Hindustan Unilever Limited

BSE:500696 Stock Report

Market Cap: ₹5.5t

Hindustan Unilever Valuation

Is 500696 undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of 500696 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: 500696 (₹2336.3) is trading above our estimate of fair value (₹750.23)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 500696 is trading above our estimate of fair value.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 500696?

Key metric: As 500696 is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for 500696. This is calculated by dividing 500696's market cap by their current earnings.
What is 500696's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio53.5x
Earnings₹102.68b
Market Cap₹5.49t

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 500696's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for 500696 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average60.5x
DABUR Dabur India
50.5x12.5%₹903.8b
500830 Colgate-Palmolive (India)
50.6x9.4%₹743.1b
500459 Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care
70.9x15.9%₹479.2b
507815 Gillette India
69.9xn/a₹315.9b
500696 Hindustan Unilever
53.5x9.6%₹5.5t

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 500696 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (53.5x) compared to the peer average (60.5x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 500696's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the IN Personal Products Industry?

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500696 53.5xIndustry Avg. 25.6xNo. of Companies3PE020406080100+
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 500696 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (53.5x) compared to the Asian Personal Products industry average (25.6x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 500696's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

500696 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio53.5x
Fair PE Ratio63.3x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 500696 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (53.5x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (63.3x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst 500696 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current₹2,336.30
₹2,859.85
+22.4%
10.3%₹3,400.00₹2,057.00n/a39
Dec ’25₹2,496.25
₹2,871.23
+15.0%
10.1%₹3,400.00₹2,110.00n/a39
Nov ’25₹2,538.35
₹2,879.82
+13.5%
10.3%₹3,400.00₹2,110.00n/a38
Oct ’25₹2,921.95
₹2,915.92
-0.2%
10.6%₹3,400.00₹2,110.00n/a38
Sep ’25₹2,778.10
₹2,893.55
+4.2%
11.0%₹3,375.00₹1,876.00n/a38
Aug ’25₹2,715.80
₹2,890.92
+6.4%
10.9%₹3,375.00₹1,876.00n/a38
Jul ’25₹2,502.25
₹2,586.30
+3.4%
9.8%₹3,000.00₹1,876.00n/a37
Jun ’25₹2,328.70
₹2,541.29
+9.1%
8.8%₹3,000.00₹1,876.00n/a38
May ’25₹2,230.70
₹2,551.79
+14.4%
7.8%₹3,000.00₹2,189.00n/a38
Apr ’25₹2,286.65
₹2,742.29
+19.9%
6.6%₹3,105.00₹2,350.00n/a38
Mar ’25₹2,412.85
₹2,743.39
+13.7%
6.5%₹3,105.00₹2,350.00n/a38
Feb ’25₹2,474.20
₹2,748.62
+11.1%
6.5%₹3,105.00₹2,350.00n/a37
Jan ’25₹2,655.70
₹2,829.78
+6.6%
6.0%₹3,300.00₹2,422.00n/a37
Dec ’24₹2,563.25
₹2,832.70
+10.5%
6.0%₹3,300.00₹2,430.00₹2,496.2537
Nov ’24₹2,472.90
₹2,832.70
+14.5%
6.0%₹3,300.00₹2,430.00₹2,538.3537
Oct ’24₹2,465.85
₹2,880.53
+16.8%
7.5%₹3,450.00₹2,270.00₹2,921.9536
Sep ’24₹2,505.00
₹2,885.24
+15.2%
7.5%₹3,450.00₹2,270.00₹2,778.1038
Aug ’24₹2,551.30
₹2,885.24
+13.1%
7.5%₹3,450.00₹2,270.00₹2,715.8038
Jul ’24₹2,678.40
₹2,876.81
+7.4%
6.3%₹3,377.00₹2,408.00₹2,502.2537
Jun ’24₹2,697.75
₹2,865.33
+6.2%
6.4%₹3,377.00₹2,408.00₹2,328.7036
May ’24₹2,454.40
₹2,862.72
+16.6%
6.4%₹3,377.00₹2,408.00₹2,230.7036
Apr ’24₹2,558.75
₹2,894.54
+13.1%
7.4%₹3,365.00₹2,320.00₹2,286.6535
Mar ’24₹2,465.00
₹2,888.28
+17.2%
7.5%₹3,365.00₹2,320.00₹2,412.8536
Feb ’24₹2,571.05
₹2,883.37
+12.1%
7.3%₹3,365.00₹2,320.00₹2,474.2038
Jan ’24₹2,559.75
₹2,852.25
+11.4%
8.0%₹3,235.00₹2,230.00₹2,655.7036
Dec ’23₹2,662.65
₹2,826.78
+6.2%
7.4%₹3,200.00₹2,230.00₹2,563.2537

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price and analysts are within a statistically confident range of agreement.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/24 19:15
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/24 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/03/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Hindustan Unilever Limited is covered by 79 analysts. 24 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Nihal JhamAmbit Capital
Ajay ThakurAnand Rathi Shares and Stock Brokers Limited
Amarjeet MauryaAngel Broking Private Limited