Bangladesh profit drop weighs Reckitt Benckiser stock lower

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Reckitt Benckiser slides 1.63% today

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Reckitt Benckiser's Bangladesh subsidiary saw first-quarter net profit fall 28.31% to Tk10.99 crore, pressuring group results and sentiment.
Despite regional challenges, the parent company held its full-year sales forecast after 1.3% like-for-like net revenue growth in Q1 and continued share buybacks.
The stock remains under sustained downside pressure, trading below key moving averages with strong bearish momentum and an expected range of GBX 4,630 to GBX 4,850 for the next five sessions.

Profit slump and buyback shape sentiment amid regional divergence

Reckitt Benckiser's Bangladesh subsidiary recorded a 28.31% decline in first-quarter profit, with net income dropping to Tk10.99 crore from Tk15.33 crore and revenue also falling to Tk132.61 crore, which has weighed on overall group earnings and market sentiment. The parent company has held its full-year sales outlook after reporting 1.3% like-for-like net revenue growth for the core business in the first quarter, reflecting efforts to maintain stability despite mixed regional performance. In addition, the company executed a buyback of 185,000 shares at an average price of 4,676.56 pence per share, providing moderate support to its capital structure, though price action has remained under broader selling pressure.

Bearish momentum confirmed as key support and oscillators weaken

RKT is trading below the SMA-20 (GBX 4,955.45), SMA-50 (GBX 5,364.22), and SMA-200 (GBX 6,119.81), with the Ichimoku Kijun level at GBX 4,990.00 positioned as immediate resistance above the current price. Both MACD and ADX indicate strong bearish momentum, while RSI at 33.28, CCI at –90.65, and Stoch RSI all point to oversold or persistent selling conditions. BBP remains deeply negative, confirming intraday seller dominance, and the Awesome Oscillator is neutral, not providing further directional confirmation.

High likelihood of further losses as volatility band narrows

Over the next five trading sessions, RKT is expected to stay within a volatility band of GBX 4,630 to GBX 4,850. There is a very high probability (over 80%) of continued declines, while short-term upside scenarios appear much less likely. The baseline forecast is for price action to consolidate sideways within this corridor, with a bullish break requiring a move above GBX 4,990 resistance. A sustained drop below GBX 4,630 could accelerate further losses.

Anton Kharitonov, expert at Traders Union, believes current technical and fundamental pressures keep Reckitt Benckiser in a vulnerable spot. He sees the steep profit drop in the Bangladesh division as weighing on sentiment, while indicators show strong bearish momentum with little chance of an immediate rebound. Price is trading well below key resistance, and ongoing selling makes a move higher unlikely. "Until GBX 4,990 is reclaimed, risk stays to the downside and rallies are for selling, not buying."

Earlier, analysts noted that Reckitt Benckiser faced persistent bearish momentum and limited prospects for a near-term recovery due to weakening fundamentals and negative technical signals. Fresh declines in both price and operational results reinforce the bearish scenario, making a sustained move below GBX 4,630 a key downside risk for traders to monitor in the coming sessions.

Source of Data: RKT Price Analysis by TU

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