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Case Study

“A study of Working Capital Management -Policies and Practices at SABMiller India”

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Author -Dr Anubha srivastavaSr. lecturer (Finance) Amity Business SchoolNoida

Co-Author

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Pankaj IshpujaniManagement trainee HCL B Serve Noida

Summary

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Indian beer market is valued at INR 41 billion for the year ending 31st march 2010 and it is expected to

grow at 17.2% for the next year. Indian growth rates compare favorably with the global beer industry.

Foreign brewers are eyeing the Indian beer market which is largely untapped and has growth potential.

Apart from providing strong growth, India also provides attractive profit margins due to the

consolidated nature of the industry. The effect of this consolidation can be seen in the fact that beer

prices in India rarely go down with the competitive pressures of new product or brand launches. In the

past, whenever beer prices have gone down, it has been due to either the lowering of duties by the

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government or the deregulation of distribution (leading to lower margins for the distribution channel

partners). The Indian beer market has been growing rapidly over the last 10 years, due to the positive

impact of demographic trends and expected changes, like:

Rising income levels

Changing age profile

Changing lifestyles

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The case study attempts to calculate various ratios and working capital requirement of SABMiller India

and compare it with the market leader (UBL), Since More than 80% of the Indian Beer market is

controlled by two major players’ united breweries limited (48%) and SABMiller (37%). The project is

completed at PALS Unit of SABMiller India which is situated in Aurangabad. This study includes

secondary data analysis for which data is being collected through the annual reports of both the

companies. The information gathered is thoroughly discussed with the concerned employees and

experts.

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Introduction -Globally, over 133 billion litres of beer is sold each year. In comparison, the Indian beer

Industry contributes a meagre 1.28% of the global sales. The industry has been witnessing on an

average, a steady growth of about 10% per year over the last ten years with volumes crossing 172

million cases in 2008-2009 from 70 million cases in 2002. With a relatively younger population and

income levels on the rise, India is seeing an increase in the popularity of beer. Consumption of beer in

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India is also constrained by lack of adequate market infrastructure. In China for instance, there is one

outlet for every 300 persons. In contrast, India has one outlet for every 21,000 persons hampering free

availability of beer. Total consumption of beer in China grew by 33.56% between the years 2000 and

2006 to reach a total market volume of 30.47 billion litres. With a per capita consumption of 25 litres,

China is one of the largest beer consuming nations in the world. Though beer is a milder form of

alcohol, it is taxed by most states on the same basis as Spirits. The charge is on absolute alcohol basis.

Globally on per unit of alcohol basis, beer bears approximately 50% of levies imposed on Spirits

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whereas in India taxation is regressive on beer. India is predominantly a hard liquor market and beer

has a minority preference amongst those who consume alcohol. Typically the size of beer volumes in

most countries is 7 to 10 times larger than spirits, whereas in India, spirits is larger. The alcoholic

beverage industry in India operates under a very complex regulatory environment which is the biggest

challenge. In addition to restrictions on advertising, distribution infrastructure and retailing, varied tax

structures, controlled pricing and licensing make operations more complex, consequently leading to

higher costs, though providing entry barriers for new entrants as well..

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Company Snapshot: SABMiller India, Business Highlights

Brands: Hayward’s 5000, foster’s , Royal challenge, Knock out, Hayward’s Black, Peroni

SABMiller India is a subsidiary of SABMiller PLC and registered in India as SKOL breweries

Business strategy – SABMiller has ten owned and one contract brewery located strategically

to serve the beer market efficiently

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The company has 37% market share and stands in the second position.

The company has invested about INR 1250 mn in the past two years for upgrading its breweries

to global standards.

This case study has been divided into following sections

Section I Company profile

Section II Nature of Problem

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Section III Objectives of the study

Section IV Area of consideration

Section V Some key leanings

Section VI Conclusion & Recommendation

Section I -Company profile

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SABMiller PLC is a Public ltd which was founded in the year 1895 in Johannesburg, South African Republic. It is one of the world’s largest brewing companies with distribution interests in six continents. The headquarters of the company is in city of west minster, London, United Kingdom. The CEO is Graham Mackay and Chairman is J. Meyer Kahn. Company has more than 200 brands of beer with the total employee strength of 70000. SABMiller is listed on London and Johannesburg stock exchanges with a market value of 21 billion Pounds.

The Company is widely spread across the six continents

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Latin America- In Latin America Company has 17 breweries and 16 bottling plants with

approximately 25000 employees.

Europe- In Europe Company has 23 breweries with approximately 16000 employees.

North America- In North America Company has 8 major breweries with approximately 8600

employees

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Africa and Asia – In Africa and Asia Company has 41 breweries and 14 bottling plants with

an approximately 14000 employees.

South Africa – In South Africa Company has 7 Breweries and 7 bottling plants with

approximately 130000 employees.

Historical Background -This company entered in the Indian market by acquiring Narang

breweries and has since acquired several breweries and brands , the most notable being its

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acquisition in June 2001 , of Mysore breweries (with Knock out Brand ) and in May 2003 of Shaw

Wallace ‘s Beer brands (Royal Challenge and Hayward’s

SABMiller India which is registered with the name SKOL Breweries ltd in India was incorporated on

18th November 1988 as a public limited company under the companies Act 1956; it is a subsidiary of

SABMiller Plc and is primarily engaged in the business of brewing, packaging, distribution, marketing

and sale of beer. SKOL Breweries is one of the largest manufacturers of variety of beer brands in

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India. The company has approximately 37 %( 2009) market share and its biggest competitor is United

breweries limited with a 48% (2009) market share.

