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Patanjali Ayurved's Net Profit Rises 14% In FY21

Sale of Patanjali's ayurvedic products rose during the pandemic.

Cosmetic products are displayed for sale at a Patanjali Ayurved Ltd.(Photographer: Udit Kulshrestha/Bloomberg)
Cosmetic products are displayed for sale at a Patanjali Ayurved Ltd.(Photographer: Udit Kulshrestha/Bloomberg)

Patanjali Ayurved Ltd.’s net profit rose in the pandemic-ravaged fiscal even as it maintained operating margin.

Net profit of the maker of Dant Kanti toothpaste rose 14% to Rs 485 crore in the FY21, according to its exchange filing.

  • Revenue increased 8% year-on-year to Rs 9,811 crore.

  • Its largest food and dairy products segment saw revenue decline 3.1% to 6,348 crore in FY21.

  • Sale of its ayurvedic products more than doubled to Rs 850 crore.

  • Home and personal care products sales rose 24.6% to Rs 2,475 crore.

  • Other goods sales rose 65.6% to Rs 111 crore.

  • Operating margin stood at 10.6% versus 10.8% in FY20.

BloombergQuint earlier reported that Patanjali’s toothpaste market share increased to 9.62% in the 12 months trailing April.

Patanjali Group’s consolidated revenue rose 13.4% to Rs 26,400 crore in FY21, the company recently told BloombergQuint.

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