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A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY ON
      “MERGER AND AcquisitiON”

                              PRESENTED BY:-
SPECIAL THANKS
TO,                       ANJALI GUPTA
PROF. SHYAMSUNDER         REHANA MINSARIYA
SINGH


              Represented from Laxmi Institute of
                    Management, Sarigam
MERGER & ACQUISITON CHANGING
     INDIAN CORPORATE SECTOR
 MNCs have actively participated in M&A process :
 to get market entry or to strengthen their presence
 to quickly get access to various complementary assets
 Relatively cheaper access to capital
 to capture huge Indian market at relatively low cost of capital
 to improve manufacturing capabilities

 OTHERS:
 The reliance of Indian Corporate Sector on Foreign Technology purchase
  has increased
 To stand up to transnational with their strong and internationally
  recognized brands
INTRODUCTION
 Meanings:

 MERGER: When two companies become one entity with a new
  name, and agree upon shared control in the management of
  the new company, a merger is said to have taken place

 ACQUISITION: When two companies become one, but with the
  name and control of the acquirer, and the control goes
  automatically into the hands of the acquirer. An
  acquisition, also known as a takeover or a buyout, is the buying
  of one company by another
TYPES OF M&A
   Horizontal Merger
   Vertical Merger
   Conglomerate Merger
   Congeneric Merger
   Reverse Merger
   Accretive Merger
   Dilutive Merger
   Triangular Merger
   Reverse Triangular Merger
   Cross Border Acquisition
PROCESS OF M&A
 PLANNING PHASE                IMPLEMENTATION PHASE

   Develop Business Plan         Search companies for Acquisition

   Develop Acquisition Plan      Screen & prioritize Potential
                                   companies
                                  Initiate Contact with Target
                                  Negotiate the deal

                                  Develop Integration plan
                                  Obtain necessary approval & close
                                   the deal
                                  Implement Integration
MODE OF FINANCING
 Cash
 Financing:
 Leverage or Buyouts
 Exchange Ratio
 Internal Accrual
Factoring
Hybrids
REASONS FOR FAILURE OF M&A
 Cultural Diversity leads to Differences
 Negligence in Due Diligence Process
 Inefficiency of Management
 Improper valuation of acquisition deal
 Difficult to meet with the complexity of rules
 and regulations
RESEARCH
METHODOLOGY
 OBJECTIVES:
 To apply theoretical concept of merger and acquisition in practical
  manner.
 To study the impact on Companies’ Financial Position after acquisition or
  after being acquired.
 To analyze the effect of going global through merger and acquisition on
  Investors’ Earnings respectively.
 To evaluate the worthiness of the company before and after merger and
  acquisition.
 TOOLS
   Ratio Analysis
   T- Test
 HYPOTHESIS:
•   Ho1: The merged companies did not achieve better liquidity after merger and
    acquisition. The parameters used are current ratio and quick ratio.
•   Ho2: The merged companies did not achieve better solvency after merger and
    acquisition. The parameters used are debt equity ratio, interest coverage
    ratio, long term debt equity and total assets to owners fund.
•   Ho3: The merged companies did not achieve better profitability after merger and
    acquisition.
•   Ho4: After the merger and acquisition, Management of the focused companies got
    inefficient
 The parameter used as dividend per share, operating profit per share:
•   Ho5: Return on capital employed did not change after merger and acquisition.
•   Ho6: Operating profit margin did not show any change after merger and
    acquisition.
•   Ho7: Average cost of capital did not show any change after merger and acquisition.
 LIMITATIONS:
 The Project emphasis on a limited sample
 One serious limitation of the study is, that it is quite difficult
  to analyzes the in-depth study of the financial data, as some
  acquirer company is cross-bordered based firm so their
  accounting standard and methods are different
 There are many tools and methods for evaluating the Merger
  and Acquisitions but we had used only pre and post analysis
SEGMENT
OVERVIEW
Year   Deal ($ mn)       Sector            Acquirer               Target

2007     12040            steel           Tata steel              Corus



2008      2600           Metals       Sterlite industries        Asarco
                                          (India) Ltd


2008      4600       Pharmaceutical   Daiichi sankyo co.    Ranbaxy
                                              ltd           Laboratories Ltd.