Core Brands of Skol Breweries

Hayward’s 5000 -Launched in 1983, Hayward’s 5000 is synonymous with strong beer and is one of

the largest Selling beers in India. The hallmark of an original and authentic strong beer, it perfectly

combines strength and quality to meet the high expectation of today’s demanding consumers. The

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Brand has signed up Bollywood superstars Mr. Sanjay Dutt and Mr. Sunil Shetty as brand

ambassadors. The macho image of the stars goes well with the strong image of the Brand. The alcohol

content in Hayward’s 5000 beer is approximately 7.5%.

Royal Challenge-Launched in the year 1983, Royal Challenge Premium lager is the second largest

selling mild beer in India. The brand positioning is that this is the beer for the discerning consumer

who has the confidence to make choice based on superior taste and knowledge and stand apart rather

than be part of a crowd. It offers a difference with an edge besides its international class packaging,

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premium image and path breaking advertising, what sets the brand apart is a distinctly smooth and easy

flowing taste.

Knock out-Launched in 1984, knock out has clearly carved for itself a distinctive segment- “The

Strongest Beer” and is the 3rd largest selling strong beer brand in the country. It has continued to

perform well. The brand has strong presence in most southern and central states in India. The brand

has Kannada action hero Mr. Darshan as its ambassador.

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Foster’s-SABMiller acquired Foster’s brand in 2006-07. The brand had not been performing up to its

potential before it was taken up by the SABMiller on account of production and distribution

constraints. The brand has not only stemmed but the brand has grown over 45%. The Brand is now

available all over India. Foster’s is a clear leader in the premium segment both in volume and image

terms. It leads the development of what we call the worth more segment in India. Foster’s market share

YTD March 09 was 11.9% of the mainstream mild beer industry which was a 2.8% market share gain

over the previous year.

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Indus Pride-The brand was launched in the year 2008 – 09 it has performed very well in Rajasthan. In

its very first year it has captured 20% of the market. It has also been well received in Karnataka, where

it was launched in March 2009. Indus pride is a mild segment beer and it is India’s first 100% malt-

based beer along with a 100% malt- based beverage. This beer has been specially developed in

accordance with research findings to suit the Indian tastes.

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Peroni -Company introduced its global brand Peroni in Mumbai in 2008. Peroni Nastro Azzurro is an

intensely crisp, dry and refreshing lager, with a clean character and clarity. It is expertly brewed in

Italy to the original recipe in Italy since 1963 and has an unmistakable touch of Italian style. This

premium beer uses the finest variety of spring- planted barley and the highest quality maize, malts and

hop. It has been very well received in the market. In Mumbai it already has 35% market share of the

imported beer market. The brand in India has become the symbol of Italian style in the beer market. It

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is now available in the cities of Mumbai, Pune, Delhi and Bangalore. Peroni is the most premium beer

in the Indian beer Industry.

BREWING PROCESS AT PALS

Brewing: The process of producing beer from malted grains is called brewing.

Brewery: - The place where beer is produced, processed and packaged is called a brewery.

Brew houses at PALS: -

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There are two Brew houses at PALS, one is ALFA LAVAL Brew house (old) and the other is

BRIGGS Brew house (new). The old Brew house has an adjunct cooker, a MCV, a lauter tun, a wort

kettle and a whirlpool. The brew length is of 110 HL. High Gravity brew can produce up to 145 HL of

beer. The new Brew house has a MCV, a lauter tun and two wort kettles cum whirlpools. The brew

length is of 440 Hl. High gravity brew can produce up to 500 HL of beer.

The new Brew house is operated through PLC (Programmable Logical Control). The set points of

various parameters such as time, temperature, pressure, flow etc are given to the PLC according to

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which the operation is carried out and the whole process is monitored through SCADA (Supervisory

Control and Data Acquisition) by the brewer.

Section II-Nature of Problem

In this case study an effort has been made to find out the practices and process adopted by SAB Miller

India for working capital management. The inventory, cash and debtor management along with

creditors management has been analyzed and compared to evaluates the and compare the liquidity and

efficiency of the company with its rivals Initially the entire brewing process and the financial position

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of the company were observed. After that the various problems faced by the units are discussed in this

case , Further it is a descriptive and analytical case in nature.

“More business fails for lack of cash than for want of profit”. Efficient management of working

capital is one of the most important conditions for the success of an enterprise. Better management of

working capital means management of working capital in such a way that an adequate amount of

working capital is maintained for the smooth functioning of a firm and for the fulfillment of the two

most important objectives of any firm and these are profitability and liquidity. While inadequate

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amount of working capital impairs the firm’s liquidity and holding of excess working capital results in

the reduction of the profitability. But the proper estimation of working capital actually required, is a

difficult task for the management because the amount of working capital varies across firms over the

periods depending upon the nature of the business, production cycle, credit policy, availability of raw

material etc.

Section III-Objectives of the study

Objectives -The objectives of the project are-

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To study the financial position of SABMiller India and compare it with market leader (UBL)

To comparative analysis between SAB Miller and UBL

To calculate the gross and Net working capital requirement of both the companies

To study the trend of current assets and current liabilities over the last three years and do a

comparative analysis

Section IV -Area of consideration

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Need for working capital- The basic objective of financial management is to maximize shareholders

wealth. For this it is necessary to generate sufficient profits. The extent to it, which the profit can be

earned, largely depends on the magnitude of sales. However sales do not convert into cash. There is

invariable the time gap between the sales of goods and receipts of cash. There is, therefore, a need for

working capital in the form of current assets to deal with the problem arising. Out of the lack of

immediate realization of cash again goods sold. Therefore sufficient working capital is necessary to

sustain sales activity. Working capital is needed for the following purpose:

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For the purchase of raw material, components and spares

To incur day to day expenses and overhead costs such as fuel, power and office expenses, etc.

