52w high/low | ₹413.45 / ₹185 |
P/E ratio | 36.52 |
Dividend | 0.26 |
ROE | 17.32 |
ROCE | 16.23 |
Face value | 5 |
Book value | ₹59.79Cr |
Market capital | ₹2,749.48Cr |
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Eveready Industries India Limited (EIIL) is one of India's leading consumer goods companies, with its products and brands being household names over the past century. Over the decades, it has been the leader in the dry cell batteries and flashlights markets in India. The company's contemporary product portfolio in the domestic market comprises dry cell and rechargeable batteries under the brand names Eveready', PowerCell' and Uniross', flashlights and lanterns under the brand names Eveready' and PowerCell', LED bulbs and luminaires under the brand names Eveready' and PowerCell', devices like mobile power banks, rechargeable fans and radio under the Eveready' brand, small home appliances under the Eveready' brand and packet tea under the brand names Tez', Jaago' and Premium Gold'. The company is the largest player in India with regard to dry batteries and flashlights having a market share exceeding 50% in both categories. Incorporated in June 24th, 1934 the company was - formerly a subsidiary of Union Carbide Corporation, US and was subsequently taken over by B M Khaitan and the Williamson Magor group of companies. The name of the company was changed to Eveready Industries Ltd eleven years after its Bhopal plant was involved in one of the world's worst industrial disasters. The capacity of the company to produce batteries stood at 1350 Million Pcs as on Mar 31, '05 and 12. 5 Million Pieces for flashlights including the expansion carried out during the fiscal 2004-05.