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PREFACE For any Management Course Summer training is an essential part of curriculum of PGDM degree. It is an exposure to corporate environment and helps PGDM aspirants to get acquainted with organizational norms, procedures, practices, ethics and culture. It also gives an insight of actual functioning of the organization. It helps the students to understand and correlated theoretical aspects with practical reality. It was a great experience to work with DABUR INDIA Ltd. during my summer project which has help me to improve my communication and interpersonal skills and also give me the better understanding of the subject.

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PREFACE

For any Management Course Summer training is an essential part of

curriculum of PGDM degree. It is an exposure to corporate

environment and helps PGDM aspirants to get acquainted with

organizational norms, procedures, practices, ethics and culture. It

also gives an insight of actual functioning of the organization. It

helps the students to understand and correlated theoretical aspects

with practical reality.

It was a great experience to work with DABUR INDIA Ltd. during

my summer project which has help me to improve my

communication and interpersonal skills and also give me the better

understanding of the subject.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I take this opportunity to express my acknowledgement and deep sense of gratitude to

the following personalities for rendering valuable assistance and guidance to me for

the successful completion of summer training at DABUR INDIA LTD.

I am grateful to Mr. R.S.Dani, GM (Internal Audit) and Mr. R.K. Garg for giving me

a chance to undergo summer training in reputed and prestigious textile mill of India.

I am also thankful to Dr. Simmi Agrawal (Faculty of Finance, IMS Ghaziabad) for

her support and continuous help at all times during my summer training.

I owe my wholehearted thanks and appreciation to the entire staff of the company for

their cooperation and assistance during the course of my project.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

S. No. Title Page no.

1. Executive summary 8-9

2. Objective 10

3. Introduction of Dabur 12-18

4. Research methodology 20-21

5. Concept 22-23

6. Ratio Analysis of Dabur India Ltd. 25-34

7. Comparative Financial Analysis w.r.t.

Competitors

36-48

8. Brief Introduction of Dabur’s

Competitors

50-52

9. Consumer Survey Findings 53-59

10. Conclusion, Recommendations & Limitations 60-62

11. Annexure (1,2,3,4,5,6,7) 63-70

12. Bibliography 71

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LIST OF GRAPHS & TABLES PAGE

Objective-1:Graph No. 1 showing Current & quick ratio 26Graph No. 2 showing debt-equity ratio 28Graph No. 3 showing interest coverage ratio 29Table No. 1 showing liquidity ratio 26Table No. 2 showing solvency ratio 28Table No. 3 showing profitability ratio 31Table No. 4 showing rate of returns 32Table No. 5 showing turnover ratio 34

Objective-2:Graph No. 1 showing current ratio 37Graph No. 2 showing quick ratio 37 Graph No. 3 showing debt-equity ratio 39 Graph No. 4 showing operating profit margin 40Graph No. 5 showing net profit margin 41Graph No. 6 showing ROE 43Graph No. 7 showing ROCE 43Graph No. 8 showing EPS 44Graph No. 9 showing P/E 44Graph No. 10 showing assets turnover 47Graph No. 11 showing inv turnover 47Graph No. 12 showing debtors turnover 47Table No. 1.1,1.2&1.3 showing liquidity ratio 36Table No. 2.1,2.2&2.3 showing solvency ratio 38 Table No. 3.1,3.2&3.3 showing profitability ratio 40Table No. 4.1,4.2&4.3 showing rate of returns 42 Table No. 5.1,5.2&5.3 showing turnover ratio 46

Objective-3:Graph No. 1 showing sales 53Graph No. 2 showing usage 54Graph No. 3 showing response frequency 55Graph No. 4 showing euclidean distance model 59

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The project assigned to me is to study the financial statements of DABUR INDIA

LTD. as well as its competitors viz., ZANDU PHARMACEUTICALS WORKS and

EMAMI. The main purpose of the project is to evaluate the financial strengths and

market capabilities of Dabur vis-à-vis its competitors, Chyawanprash in particular.

Industry and Company analysis is done thoroughly to understand the external factors

influencing the company. It has been recorded that the FMCG industry aims for

negative working capital and how it proved to be beneficial for the industry. The

FMCG Companies have been able to keep their creditors almost equal to debtor and

inventory, which have resulted in a lot of cash generation for these companies, which

is again invested in the business. These companies also make investment in short-term

paper and call money, which allow them to earn good returns. This has been also

noted by the comparative analysis of financial statements of Dabur with Zandu and

Emami that Dabur India Ltd. is following a very aggressive working capital policy

which means that it is saving on the cost of Current Assets but it may also fall in

danger in case it fails to meet its short term liabilities unlike its Competitors.

We came to know how the strong distribution and dominant position in the FMCG

has made the company to bargain with the debtors and creditors to expand the

payment cycle in favour of the company. In fact, the company seemed to have taken

the matter to the other extreme of negative working capital, with the current ratio

declining to 0.8 and the quick ratio to just 0.4 in 2004-05.

The technique used to analyze financial statements of DABUR INDIA LTD. and

comparative analysis of it with ZANDU PHARMACEUTICALS WORKS and

EMAMI is RATIO ANALYSIS. All various ratios are calculated and analyzed in

length to appreciate their impact on company’s performance w.r.t. its competitor,

Chyawanprash in particular. After making all the calculations each ratio has been

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interpreted. Analysis reveals arising inventory turnover ratio and debtors turnover

ratio, at the same time the company has a high current asset and quick ratio, which

represents high liquidity.

The three financial statements of last three years are identified, studied and interpreted

in light of company’s performance as well as against its competitors.

Lastly, business and marketing practices of Dabur India Limited, Dabur

Chyawanprash in particular has been studied. A marketing survey (sample size 200)

has been carried out in NCR region to understand the decision making process of

customers while buying Dabur Chyawanprash. Also the study has been made to find

out what are the outside factors, which influence their decision making, what are the

sources of product information for the customer and how important are different

product attributes in decision-making. And on the basis of the survey, conclusions and

recommendations have been given.

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OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT

Primary Objective:

• To do the ratio analysis of Dabur India Ltd. for 3 years i.e. Time Series

analysis.

• To determine the comparative analysis of financial statements of Dabur India

Ltd. vis-à-vis its competitors Zandu and Emami for 3 years, Dabur

Chyawanprash in particular i.e. Inter-firm analysis

Secondary Objective:

• To understand the decision making process of customers while buying Dabur

Chyawanprash along with other factors, which influence their decision

making, what are the sources of product information for the customer and

importance of different product attributes in decision-making.