To meet selling costs as packing, advertisement etc

To provide credit facilities to the customers.

To maintain the inventories of raw material, work in progress, stores and spares and finished

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To pay wages and salaries

RATIO’S ASSOCIATED WITH WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

SABMiller India (Rs)

S.NO PARTICULARS 2008-09 2007-08 2006-07

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1 OPENING STOCK 1,183,482,865 774,519,494 539,306,405

2 CLOSING STOCK 1,650,081,511 1,183,482,865 774,519,494

3 AVERAGE STOCK 1,416,782,188 9,790,011,80 656,912,950

4 NET SALES 13,160,176,239 10,365,641,037 8,644,700,383

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5 NET PROFIT (648,759,941) 344,777,187 401,891,802

6 SUNDRY DEBTORS 3,390,344,214 2,536,219,383 1,484,582,230

7 SUNDRY CREDITORS 1,763,037,875 744,667,154 920,907,472

8 NET CREDIT PURCHASES 7,306,498,230

5,830,587,436 4,128,183,757

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9 COST OF GOODS SOLD 6,839,899,584 3,059,852,296 2,197,111,990

10 NET WORKING CAPITAL 1,242,611,005 683,245,298 3,647,457,932

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11 CURRENT ASSETS 6,104,394,695 4,741,406,233 7,091,443,760

12 CURRENT LIABILITIES 4,861,783,690 4,058,160,935 3,443,985,828

S.NO SABMILLER RATIO’S 2009 2008 2007

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1 Current Ratio 1.26 1.17 2.06

2 Liquidity Ratio 0.79 0.74 1.74

3 Inventory turnover Ratio 9.28 10.59 13.16

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4 Debtor turnover ratio 4.44 5.16 5.83

5 Creditor Turnover ratio 5.82 7 5.53

6 Average collection period 81 days 70 days 62 days

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7 Average payment period 62 days 51 days 65 days

9 Working capital turnover ratio 10.59 15.17 2.37

10 Current asset turnover ratio 2.16 2.19 1.22

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11 Stock working capital ratio 1.33 1.73 0.21

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UNITED BREWERIES LIMITED (Rs)

S.NO PARTICULARS 2008-09 2007-08 2006-07

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1 Opening stock 1,169,167,000 1,123,634,300 735,963,000

2 Closing stock 1,630,376,000 1,169,167,000 1,123,634,300

3 Average stock 1,399,771,500 1,146,400,650 929,798,650

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4 Net Sales 16,982,709,000 13,690,611,000 9,984,247,000

5 Net profit 624,940,000 624,725,000 650,918,000

6 Sundry debtors 4,699,634,000 3,244,040,000 2,148,312,000

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7 Sundry creditors 1,208,637,000 1,205,662,000 898,379,000

8 Net purchases 8,640,762,000 6,450,325,700 4,892,839,300

9 Current assets 7,710,487,000 5,257,330,000 5,520,310,000

10 Current liabilities 2,065,734,000 2,285,431,000 2,026,424,000

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11 Net Working capital 5,644,753,000 2,971,899,000 3,493,886,000

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UNITED BREWERIES LIMITED RATIO’SS.NO

RATIO’S 2009 2008 2007

1 Current Ratio 3.73 2.30 2.72

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2 Liquidity Ratio 3.18 1.61 2.09

3 Inventory turnover Ratio 12.13 11.94 9.79

4 Debtor turnover ratio 4.28 5.07 5.79

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5 Creditor Turnover ratio 7.16 6.13 5.45

6 Average collection period

84 days 71days 62 days

7 Average payment period 50 days 59days 66 days

8 Working capital turnover 3.00 4.60 2.85

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ratio

9 Current asset turnover ratio

2.20 2.60 1.81

10 Stock working capital ratio

0.29 0.39 0.32

WORKING NOTES

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1. Net sales include sale of traded goods and excludes excise duty and discounts.

2. For the purpose of calculating current assets, in loans and advances only advances

recoverable in cash or in kind or for value to be received, prepaid expenses, rental deposit

and other deposit have been taken as short term advances.

3. The formula used to calculate net purchases is

Closing stock – opening stock + Cost of goods sold = Net purchases

4. Here net purchases is assumed to be net credit purchases

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5. In case of SABMiller’s COGS the cost of container’s is include which is given only for

2008-09. Henceforth the same proportion of containers has been taken for the year 2007-08

and 2006-07.

6. All the purchases and sales are assumed to be on credit bases

NET SALES

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The above graph explains the Net Sales pattern of SABMiller, UBL, the Market size from 2007 till

2009 and also the Estimated Market size for 2010 and 2011. For the years 2010 and 2011 the

estimated Market size is Rs. 4100 crores and 4800 crores respectively which means a continuous

growth of 17%. For Year Ending 2007- Total market size was Rs. 2350 crores. SABMiller’s Net Sales

were Rs 864 Crores (36.7%) and UBL’s Net Sales were Rs. 998 Crores (42.4%).Clearly Both UBL and

SABMiller dominated Indian Beer market. For Year Ending 2008- Market Size grew to Rs 3000 crores

from Rs 2350 making it a 36% growth in Net sales over the previous year. During this period Sales of

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SABMiller crossed Rs. 1000 crores (1036) leading to a 20% growth over the previous year. At this

point SABMiller’s Market share was 34.5% declining from 36.7%. UBL’s Net Sales increased from

Rs. 998 to Rs. 1369 crores leading to 37% growth of Sales over previous year making a total of 45% of

their share in the market. Clearly UBL’s growth during the year was better then the industry growth

hence their market share improved and on the other hand SABMiller’s growth was less than the

industry growth. Hence their market share declined. For Year Ending 2009 - Total market size

increased to Rs. 3500 crores from Rs. 3000 crores which made an approximately 17% increase over the

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previous year. SABMiller’s Net Sales increased to Rs.1316 crores from Rs. 1036 crores leading to a

27% growth over the previous year. Hence SABMiller’s market share improved to 37.5% from

34.5%.Similarly UBL’s Net Sales Increased to Rs. 1698 crores from 1369 crores leading to a 24%

growth. UBL’s market share rose to 48.5% from 45%.Clearly both companies’ Share increased more

than the industry growth therefore market share also improved.

