Overview of Hindustan Unilever Ltd

Hindustan Unilever is in the FMCG business comprising primarily of Home Care, Beauty & Personal Care and Foods & Refreshment segments. The Company has manufacturing facilities across the country and sells primarily in India. Business Segments & Brand Portfolio The company has a portfolio of over 50 brands, spanning 16 FMCG categories, including 19 brands with a turnover of more than Rs. 1,000 Cr PA. [1] The products are split into the following segments: 1) Home Care (36% in H1 FY25 vs 32% in FY22): [2] [3] The company offers detergent bars, detergent powders, detergent liquids, scourers, purifiers, etc under its brands such as Surf excel, Wheel, Rin, Comfort, Vim, and Domex. The segment revenue grew by 32% between FY22 and FY24, driven by volume growth in the Fabric and Household Care business with a negative price growth. 2) Beauty & Personal Care (36% in H1 FY25 vs 37% in FY22): The company offers products in the categories of oral care, skin care, soaps, hair care, deodorants, talcum powder, color cosmetics, salon services, etc under the brands like Sunsilk, Vaseline, Glow & Lovely, Lakme, Lifebuoy, Ponds, Dove, Closeup, and more. The segment revenue grew by 15% between FY22 and FY24, driven by volume growth. 3) Foods and Refreshments (14% in H1 FY25 vs 27% in FY22): The company offers culinary products like tomato-based products, fruit-based products, soups, etc, tea, coffee, nutrition drinks, ice-cream, and frozen desserts, through brands like Brooke Bond, Lipton, Horlicks, Boost, Bru, Kissan, Knorr, Hellmann’s, Kwality Walls and Magnum. The segment revenue grew by 8% between FY22 and FY24, with a Mid-single-digit volume growth driven by pricing. 4) Other (3% in Q1 FY25 vs 4% in FY22): The segment includes exports, consignment etc. It aims to export brands, such as Vaseline, Dove, Pears, Bru, Red Label, Lakmē, Horlicks, and Boost, to effectively provide cross-border sourcing of FMCG products to other Unilever companies worldwide.