1. Analysis of Britania Industries Limited
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Company Overview
Britannia biscuit company was started in 1892 in kolkotta .In 1920 with the help of electricity
it mechanised its operations. In 1921 it became first company to import electric ovens.
During world war two they were the contractors to supply biscuits to armed forces.
In 1975 they took over distribution system of parry‟s. Iin 1975 they become as Indian listed
company with more than 60% held by Indian public and it became Britannia industries
limited. In 1983 it crossed 100 crores revenue turn over mark. In 1997 the company
repositioned itself as “Eat Healthy, Think Better”. By becoming the core sponsors for 1999
world cup they enhanced their brand identity and brand image. The Lagaan Match was voted
India‟s most successful promotional activity of the year 2001 while the delicious Britannia
50-50 Maska-Chaska became India‟s most successful product launch. In 2002, Britannia‟s
New Business Division formed a joint venture with Fonterra, the world‟s second largest
Dairy Company, and Britannia New Zealand Foods Pvt. Ltd. Was born. In recognition of its
vision and accelerating graph, Forbes Global rated Britannia „One amongst the Top 200
Small Companies of the World‟, and The Economic Times pegged Britannia India‟s 2nd
Most Trusted Brand.
Innovation is the KEY MANTRA
In this highly competitive market Britannia survives because of its continuous product and
marketing innovation.
Its reposition into Eat Healthy and Think Better touched the emotional part of all Indians
and enhanced its brand image and market cap.
Its continuous innovation and its low-cost variety to reach the market depth like “TIGER
BISCUITS” are notable innovative strategies by the company.
Even if you take Milk Bikis it changed its wrapper, form and size continuously to break
monotony in the minds of the consumer.
Latest Innovations
Tiger Banana
NutriChoice Sugar Out
NutriChoice Digestive Biscuit
Treat Fruit Rollz
Britannia 50-50 Pepper Chakkar
New Britannia Milk Bikis
Financials

2. Britannia Industries Ltd. (BIL), one of India‟s leading food Companies, reported sales of Rs.
25,848 MM for the year ended 31st March 2008. This reflects a 17.5% growth over the
previous year. Net Profit for the year at Rs. 191 crores grew by 77.6%. Operating margin
improved by more than 300 basis points.
For the last quarter of the year, the Company reported Net Sales of Rs. 6,92 crores & Net
Profit of Rs. 61 crores, up 15.6% & 53.6% respectively, over the corresponding quarter last
year. The Board of Directors has recommended a dividend of Rs. 18 per share of Rs. 10 each.
Total payout including Dividend Distribution Tax amounts to Rs. 50 crores for the year.
In the food processing industry it ranks 2nd among the top 3 in net sales in India
Rank Company Net Sales(03/07)
1 Nestle 3500 crores
2 Britannia 2200 crores
3 Glaxo smith 1300 crores
Ratios
Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar
Ratio
2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
Operating margin (%) 5.85 11.72 11.58 11.21 11.35
Gross profit margin
4.70 10.46 10.39 9.65 9.34
(%)
Net profit margin (%) 4.86 8.48 9.25 8.16 7.59
Current ratio 1.02 1.35 1.18 1.10 0.86
Operating Profit Margin
Operating profit ratio=operating profit (EBIT)/sales
The decrease in operating profit margin in 2007 can be because of increase in the cost of raw
materials and commodities like wheat and sugar. The material cost has gone up significantly
from the year 2006 to 2007.
Gross Profit Margin
Gross Profit Ratio=Gross Profit/Sales

