Higher operating revenue and lower tax outgo lift earnings at the unlisted Indian arm of US FMCG major Procter & Gamble
Procter & Gamble Home Products or PGHPL, the Indian arm of US consumer goods major Procter & Gamble, reported a 19.1 per cent rise in profit for the financial year ended 31 March 2025, helped by higher operating income and a sharp fall in tax expenses, according to a regulatory filing.
The unlisted company posted a net profit of Rs 683.29 crore in FY25, compared with Rs 573.6 crore a year earlier. Revenue from operations rose 3.4 per cent to Rs 9,054.11 crore.
Total income, which includes other income, declined nearly 2 per cent year-on-year to Rs 9,228.83 crore, data accessed through business intelligence platform Tofler showed, down from Rs 9,413.02 crore in the previous year.
PGHPL, which manages Procter & Gamble’s fabric and home care, baby care and hair care businesses in India, sells brands including Ariel, Tide, Pampers and Pantene. The company operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Ohio-based Procter & Gamble and is not listed on Indian stock exchanges.
Advertising and sales promotion expenses climbed 21.5 per cent to Rs 930.03 crore during the year, while royalty payments to parent company Procter & Gamble Company increased 3.61 per cent to Rs 410.17 crore.
Total tax expense fell sharply to Rs 252.63 crore in FY25, from Rs 683.13 crore in FY24, supporting bottom-line growth.
Overall expenses rose 1.67 per cent to Rs 8,292.91 crore, compared with Rs 8,156.29 crore a year earlier.
Procter & Gamble operates in India through four entities — Procter & Gamble Hygiene & Health Care, Procter & Gamble Health, Gillette India and Procter & Gamble Home Products. The parent company, through Procter & Gamble Overseas India BV in the Netherlands, owns 99.98 per cent of PGHPL.