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Chapter – 1

INTRODUCTION

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INTRODUCTION TO DABUR INDIA LIMITED

Dabur India Limited is the fourth largest FMCG Company in India with interests in

Health care, Personal care and Food products. Building on a legacy of quality and

experience for over 100 years, today Dabur has a turnover of Rs.1536.95 Cr. with

powerful brands like Dabur Chyawanprash, Dabur Amla, Vatika, Hajmola and Real.

ORIGIN & GROWTH

The brief history and growth of Dabur India Ltd. in chronological order:

1884 - The birth of Dabur in a small Calcutta pharmacy, where Dr. S. K. Burman

launches his mission of making health care products.

1896 - Setting up a manufacturing plant: With the growing popularity of Dabur

products, Dr. Burman expands his operations by setting up a manufacturing plant

for mass productions of formulations.

Early 1900s - Dabur enters the specialized area of Nature based Ayurvedic

Medicines, for which standardized drugs are not available in the market. 1919-The

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need to develop scientific processes and quality checks for mass production of

traditional Ayurvedic medicines leads to establishment of research laboratories.

1920- Dabur expands further with new manufacturing units at Daburgram and

Narendrapur. The distribution of Dabur products spreads to other states like Bihar and

the North-East.

1936- Dabur becomes a full-fledged company- Dabur India (Dr. S. K. Burman)

Pvt. Ltd.

1972- Dabur’s operations shift to Delhi. A new manufacturing is set up in temporary

premises in Faridabad, on the outskirts of Delhi.

1979- Commercial production starts in the Sahibabad factory of Dabur, one of the

largest and best equipped production facilities for Ayurvedic medicines. Launch of

full fledged research operations the pioneering areas of healthcare with establishment

of the Dabur Research Foundation.

1986- Dabur becomes a Public Limited Company. Dabur India comes into being

after reverse merger with Vidogum Limited.

1992- Beginning a new chapter of strategic partnerships with international businesses,

Dabur enters into a joint venture with Agrolimen of Spain. This new venture is to

manufacture and market confectionary items in India.

1993- Dabur enters a specialized health care area of cancer treatment with its

oncology formulation plant at Baddi in Himachal Pradesh.

1994- Dabur India Ltd. raises its first public issue. Due to market confidence in the

Company, shares issued at a high premium are over subscribed 21 times.

1995- Extending its global partnerships, Dabur enters into joint ventures with Osem

of Israel for food and Bongrain of France for cheese and other dairy products.

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1996- For better operation and management, 3 separate divisions created according

to their product mix- Health Care Products Division, Family Products Division and

Dabur Ayurvedic Specialties Limited.

1997- Dabur enters full scale in the nascent processed foods market with the creation

of the Foods Division. Project STARS (Strive to Achieve Record Successes) is

initiated to give a jump start to the company and accelerate its growth.

1998- With changing demands of business and to inculcate a spirit of corporate

governance, the Burman family induct professionals to manage the company. For

the first tome in the history of Dabur, a non-family professional CEO sits at the helm

of the Company.

2000- Dabur establishes its market leadership status with a turnover of 1,000 Crores.

From a small beginning and upholding the values of its founder, Dabur now enters the

august league of large corporate businesses.

2005- Dabur acquires Balsara’s hygiene and home product businesses in an Rs 143

crore all-cash deal.

DABUR AT PRESENT

• Leading consumer goods company in India with 4th largest

turnover of Rs.1536 Crores (FY04).

• 2 major strategic business units (SBU) - Consumer Care Division

(CCD) and Consumer Health Division (CHD).

• 3 Subsidiary Group companies - Dabur Foods, Dabur Nepal and

Dabur International and 3 step down subsidiaries of Dabur International

- Asian Consumer Care in Bangladesh, African Consumer Care in

Nigeria and Dabur Egypt.

• 13 ultra-modern manufacturing units spread around the globe.

• Products marketed in over 50 countries.

• Wide and deep market penetration with 47 C&F agents, more than

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5000 distributors and over 1.5 million retail outlets all over India

Consumer Care Division: dealing with FMCG Products relating to Personal Care

and Health Care.

Leading brands -

• Dabur - The Health Care Brand

• Vatika-Personal Care Brand

• Anmol- Value for Money Brand

• Hajmola- Tasty Digestive Brand

• and Dabur Amla, Chyawanprash and Lal Dant Manjan with Rs.100

Crore turnover each

• Vatika Hair Oil & Shampoo the high growth brand

• Strategic positioning of Honey as food product, leading to market

leadership

(over 40%) in branded honey market

• Dabur Chyawanprash the largest selling Ayurvedic medicine with over

65% market share.

• Leader in herbal digestives with 90% market share

• Hajmola tablets in command with 75% market share of digestive tablets

category

• Dabur Lal Tail tops baby massage oil market with 35% of total share

• Real juices enjoy a market share of over 55% in fruit juice category.

Consumer Health Division: dealing with classical Ayurvedic medicines.

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Dabur Segments / Brands:

Hair oils

Dabur Amla Vatika Health supplements

Chyawanprash Honey Glucose Foods

Real Activ Twist Toothpastes

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Red Babool Meswak Promise

Toothpowders

Lal Dant Manjan

Digestives

Hajmola Pudin Hara

Baby & skin care

Lal Tail Gulabari

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Board of Directors :

Dr. Anand BurmanChairman

Mr. Amit Burman Vice-Chairman

Mr. P D. Narang Director

Mr. Sunil Duggal Director

Mr. Pradip Burman Director

Mr. Mohit BurmanDirector

Mr. Bert PetersonDirector

Dr. S. NarayanDirector

Mr. Analjit SinghDirector

Mr. R C Bhargava Director

Mr. P N Vijay Director

Mr A K Jain Addl. GM (Finance) & Company Secretary Auditors M/s G. Basu & Co. Chartered Accountants

Internal Auditors Price Waterhouse Coopers Pvt. Ltd.

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Chapter – 2

Research Methodology

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RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

SOURCES OF DATA:

1. Primary Data: Primary data for constructing the research instrument was

collected through a customer survey.

2. Secondary data: Resources like Business magazines, Internet and Prowess

database were utilized for gathering secondary information. The study was based on

data collected from secondary sources. These data comprises of the financial reports

of Dabur India Ltd., Zandu Pharma Works and Emami Ltd. of last three years.

These data were obtained from annual reports as well as from the

website.Secondary sources consist of: -

• Company’s balance sheets of the last three years.