NET PROFIT

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The above graph explains the Net profit pattern for both the companies for the years ending 2007,

2008, 2009. This is a widely used measure of performance and comparable across companies in similar

industries. For the year 2006-07 – SABMiller made a Net profit of 40.18 crores which was around

4.65% of Net sales and UBL’S Net profit was 65.09 crores which made around 6.52% of Net sales. For

the year 2007-08 – SABMiller made a Net Profit 34.47 crores which was around 3.32% of Net sales

and UBL’s Net profit was 62.47 crores which made around 4.56% of Net sales. For the year 2008-09

– SABMiller’s Net Loss was 64.87 crores which made around 4.92% of Net sales and UBL’s Net

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profit was 62.49 crores which made around 3.68% of Net sales. Clearly For both the companies the

percentage of Net profit is decreasing however UBL has been outperforming and making a good

amount of Net profit. UBL has managed to squeeze in profits in the tough time which holds the key for

them and Similarly SABMiller’s Net profit also declined however for 2008-09 it was worst where the

company made a Net loss of 64 crores.

CURRENT ASSETS OR GROSS WORKING CAPITAL

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The above graph shows the pattern of Current assets or gross working capital for SABMiller and UBL

for the year ending 2007, 2008, and 2009. For the year ending 2007 Current assets were 709 crores for

SABMiller as compared to 552 crores for UBL. The reason for such high Currents assets for

SABMiller is the huge amount of cash and bank balances maintained by the company. Then next year

for SABMiller it came down to 474 crores and 526 crores for UBL. During this year companies made

huge investments in existing plant and machinery upgrading their capacity due to this the cash reserves

came down completely However again the investments in current assets came up for the year 2008-09

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for both the companies it was because of increase in the debtors which were consistently increasing for

UBL. Sufficient working capital helps the company to avoid stoppage of work and effects on

profitability.

CURRENT LIABILITIES

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The above graph explains the current liabilities pattern for SABMiller and UBL for the year ending

2007, 2008, and 2009. The current liabilities pattern shows that for SABMiller there has been a

continuous increase in the three years from 344 crores in 2007 it went to 486 crores in the year

2009.The reason for such an increase is because of the continuous increase in the sundry creditors of

the company. This shows that purchases are done heavily on credit basis. On the other hand Current

liabilities pattern of UBL has been same in those three years which means that their short term

liabilities are less as compared to SABMiller.

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NET WORKING CAPITAL

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The above graph explains the Net working capital pattern for SABMiller and UBL for the years 2007,

2008, and 2009. It is clear that the pattern of Net working capital is fluctuating from high to low and

then again high. The trend has been same for both the companies and it is an uneven trend. The year

2007- 08 has the lowest Net working for the both the companies compared to all the three years. The

Net working capital measures the liquidity of the firm. The greater the margins better the liquidity of

the firm. For the year 2008-09 UBL’S Net working capital was 564 crores which were the highest.

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This is due to the continuous increase in the sundry debtors of UBL. There should be an appropriate

amount of Net working capital maintained for the smooth functioning of the business.

CASH & BANK BALANCES

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The above graph explains the pattern of cash and bank balances for SABMiller and UBL for the years

2007, 2008, and 2009. It is clear that there has been a huge declined in the cash and bank balances

from the year 2007 for both the companies. In 2007 where SABMiller had 405 crores as bank

balance, UBL had 139 crores as bank balance. Thereafter the balances reduced drastically for both the

companies. The lowest bank balance for SABMiller was 31 crores in the year 2008 and for UBL it

was 8 crores in 2008. Hence it is ascertained that both the company’s Cash balances came down

hugely in the year 2008

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AVERAGE COLLECTION PERIOD

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The above graph shows the pattern of Average collection period for SABMiller and UBL for the years

ending 2007, 2008, and 2009. There is an increasing pattern of Average collection period for both the

companies. It was the lowest in the year 2007 for both the companies. However after that it kept on

increasing. In the year 2009 the Average collection period was 81 for SABMiller and for UBL it was

84 Overall the Average collection period is increasing for both the companies year after year which is

not a good sign.

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AVERAGE PAYMENT PERIOD

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The above graph explains the pattern of Average payment period for SABMiller and UBL for the years

ending 2007, 2008, and 2009. It is the relationship between the no. of working days and the creditor

turnover ratio. There is a decreasing pattern of Average payment period for both the companies. In the

year 2007 where it was highest for both the companies and thereafter decreasing every year. It is

noticed that for SABMiller the trend is uneven that is from 65 in 2007 to 51 in 2008 and again

increasing 62 in 2009. The above analysis explains that for the year 2009 the Creditors management

has been better for SABMiller than UBL.