3. The decrease in Gross profit margin in 2007 can be because of increase in the cost of raw
materials and commodities like wheat and sugar. The material cost has gone up significantly
from the year 2006 to 2007.
Net Profit Margin
It is calculated as
Net Profit Ratio=EAT/Net Sales
The decrease in net profit margin in 2007 can be because of increase in the cost of raw
materials and commodities like wheat and sugar. The material cost has gone up significantly
from the year 2006 to 2007.
Current Ratio
It is defined as current assets divided by current liabilities. It is a measure of short term
financial liquidity of the firm.
Current Ratio= Current Assets/Current Liabilities
Analysis
A current ratio of 2:1 is always considered as optimum means that there is a 50 % safety
margin in terms of assets to cover its current liabilities. However this doesn‟t mean higher
current ratio is good. It may signify higher unused cash, inventory which again may result in
inventory carrying cost. A current ratio of around 1 seem to be numerically not attractive
based on logics however for a company like brittnia with huge brand equity and market cap
this doesn‟t have significant negative impact from investors point of view or financial
strength point of view.
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SWOT is an acronym used to describe the particular Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities,
and Threats that are strategic factors for a specific company. A SWOT analysis should not
only result in the identification of a corporation‟s core competencies, but also in the
identification of opportunities that the firm is not currently able to take advantage of due to a
lack of appropriate resources. (Wheelen, Hunger pg 107)
The SWOT analysis framework has gained widespread acceptance because it is both simple
and powerful for strategy development. However, like any planning tool, SWOT is only as
good as the information it contains. Thorough market research and accurate information
systems are essential for the SWOT analysis to identify key issues in the environment.
(Marketing and Its Environment, pg 44)
Assess your market:
What is happening externally and internally that will affect our company?
Who are our customers?
What are the strengths and weaknesses of each competitor? (Think Competitive Advantage)
What are the driving forces behind sales trends?
What are important and potentially important markets?
What is happening in the world that might affect our company?
What does it take to be successful in this market? (List the strengths all companies need to
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Assess your company:
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What are our company capabilities (functions)?
Assess your competition:
How are we different from the competition?
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14. What are the customer-market-technology opportunities?
What are the customer’s problems and complains with the current products and services in
the industry?
What “If only….” Statements does a customer make?
Opportunityan area of “need” in which a company can perform profitably.
Threat
challenge posed by an unfavorable trend or development that would lead (in absence of a
defensive marketing action) to deterioration in profits/sales.
An evaluation needs to be completed drawing conclusions about how the opportunities and
threats may affect the firm.
EXTERNAL: MACRO- demographic/economic, technological, social/cultural, political/legal
MICRO- customers, competitors, channels, suppliers, publics INTERNAL RESOURCES:
the firm
Competitor analysis is a critical aspect of this step.
Identify the actual competitors as well as substitutes.
Assess competitors’ objectives, strategies, strengths & weaknesses, and reaction patterns.
Select which competitors to attack or avoid.
The Internal Analysis of strengths and weaknesses focuses on internal factors that give an
organization certain advantages and disadvantages in meeting the needs of its target market.
Strengths refer to core competencies that give the firm an advantage in meeting the needs of
its target markets. Any analysis of company strengths should be market oriented/customer
focused because strengths are only meaningful when they assist the firm in meeting customer
needs. Weaknesses refer to any limitations a company faces in developing or implementing a
strategy (?). Weaknesses should also be examined from a customer perspective because
customers often perceive weaknesses that a company cannot see. Being market focused when
analyzing strengths and weaknesses does not mean that non-market oriented strengths and
weaknesses should be forgotten. Rather, it suggests that all firms should tie their strengths
and weaknesses to customer requirements. Only those strengths that relate to satisfying a
customer need should be considered true core competencies.(Marketing and Its Environment,
pg 44)
The following area analyses are used to look at all internal factors effecting a company:
Resources: Profitability, sales, product quality brand associations, existing overall brand,
relative cost of this new product, employee capability, product portfolio analysis
Capabilities: Goal: To identify internal strategic strengths, weaknesses, problems, constraints
and uncertainties
The External Analysis examines opportunities and threats that exist in the environment. Both
opportunities and threats exist independently of the firm. The way to differentiate between a
strength or weakness from an opportunity or threat is to ask: Would this issue exist if the
company did not exist? If the answer is yes, it should be considered external to the firm.

