steep increase in Q4 FY26 taxation poses a significant challenge for the upcoming year. Management plans balanced price increases and operational efficiencies to mitigate impact, but execution risk remains high in a price-sensitive market.
Latest issuer-disclosed distribution across 3 reported categories.
Robust domestic cigarette sales volume growth of 20% in FY26.
Initiatives to expand into new markets with differentiated offerings are progressing well.
Dedicated to accelerating growth in this segment by leveraging crop development expertise and customer relationships.
Partnership witnessed strong momentum, delivering more than 2X revenue growth from Rs 22 crore in FY25 to Rs 51 crore in FY26.
Leverage distribution infrastructure to drive throughput and profitability, prioritizing asset utilization.
Strengthen partnership with Philip Morris International in the manufacture and distribution of Marlboro brand cigarettes in India.
CSR initiatives contributing to ESG goals and high ESG ratings, enhancing stakeholder trust.
Steep increase in taxation in Q4 FY26 will make the next year challenging.
Steep increase in taxation in Q4 FY26 could moderate demand, requiring balanced price increases to manage consumer impact.
Need to enhance operational efficiency to drive profitability amidst challenges from increased taxation.
Issuer guidance and extracted claims are tracked against later reported outcomes. Treat these as management statements, not IndiaPulse forecasts.
The presentation provides both annual (FY26 vs FY25) and quarterly (Q4 FY26 vs Q4 FY25 and Q3 FY26) financial results and volumes. Annual comparison shows overall business trajectory, while quarterly data highlights recent momentum and the impact of Q4 tax changes.
Robust domestic cigarette sales volume growth of 20% in FY26 compared to previous year.
15.5% of Gross Sales Value for FY26.
Direct coverage grew by 21% in FY26, reflecting the effectiveness of focused market strategy.
Reached Rs 1,945 Crores in FY26, contributing 21% of net sales revenue.
Confidently responding through balanced price increase to ensure consumer impact is phased and not in one go.
Working on brand strengthening, portfolio enhancement, innovations, superior market execution and operational efficiencies.
Build on export markets to enhance sale of unmanufactured tobacco.
Leverage distribution infrastructure to drive throughput and profitability, prioritizing asset utilization.
| Checkpoint | Current evidence | What to verify next |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic Cigarette Volume Growth | 20% (FY26) | Impact of price increases and tax changes on future volume trends. |
| Gross Profit Margin | 15.5% (FY26) | Ability to protect margins through pricing and mix optimization amidst tax increases. |
| Unmanufactured Tobacco Exports | Rs 1,945 Cr (FY26) | Continued acceleration of growth in this segment. |
| Ferrero Distribution Revenue | Rs 51 Cr (FY26) | Sustained momentum and growth in this partnership. |
Verification checkpoints are IndiaPulse research interpretation, not investment advice.
Trust asks: does management behaviour match later outcomes? Higher is better, but confidence and evidence depth matter as much as the number.
Limited evidence: Claim history is still being built. It ranks around the 95th percentile of the scored universe and 82nd percentile within FMCG. Main check: results consistency is weak at 50/100.
This is a financial-behaviour screen, not a claim-tested management reliability verdict.
Financial behaviour is scored, but management claims do not yet have enough outcome checks.
overall median 67 · FMCG: 82nd pctile, median 79 · Mid: 83rd pctile, median 76
71 documents have extracted text, but claim history is not strong enough yet.
0 claims extracted · No contradicted claim yet
Read Trust alongside U-Score, result consistency, and technical trend. A cheap stock with weak Trust needs a larger margin of safety; a high Trust score does not make an expensive stock attractive by itself.
Read low sub-scores as due-diligence warnings, not automatic sell signals.
Trust Lite uses financial behaviour only. Prefer claim-tested Trust when enough concall claims have later outcomes.
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