Rising input costs to weigh on FMCG margins despite demand recovery in Q2
Rising input costs are likely to put pressure on operating margins for Indian fast-moving consumer goods companies in the September quarter, even as resilient demand and growth in key product categories support revenue expansion. A sharp rise in crude oil and its derivative products used in packaging, along with a persistent inflationary trend in various commodities and deficit rainfall, has increased cost pressures across companies depending on their product mix, pricing power and cost-saving …