15. Opportunities refer to favorable conditions in the environment that could produce rewards for
the organization if acted upon properly. That is, opportunities are situations that exist but
must be acted on if the firm is to benefit from them. Threats refer to conditions or barriers
that may prevent the firms from reaching its objectives.(Marketing and Its Environment, pg
44)
The following area analyses are used to look at all external factors effecting a company:
Customer analysis: Segments, motivations, unmet needs
Competitive analysis: Identify completely, put in strategic groups, evaluate performance,
image, their objectives, strategies, culture, cost structure, strengths, weakness
Market analysis: Overall size, projected growth, profitability, entry barriers, cost structure,
distribution system, trends, key success factors
Environmental analysis: Technological, governmental, economic, cultural, demographic,
scenarios, information-need areas Goal: To identify external opportunities, threats, trends,
and strategic uncertainties
The SWOT Matrix helps visualize the analysis. Also, when executing this analysis it is
important to understand how these element work together. When an organization matched
internal strengths to external opportunities, it creates core competencies in meeting the needs
of its customers. In addition, an organization should act to convert internal weaknesses into
strengths and external threats into opportunities.
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Focus on your strengths. Shore up your weaknesses. Capitalize on your opportunities.
Recognize your threats.
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Against whom do we compete?
Who are our most intense competitors? Less intense?
Makers of substitute products?
Can these competitors be grouped into strategic groups on the basis of assets,
competencies, or strategies?
Who are potential competitive entrants? What are their barriers to entry?
Evaluate
What are their objectives and strategies?
What is their cost structure? Do they have a cost advantage or disadvantage?

16. What is their image and positioning strategy?
Which are the most successful/unsuccessful competitors over time? Why?
What are the strengths and weaknesses of each competitor?
Evaluate competitors with respect to their assets and competencies.
Size and Growth What are important and potentially important markets? What are their size
and growth characteristics? What markets are declining? What are the driving forces behind
sales trends?
Profitability For each major market consider the following: Is this a business are in which
the average firm will make money? How intense is the competition among existing firms?
Evaluate the threats from potential entrants and substitute products. What is the bargaining
power of suppliers and customers? How attractive/profitable are the market now and in the
future?
Cost Structure What are the major cost and value-added components for various types of
competitors?
Distribution Systems What are the alternative channels of distribution? How are they
changing?
Market Trends What are the trends in the market?
Key Success Factors What are the key success factors, assets and competencies needed to
compete successfully? How will these change in the future?
Environmental Analysis An environmental analysis is the four dimension of the External
Analysis. The interest is in environmental trends and events that have the potential to affect
strategy. This analysis should identify such trends and events and the estimate their likelihood
and impact. When conducting this type of analysis, it is easy to get bogged down in an
extensive, broad survey of trends. It is necessary to restrict the analysis to those areas relevant
enough to have significant impact on strategy.
This analysis is divided into five areas: economic, technological, political-legal, sociocultural,
and future.
Economic What economic trends might have an impact on business activity? (Interest rates,
inflation, unemployment levels, energy availability, disposable income, etc)
Technological To what extent are existing technologies maturing? What technological
developments or trends are affecting or could affect our industry?
Government What changes in regulation are possible? What will their impact be on our
industry? What tax or other incentives are being developed that might affect strategy
development? Are there political or government stability risks?
Sociocultural What are the current or emerging trends in lifestyle, fashions, and other
components of culture? What are there implications? What demographic trends will affect the
market size of the industry? (growth rate, income, population shifts) Do these trends
represent an opportunity or a threat?

17. Future What are significant trends and future events? What are the key areas of uncertainty
as to trends or events that have the potential to impact strategy?
Internal Analysis Understanding a business in depth is the goal of internal analysis. This
analysis is based resources and capabilities of the firm.
Resources A good starting point to identify company resources is to look at tangible,
intangible and human resources.
Tangible resources are the easiest to identify and evaluate: financial resources and physical
assets are identifies and valued in the firm‟s financial statements.
Intangible resources are largely invisible, but over time become more important to the firm
than tangible assets because they can be a main source for a competitive advantage. Such
intangible recourses include reputational assets (brands, image, etc.) and technological assets
(proprietary technology and know-how).
Human resources or human capital are the productive services human beings offer the firm in
terms of their skills, knowledge, reasoning, and decision-making abilities.
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18. Capabilities
Resources are not productive on their own. The most productive tasks require that resources
collaborate closely together within teams. The term organizational capabilities is used to refer
to a firm‟s capacity for undertaking a particular productive activity. Our interest is not in
capabilities per se, but in capabilities relative to other firms. To identify the firm‟s
capabilities we will use the functional classification approach. A functional classification
identifies organizational capabilities in relation to each of the principal functional areas.
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