Voltas Ltd.: From Turnaround to the 'Big Bang'
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Case Details:
Case Code : BSTR225
Case Length : 21 Pages
Period : 1996-2006
Organization : Voltas Ltd.
Pub Date : 2006
Teaching Note :Not Available
Countries : India
Themes: Diversification |
Turnaround
Industry : Consumer Electronics
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Introduction Contd...
In 2001, Voltas began focusing on large electromechanical projects in overseas markets. In the same year, Voltas also formulated the 'Big Bang' strategy aimed at becoming the market leader in the retail AC segment by 2004.
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Voltas' strategy of concentrating on businesses where it had proven strengths helped it to improve profitability and register high growth levels. By 2006, the company was second in the retail AC market and its electromechanical division was the fastest growing and the highest revenue earning division in the company.
The company's other divisions like chemical trading and engineering products and services - textile machinery, mining and construction, machine tools, material handling (forklift trucks), were also doing well. Overall, the company was in a position to benefit from the huge opportunities that were coming its way and it expected future growth rates to remain high.
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Background Note
Voltas was set up in 1954 in Bombay (later renamed Mumbai) as a joint venture between M/s Volkart Brothers7 and Tata Sons Ltd.8 This venture took over Volkart's import and engineering businesses. In 1956, the company went public and the Volkart Brothers sold their stake in the company.
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Up until 1961, Voltas marketed imported products and acted as an indenting agent.9 In 1963, the company established its first factory at Chinchpokli in Bombay to manufacture ACs and refrigeration equipment. In 1964, Voltas set up a plant at Thane (near Bombay) to manufacture compressors, condensers, chillers, and ancillaries. The range of products was gradually widened to include other engineering, electrical, and agricultural equipment. In 1978, Voltas International Limited (VIL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Voltas, was set up to handle international electro-mechanical and electrical power projects. In 1985, Voltas set up a compressor and a refrigerator manufacturing unit at Warora near Nagpur. |
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