Unilever in India - Managing Working Capital
| Case Code: FINA009 Case Length: 09 Pages Period: 1888 - 2004 Pub Date: 2004 Teaching Note: Not Available |
Price: Rs.300 Organization: Unilever Industry: Packaged Goods Countries: India Themes: Managing Working Capital |
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Background Note
In the summer of 1888, visitors to the Kolkata harbor noticed crates full of Sunlight soap bars, embossed with the words "Made in England by Lever Brothers". With it, began an era of marketing branded FMCG goods in India. Lifebuoy was introduced in 1895 and other famous brands like Pears, Lux and Vim followed. Vanaspati was launched in 1918 and the famous Dalda brand came to the market in 1937. In 1931, Unilever set up its first Indian subsidiary, Hindustan Vanaspati Manufacturing Company, followed by Lever Brothers India Limited (1933) and United Traders Limited (1935)...
Working Capital
Unilever companies in India integrated all aspects of finance, accounting and logistics into one all-embracing commercial function. "Commercial" focused on cutting working capital requirements through innovative supply chain management and use of Information Technology to improve the efficiency of transactions. With sales plateauing in the last few years, working capital efficiency had become one of the prime drivers of operating margins for HLL...
Exhibits
Exhibit I : HLL - Key Financials
Exhibit II: HLL - Ten-Year Performance
Exhibit III: HLL Balance Sheet (31 December 2002)
Exhibit IV: HLL P&L (31 December 2002)
Exhibit V: Dell Operating Results Fiscal 2004
Exhibit VI: Dell Financials Fiscal 2004
Exhibit VII: Dell Financials Fiscal 2004
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