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CURRENT RATIO

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The above graph explains the pattern of current ratio for SABMiller and UBL for the years 2007, 2008,

and 2009. In 2007 both the companies had current ratio better than the ideal ratio however

SABMiller’s current ratio for that period was very close to the ideal ratio. In 2008 SABMiller’s

Current ratio came down from 2.03 to 1.17 which was very low from the ideal ratio comparatively

UBL’s Current ratio 2.3 was still above the ideal ratio. Hence for 2008 current ratio’s position was

favorable for UBL as compared to SABMiller. In 2009 again the current ratio of SABMiller is quite

low than the ideal ratio and comparatively UBL’s Current ratio has gone up very high to 3.73 this is

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very much above than the ideal ratio. For SABMiller it is essential to reduce their liability otherwise

this ratio shows the insolvency of the company.

LIQUIDITY RATIO

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The above graph explains the pattern of Liquidity ratio for SABMiller and UBL for the years 2007,

2008, and 2009. The pattern for Liquidity ratio is fluctuating for the past three years. In 2006-07 liquidity ratio

for SABMiller was 1.74 and for UBL was 2.09 this is clearly above the ideal ratio which shows their ability of

both the companies to cover their short term liabilities. For the year 2007-08 the ratio falls for both the

companies and for SABMiller it was 0.74 which was less than the ideal ratio this shows that the

liquidity position was not good for that year. And for UBL it was 1.61 which was above the ideal ratio

and shows a good liquidity position for the company for the year 2008-09 the ratio increased for both

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the companies however the increase for SABMiller was marginal leading it to 0.79 from 0.74 and for

UBL the increase was heavy which led the ratio to 3.18 from 1.61.Clearly UBL has better liquidity

position than SABMiller.

STOCK OR INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO

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The above graph shows the pattern of Inventory turnover ratio for SABMiller and UBL for the years

2007, 2008, and 2009 Stock turnover ratio- Net Sales/Average inventory In 2006-07 the Stock turnover

ratio For SABMiller was 13.16 and for UBL it was 9.79 In 2007-08 the Stock turnover ratio For

SABMiller it was 10.59 and for UBL it was 11.94. In 2008-09 the Stock turnover ratio For SABMiller

it was 9.28 and for UBL it was 12.13. It is said that a high turnover ratio indicates the efficient

management of inventory more frequently stocks are sold there is an opposite pattern for Inventory

turnover ratio for both the companies, clearly only for 2006-07 SABMiller has outperformed its

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competitor and thereafter the ratio has been declining for SABMiller and increasing for UBL for the

next two year

WORKING CAPITAL TURNOVER RATIO

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The above graph explains the pattern of Working capital turnover ratio for SABMiller and UBL for the

year ending 2007, 2008, and 2009. The working capital ratio has been the lowest for the year 2006-07

for both the companies, more the ratio, better it is for the company. In the year 2007-08 where the ratio

has been highest for SABMiller (15.17), comparatively it was 4.6 for UBL. In the year 2008-09 again

the ratio was significant for SABMiller as it was 10.59 as compared to 3 for UBL. The above analysis

signifies that working capital is better utilized in SABMiller as compared to UBL.

CURRENT ASSET TURNOVER RATIO

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The above graph explains the current assets turnover ratio for SABMiller and UBL for the years

ending 2007, 2008, 2009. There is an uneven trend which is followed by both the companies however

current assets turnover has been lowest in 2006-07 for both the companies and maximum in 2007-08.

It is to be noted that in all the years UBL’s ratio is more than SABMiller’s. Hence it shows that current

assets are more efficiently used in UBL than SABMiller.

STOCK WORKING CAPITAL RATIO

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The above graph explains the pattern of Stock working capital ratio for SABMiller and UBL for the

years ending 2007, 2008, and 2009. The analysis explains that stock working ratio has been good for

UBL as compared to SABMiller for the past three years. It is noticed that the performance has been

consistent for UBL and for SABMiller there was an uneven trend. In the year 2007 SABMiller’s STR

was better than UBL and in the year 2009 it increased to 1.33 which is way above the ideal ratio.

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Total & Net Operating Cycle Period for SABMiller & UBL (2009)Cycle Calculation SABMiller UBL

RMCP

RAW MATERIAL

CONVERSION PERIOD

RMCP

Average Raw material stock X 360 Total Raw material consumption

491730522 X 360 6651961523

= 27 DAYS

336039000 X 360 2141148000

= 24 DAYS

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WPCP

WORK IN PROGRESS

CONVERSION PERIOD

WPCP

Average Work-in-progress X 360 Total cost of production

153874210 X 360 4256201006

= 13 DAYS

ASSUMED

= 13 DAYS

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FGCP

FINISHED GOODS

CONVERSION PERIOD

FGCP

Average Finished Goods X 360 Total Cost of goods sold

679832914 X 360 6839899584

= 36 DAYS

603385500 X 360 6092195000

= 36 DAYS

RCP

RECEIVEBLE CONVERSION

PERIOD

RCP

Average Receivable X 360 Total Credit sales

2963281799 X 36013,160,176,239

3971837000 x 360 16982709000

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= 81 DAYS = 84 DAYS

TOCP (RMCP+WPCP+FGCP+RCP) 157 DAYS 157 DAYS

DP

DEFFEREDPERIOD

DP

Average Creditors X 360 Total Credit purchase

62 DAYS 50 DAYS

NOCPTOCP LESS DP = 95 DAYS = 107 DAYS

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NET OPERATING

CYCLE PERIOD

OPERATING CYCLE PERIOD

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The above Line graph shows the Total & Net Operating Cycle period for SABMiller & UBL for the

year 2009. Working capital majorly depends on the length of operating cycle and shorter the cycle net

operating cycle period, better it is for the company. For the year 2009 the Raw material conversion

period was 27 days for SABMiller and 24 days for UBL. Work in progress conversion period (13

Days) and finished goods conversion period (36 Days) was same for both the companies. Receivables

conversion period for SABMiller was 81 days and for UBL it was 84 days.

