Unilever India in 2004 - In Search of a Growth Strategy |
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The question uppermost in the minds of analysts was whether HLL could return to the heady days of the mid-1990s, when double digit growth had come so easily. Such doubts had caused stock market operators to hammer down HLL's stock price. On May 2, 2000 when M S Banga had taken over as HLL Chairman, the HLL share (face value = Rs. 10) was quoting at Rs. 2,190. In April 2004, the share (face value = Rs. 1) price was only Rs. 150. Background NoteHLL, was a 51% subsidiary of the Anglo-Dutch conglomerate, Unilever, one of the largest FMCG companies in the world. Over the years, HLL had acquired a tremendous reputation as one of India's best-managed companies. Despite being the subsidiary of an MNC, HLL was perceived to be more Indian than foreign, in the way it managed its operations. HLL was believed to operate with considerably more autonomy than other subsidiaries in the Unilever system... |
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