2009      2591          Oil $ gas         ONGC Ltd           Imperial energy
                                                                  corp

2009      591              IT         Tech Mahindra Ltd     Mahindra satyam
CORPORATE          STAKE     METHODS OF FINANCING             SYNERGY EFFECT
                    HOLDING

1. Tata steel        100%      Leveraged Buyout           Low Cost with High-tech
                               Internal Accrual          Production
                                                           Strong Culture fit

2. Sterlite          100%      Net Cash                   Expansion of business
   Industries                                              Increase in market share
   (India) Ltd

3. Daiichi sankyo    51%       Net Cash                   Competitive Advantage
   co. Ltd                                                 Cost Benefit
                                                           Excellence in R&D
                                                           Strong IP
4. ONGC Ltd          100%      Loan from Parent Company  Increase in market Share
                               Help from Government


5. Tech              51%       Buyout                     Tax Benefit
   Mahindra Ltd                Exchange Ratio             Right Time at Right Price
MARKET SHARE
OF COMPANIES
crude oil production
10%
            9%

                             ONGC
                             Oil
                   81%
                             Pvt




  Natural gas production
            7% 0

      16%                    ONGC

                             Pvt
                   77%
                             Oil
FINDINGS
Findings About Acquisition By TATA Steel Ltd of
                                     Corus Plc.

Hypothesis      Based on        Assessment        Result              Remark

Ho1          Liquidity         T-test<2tail     Reject     Better Liquidity
                               critical value
Ho2          Solvency          T-test<2tail     Reject     Better Solvency
                               critical value
Ho3          Profitability     T-test<2tail     Reject     Better Profitability
                               critical value
Ho4          Management        T-test<2tail     Reject     Improve in Management
             efficiency        critical value              Efficiency
Ho5          Return on         T-test<2tail     Reject     Change in return on capital
             Capital           critical value              employed
             Employed
Ho6          Operating Profit T-test<2tail      Reject     Change in operating profit
                              critical value
Ho7          Average Cost of   T-test<2tail     Reject     Change in interest
             Capital           critical value              Coverage
Findings About Acquisition By Sterlite Industries (India)
                   Findings About Acquisition By Sterlite Industries
                Ltd of ASARCO (India) Ltd of Asarco


Hypothesis      Based on        Assessment         Result                   Remark

Ho1          Liquidity         T-test<2tail     Reject         Better Liquidity
                               critical value
Ho2          Solvency          T-test<2tail     Reject         Better Solvency
                               critical value
Ho3          Profitability     T-test<2tail     Reject         Better Profitability
                               critical value
Ho4          Management        T-test<2tail     Reject         Improve in Management
             efficiency        critical value                  Efficiency
Ho5          Return on         T-test<2tail     Reject         Change in return on capital
             Capital           critical value                  employed
             Employed
Ho6          Operating Profit T-test<2tail      Reject         Change in operating profit
                              critical value
Ho7          Average Cost of   T-test<2tail     Reject         Change in interest
             Capital           critical value                  Coverage
Findings About Acquisition By Daichii Sankyo of
                                     Ranbaxy Lab
Hypothesis      Based on         Assessment       Result               Remark

Ho1          Liquidity         T-test>2tail     Accept       Need to improve the
                               critical value                Liquidity Position
Ho2          Solvency          T-test<2tail     Reject       Better Solvency
                               critical value
Ho3          Profitability     T-test>2tail     Accept       Low Profitability. Need to
                               critical value                improve
Ho4          Management        T-test=2tail     Neither      At par
             efficiency        critical value   accept nor
                                                reject
Ho5          Return on         T-test<2tail     Reject       Change in return on capital
             Capital           critical value                employed
             Employed
Ho6          Operating Profit T-test>2tail      Accept       No change in operating
                              critical value                 profit
Ho7          Average Cost of   T-test<2tail     Reject       Change in interest
             Capital           critical value                Coverage
Findings About Acquisition By ONGC Ltd of Imperial
                                   Energy Corp