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After adding all the Total operating cycle period for SABMiller and UBL comes up to 157 days.

Deferred payment period for SABMiller was 62 days and for UBL it was 50 days. Hence Net

operating cycle period for SABMiller was 95 days and for UBL it was 107 days. The cycle period was

less for SABMiller as compared to UBL.

Section V -Some key leanings

From the first analysis of Net Sales it is concluded that in order to compete with UBL and improve

market share. SABMiller has to make sure that every year the growth in the Net Sales is more than the

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Industry growth otherwise there are greater chances that market share of SABMiller may decline in the

coming years. This is because there is a huge potential for beer market in coming years. For example –

From the analysis and Interpretations it is found that In the year 2007-08 the Net Sales growth in Beer

market was 36% and SABMiller’s growth was only 20% hence their share decreased to 34.5% from

36.7%. Keeping this in mind and looking at the estimated growth in beer market for 2010 and 2011

which is 17%. It is very important for SABMiller to grow with minimum of 17%.The Net sales of

SABMiller for the year ending 2008-09 were Rs. 1316 crores and their market share was 37.5%. For

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the company to maintain the same market share the Net sales for the year ending 2010 and 2011 should

be-

1. For the year ending 2010 – ( 1316+ 17% 0f 1316) =Rs 1539 crores

2. For the year ending 2011- (1539 + 17% of 1539) = Rs 1800 crores

This is the minimum amount of Net sales that the company should have in order to maintain the existing

market share of 37.5%. However this is the minimum level of Net Sales and Beer market is set to

flourish in the coming years where major foreign players are ready to enter this untapped Indian beer

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market and there are greater chances that market may grow more than 17%. It is recommended that

company should look to improve beyond these figures and try best to improve the market share. It is

also found that this can be possible as the company has a diversified portfolio. Hence SABMiller’s Net

Sales should be more than Rs1539 crores for the year ending 2010 and Rs 1800 crores for the year

ending 2011. This will lead to company’s consistent growth just like UBL and help them to compete in

the market. The analysis of net profit concludes that the performance of SABMiller was poor in the

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year 2008-09 and that is why the company went into losses and on the other hand UBL was consistent

with the profit even though there were so many fluctuations in the Market.

The reasons for Net Loss in the year 2008-09- The company justified two reasons for losses in the

year 2008 -09 and these are-

1. One time Charge of Rs 34 crores during the year due to change in the accounting policy to align

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3. Cost analysis – The cost analysis explains the reason why company went into losses. It is found

that for the year 2008-09 cost for various segments were more for SABMiller than UBL.

COST DISTRIBUTION

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The pie chart shows the cost distribution for both the companies for the year ending 2008-09. This will

explain the difference in the occurrence of cost in different departments. The comparison is done

keeping Net Sales for the year as the base for both the companies.

1. Cost of material which include (Cost of traded goods sold, raw material and packing material,

Malt processing charges) were 51.8% of Net sales for SABMiller and for UBL they were

48.2%.

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2. Other Expenses which include (Sales scheme expenses, Commission on sales, Freight

outward, Advertisement and publicity, Management fees, Travel and conveyance, Rent,

Repairs, Telephone and other communication, Training and development, Printing and

stationary etc) were approximately 37.3% of Net sales for SABMiller and for UBL they were

just 29% approximately.

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3. Personnel expenses which include (Salaries, Bonus, Wages, Contributions to provident funds

and other funds, Staff welfare expenses etc.) were 7.5% of Net sales for SABMiller and for

UBL they were 5.1%.

4. Borrowing cost which include (Interest, Bank charges, foreign exchange loss) were just 3.4%

of Net Sales for SABMiller and for UBL they were 5.2% of Net Sales.

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5. Miscellaneous segment in UBL’s Pie diagram include (deprecation, provision and also the Net

profit) and on the other hand this segment doesn’t exist for SABMiller because the first four

costs account for 100% of Net sales

The amount of current assets is also insignificant for SABMiller as compared to UBL clearly because

of which the current ratio of the company is way below than the ideal ratio of 2:1. Another reason for

that cause can be continuous increase in the current liabilities of the company for the last three years.

For the year ending 2009 the current ratio of SABMiller was 1 .26 which was way below the Ideal ratio

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of 2:1. Another finding is that the current ratio of UBL for the year ending 2009 was 3.73:1, which is

way above the ideal ratio. It shows that there was more than required blockage in the current assets

because of which the working capital required was more and henceforth the Borrowing cost of UBL

was more than SABMiller. Hence it is important for the SABMiller to increase the current ratio and

maintain a minimum of 2:1. So that it maintains a good liquidity in order to meet its short term

liabilities. Current Ratio can be improved only if there is an increase in current assets of the company

and decrease in the current liabilities. It is to be noted that the current liabilities of company are

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continuously increasing. Net working capital was very less for SABMiller as compared to UBL for

the year ending 2009. A higher working capital always shows a better a liquidity position for the

company. The reason for decline in the Net working capital is the reduction in the cash & bank

balances and certainly because of which the liquidity ratio (.79:1) was also below the ideal 1:1. Hence

there is a greater need for the company to maintain a bit higher cash balances so that the liquidity ratio

reaches to 1:1 from 0.79:1. The Stock turnover ratio of SABMiller is also decreasing every year. In

2007 where it was 13.16 it came down to 9.28 in the year 2009. The conversion period of stock

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through sales is increasing year after year. From the working capital turnover ratio it can be concluded

that there is a better utilization of working capital as compared to UBL. However it is also found that

the average collection period for the companies is increasing over the years and for SABMiller from 62

days in 2007 it has gone to 81 in 2009. For 2009 the average collection period for UBL was 84 days

which means SABMiller’s average collection from debtors was better than UBL. The average payment

period has an uneven trend for SABMiller and for UBL it has a decreasing trend in the year 2009

where Average payment period was 62 days for SABMiller it was 50 days for UBL.

