Thursday, 20 October 2016

Havells MD on M&A and advertising

Interview with Anil Rai Gupta, Havells, Chairman & MD


On M&A

Interviewer: Are you looking to acquire Llyod's business?
Anil: Anything which adds to:
- product category
- geography
- channel
these are the kind of acquisitions we would like to do.


On Advertising 

Interviewer: Margins have come down this quarter due to higher spends on advertising

Anil: We see advertisements as investments in brand building. Currently, the market is down. When market recovers we expect the investments in advertising to pay-off over the next 2-3 years.

Source: Interview in Mint Newspaper, Oct 20, 2016



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