• Company’s income statements of last three years.

The methodologies adopted for calculating different ratios are as per the standard

suggested by different cost as well as financial management book.

3. Research methodology

The objective of my research is to analyze of financial statements focusing on ratios

in Dabur India Ltd. as well as to analyze comparison of financial ratios w.r.t. its

competitors for three years. The nature of my research is EXPLORATORY. Its goal

is to shed light on the real nature of process.

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It involves a number of steps: -

Define the process and research objective.

Develop the research plan: - The second stage of research calls for developing the

most efficient plan for gathering the needed information. Designing the research plan

calls for decision on data sources and research approach

Data source:

Collection of data from the annual reports of and by the portals and magazines.

Research approach:

Data can be collected in many ways and I have used the following steps to analyze

the data .

Collection of information:

After the above steps, I have collected all informations from different sources i.e.

Annual reports and from the other sources provided by Dabur India Ltd., Zandu

Pharma Works and Emami Ltd. Some of the information was collected from internet

of the Dabur India Ltd., Zandu Pharma Works and Emami Ltd.

4. Analysis of Information:

This step involves the extractions of findings from the collected data. I drew some

facts after analyzing the information.

5. Conclusion and suggestion:

As the last step I have mentioned the conclusion and suggestions that are relevant to

make the financial statements of Dabur India Ltd.

SAMPLING

Sample Size: 200

I have tried to get a representative sample of NCR population, so the survey was done

at following places: Ghaziabad, Mayur Vihar –III, Trilokpuri and Shipra mall. Each

of these places consist somewhat different socio-economic class of consumers.

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During the survey we took care to include each of the following five categories of

consumers:

1. Housewives

2. Salaried persons

3. Businessmen

4. Students

5. Others

Data Analysis: - I have used tool i.e. MDS test of SPSS to analyze the data and draw

relevant inferences.

CONCEPTS

FINANCIAL ANALYSIS is a fascinating topic to study because it can teach us so

much about accounts and businesses. The ratio analysis is based on the premise that a

single accounting figure by itself may not communicate any meaningful information

but then expressed as a relative to other figure, it may definitely give some significant

information. The relationship between two or more accounting figures/groups is

called financial ratio.

When we use ratio analysis we can work out how profitable a business is, we can tell

if it has enough money to pay its bills and we can even tell whether its shareholders

should be happy. Ratio analysis can also help us to check whether a business is doing

better this year; and it can tell us if our business is doing better or worse than other

business doing and selling the same things.

Ratio analysis has a very broad scope. One aspects looks at the general (qualitative)

factors of a company. The other side considers tangible and measurable factors

(quantities). This means crunching and analyzing numbers from the financial

statements. If used in conjunction with other methods, quantities analysis can produce

excellent results.

Infact, ratio analysis is not just comparing different numbers from the balance sheet,

income statement ,and cash flow statement , its comparing the number against

previous years, other companies , the industry or even the economy in general. Ratios

look at the relationships between individual values and relate them to how a company

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has performed in the past, and might perform in the future.

TYPES OF COMPARSIONS

The ratio can be compared in following different ways:

Time series analysis:

When financial ratios over a period of time are compared. It is known as the time

series analysis. It gives an indication of the direction of change and reflects whether

the firm’s financial performance has improved, deteriorated or remained constant over

time. The analyst should not simply determine the change, but more importantly,

he/she should understand why ratios have changed.

Cross –sectional analysis:

Another way of comparison is to compare ratios of one firm with some selected firms

in the same industry at the same point in time. This kind of comparison is known as

the cross -sectional analysis or inter firm analysis. This kind of a comparison indicates

the relative financial position and performance of the firm.

Industry analysis:

To determine the financial condition and performance of a firm, its ratios may be

compared with average ratios of the industry of which the firm is a member. This sort

of analysis known as the “industry analysis” helps to ascertain the financial standing

and capacity of the firm vis –a –vis other firms in the industry. Industry ratios will

prove to be very useful in evaluating the relative financial condition and performance

of a firm.

Pro forma analysis:

Sometimes future ratios are used as the standard of comparison. Future ratios can be

developed from the projected or Pro forma financial statements. The comparison of

current or past ratios with future ratios shows weaknesses in the past and the future. If

the future ratios indicate weak financial position, corrective actions should be

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initiated.

Chapter –3

OBJECTIVE - 1

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Ratio Analysis of Dabur India Ltd.

OBJECTIVE:

To study and evaluate the financial health, Liquidity, Profitability and operational

efficiency of Dabur India Ltd in relation to its own performance in the past three years

and in relation to its competitors in the Chyawanprash Segment which are Zandu and

Emami (Himani Sona-Chandi).

METHODOLOGY:

To find the various data and figures required for this purpose, I have taken the Annual

Reports of Dabur India Limited of the past years and also the balance sheets of Zandu

and Emami for comparative financial analysis. The information was studied and

analyzed to compute the relevant ratios. Then these ratios were compared with those

of the main competitors. I have computed:

1.Liquidity ratios - Ability of the business to meet its short-term obligations.

2.Solvency ratios - Ability of the firm to meet its long-term obligations and assess

their capital structure.

3.Profitability Ratios - To access the profitability of the firm with regard to its Sales,

Profitability and Efficiency.

4.Activity or Turnover Ratios - To access the operational efficiency of the

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company.

1. LIQUIDITY RATIOS

Liquidity ratios test the ability of the firm to meet its short-term obligation. The level

of liquidity is determined by the amount of liquid assets that are readily convertible

into cash. It’s the responsibility of the treasury manager to maintain the right balance

between investments and liabilities to get the optimum liquidity. It involves constant

monitoring of cash flow position. We will analyze the two popular measures of the

liquidity of the company.

• Current Ratio: This is the ratio of current assets to current liability, represents the

ability of the business to meet all its short-term money requirements through its

current assets.

Current ratio = current assets ÷current liabilities

• Quick Ratio/ Acid Test Ratio: This is the ratio of the assets that can be readily

converted to cash at a very short notice (cash, bank deposits, short term investments,

other cash equivalents). It shows the relationship between cash convertibles and

current liabilities.

