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Reckitt Benckiser (Bangladesh) posted a marginal 1.1 percent year-on-year increase in profit to Tk 153.35 million for the first quarter of 2025, supported by an 11.05 percent year-on-year growth in revenue.
The earnings per share (EPS) of the multinational producer of toiletries and pharmaceutical products rose to Tk 32.45 for the first quarter of 2025 from Tk 32.10 for the same period a year ago, according to the price sensitive information published on Wednesday.
In the three months to March, Reckitt Benckiser (Bangladesh) gained an 11.05 per cent year-on-year growth in revenue to Tk 1473.38 million on the back of an increase in demand.
The company is engaged in the manufacturing and marketing of household toiletries, pharmaceutical and food products. It was incorporated on April 15, 1961 following the merger of Reckitt Colman PLC and Benckiser N.V.
The net operating cash flow per share, a measure of the company's ability to generate cash from its operations, jumped to Tk 79.64 per share in the quarter to March from Tk 69.23 per share in the same quarter of the previous year.
The net asset value, which refers to the excess of total assets over total liabilities, reached Tk 383.09 per share as of the January-March quarter this year, up from Tk 350.64 per share in December last year.
Meanwhile, the stock fell 2.34 per cent to Tk 3,405 per share on Wednesday on the Dhaka Stock Exchange when most stocks plunged for heavy sell-offs over the fear of further escalation of India-Pakistan conflict.
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