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COMPANY HISTORY
• Founded in 1925 by Guntar Prangel
• Mountain Man brewed one beer ‘Mountain
Man Lager’ which also came to be known as
West Virginia ‘s Beer
• By 1960s it was established as a quality brew in
the East Central region of United States
• It was priced similar to premium domestic
brands and below specialty brands
•
KEY PLAYERS
• Oscar Prangel – President and owner, MMBC
• Chris Prangel – Recent MBA graduate, stood to
inherit MMBC in 5 years
CORE ATTRIBUTES
• Authenticity
• Quality
• Unique West Virginia’s toughness
Mountain man Lager has always been perceived
as Strong and Working man’s beer
MOUNTAIN MAN LAGER
• Dark beer
• Premium segment
• 5,20,000 barrels sold in 2005
• Revenue of 50 million in 2005
• Popular among blue collared workers
DEMOGRAPHICS
As per analysis of Demographics
the brand was
Female Drinkers
Young Drinkers
PRESENT SITUATION
• 2% decline in revenue for the first time
• Growing light beer market
• Key consumer segment – young drinkers,21-27
years of age
ALTERNATIVES FOR SOLUTION
• Continue selling Mountain Man Lager
• Introduce Mountain Man Light
• Introduce a light beer under a different brand
name
INCOME STATEMENT
Chris’s projections
• 2% annual revenue base loss for Mountain man
lager
• 4% annual regional growth of light beer
• 0.25% increase in market share of regional light
beer
• 0.25% base market share in 2005
FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
• Cost / barrel of Mountain man lager = $66.93
• Cost / barrel of Mountain man light = $ ( 66.93
+ 4 ) = 71.62
• Market Price/ barrel = $ 97 ( Total revenue / no
of barrels )
[ Exhibit 1 ]
• Advertising costs = $ 7,50,000 ( 6 Months )
• Incremental SG & A costs = $ 9,00,000
• Break even barrels = Fixed costs / contribution
per barrel
= (7,50,000 + 9,00,000) / (97- 71.62 )
= 65,012 barrels
LIGHT BEER ANALYSIS
PROJECTIONS
YEAR TOTAL LIGHT
BEER SALES
MOUNTAIN
MAN’S SHARE
MOUNTAIN
BEER SALES
2005 1,87,44,303 - NIL
2006 1,94,94,075 0.25% 48,735
2007 2,02,73, 0.50% 1,01,369
CANNIBALIZATION
• Cannibalization in Mountain man Lager sales are
from 2%-20%.
• Taking an average of 10%. The loss in sales would
be $1,563,640
• Mountain man Light Barrels required to offset the
loss in revenue of Mountain man Lager =
$1,563,640/ $97 =61,609
BREAK EVEN
• Number of barrels of Mountain man light to be
sold to break even = 65012 + 61,609 = 126621
• Sales for Mountain Man Light in two years =
(48,735 + 101,369 ) = 150,104 barrels
• Thus the break even is reached in two years
itself
CONCLUSION
• THE BRAND CAN GO FORWARD WITH
THEIR DECISION OF INTRODUCING
MOUNTAIN MAN LIGHT BEER AND
DIVERSIFY THEIR PRODUCT LINE.
DISCLAIMER
• This presentation has been prepared by
Shreyansi Rohatgi , a commerce graduate in the
course of an internship under Professor Sameer
Mathur

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Mountain Man Brewing Company

  • 1.
  • 2.
  • 3. COMPANY HISTORY • Founded in 1925 by Guntar Prangel • Mountain Man brewed one beer ‘Mountain Man Lager’ which also came to be known as West Virginia ‘s Beer • By 1960s it was established as a quality brew in the East Central region of United States • It was priced similar to premium domestic brands and below specialty brands •
  • 4. KEY PLAYERS • Oscar Prangel – President and owner, MMBC • Chris Prangel – Recent MBA graduate, stood to inherit MMBC in 5 years
  • 5. CORE ATTRIBUTES • Authenticity • Quality • Unique West Virginia’s toughness Mountain man Lager has always been perceived as Strong and Working man’s beer
  • 6. MOUNTAIN MAN LAGER • Dark beer • Premium segment • 5,20,000 barrels sold in 2005 • Revenue of 50 million in 2005 • Popular among blue collared workers
  • 7.
  • 9. As per analysis of Demographics the brand was
  • 12. PRESENT SITUATION • 2% decline in revenue for the first time • Growing light beer market • Key consumer segment – young drinkers,21-27 years of age
  • 13. ALTERNATIVES FOR SOLUTION • Continue selling Mountain Man Lager • Introduce Mountain Man Light • Introduce a light beer under a different brand name
  • 15.
  • 16. Chris’s projections • 2% annual revenue base loss for Mountain man lager • 4% annual regional growth of light beer • 0.25% increase in market share of regional light beer • 0.25% base market share in 2005
  • 17. FINANCIAL ANALYSIS • Cost / barrel of Mountain man lager = $66.93 • Cost / barrel of Mountain man light = $ ( 66.93 + 4 ) = 71.62 • Market Price/ barrel = $ 97 ( Total revenue / no of barrels ) [ Exhibit 1 ]
  • 18. • Advertising costs = $ 7,50,000 ( 6 Months ) • Incremental SG & A costs = $ 9,00,000 • Break even barrels = Fixed costs / contribution per barrel = (7,50,000 + 9,00,000) / (97- 71.62 ) = 65,012 barrels
  • 20. PROJECTIONS YEAR TOTAL LIGHT BEER SALES MOUNTAIN MAN’S SHARE MOUNTAIN BEER SALES 2005 1,87,44,303 - NIL 2006 1,94,94,075 0.25% 48,735 2007 2,02,73, 0.50% 1,01,369
  • 21. CANNIBALIZATION • Cannibalization in Mountain man Lager sales are from 2%-20%. • Taking an average of 10%. The loss in sales would be $1,563,640 • Mountain man Light Barrels required to offset the loss in revenue of Mountain man Lager = $1,563,640/ $97 =61,609
  • 22. BREAK EVEN • Number of barrels of Mountain man light to be sold to break even = 65012 + 61,609 = 126621 • Sales for Mountain Man Light in two years = (48,735 + 101,369 ) = 150,104 barrels • Thus the break even is reached in two years itself
  • 23. CONCLUSION • THE BRAND CAN GO FORWARD WITH THEIR DECISION OF INTRODUCING MOUNTAIN MAN LIGHT BEER AND DIVERSIFY THEIR PRODUCT LINE.
  • 24. DISCLAIMER • This presentation has been prepared by Shreyansi Rohatgi , a commerce graduate in the course of an internship under Professor Sameer Mathur