Quick ratio = (current assets-inventories)÷current liabilities

Dabur India Ltd

Year Current Ratio Quick Ratio

2007-08 0.91 0.58

2006-07 0.97 0.63

2005-06 0.82 0.52

Table No. 1

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Graph No. 1

Analysis

Current Ratio:

Dabur has a low current ratio of 0.91 in the current year, which suggests that company

does not have sufficient current assets to pay of its short-term liabilities while in 2007

its current ratio was 0.97. In order to stay solvent, the firm must have a current ratio

of at least 1, which means it can exactly met its current debt obligations. It has

decreased over the years i.e. 0.82 in 2006. This suggests that the company is

following an aggressive Working capital policy and also tells that the working capital

of the company is negative. This means that the company is saving on costs required

to finance the current assets but it may become risky if the company fails to meet its

short-term obligations.

Quick Ratio:

The same pattern is also shown in the quick ratios. This means that the firm cannot

meet its current (short-term) debt obligations without selling inventory because the

quick ratio is 0.58 in 2007-08, which is less than 1. In order to stay solvent and pay its

short-term debt without selling inventory, the quick ratio must be at least 1, which it is

not. In this case, however, the firm will have to sell inventory to pay its short-term

debt. If we observe the quick ratio for 2006-07, we will see that it was 0.63. So, the

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firm was in a better condition in this year than 2008. So its liquidity condition is not

improved by 2008, which, in this case, is not good since it is not operating with

relatively low liquidity. So, a quick ratio great than 1 is better than a quick ratio of

less than 1 with regard to maintaining liquidity and not being forced into the position

of having to sell inventory.

2. SOLVENCY RATIOS:

They indicate the company’s ability to meet its long-term liability. Also called the

capital structure ratios, they influence most of the major financing decisions of the

company. A proper mix of equity and debt is said to be always beneficial for the

company rather than pure equity. Existence of debts disciplines management to some

extent.

• Debt to Equity Ratio: This ratio represents the relationship between total debt and

equity and the debt is shown as a percentage of the Equity capital of the company.

DE Ratio= Total Debt/Net Worth

• Interest Coverage Ratio: This ratio measures the debt servicing capacity of a firm

insofar as fixed interest on long-term loan is considered

IC Ratio=EBIT/Interest

Dabur India Ltd

Year Debt-Equity

Ratio

Interest Coverage

Ratio

2007-08 0.03 44.38

2006-07 0.05 66.63

2005-06 0.05 39.25

Table No.2

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Graph No. 2

Graph No. 3

Analysis :

• The Debt to Equity ratio and total debt ratio of the company are almost negligible

implies that most of the liabilities of the company are short term (as should be in a

case of FMCG) and company is in fairly good position to meet its long-term

liabilities. This means that the creditors of the company face very low risk of losing

their money.

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• The Company was also very comfortable in terms of its interest coverage through

its profits till 2006-07. It was constantly rising every year. But due to Global

recession Dabur is facing problem in current year, which is easily visible by current

interest coverage ratio i.e. 44.38 while it was 39.25 in 2005-06. The lower the ratio,

the more the company is burdened by debt expense. This shows that in current year

the rate of interest is higher as compared to immediate previous year. For bond

holders, the interest coverage ratio is supposed to act as a safety gauge. It gives you a

sense of how far a company’s earnings can fall before it will start defaulting on its

bond payments. For stockholders, the interest coverage ratio is important because it

gives a clear picture of the short-term financial health of a business. So this ratio has

been reduced from last year.

3. PROFITABILITY RATIOS

Profitability Ratios show how successful a company is in terms of generating returns

or profits on the Investment that it has made in the business i.e. the Profitability ratios

speak about the profitability of the company. There are two types of profitability

ratios:

• Profit Margin ratios

1. Operating Profit Margin ratio (Operating profit/net sales)

2. Net Profit Margin ratio (Net profit/net sales)

• Rate of Return ratios

1. Return on Equity (operating profit/ Total assets)

2. Return on Capital Employed (operating profit/capital employed)

3. Earnings per Share (EPS)

4. Price Earnings Ratio (PE Ratio)

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3.1) PROFIT MARGIN RATIOS measure how much a company earns relative to

its sales. The Profit Margin of a company determines its ability to withstand

competition and adverse conditions like rising costs, falling prices or declining sales

in the future. The ratio measures the percentage of profits earned per rupee of sales

and is thus a measure of efficiency of the company.

• Operating Profit Margin ratio: This ratio gives a relationship between the

operating profit and sales.

Operating profit Margin Ratio=EBIT/Net Sales

• Net Profit Margin Ratio: It measures the earnings after interest and tax; it reflects

the interest payment made by the company and its effect on profit margin.

Net Profit Margin = Profit after tax/Net SalesDabur India Ltd.

Year Operating Profit Margin (%) Net Profit Margin (%)2007-08 18.59 15.072006-07 17.45 14.412005-06 17.90 14.04Table No. 3

Analysis :

The operating profit margin and net profit margin are constantly rising over the period

of 3 years, which means that the company is becoming more and more efficient in

terms of its operations: -

For every Re 1 of sales of Dabur India Ltd, the company earns an operating profit of

18.59 paisa and net profit of 15.07 paisa in 2007-08, and the difference in the amount

goes towards the tax and the interest payments. Similarly, in 2007 and 2006 for every

sales of Re.1 the company earns an operating profit of 17.45 and 17.90 paisa and net

profit of 14.41 and 14.4 paisa respectively. This trend shows that company is earning

more profit

3.2) RATE OF RETURN RATIOS

• Return On Equity: This ratio reveals how profitably the firm has utilized the

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owner’s funds.

ROE= Profit after tax (PAT)/ Net Worth

• Return on Capital Employed: Capital employed means the long-term funds

employed in the business and include the shareholder’s fund, debentures and long-

term loans. This ratio explains the overall utilization of funds by a business enterprise.

Profit before Interest and Tax is considered for computation of this ratio to make

numerator and denominator consistent.

ROCE= Profit before Interest and Tax (PBIT) / Capital Employed

• Earnings per Share: It measures the profit available to the equity shareholders on a

per share basis. But all the profit per share may not be distributed to the shareholders.

The company generally retains a part of the earnings to enable its growth.

EPS= profit after tax/ number of common shares outstanding

• Price Earnings Ratio: This ratio gives the ratio of market price per share to the

earnings per share.

P/E=Market Price Per share/ EPS

Dabur India Ltd.

Year Return on

Equity (%)

Return on

Capital

Employed (%)

EPS PE Ratio

2007-08 59.95 69.61 3.67 20.11

2006-07 62.52 69.81 2.92 33.62

2005-06 42.21 48.01 3.30 38.82

Table No. 4

Analysis:

• Return on capital employed has increased significantly form about 48% in 2005-06

to more than 69% in 2007-08. It is the post –tax version of earning of earning power.

