MUMBAI, April 30 -- Hindustan Unilever Ltd's (HUL) volume growth surged to a 15-quarter high of 6% in the January-March quarter, even as it flagged escalating input costs linked to the West Asia conflict and initiated selective price hikes.

India's biggest fast-moving consumer goods company reported a 21.3% rise in net profit to Rs.2,994 crore, and 7.6% growth in revenues to Rs.16,351 crore in Q4. The results exclude the demerger of the Kwality Walls ice-cream business in 2025.

The performance beat Bloomberg consensus estimates of Rs.2,612 crore in profit and Rs.16,270 crore in revenue.

Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (Ebitda) in the fourth quarter rose 6% to Rs.3,841 crore, while margins edged down 50 basi...