In 5 years, the shares of Godfrey Phillips have recorded more than 1000% jump.
Everyone dreams of becoming rich by putting money in the stock market, but there are very few occasions when a stock really surprises. Godfrey Phillips has shown this amazing. The company making tobacco products doubled its investors’ money in the year 2025 and in the last three years, investors have been given nine times. At the same time, shares of 5 years have recorded more than 1000% jump. That is, investors’ money has been about 11 times in 5 years.
Gold mine made for investors
Kolkata’s Godfrey Phillips launched the Marlboro Cigarette brand in association with Philip Morris, which is now making a lot of trouble in the market. In 2025, shares of Godfrey Phillips have shown tremendous rise, while ITC shares have seen a fall of 12%. Overall, Godfrey Phillips is proving to be a gold mine for investors. The company recently distributed bonus shares in the ratio of 2: 1, before that Godfrey Phillips divided its 10 rupee stock into 5 parts in November 2014.
ITC still has more market share
ITC still Cigarette About 75% stake in the market, but its grip now seems to be weakening quickly. The Marlboro brand is becoming quite popular among the newly -e -age youth and new cigarette smokers. According to Nomura report, ITC sales increased by just 6.5% in the first quarter of this year, while the sales of Godfrey Phillips increased by 27% and reached 42% of Marlboro. These numbers clearly show that the pressure on ITC is increasing.
Sales of Marlboro increased by 12% in 5 years
Marlboro has given a strong competition to ITC. Godfrey Phillips, along with Philip Morris, launched the Marlboro brand in India and proved to be a big hit. Nitin Gupta of Emkay Global says that in the last five years, the sales of Godfrey Phillips have increased by 12%, while ITC has increased only by 5%. The biggest feature of Marlboro is that its taste and branding is very much liked by young people. Now many shops have started keeping brands of Godfrey Phillips only.
ITC is getting weak
Many big challenges have arisen in front of ITC. Uncertainty in tax rules, concerns about the share of British American Tobacco, and the growing popularity of brands like Marlboro have put pressure on ITC shares. Slim cigarettes are also very trend in young people, as they look stylish and the loss is also considered less. Nomura says that this pressure will remain on ITC’s profits and its cell will not increase much in the first three quarters of the year.
Three big players in India’s cigarette market
Now there is a big change in the market. India’s cigarette market has ITC, Godfrey Phillips and VST three big players, with ITC the largest, but its grip is now weakening. Godfrey Phillips has spoiled the ITC’s bet due to the strength of its old brands as well as Marlboro. Experts believe that ITC will definitely return with its strategies in the coming years, but currently both market and stock market have Marlboro.
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