It considers the effect of taxation, but not the capital structure. It is internally

consistent. In Table No. 4 we can see that the ratio of Dabur was low in the earlier

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years of study but then it starts increasing. It has considerably increased due to higher

profit margins.

• The impact of higher returns on Capital Employed is reflected in the Return on

Equity that has increased from about 42% in 2005-06 to about 63% in 2006-07 but

there is a light decrement in ROE i.e. around 60% in 2007-08. It revels that the

company has not utilized its own resources very well in the current year as it has done

in the earlier year.

• The EPS of the firm has also risen in the last two years. It has risen from Rs. 2.92

per share in 2006-07 to Rs. 3.67 in 2007-08.Here we see that the EPS of

Dabur was good enough in 2006 but it declines after that and then

again shows uptrend in 2008 due to high profits gained by the

company. The performance of the company was very good in the

year 2005 and now in 2008 having the highest position during the

last three years.

• But the PE ratio is showing the reverse trend. All the fluctuation found in P/E

ratio of Bajaj during last three years are mainly due to both change

in EPS and price per share of the company. The highest P/E of the

company was in the year 2006.

4. ACTIVITY OR TURNOVER RATIOS

This ratio is concerned with measuring the efficiency in asset management with

respect to the sales. The efficiency with which the assets are used would be reflected

in the speed and the rapidity with which they are used. The greater the rate of return

the better it is. Depending on the various types of assets, there are the following types

of activities ratios:

• Total Assets Turnover ratio : This is the ratio of Net Sales to the Total Assets in a

given year. It reflects the level of utilization of Assets.

Total Assets turnover=Net Sales /Total assets

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• Inventory turnover ratio: This is the ratio of Cost of Goods Sold to Average

Inventory.

• Inventory held Period: (No. of days in a year (365)/ Inventory turnover ratio). This

period indicates, how fast the inventory is sold out, the lesser the number of days , the

better for a firm, it is represented in number of days.

Inv Held Period=365/Inventory Ratio

• Debtor’s turnover ratio: This Ratio indicates the ratio of Sales and the average

debtors. This ratio shows the no. of times a debtor completes a full cycle which

involves sales and realization of sale proceeds.

Net Sales /Debtors

Dabur India Ltd.

Year Total Asset

Turnover

Ratio

Inventory

Turnover

Ratio

Inventory

Held Period

Debtors

Turnover

Ratio

Avg

Collection

Period

2007-08 3.98 12.52 28.43 20.84 17.51

2006-07 4.30 11.11 32.04 28.62 12.75

2005-06 2.94 11.65 30.55 49.83 7.30

Table No. 5

Analysis:

• The company has a fairly consistent Total Asset turnover ratio over the period and

sales is 3.98 times of the total assets

• Inventory turnover ratio is 12.52 times and it is held for a period of 28 days for

current year i.e. 2007-08.

• Debtors are presently making their payments in a slow mode as compared to

previous years i.e. 2006-07 and 2005-06.

Inventory turnover = Net Sales /closing Inventory

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Chapter – 4

OBJECTIVE - 2

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COMPARTIVE FINANCIAL ANALYSIS WITH RESPECT TO COMPETITORS

1. LIQUIDITY RATIOS

Year 2007-08

Company Current Ratio Quick Ratio

Dabur 0.91 0.58

Zandu 1.77 1.18

Emami 2.25 1.84

Table No. 1.1

Year 2006-07

Company Current Ratio Quick Ratio

Dabur 0.97 0.63

Zandu 2.15 1.31

Emami 1.71 1.72

Table No. 1.2

Year 2005-06

Company Current Ratio Quick Ratio

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Dabur 0.82 0.52

Zandu 2.26 1.37

Emami 1.87 1.89

Table No. 1.3

Current Ratio Graph No. 1

Quick Ratio Graph No. 2

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Analysis:

It measures the firm’s ability to meet its current liabilities-current assets get converted

into cash during the operating cycle of the firm and provide the funds needed to pay

current liabilities. Apparently, the higher the ratio the greater the short term solvency.

In order to stay solvent, the firm must have a current ratio of at least 1, which means it

can exactly met its current debt obligations.

No two companies are nearer to Dabur. In the year 2008 there was increase in the

assets but the liabilities also increases because the company has raised its long-term

source of finance by which the interest burden increases and it leads to decrease in

cash balance. Although the ratio is o.91 in the year 2008 but in this year the

proportion of inventory is more as compared to previous years 2007 and 2006, also

the burden of interest and expenses of finance lead to decrease in cash balance.

We see that the liquidity ratios of Dabur are very significantly lower than those of its

competitors. This means that Dabur is following a very aggressive working capital

policy that means that it is saving on the cost of Current Assets but it may also fall in

danger in case it fails to meet its short-term liabilities.

We also see that Zandu and Emami follow the traditional approach of maintaining

working capital and current assets.

3. SOLVENCY RATIOS:

Year 2007-08

Company Debt Equity Ratio Interest Coverage

RatioDabur 0.03 44.38Zandu Not Available 60.65Emami 0.12 20.32Table No. 2.1

Year 2006-07

Company Debt Equity Ratio Interest Coverage

RatioDabur 0.05 69.81Zandu Not Available 66.63Emami 0.10 69.96

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Table No. 2.2

Year 2005-06

Company Debt Equity Ratio Interest Coverage

RatioDabur 0.05 48.01Zandu 0.01 39.25Emami 0.08 36.61Table No. 2.3

Debt Equity Ratio Graph No. 3

Analysis:

The Debt Equity ratio shows the relative contribution of creditors and owners. The

debt consists of all debts, short term as well as long term and equity means net worth.

The lower the ratio, the higher the degree of protection enjoyed by the creditors.

In Annex Table 2.10 we can see the all the companies except Zandu study are highly

levered, Dabur is also having a high Debt equity ratio, which shows that the company

is highly dependent on borrowings from outside instead of using its own funds.

We see that Dabur is far better than Zandu and Emami in case interest coverage ratio

in all the three financial years i.e. 2007-08, 2006-07 and 2005-06.

