Indian Retail S Analysis
Indian Retail S Analysis
Structural changes
Unorganized retailing
97%
traditional formats of low-cost retailing, example, kirana shops, owner manned general stores, paan/ beedi shops, convenience stores, hand cart and pavement vendors, Constitute 97% of retail sector. Growth is pegged by 6% annually.
RETAIL FORMATS
Convenience Stores Discount Stores Factory / company outlets Supermarkets Department Stores Hypermarkets Rural Retailing Airport Retailing E-Retailing
INDUSTRY CHARACTERISTICS
Highly unorganized (97%) & fragmented industry. Small to huge store (serves consumers through a small
grocery store to a huge departmental store)
Long supply chain. Working Capital intensive. Hierarchy in retail. (Town Centers-District Centers- Neighborhood
Centers- Corner Stores.)
Supply-side factors
Developments in the real estate scenario Retail growth through VC/PE route
Government policies
FDI up to 100% for cash and carry wholesale trading and export trading allowed under the automatic route. 100% FDI in integrated cold-storage chain & other infrastructure. FDI up to 51 % with prior Government approval (i.e. Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) approval ) for retail trade of Single Brand products (now 100% allowed by jan 10/2012) 50% jobs go to rural areas & 30% of inputs sourced from SMEs. India will allow 51% FDI in the multi-brand retail sector.
Chile
+3
India
-1
Kuwait
-3
China
-5
Saudi Arabia
-3
Peru
+1
U.A.E.
-2
Turkey
10
18
+8
Qualitative Aspects
Threat of new entrant
Intensive Capital requirement. Govt. policy on FDI. Inability to build economies of scale.
Threat of Substitute
Moderate to low due to unorganized retailing sector.
Business analysis
Growth analysis
The growth in sales raised by 8.85% and earning by 6.19%.(Last updated in January 2012)
Defensive industry
Retail sector considering food stores is less affected by recession whereas luxury stores had an impact.
Cyclical industry
Consumer durables are most volatile.
Challenges in India
Barriers to FDI
FDI not permitted in pure retailing Franchisee arrangement allowed.
Customer Preferences Unavailability of Talent Intermediaries dominate the value chain. Infrastructure. Absence of a farm-to-fork (PDS) No Global Reach
Indian retail will double in economic value, expanding by $400 billion by 2020. 25% market share an expected growth by 2021. Huge Scope for Development Competitive Market Organized retail is fast growing at a rate of 30% YOY Greater opportunity for employment. The industry is expected to grow at a rate of 12% per annum for the next 5 years. The Indian luxury market is expected to grow by 25% per annum making India the 12th largest in the world.
Conclusion
Many investors like retail, because they are personally familiar with itafter all, everybody shops. retail is overvalued due to many 1031 investors searching for a safe investment.
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