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TATA motors acquired JAGUAR and lANDROVER from its former owner FORD
MOTORS an 2nd of june 2008, the world economic scenario was on a
downturn during this time and its impact was clearly visible in the
automobile sector. Moreover JAGUAR as well as LANDROVER had been
making losses under their former owner for many years before being
acquired by TATA MOTORS, however Ratan Tata was of the belief that
acquiring JAGUAR AND LANROVER may not result in an instant success but
will surely be fruitful in the long run. The management of TATA MOTORS
visualized the valuable intangible assets like the research and development
as well as the brand value hidden behind JAGUAR AND LANDROVER which
would bring in handsome results for them in the long run.
Some of the factors on basis of which the post acquisition performance can
be analysed are discussed below:
➢ MARKET CAPITILISATION
Two months before it acquired JAGUAR AND LANDROVER (JLR) in March
2008, TATA MOTORS had a market capitalisation of Rs 24,000 crore. Five
months after the deal, it had plunged to Rs 6,500 crore. The market as whole
during that time negated the acquisition as both the companies JAGUAR
AND LANDROVER had been making losses under their former owner ford
motors, however there was an opportunity hidden in exploring the strong
brand value and research and development hidden behind both the
companies and eventually this opportunity was utilized to the fullest extent
by tata motors and its market capitilasation now stands at 71500 crore which
is more than a tenfold rise from the initial post acquisition low.
➢ BRAND VALUE
Rescently TATA MOTORS drove past Reliance Industries to top the 2010
edition of India’s Most Valuable Brands survey with a valuation of $8.45
billion. A major part of this success can be attributed to the JAGUAR AND
LANDROVER brands. Jaguar and land rover both have been part of a larger
conglomerate for a long time, however their potential was not unlocked then,
TATA MOTORS succeded in doing that. Jaguar and landrover steadily started
regaining their rhythm in the market and contributed towards creating a
good brand value for TATA MOTORS. TATA MOTORS-JLR brand soared 172%
in one year to $8.45 billion from only $3.1 billion in 2008-09.
Ford made losses of 12.6 billlion in the year 2006, the biggest ever in its 103
year history, most of it was a result of bad performance of jaguar, landrover
however was performing steadily though not at its best, landrover was driven
by a record sale of 2.26 lakh vehicles in the year 2007,ford announced for a
combined sale of both jaguar and landrover. The reason which could be best
associated with this strategy is that ford wanted to get rid of jaguar on one
hand which had been making losses and realize a good amount by offering
landrover for sale also which would not have been possible by offering jaguar
alone, moreover jaguar and landrover being two unique brands with
distinctive features would attract more bidders.
TARGET SELECTION
There are various reasons to justify the strategy of tata acquiring jlr, some of
those are discussed below:
➢ GLOBAL FOOTPRINT
Acquiring jlr would help tata for component sourcing, design services and low
cost engeenering which would in the long run reduce the cost of production
and and facilitate in increasing the bottomline
Jaguar and landrover would broaden the brand portfolio of tata motors with a
variety of performance and luxury vehicles, landrover being a natural fit for
tml’s suv segment.
Jaguar and landrover are distinguished brands with good research and
development behind them, acquiring jlr would give tata an opportunity to
explore and utilize the r&d to generate greater revenues in the long run.
Moreover tata gor two advance design studios and technology which would
help them to improve their core products in india like indica and safari had
problems of internal noise and vibration.
Corus being the major supplier of automotive high grade steel to jlr and
other automobile industries in usa and Europe, acquiring jlr would result in a
cost synergy for tata motors
Just before acquiring jlr, tata had acquired corus and moreover tata motors
had undergone huge capital expenditure to bring nano into the market and
hence financing the acquisition was a major concern for tata motors
INVESTOR DISAGREEMENT
Investors were not in favour of the decision of acquiring jlr at that time , both
jaguar and landrover were loss making units and automobile industry at that
point of time was under pressure of downturn, infact tata motors itself had
gone in for rationalization and retrenchment stratigies. Investors believed
that the balance sheet of tata motors was not strong enough to absorb more
loans
During the acquisition the worldwide car sales were down by 5%, the
automobile industries over the world were rationalizing to conserve funds,
moreover difficult economic conditions prevailed in the key markets
comprising usa and Europe, which were the major factors influencing the
earnings volatility.
DEBT BURDEN
Tata motor’s share prices dropped in the market after acquisition of jlr
because of the investor perception that it was not the right time to invest in
that acquisition, when tata had recently undergone huge capital expenditure
for the nanao project, especially in singur and the results were still
unrevealed, moreover the investor thought that it was the time to be
conservative and stabilize reserves rather than insourcing more debt burden.
Tata motors had never ventured into luxury car segment before acquiring jlr,
hence the inefficiency in handling such segment hampered tata motor’s
operational efficiency for quite some time.