3. PROFITABILITY RATIOS:

3.1 Profit Margin Ratios

Year 2007-08

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Company Operating Profit Margin Net Profit Margin

Dabur 18.59 15.07

Zandu 17.27 11.80

Emami 16.44 15.35

Table No. 3.1

Year 2006-07

Company Operating Profit Margin Net Profit Margin

Dabur 17.45 14.41

Zandu 15.29 11.03

Emami 12.85 12.43

Table No. 3.2

Year 2005-06

Company Operating Profit Margin Net Profit Margin

Dabur 17.90 14.04

Zandu 15.40 10.32

Emami 17.51 16.14

Table No. 3.3

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Operating Profit Margin Graph No. 4

Net Profit Margin Graph No. 5

Analysis:

• The Profit margin is very useful when comparing companies in similar industries. A

higher profit margin indicates a more profitable company that has better control

over its costs compared to its competitors. Profit margin is displayed as a percentage.

Also known as Net Profit Margin.

Merely observing the earnings of a company often doesn't tell the entire story.

Increased earnings are good, but an increase does not mean that the profit margin of a

company is improving. For instance, if a company has costs that have increased at a

greater rate than sales, it leads to a lower profit margin. This indicates that costs need

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to be under better control.

The higher the Operating Profit Margin, the better. This is because a higher Operating

Profit Margin shows the company can keep its costs under control. A higher

Operating Profit Margin can also mean sales are increasing faster than costs, and the

firm is in a relatively liquid position. The Operating Profit Margin accounts for both

Cost of Goods sold and Administration/Selling expenses.

• We see that Dabur has the upper hand with respect to both the Profit Margin Ratios

when compared with its competitors. It has a significantly higher Operating ratio than

Zandu and Emami respectively in 2007-08. Similarly, Dabur is also very efficient

with respect to the other ratios. In the same way Dabur is showing this trend in 2006-

07 and 2005-06.

3. RATE OF RETURN RATIOS:

Year 2007-08

Company Return on

Equity

Return on Capital

Employed (%)

EPS PE Ratio

Dabur 59.95 69.61 3.67 20.11

Zandu 21.13 31.18 203.47 33.82

Emami 32.10 34.05 14.92 16.25

Table No. 4.1

Year 2006-07

Company Return on

Equity (%)

Return on Capital

Employed (%)

EPS PE Ratio

Dabur 62.52 69.81 2.92 33.62

Zandu 21.32 29.86 181.01 33.48

Emami 28.82 29.98 10.78 25.18

Table No. 4.2

Year 2005-06

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Company Return on

Equity (%)

Return on Capital

Employed (%)

EPS PE Ratio

Dabur 42.21 48.01 3.30 33.82

Zandu 19.50 28.13 200.50 17.85

Emami 14.74 14.07 8.07 31.74

Table No. 4.3

ROE Graph No. 6

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ROCE Graph No.7

EPS Graph No.8

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P/E Ratio Graph No. 9

Analysis:

ROE measures the profitability of equity funds invested in the firm.

It reflects the productivity of the ownership fund in the firm. It is

influenced by several factors like earning power, debt equity ratio

etc. The impact of higher returns on Capital Employed is reflected in the Return on

Equity

We see that Dabur and Emami have high return on Capital Employed and Equity and

that the same ratios are lower for Zandu. ROCE it is the post –tax version of earning

of earning power. It considers the effect of taxation, but not the capital structure. It is

internally consistent. If we see Dabur has recorded very good return as compared to

Zandu and Emami. The ratio of Dabur has performed far better than its

competitors.

Still we see that the EPS of Zandu is very high when compared with the others and

the reason behind this is that they have a very small equity base when compared with

the others.

The relationship between market price of common stock and earning per share is so

widely recognized that it is expressed as a separate ratio, called price-earning ratio.

The P/E Ratio is determined by dividing the market price per share by the annual

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earning per share. All the fluctuation found in P/E ratio of all three companies during

last three years are mainly due to both change in EPS and price per share of the

company. Also Dabur has higher PE ratio than its competitors.

4. ACTIVITY RATIOS:

Year 2007-08

Company

Total Assets

Turnover

Ratio

Inventory

Turnover

Ratio

Inventory

Held Period

Debtors

Turnover

Ratio

Avg

Collection

Period

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Dabur 3.98 12.52 28.43 20.84 17.51

Zandu 1.79 11.07 32.97 40.54 9.01

Emami 1.81 14.81 24.64 15.91 22.9

Table No. 5.1

Year 2006-07

Company

Total Assets

Turnover

Ratio

Inventory

Turnover

Ratio

Inventory

Held Period

Debtors

Turnover

Ratio

Avg

Collection

Period

Dabur 4.30 11.11 32.04 28.62 12.75

Zandu 1.93 7.19 50.76 40.55 9.01

Emami 2.06 12.86 28.38 11.26 32.91

Table No. 5.2

Year 2005-06

Company

Total Assets

Turnover

Ratio

Inventory

Turnover

Ratio

Inventory

Held Period

Debtors

Turnover

Ratio

Avg

Collection

Period

Dabur 2.94 11.65 30.55 49.83 7.30

Zandu 1.88 6.26 58.30 20.18 18.08

Emami 0.80 8.35 43.71 8.86 41.19

Table No. 5.3

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Total Assets Turnover Ratio Graph No.10

Inventory Turnover Ratio Graph No. 11

Debtors Turnover Ratio Graph No. 12

Analysis:

Inventory turnover is an activity ratio that measures the company’s effectiveness by

dividing cost of goods sold (an income statement item) by the average inventory

balance (a balance sheet item.) Since cost of goods sold represents the inventory that

leaves the firm, the ratio allows the investor to see how frequently the company needs

to replenish its existing inventory.

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For Dabur Inventory held period is 30.55 for current year. In this case, a lower ratio

would represent more effective inventory management, all else being equal. While for

Zandu this period is less i.e.24.64 as compared to other two companies.

Debtors turnover ratio measures the liquidity of debtors of a firm and average

collection period indicates the average time lag (in days) between sales and collection

thereof. The debtor’s velocity also indicates receivables management efficiency rate.

Higher turnover and lower collection period of receivables reflect the firm's ability in

transacting a larger business without corresponding increase in receivables. The

reverse is the case with lower turnover and higher collection period.

Average Collection Period (days) = (365 / Debtors Turnover Ratio)

We see that Dabur has the upper hand with respect to all the Activity or Turnover

Ratios when compared with its competitors. It has a significantly higher Total Assets

T.O. ratio of 3.98, which is higher than 1.79 and 1.81 of Zandu and Emami

respectively in 2007-08. Similarly, Dabur is also very efficient with respect to the

other ratios. In the same way Dabur is showing this trend in 2006-07 and 2005-06.

