HUL zooms 10% after announcing acquisition of Vwash from Glenmark

Shares of Hindustan Unilever (HUL) surged ten for each cent to Rs two,059.eighty on the BSE on Tuesday soon after the customer products important introduced the acquisition of personal cleanliness manufacturer VWash from Glenmark Pharmaceuticals for an undisclosed sum.

The deal would incorporate an upfront funds payment and a deferred consideration above the future 3 many years, the company explained in an exchange submitting yesterday. The acquisition involves mental assets, trademark and design of the manufacturer. Study THE Exchange Submitting Below

“The acquisition gives us entry into the now underpenetrated and speedily expanding woman personal cleanliness segment. The manufacturer has a leadership placement and fits nicely into the white spaces in our Magnificence and Particular Treatment small business,” HUL’s Chairman and Handling Director, Sanjiv Mehta explained.

Glenmark will manufacture VWash for HUL above the future a person calendar year soon after which the output arrangement would be reviewed, HUL’s chief fiscal officer Srinivas Phatak explained in a convention call on Monday.

VWash was released by Glenmark in 2013 and has set up alone as the sector chief in the woman personal cleanliness sector, an emerging group.

Commenting on the acquisition, brokerage company Motilal Oswal explained, “The ‘VWash’ manufacturer acquisition is component of HUVR’s Magnificence and Particular Treatment tactic which consists of introducing new progress segments. The acquisition helps HUVR’s channel presence in chemist channel, health & splendor segment and in e-commerce.”

About the ‘Vwash’ manufacturer, analysts at the brokerage company explained,” Personal cleanliness is a massive progress chance for the long term and penetration is in lower-single-digit (<8%) even in urban India. The brand was launched in 2013 and is the leader in the intimate hygiene category. The gap between the brand and its competitors is also large. It has good gross margins in the category as well along with synergies with the HUVR distribution muscle."

The brokerage has a ‘Buy’ rating on the inventory with the goal of Rs two,425, thirty for each cent upside.

At ten AM, the inventory had pared some gains and was investing four.five for each cent up at Rs one,957.forty five as compared to .8 for each cent get in the S&P BSE Sensex. All-around 9.seven lakh shares have adjusted palms on the counter on the NSE and BSE put together. Glenmark Pharmaceuticals also jumped 8.9 for each cent to Rs 204.75 soon after the deal.