new delhi fmcg major hindustan unilever ltd on tuesday reported a 1385 per cent rise in its consolidated net profit to rs 2391 crore for the first quarter ended june 30 mainly driven by higher product pricesthe company had posted a net profit of rs 2100 crore in the apriljune quarter of the previous fiscalits total income rose 2036 per cent during the quarter under review to rs 14757 crore it stood at rs 12260 crore in the corresponding period a year ago hindustan unilever ltd hul said in a regulatory filinghuls revenue from sales of products only in the apriljune quarter moved up by 1946 per cent to rs 14331 crore from rs 11996 crore in the yearago periodthe price increase this quarter is 12 per cent said hul cfo ritesh tiwari in a postresults call with mediathe volume growth was 6 per cent he addedit had an ebitda margin of 232 per cent and remained healthy despite unprecedented inflationary headwindshuls total expenses were up 2079 per cent at rs 11531 crore compared to rs 9546 crore in the first quarter of last fiscalin an environment which remains challenging marked by unprecedented inflation and consequential impact on consumption we have delivered yet another quarter of robust topline and bottomline performance hul ceo and managing director sanjiv mehta saidthe company grew competitively whilst protecting its business model by maintaining margins in a healthy range he addedduring the quarter huls revenue from the home care segment rose 2983 per cent to rs 4930 crore driven by strong performance in fabric wash and household care it was rs 3797 crore in q1 fy 202122both categories grew in high doubledigits with all parts of the portfolio performing well liquids and fabric sensations continued to outperform driven by effective market development actions hul saida calibrated price increase was taken across fabric wash and household care portfolios as input costs continue to inflate at significantly high levels it notedhuls revenue from beauty and personal care was up 1790 per cent at rs 5406 crore against rs 4585 crore in the corresponding quarter previous fiscalin the segment its hair care range grew in high doubledigit led by strong performance in the premium portfolio and soaps delivered priceled doubledigit growth on strong performance in lux dove and pearsskin care and colour cosmetics delivered strong yoy yearonyear growth on a soft base premium portfolio in skin care performed well and is significantly ahead of precovid levels hul saidrevenue from food refreshment grew 927 per cent to rs 3627 crore compared to rs 3319 crore a year ago driven by solid performance in ice cream coffee and food solutionsice cream had a very strong quarter broadbased across brands and formats taking it significantly ahead of precovid levels tea delivered steady performance and cemented its market leadership coffee had a strong quarter growing by doubledigit health food drinks continued to gain market share and penetration on the back of focused market development actions foods grew in doubledigits led by