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Chapter – 5

OBJECTIVE - 3

BRIEF INTRODUCTION OF MAIN COMPETITORS OF DABUR

• EMAMI Limited:

Emami Limited is in the business of manufacturing personal, beauty and health care

products. The company manufactures herbal and Ayurvedic products. The company's

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product basket comprises over 20 products, the major being Boroplus Antiseptic

Cream, Navratna Oil, Mentho Plus Pain Balm, Fast Relief, Bororplus Prickly Heat

Powder, Sona Chandi Chyawanprash and Amritprash, Golden Beauty Talc, Madhuri

Range of Products and others. The products are sold across all states in India and in

countries like Nepal, Sri Lanka, the Gulf countries, Europe, Africa and the Middle

East, among others.

Emami's products are manufactured in Kolkata, Pondicherry, Guwahati and Mumbai.

They have a robust distribution network of over 2100 direct distributors and 3.9 lakh

retail outlets.

Emami is headquartered in Kolkata. The company's branch offices are located across

27 cities in India.

2. ZANDU PHARMACEUTICAL WORKS LTD

Zandu, a household name, is one of the leading players in the over-the-counter

Ayurvedic healthcare segment with products including the popular Zandu balm,

general fitness medicine Zandu Kesari Jivan, Zandu Chyawanprash and digestive

tonic Zandu Pancharishta. In the personal care segment, the major product is hair

tonic Alma Lio. Jivan is the market leader of ayurvedic healthcare industry. Zandu

also has a wide range of ethical ayurvedic formulations for skin problems, arthritis,

liver problems, malaria, diabetes & diabetes.

3. BAIDYANATH

Shree Baidyanath Ayurved Bhawan (p) Ltd., popularly known as Baidyanath, is the

acknowledged leader of Ayurvedic know-how. Established in 1917, the Company

has played a pioneering role in re-establishing ancient knowledge with modern

research and manufacturing techniques. Shree Baidyanath Ayurved Bhawan (p)

Ltd. was founded in 1917 by Late Pt. R. D. Joshi. Its registered office is in Kolkata.

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Baidyanath is manufacturing over 700 Ayurvedic Products the largest range of

Ayurvedic Products in the world at its10 manufacturing Centers spread all over India.

It has over 10,000 distributors and over 3,500 exclusive showrooms manned by

qualified medical practitioners.

Price comparison of different brands of Chyawanprash:

Dabur (Rs.) Zandu Himani Sona-Chandi250 gm 62 55 60500 gm 110 114 (450 gm) 1231000 gm 195 180 210

CURRENT TRENDS IN CHYAWANPRASH INDUSTRY IN INDIA

Presently the old guard of Dabur, Zandu and Baidyanath (which account for over 80

per cent of this market) are now facing a spirited fight from new kids-on- the-block

such as Himani, Himalaya and Sivananda. The major strategies adopted by different

companies in chyawanprash market are as follows:

1.PRODUCT DIFFERENTIATION:

Emami group is pushing its Himani Sona Chandi chyawanprash as `all season' health

supplement. The idea is to avoid sales dips in summer months.

Mayar India Group in Orissa has introduced three variants of its Sivananda

chyawanprash - Amrit Chyawanprabha for adults, Special Chyawanprash for the

entire family and Bal Chyawanprabha for kids. Bal Chyawanprabha is flavoured with

vanilla beans to make it more palatable for kids.

In contrast to these companies, Dabur had been projecting its chyawanprash as a

family product.

• CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENT:

Emami started the trend of celebrity endorsement of chyawanprash. The signing of

Saurav Ganguly as the brand ambassador of its Sona-Chandi Chyawanprash has

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helped Emami improve its market share. Dabur has also roped in Amitabh Bacchan as

the brand ambassador for Dabur Chyawanprash. And now its recent Brand

ambassador is M.S. Dhoni while Shahrukh Khan for Himani Sona-Chandi.

• FOCUS ON ATTRACTIVE PACKAGING:

Dabur had been using a constant unattractive plastic container to package its

chyawanprash till 2003. It changed its packaging then calling it as ‘Swarna Jayanti’

pack. However it had to change its packaging again as it also generated complaints.

The shape of the jar provided very little space for display. Moreover, rats could easily

climb and damage its contents.

C ONSUMER SURVEY FINDINGS

1. Packaging Most Bought for Dabur

Of the various packaging sizes made available in the market by Dabur, the 500 grams

packaging seems to be doing very well with the Customers. However, the company

can

look at working out schemes whereby the customer is encouraged to move onto

biggers quantity packages.

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Quantity Purchased Numbers

250 gms 30

500 gms 91

1000 gms 79

Graph No.1

2. Dabur chyawanprash usage

From the survey findings we can easily interprete that Dabur Chyawanprash is very

popular as a family product rather than as kids or adults product. Hence Dabur can

look at working out promotions for making chyawanprash popular as Kids product

also.

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Graph No.2

3. Brand Loyalty towards Dabur

The questionnaire tried to query the customers of Dabur chyawanprash about their

response if they were to not get Dabur chyawanprash at their Shop of purchase. The

options were helpful in giving us a better insight to the brand loyalty among the

customers.

The first option of buying another brand was to see if the customer was indifferent

between the various brands available in the market. The second option of Going to

another shop to purchase the Dabur product showed a high level of brand loyalty but

low level of shop loyalty. If the customer chose to postpone his/her purchase of the

product to a later date, it showed a higher level of brand as well as shop loyalty.

Dabur has a high brand loyalty among its consumers. Only 6% of its customers

responded with the option which showed low brand loyalty.

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Action Taken if product not found

Response

Frequency

Buy Another Brand 170

Go to another Shop 18

Postpone Purchase 12

Graph No. 3

4. Factors Influencing Choice of Product (MDS test):

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The Customer survey included a question, which inquired about the Factors, that

influenced the consumer to make a decision on which brand of Chyawanprash they

wished to buy. This reflects the pre-purchase decision making of the consumer before

the actual point of purchase. The trends reflected are summarized in the following

chart:

Kruskal stress

It is measure of extent of misfit of MDS solution. Value of k-stress varies from 0-1.

Value closed to 1 shows highest stressed solution, values close to 0 shows good

solution. For an acceptable solution k-stress should be less than 0.15.

