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

Summary

Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) is one of the largest fast moving consumer goods company in India. The company, a subsidiary of Unilever, sells Foods and Home and Personal Care brands in various countries worldwide. The company, along with its subsidiaries, is carries out the production and distribution of soaps and detergents, personal products, beverages, foods, ice creams, exports and others products such as chemicals and agri products. The major brands of the company include Lux, Hamam, lifebuoy, Dove, RIN, Surf, Wheel, Vim, Fair & Lovely, Clinic Plus, Sun Silk, Close-up, Pepsodent, Lakme, Brook Bond and others. Hindustan Unilever Limited is headquartered at Mumbai, India.

This comprehensive SWOT profile of Hindustan Unilever Limited 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.

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Table of contents

Section 1 - About the Company
Hindustan Unilever Limited - Key Facts
Hindustan Unilever Limited - Key Employees
Hindustan Unilever Limited - Key Employee Biographies
Hindustan Unilever Limited - Major Products and Services
Hindustan Unilever Limited - History
Hindustan Unilever Limited - Company Statement
Hindustan Unilever Limited - Locations And Subsidiaries
Head Office
Other Locations & Subsidiaries
Section 2 – Company Analysis
Hindustan Unilever Limited - Business Description
Hindustan Unilever Limited - SWOT Analysis
SWOT Analysis - Overview
Hindustan Unilever Limited - Strengths
Strength - Research and Development Capabilities
Strength - Sufficient Cash from Operations to Support Capex
Strength - Wide Array of Product Offerings
Hindustan Unilever Limited - Weaknesses
Weakness - Declining Gross Margin
Hindustan Unilever Limited - Opportunities
Opportunity - Rising Demand for Cosmetic & Personal Care Trends
Opportunity - Positive Outlook for Beverages Market
Hindustan Unilever Limited - Threats
Threat - Highly Competitive Environment
Threat - Changing Consumer Preferences
Threat - Global Economic Scenario
Hindustan Unilever Limited - Key Competitors
Section 3 – Company Financial Ratios
Financial Ratios - Capital Market Ratios
Financial Ratios - Annual Ratios
Performance Chart
Financial Performance
Financial Ratios - Ratio Charts
Section 4 – Appendix
Methodology
Ratio Definitions
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List of Tables

Hindustan Unilever Limited, Key Facts
Hindustan Unilever Limited, Key Employees
Hindustan Unilever Limited, Key Employee Biographies
Hindustan Unilever Limited, Major Products and Services
Hindustan Unilever Limited, History
Hindustan Unilever Limited, Subsidiaries
Hindustan Unilever Limited, Key Competitors
Hindustan Unilever Limited, Ratios based on current share price
Hindustan Unilever Limited, Annual Ratios
Currency Codes
Capital Market Ratios
Equity Ratios
Profitability Ratios
Cost Ratios
Liquidity Ratios
Leverage Ratios
Efficiency Ratios

List of Figures

Hindustan Unilever Limited, Performance Chart (2009 - 2012)
Hindustan Unilever Limited, Ratio Charts

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