STRONG COMPETITION
ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
Acquisition of two well known JAGUAR was a loss making unit at the
automobile brands that is JAGUAR time of being acquired from its
and LANDROVER. former owner FORD, LANDROVER,
however recorded growth in sales but
in declining trend
Tata motors raised $3 billion , about Rs. 12000 crore through bridge loans of
fifteen months from a clutch of banks including JP MORGAN, CITIGROUP, and
STATE BANK OF INDIA
Company charted out plans to raise rs. 7200 crore via rights issue ,
proceeds of which were to be used to part finance the JLR deal of rs.
9228.75 crore
The rights issue raised the equity capital of TATA MOTORS by 30-35% by
march 2009
Ordinary equity shares with full voting right (rs. 2200 crore)
A CLASS EQUITY SHARE WITH 1 VOTE FOR EVERY 10A SHARES WORTH RS.
2000 CRORE
CONSIDERATION RECEIVED
100% stake in TAMO has acquired the business & initially they will be
Jaguar & land operated independently of the partner.
Rover Business
Support from Ford Ford Motor Credit will continue to support the sales of JLR for
Motor Credit around next 12 months
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-company/corporate-
trends/Tata-Motors-ride-JLR-to-top-Most-Valuable-
Brands/articleshow/6812200.cms
Two months before it acquired JaguarLandRover (JLR) in March 2008, Tata Motors
had a market capitalisation of Rs 24,000 crore. Five months after the deal, it had
plunged to Rs 6,500 crore. At that time, the markets didn’t see much value in the
two marquee labels – both of which had been loss making for many years under the
management of the former owner Ford Motor Company . But group chairman Ratan
Tata saw an opportunity in JLR’s intangible assets. “The two are terrific brands.
There is terrific R&D behind them. It is for us to put them into products,” he had
remarked in August 2008.
As it turns out now, he was right and the markets were wrong.
Tata Motors’ market cap has now moved up to Rs 71,500 crore, more than a ten-
fold rise from the post-acquisition low. (There have been equity infusions worth Rs
15,000 crore over the past two years.) And the company drove past Reliance
Industries to top the 2010 edition of India’s Most Valuable Brands survey with a
valuation of $8.45 billion.
But where did all this value that has been unlocked come from?
At least a part of the answer lies in the value of the Jaguar and Land Rover brands.
“Jaguar and Land Rover were part of a larger conglomerate (Ford). So the market
couldn’t value them (at the time of the deal),” says Carl-Peter Forster, CEO and MD
of Tata Motors. “The minute you unlock some of that potential, immediately the
understanding of what is possible with these brands is reflected in an increased
value.”
Unni Krishnan, MD of BrandFinance India , which did the Most Valuable Brands study
in exclusive partnership with The Economic Times, says that the markets did not
understand the capability of JLR brands to drive future cash-flows when the deal
was struck. But as JLR revenues started revving up post acquisition, the markets
began to assign them a fair value. That’s one big reason behind Tata Motor’s
soaring market capitalisation. “Companies and investors need to come to grips with
this new wealth creation algorithm,” Unni Krishnan adds.
According to the Most Valuable Brands report pegs, the value of the Tata Motors-JLR
brand soared 172% in one year to $8.45 billion from only $3.1 billion in 2008-09. A
large chunk of Tata Motors’s incremental brand value of $5.35 billion has been
generated because the JLR brands are now demonstrating an ability to drive cash
flows, says BrandFinance.
“Almost all the Land Rover models and the Jaguar XJ have a waiting period of 2-3
months, so we are confident of sustaining the current run rate,” says Mr Forster.
JaguarLandRover has generated a positive cash flow of £23 million, post capital and
product development expenses during the June 2010 ended quarter – the first such
instance since the deal. It posted a profit of £221 million (Rs 1,613 crore) for the
quarter ended June against a loss of £64 million in the corresponding quarter.
Cost-cutting measures and currency tailwinds on its side helped JLR record a
substantial profit margin of 15.5% as against the 10% recorded in the preceding
January-March 2010 quarter.
C Ramakrishnan, chief financial officer of Tata Motors, says, “The margin expansion
was driven primarily by currency benefits, improved product mix (sales of higher
variants in Land Rover) and improved regional mix (higher sales from China and the
US).”
A shift in product mix towards higher margin vehicles, higher prices of the new 2010
range of models and new product launches such as the Jaguar XJ had led to better
top line of £2.3 billion and operating profit of £339 million for the quarter ended
June 2010.
“It could rise further if the production of the Jaguar XJ is scaled up,” he adds.
One reason for this success, according to Mr Forster, is the Tata Group’s relentless
focus on long-term value. “This specific element of putting long-term brand values
before short-term interest is important. The more you do that, the stronger a brand
develops,” he says.
But the company still needs to address many issues including a meaningful
integration of the Jaguar and LandRover brands into the Tata family. “JLR has been
reluctant to adopt the Tata brand for fear that it will dilute their own, and on the
whole Tata executives have shared this view and been content to maintain a longer
distance,” writes Morgen Witzel in his latest book, Tata, The Evolution of a
Corporate Brand.
“Lack of certainty about what the Tata brand means, fears over the consequences
of foreign ownerships and in countries like Britain and the US, racism and
xenophobia all constitute formidable barriers,” Mr Witzel adds.
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