Hindustan Unilever Limited (HINDUNILVR) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review provides you an in-depth strategic SWOT analysis of the company’s businesses and operations. The profile has been compiled by GlobalData to bring to you a clear and an unbiased view of the company’s key strengths and weaknesses and the potential opportunities and threats. The profile helps you formulate strategies that augment your business by enabling you to understand your partners, customers and competitors better. The profile contains critical company information including: - Business description – A detailed description of the company’s operations and business divisions. - Corporate strategy – Analyst’s summarization of the company’s business strategy. - SWOT Analysis – A detailed analysis of the company’s strengths, weakness, opportunities and threats. - Company history – Progression of key events associated with the company. - Major products and services – A list of major products, services and brands of the company. - Key competitors – A list of key competitors to the company. - Key employees – A list of the key executives of the company. - Executive biographies... Research Beam Model: Research Beam Product ID: 188754 125 USD New
Hindustan Unilever Limited (HINDUNILVR) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review
 
 

Hindustan Unilever Limited (HINDUNILVR) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review

  • Category : Consumer Goods
  • Published On : December   2014
  • Pages : 32
  • Publisher : GlobalData
 
 
 
Hindustan Unilever Limited (HINDUNILVR) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review provides you an in-depth strategic SWOT analysis of the company’s businesses and operations. The profile has been compiled by GlobalData to bring to you a clear and an unbiased view of the company’s key strengths and weaknesses and the potential opportunities and threats. The profile helps you formulate strategies that augment your business by enabling you to understand your partners, customers and competitors better.

The profile contains critical company information including:

- Business description – A detailed description of the company’s operations and business divisions.
- Corporate strategy – Analyst’s summarization of the company’s business strategy.
- SWOT Analysis – A detailed analysis of the company’s strengths, weakness, opportunities and threats.
- Company history – Progression of key events associated with the company.
- Major products and services – A list of major products, services and brands of the company.
- Key competitors – A list of key competitors to the company.
- Key employees – A list of the key executives of the company.
- Executive biographies – A brief summary of the executives’ employment history.
- Key operational heads – A list of personnel heading key departments/functions.
- Important locations and subsidiaries – A list and contact details of key locations and subsidiaries of the company.
- Detailed financial ratios for the past five years – The latest financial ratios derived from the annual financial statements published by the company with 5 years history.
- Interim ratios for the last five interim periods – The latest financial ratios derived from the quarterly/semi-annual financial statements published by the company for 5 interims history.

Highlights

Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) is one of the leading fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies in India. It manufactures, and markets a wide range of consumer products for household consumption. The company offers products grouped under four categories, namely, food and beverages, personal care, homecare, and water purifiers. HUL’s portfolio of offerings includes soaps, detergents, shampoos, toothpastes, deodorants, cosmetics, tea, coffee, packaged foods, ice cream, and water purifiers. It also offers chemicals, marine products, and agricultural commodities through subsidiaries. Major brands of the company include Lux, Lifebuoy, Surf Excel, Rin, Wheel, Fair & Lovely, Pond’s, Vaseline, Lakme, Dove, Clinic Plus, Sunsilk, Pepsodent, Closeup, Axe, Brooke Bond, Bru, Knorr, Kissan, Kwality Wall’s and Pureit. HUL operates as a subsidiary of Unilever Limited and is headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

The company focuses on constant innovation by leveraging its research and development expertise thereby contributing to an expanded product portfolio. In FY2014, HUL expanded its Lakme brand of skin care products by entering the anti-ageing segment through the new product, Youth Infinity skin cream.

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Table Of Contents
Table of Contents
Table of Contents 2
List of Tables 3
List of Figures 4
Section 1 - About the Company 5
Hindustan Unilever Limited - Key Facts 5
Hindustan Unilever Limited - Key Employees 6
Hindustan Unilever Limited - Key Employee Biographies 7
Hindustan Unilever Limited - Major Products and Services 8
Hindustan Unilever Limited - History 10
Hindustan Unilever Limited - Company Statement 13
Hindustan Unilever Limited - Locations And Subsidiaries 15
Head Office 15
Other Locations & Subsidiaries 15
Section 2 – Company Analysis 17
Hindustan Unilever Limited - Business Description 17
Hindustan Unilever Limited - SWOT Analysis 18
SWOT Analysis - Overview 18
Hindustan Unilever Limited - Strengths 18
Strength - Research and Development Capabilities 18
Strength - Wide Array of Product Offerings 18
Hindustan Unilever Limited - Weaknesses 19
Weakness - Litigation Claims 19
Hindustan Unilever Limited - Opportunities 20
Opportunity - Positive Outlook for Beverages Market 20
Opportunity - Rising Demand for Organic and Natural Cosmetics 20
Opportunity - Product Innovation 20
Hindustan Unilever Limited - Threats 21
Threat - Changing Consumer Preferences 21
Threat - Global Economic Scenario 21
Threat - Highly Competitive Environment 21
Hindustan Unilever Limited - Key Competitors 22
Section 3 – Company Financial Ratios 23
Financial Ratios - Capital Market Ratios 23
Financial Ratios - Annual Ratios 24
Performance Chart 26
Financial Performance 26
Financial Ratios - Ratio Charts 27
Section 4 – Appendix 28
Methodology 28
Ratio Definitions 28
About GlobalData 32
Contact Us 32
Disclaimer 32
List Of Tables
List of Tables
Hindustan Unilever Limited, Key Facts 5
Hindustan Unilever Limited, Key Employees 6
Hindustan Unilever Limited, Key Employee Biographies 7
Hindustan Unilever Limited, Major Products and Services 8
Hindustan Unilever Limited, History 10
Hindustan Unilever Limited, Subsidiaries 15
Hindustan Unilever Limited, Key Competitors 22
Hindustan Unilever Limited, Ratios based on current share price 23
Hindustan Unilever Limited, Annual Ratios 24
Currency Codes 28
Capital Market Ratios 28
Equity Ratios 29
Profitability Ratios 29
Cost Ratios 30
Liquidity Ratios 30
Leverage Ratios 31
Efficiency Ratios 31
List Of Figures
List of Figures
Hindustan Unilever Limited, Performance Chart (2010 - 2014) 26
Hindustan Unilever Limited, Ratio Charts 27
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