Procedure: -

Analyze

Scale

MDS

CTRLA

Model

Select interval

Dimension

Min. =1,max=(2n<= no. Of brands)

Continue

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Options

Display group plots model&summaryoption continue ok

SPSS Output

Alscal Procedure Options

Data Options-

Number of Rows (Observations/Matrix). 8Number of Columns (Variables). . . 8Number of Matrices . . . . . . 1Measurement Level . . . . . . . IntervalData Matrix Shape . . . . . . . SymmetricType . . . . . . . . . . . DissimilarityApproach to Ties . . . . . . . Leave TiedConditionality . . . . . . . . MatrixData Cutoff at . . . . . . . . .000000

Model Options-

Model . . . . . . . . . . . EuclidMaximum Dimensionality . . . . . 2Minimum Dimensionality . . . . . 1Negative Weights . . . . . . . Not Permitted

Iteration history for the 2 dimensional solution (in squared distances)

Young's S-stress formula 1 is used.

Iteration S-stress Improvement

1 .00307

Iterations stopped because

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S-stress is less than .005000

Stress and squared correlation (RSQ) in distances

RSQ values are the proportion of variance of the scaled data (disparities) in the partition (row, matrix, or entire data) which is accounted for by their corresponding distances. Stress values are Kruskal's stress formula 1.

For matrix Stress = .00890 RSQ = .99983

Configuration derived in 2 dimensions

Stimulus Coordinates

Dimension

Stimulus Stimulus 1 2 Number Name

1 zandu 2.6014 -.2824 2 himani .1023 .0690 3 dabur 1.9586 .2750 4 baidyana -.7376 -.1302 5 himalya -1.0431 .0201 6 surya -.7113 .0088 7 vedic -.5038 .1602 8 locals -1.6664 -.1206Abbreviated ExtendedName Name

baidyana baidyanath

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Dimension 13210-1-2

Dim

ensi

on

2

0.3

0.2

0.1

0.0

-0.1

-0.2

-0.3

locals

vedic

suryahimalya

baidyanath

dabur

himani

zandu

Derived Stimulus Configuration

Euclidean distance model

Dimension 1: Price. Main ingredient, Packaging, Product Quality

Dimension2: Taste, Easy Availability, Advertisement, Celebrity Endorsement

Graph No. 4

The above 8 brands has been rated on 1-5 scale against 8 parameters viz., price,

packaging, product quality, taste, easy availability, advertisements, celebrity

endorsement and schemes. Now the Multi Dimensional Scaling test has given the

above Euclidean Distance graph which shows that Dabur is itself a bigger player in

chyawanprash industry that has no significant competitor in the market. But Emami

can become its great competitor in future according to above graph.

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CONCLUSION

• After analyzing the financial statements of the Dabur by the help of various

ratios, I observed that the trend of growth is positive.

• Dabur has strong performance with robust top line growth and high quality

earnings in all business segments. The performance is more satisfying when

viewed in the light of the challenging business environment of the Ayurvedic

industry, Pharma, FMCG, Food in the export and domestic markets.

• Current ratio has continuously increased but the company needs to raise more

of its current assets and quick assets so that it can fulfill all its obligations and

can raise the amount of working capital for short- term investment. Earnings

per share have increased which would surely help the organization in

expanding its market share.

• Gross income also show the positive trend of growth, net turnover has also

increased and return on net worth has also grown. All these ratios show that

the trends of profit are growing at a rapid rate and thus it helps the company to

meet the latent demands of customer too.

• Moreover, after analyzing and comparing the financial statements of Dabur

w.r.t. its competitors I observed that Dabur is itself a big player in

Chyawanprash industry as most of its ratios are far better than Zandu and

Emami.

• At last I can say from the above study that Emami (Himani Sona-Chandi

Chyawanprash) is also showing positive growth rate and can emerge as a great

competitor for Dabur.

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RECOMMENDATIONS

• The Company already had a 65.8% market share in India. It would be difficult to

increase the market share substantially. Hence the company should focus on

increasing the market size.

• The company should promote Chyawanprash as an all season product and try to

remove the misconception that it is only to be consumed during the winters to

strengthen the immune system against Winter Infections and Allergies.

• It should occupy the shelf space next to the Health drinks in retail stores so that they

can remind the consumer of its claim of a comprehensive health supplement.

• Now that the company is successfully shedding its image of being associated with

middle and old age people it could also target younger generation to expand its

market.

• Since Dabur Chyawanprash is perceived to be a Health supplement that aids in the

enhancement of the Immunity against winter related health problems , hence it

should be promoted strongly in areas where winters have traditionally been harsh and

long.

• Chyawanprash is traditionally consumed by the middle class segment, whereas the

higher segment prefers health drinks like Bournvita & Horlicks to health supplements

like Dabur Chyawanprash.However this segment can be penetrated with a

promotional focus on Ayurvedic benefits and traditional Indian measures, which this

segment values at a premium.

• The company needs to shift focus from a traditional value system that it projects and

add to its portfolio a contemporary touch that would include Children and youth in the

Chyawanprash segments also. Children are a primary next focus for the company and

it needs to channelize adequate promotion focus through such media as Cartoon

Channel and other children related programmes.

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LIMITATIONS

1. The time duration was less for the project as this project includes both

financial and marketing (survey) portions.

2. Some databases were not available due to the policy of company. So some part

of analysis would have been better if this limitation was not there.

3. Some sorts of problems were involved during marketing survey.

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Annexure

QUESTIONNAIRE

Q1. Name ______________________________

Q2. Gender____________

Q3. I have purchased Dabur Chyawanprash in last 3 years (if your answer is option

(a), then only proceed the questionnaire).

(a) Yes (b) No (c) Can’t Say

Q4. Marital Status

(a) Married (b) Single

Q5. Occupation

(a) Housewife (b) Service (c) Business

(d) Student (e) Others

Q6. I like to prefer Dabur Chyawanprash of

(a) 250 gms (b) 500 gms (c) 1000 gms

Q7. Members of my family taking Dabur Chyawanprash

(a) Kids (b) Adults (c) Elders

(d) Both a and c (e) Whole family

Q8. If I do not get Dabur Chyawanprash then

(a) Buy another brand

(b) Go to another Shop to buy Dabur Chyawanprash

(c) Postpone my purchase

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Q9. Rank the following brands in 1-5 scale (1-Very Good, 2-Good, 3-Neither Good Nor Bad, 4-Bad, 5-Very Bad).

Brands

Parameters

Dabur Zandu Himani Baidyanath

Himalya Surya Vedic Local Brands

Price

Main ingredients

Packaging

Product Quality

Taste

Easy Availability

Advertisement

CelbrityEndorsment

Special Offers

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