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06/12/2015 TataGroupeyes$350billionmarketcapby2025TheEconomicTimes
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TataGroupeyes$350billionmarketcapby2025
NEWDELHI:WithitslistedfirmsaddingoverUSD100billiontomarketcapitalisationinthelast15years,theTataGroupislookingatanincreaseofnearlyUSD250billionby2025,includingthroughacquisitions.
Thegroupwillnotshyawayfromglobalbuyoutactivityandwillcontinuetomakesignificantinvestmentsinbothexistingaswellasnewbusinesses,includinginthedigitalspacetomeetitsvision2025targets.
ItislookingtobuildontheplatformsetupbyitspreviousChairmanRatanTata,whomade"thedifference"andtransformedthegroupfromalargelyIndiaorientedentityintoaglobalmultinational.
"Attheturnofthecentury,wehadarelativelysmallmarketcapofjustunderUSD8billion.Wehaveaddeda100billiondollarsplustothatinthelast15years.Iamquiteconfidentthatthiswillcontinuetogrow,"MemberGroupExecutiveCouncilandBrandCustodian,TataSons,MukundRajantoldPTI.
TheTatagrouphasover100independentoperatingcompaniesoutofwhich29arepubliclylisted.ThelistedentitieshadacombinedmarketcapitalisationofaboutUSD134billionasonMarch31,2015.Ithaspresenceinover100countriesacrosssixcontinents.
ThemainlistedTatagroupcompanies,includeTataSteel,TataMotors,TataConsultancyServices,TataPower,TataChemicals,TataGlobalBeverages,TataTeleservices,Titan,TataCommunicationsandIndianHotels.
WhenaskedaboutthetargetMcapunderthegroup's2025vision,Rajansaid:"TodaywearewelloverUSD100billion.By2025,ifwewanttobeamongstthe25mostvaluablecompaniesintheworld,thenumberwewouldneedtohitwouldbearoundUSD350billion."
Asperits2025vision,Tatagroupaimstobeamongst"the25mostadmiredcorporateandemployerbrandsglobally,withamarketcapitalisationcomparabletothe25mostvaluablecompaniesintheworld".
RecollectinghowtheTatagrouphasgrown,Rajansaid:"In2000,wewereprincipallyanIndiabasedgroupwith20percentofourturnovergeneratedoutsideIndia.Fastforward15years,andwearenowsubstantiallyaglobalgroupwithUSD108billionofturnover,70percentofitgeneratedoutsideofIndia."
Thegrouphasbeengrowingbothinthepubliclylistedspaceandalsointheunlistedspace,headded
"IfyoulookatthetruevaluationofTataenterprises(today)asagroup,itwouldinfactbesubstantiallyhigherthanwhattheadditionalUSD100billionofmarketcaprepresents,"hesaid.
ElaboratingontheroleplayedbyTataSonsChairmanEmeritusRatanTataintransformingthegroup,Rajansaid:"Wherewearetoday,owesmuchtothecriticalstrategicchoicesthatMrTatamadeafterIndiastartedliberalisingandopeningupitsmarket."
Tatahaddecidedtobenchmarkthegroupwiththebestintheworldand"notjustconfinethegrouptothedomesticmarketbuttobecomeaninternationalplayer".
"WhatwascleartoMrTatainthe1990swasunlesswewereabletoholdourownagainstthebestintheworld,foreigncompetitionwouldcomeintothedomesticmarketandencroachonourmarketshareandbusiness,"headded.
UnderliningTata'srisktakingabilityandstrongleadership,Rajansaid:"Veryoftenyousaythatonemancanmakethedifference.IcanconfidentlyassertthatforTatasthatonemanwasRatanTata.Ifwehadnothadhimasourleader,Idonotbelievewewouldbeinthepositionthatweareintoday."
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06/12/2015 TataGroupeyes$350billionmarketcapby2025TheEconomicTimes
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Withthegrouptakingtheacquisitionroutesuccessfully,suchasTetley,JLRandCorustoexpandglobally,itwillnotshyawayfromsuchactivityagain.
"Ican'tpredictwhatthefuturewillbringtousbutwhatIcancertainlysayisthatthankstoMrTatawehavethecouragetomakesuchacquisitionsandwhenopportunitiespresentthemselves,wewillappropriatelydeployourlearningsfromthepastinanyfutureacquisitions,"RajansaidwhenaskediftherecouldbeasbiganacquisitionasCorusorJLRbytheTatagroupagain.
Clearlystatingthegroup'sappetiteforinorganicrouteofgrowth,hesaid:"Wehavesignificantcashonthebooksofmanyofourcompanies.Whenwecontemplateacquisitions,thetimingwillhavetobepickedcarefullyandwewillneedtopicktherightmomentintheeconomiccycletoclosethoseacquisitions."
Rajan,however,saidapartfromacquisitionsthegroupwouldneedtocontinuetomakesignificantinvestmentsinbothexistingbusinessesandsomeofthenewbusinesses,includinginthedigitalspacetomeetitsvision2025targets.
"Therearenewmarketsthatweneedtoexpandourfootprintin.Obviously,marketslikeChinawillcontinuetogrowinstatureandsizeandweneedtocorrespondinglyensurethatourfocusinthosemarketsisalsoenhanced,"hesaid.
Besides,Rajansaid:"Weneedtoseegrowthinmultipledomains,andmultiplemarkets,includingIndia.Indiaalsooffersdramaticgrowthopportunities,andwiththekindofprojectionsbeingmadeforIndia,asignificantpartofourgrowthwillcomefromthismarketalso."
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