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.

Section VI -Conclusion and Recommendation

It can be concluded that UBL follows a liberal strategy towards its debtors and creditors in order to

maintain better relationship. The above analysis shows that the trend followed by both the companies

in past three years has been more or less the same and both have made efforts to increase plant size in

order to produce more. However the following are the major areas that SABMiller should focus in the

near future in order to improve its market share and earn a sustainable profit.

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Increase the amount of cash and bank reserve so that a better liquidity ratio is maintained.

Company has to reduce its Raw material conversion period from 27 days as it is too high.

Company’s stock turnover ratio is quite poor it should focus on improving it.

Current liabilities of SABMiller are increasing every year as compared to UBL’s consistent current

liabilities. So SABMiller should focus on reducing the amount of current liabilities.

Another major area of concern for the company is the amount of bottle loss that it is bearing. In

bottling Industry the most critical factor is the acquisition and handling of bottles. Since Bottle

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market is always fluctuating so it is very difficult to control the cost however the factor that can be

controlled is the bottle breakage loss.

Recommendations-The following are the ways in which the Sales of the company can be increased.

Tamil Nadu is one of the biggest beer markets in India and No brand of SABMiller is sold in

that region just because of the governments Policy. This market can certainly be targeted with

contract brewing in Tamil Nadu. This way the policy of Tamil Nadu government will be

followed and a major market can also be captured.

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Not only just Tamil Nadu rather company should target more on the following five major

states of Beer consumption in India to improve its sales figure

As strong beer has 74% market share in India. Company should focus on developing new

strong beer brands as Indian consumers drink beer as an alternative to spirits. This can enhance

the sales.

Concept of Dumping can help SABMiller to Improve Sales-

Other Recommendations-

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It is recommended that SABMiller should focus on giving more discounts for on spot payment.

This way buyer would be attracted and hence cash balances would increase because it is

important for company to increase its current cash balances.

Company should also focus on increasing the Average collection period because currently the

period is 81 days which is less than UBL’s period. Hence by increasing the Average collection

period the sales of the company will increase because more buyers would be attracted.

Discussion Questions-

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Q. What selling techniques can be used by SABMiller to enhance there sales in order to increase their market share?

Q. What is the appropriate level of Working capital ratio that should be maintained by the brewing companies in order to have an optimum level liquidity?

Q .How the current ratio of SABMiller is being affected by the continuous increase of current liabilities over the past three years?

Q. What plan should be adopted by SABMiller in order to maximize their production so that wastage can be prevented and demands can be met during season time?

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ANNEXURESSABMILLER INDIA BALANCE SHEETS

SOURCES OF FUNDS

As at 31st March 2009 As at 31st March 2008 As at 31st March 2007

Shareholder's Funds

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Share Capital 2,311,837,450 2,311,837,450 1,979,158,880

Reserves and surplus 6,140,637,748 6,406,852,856 4,610,316,326

Share application money pending allotment of shares

1,863,000,000

Loan Funds

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Unsecured Loans 6,170,031,896 3,774,422,006 4,652,648,467

Deferred tax liability, net

63,744,046

TOTAL 14,622,507,094 12,556,856,348 13,105,123,673

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

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Fixed assets

Gross Block 13,556,110,406 10,973,596,079 8,795,466,503

Less; Accumulated depreciation

[2,397,970,441] [2,074,943,657] [1,525,150,636]

Less; Provision for impairment of fixed assets

[143,814,725] [156,563,671] [52,523,898]

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Capital work-in -progress

506,703,130 1,491,630,978 756,309,965

11,521,028,370 10,233,719,729 7,974,101,934

Investments 11,359,225 11,359,225 2,178,050

Current Assets, loans and advances

Inventories 1,650,081,511 1,183,482,865 774,519,494

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Sundry debtors 3,390,344,214 2,536,219,383 1,484,582,230

Cash and bank balances

317,395,443 311,251,107 4,047,462,855

Loans and advances 1,176,231,356 1,242,942,582 1,202,005,377

6,534,052,524 5,273,895,937 7,508,569,956

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Actual current assets 6,104,394,695 4,741,406,233 7,091,443,760

Current liabilities and provisions

Current liabilities 4,861,783,690 4,058,160,935 3,443,985,828

Provisions 421,930,244 361,193,684 457,868,326

5,283,713,934 4,419,354,619 3,901,854,154

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Net current assets 1,250,338,590 854,541,318 3,606,715,802

Amalgamation adjustment reserve account

1,457,236,076 1,457,236,076 1,457,236,076

Debit balance in Profit and loss account

1,600,944,149 1,296,961,395

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Less; Balance in general reserve account

[1,218,399,316] [1,232,069,584]

382,544,833 64,891,811

TOTAL 14,622,507,094 12,556,856,348 13,105,123,673

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SABMILLER INDIA PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNTS

PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT

For the year ended 31st march 2009

For the year ended 31st march 2008

For the year ended 31st March 2007

INCOME

Sale of manufactured goods, gross

21,622,215,155 17,120,144,115 13,384,952,487

Sale of traded goods, 96,894,530 296,758,472 100,449,130

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gross

21,719,109,685 17,416,902,587 13,485,401,617

Less; Excise duty [7,518,279,022] [6,307,912,578] [4,840,701,234]

Less; Discounts [1,040,654,424] [743,348,972]

Sales, Net 13,160,176,239 10,365,641,037 8,644,700,383

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Income from contract bottling

143,573,120

Other income 185,950,917 281,767,214 179,188,724

Income from marketing operations

219,335,661 331,222,390

TOTAL 13,489,700,276 10,866,743,912 9,155,111,497

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EXPENDITURE

Cost of material 6,839,899,584 3,059,852,296 2,197,111,990

Personnel cost 974,679,780 804,928,296 603,282,581

Other expenses 4,982,476,471 5,469,854,808 5,064,541,864

Depreciation 651,299,955 858,090,043 625,247,195

Provision for [7,066,845] 117,306,243 [101,662,427]

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impairment of fixed assets

Opening adjustment for returnable containers

340,493,099

Borrowing cost 433,651,970 148,166,541 313,366,314

[LOSS]/ PROFIT BEFORE TAX

[725,733,738] 408,545,685 453,223,980

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Provision for tax

-Current tax [375,737,24]

-Pertaining to earlier years [reversal]

[48,582,678] [37,573,724]

-fringe benefit tax 35,160,648 30,320,522 [13,758,454]

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-deferred tax [credit/charge]

[63,744,036] 70,783,158

-wealth tax 192,269 238,542

[LOSS]/PROFIT AFTER TAX

[648,759,941] 344,777,187 401,891,802

Debit balance in profit and loss account

[952,184,208] [1,296,961,395] [1,698,853,197]

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brought forward

Debit balance in profit and loss account carried over to balance sheet

[1,600,944,149] [952,184,208] [1,296,961,395]

EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic earnings per share [2.81] 1.52 2.14

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Diluted earnings per share

[2.81] 1.49 2.13

UNITED BEWERIES LIMITED BALANCE SHEETS

SOURCES OF As at 31st march 2009 As at 31st march 2008 As at 31st March 2007 Page | 141

FUNDS

Shareholder's Funds

Share Capital 2,709,048,000 2,685,043,000 2,685,043,000

Reserves and surplus 8,106,431,000 3,427,554,000 2,891,310,000

Share application money pending

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allotment of shares

Loan Funds

Secured loans 4,410,559,000 4,538,387,000 4,340,644,000

Unsecured Loans 1,753,006,000 809,985,000 416,988,000

Deferred tax liability, net

173,122,000 90,302,000 60,715,000

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Deferred credit 4,044,000

Total Sources 17,152,166,000 11,551,271,000 10,398,744,000

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

Fixed assets

Gross Block 9,272,547,000 7,149,646,000 5,090,062,000

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Less; Accumulated depreciation

[2,294,917,000] [1,547,755,000] 955,018,000

Less; Provision for impairment of fixed assets

Net block 6,977,630,000 5,601,891,000 4,135,044,000

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Capital work-in progress

865,308,000 1,576,089,000 1,127,308,000

Investments 1,940,957,000 1,040,709,000 590,699,000

Current Assets, loans and advances

Inventories 1,630,376,000 1,169,167,000 1,123,643,000

Sundry debtors 4,699,634,000 3,224,040,000 2,148,312,000

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Cash and bank balances

417,733,000 78855000 1,392,732,000

Other current assets 140,769,000 2,282,000 10,202,000

Loans and advances 2,728,788,000 1,171,620,000 1,972,175,000

9,617,300,000 5,645,964,000 6,647,064,000

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Current liabilities and provisions

Current liabilities 2,065,734,000 2,291,592,000 2,026,424,000

Provisions 183,295,000 124,143,000 74,947,000

2,249,029,000 2,415,735,000 2,101,371,000

Net current assets 7,368,271,000 3,332,582,000 4,545,693,000

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Amalgamation adjustment reserve account

Debit balance in Profit and loss account

Less; Balance in general reserve account

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Total applications 17,152,166,000 11,551,271,000 10,398,744,000

UNITED BREWERIES LIMITED PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNTS

PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT

For the year ended 31st march 2009

For the year ended 31st march 2008

For the year ended 31st March 2007

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INCOME

Sale of manufactured goods, gross

24,604,481,000 19,802,844,000 14,264,437,000

Less; Excise duty 7,621,772,000 6,112,233,000 4,280,190,000

Sales, Net 16,982,709,000 13,690,611,000 9,984,247,000

Other income 492,991,000 257,948,000 764,491,000

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TOTAL INCOME 17,475,700,000 13,948,559,000 10,748,738,000

EXPENDITURE

Cost of Sales 10,472,894,000 8,672,344,000 6,596,961,000

Other expenses 4,327,570,000 3,303,517,000 2,536,711,000

Interest and finance charges 896,377,000 428,282,000 279,788,000

Depriciation and 762,150,000 612,276,000 385,352,000

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Amortization

PROFIT BEFORE TAX 1,016,709,000 932,140,000 949,926,000

Provison for tax

-Current tax {294,549,000} {264,889,000} {294,129,000}

- fringe benefit tax {14,400,000} {12,000,000} {19,880,000}

- deferred tax [ {82,820,000} {30,526,000} {15,001,000}

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credit]/charge

PROFIT AFTER TAX 624,940,000 624,725,000 650,918,000

Dividend {170,912,000} {86,658,000} {146,689,000}

538,067,000

Transfer to General Reserve {65,000,000} {70,000,000}

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Profit carried to balance sheet

389,028,000

Profit brought from previous year

489,385,000 55,156,000

Profit carried forward to the balance sheet

1,027,452,000 489,385,000

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EARNINGS PER SHARE Basic/Dilluted)

2.29 2.49 2.62

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