Hypothesis      Based on        Assessment        Result               Remark
Ho1          Liquidity         T-test<2tail     Reject       Better Liquidity
                               critical value
Ho2          Solvency          T-test<2tail     Reject       Better Solvency
                               critical value
Ho3          Profitability     T-test<2tail     Reject       Better Profitability
                               critical value
Ho4          Management        T-test=2tail     Neither      At Par
             efficiency        critical value   accept nor
                                                reject
Ho5          Return on         T-test<2tail     Reject       Change in return on capital
             Capital           critical value                employed
             Employed
Ho6          Operating Profit T-test<2tail      Reject       Change in operating profit
                              critical value
Ho7          Average Cost of   T-test<2tail     Reject       Change in interest
             Capital           critical value                Coverage
Findings About Acquisition By Tech Mahindra Ltd.
                               Of Mahindra Satyam
Hypothesis      Based on        Assessment        Result               Remark
Ho1          Liquidity         T-test<2tail     Reject       Better Liquidity
                               critical value
Ho2          Solvency          T-test<2tail     Reject       Better Solvency
                               critical value
Ho3          Profitability     T-test<2tail     Reject       Better Profitability
                               critical value
Ho4          Management        T-test=2tail     Neither      At Par
             efficiency        critical value   accept nor
                                                reject
Ho5          Return on         T-test<2tail     Reject       Change in return on capital
             Capital           critical value                employed
             Employed
Ho6          Operating Profit T-test<2tail      Reject       Change in operating profit
                              critical value
Ho7          Average Cost of   T-test<2tail     Reject       Change in interest
             Capital           critical value                Coverage
Suggestions
 Though it was observed in TATA Steel Ltd before, that its profitability is better
  than premerger, still it needs to be attentive and careful about its cost
  reduction system as Gross Profit Margin & Return on Long Term Fund are
  showing a negative trend
 The Sterlite unit and Tech Mahindra must reduce the days of credit facility
  made available to their customers as its credit policy is too liberal during post
  M&A project
 The Tech Mahindra and Others should reduce their investment in inventory by
  using Inventory Control Techniques.
 These units are required to use the latest Supply Chain Techniques like Just-In-
  Time, Efficient Customer Response and Quick Response which focus on
  reducing the inventory level and thereby reducing capital required the
  inventory.
 Though it was observed in ONGC Ltd before, that its profitability is better than
  premerger, still it needs to be attentive and careful about its cost reduction
  system as Gross Profit Margin & Return on Long Term Fund are showing a
  negative trend
CONCLUSION
 So, it is concluded that:
 Steel Industry is highly capital intensive sector and the whole investment
  of TATA Steel Ltd cannot be capitalized in a short duration

   Acquisition of ASARCO Ltd. Is not much effective for Sterlite Industries Ltd.
   For Daichii Sankyo, M&A benefits the investors at a greater extent

   For ONGC, the tool of M&A has not proved as effective as it was expected

   Tech Mahindra can achieve success in long term as company is providing
    maximum return on investment and also shows a positive sign in various
    management parameters.

 Hence, Mergers and Acquisitions comes in all shapes and sizes, investors
  need to consider the complex issues involved in mergers and acquisitions.
Merger and Acquisition Study

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Merger and Acquisition Study

  • 1. A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY ON “MERGER AND AcquisitiON” PRESENTED BY:- SPECIAL THANKS TO, ANJALI GUPTA PROF. SHYAMSUNDER REHANA MINSARIYA SINGH Represented from Laxmi Institute of Management, Sarigam
  • 2. MERGER & ACQUISITON CHANGING INDIAN CORPORATE SECTOR  MNCs have actively participated in M&A process :  to get market entry or to strengthen their presence  to quickly get access to various complementary assets  Relatively cheaper access to capital  to capture huge Indian market at relatively low cost of capital  to improve manufacturing capabilities  OTHERS:  The reliance of Indian Corporate Sector on Foreign Technology purchase has increased  To stand up to transnational with their strong and internationally recognized brands
  • 4.  Meanings:  MERGER: When two companies become one entity with a new name, and agree upon shared control in the management of the new company, a merger is said to have taken place  ACQUISITION: When two companies become one, but with the name and control of the acquirer, and the control goes automatically into the hands of the acquirer. An acquisition, also known as a takeover or a buyout, is the buying of one company by another
  • 5. TYPES OF M&A  Horizontal Merger  Vertical Merger  Conglomerate Merger  Congeneric Merger  Reverse Merger  Accretive Merger  Dilutive Merger  Triangular Merger  Reverse Triangular Merger  Cross Border Acquisition
  • 6. PROCESS OF M&A  PLANNING PHASE  IMPLEMENTATION PHASE  Develop Business Plan  Search companies for Acquisition  Develop Acquisition Plan  Screen & prioritize Potential companies  Initiate Contact with Target  Negotiate the deal  Develop Integration plan  Obtain necessary approval & close the deal  Implement Integration
  • 7. MODE OF FINANCING  Cash  Financing:  Leverage or Buyouts  Exchange Ratio  Internal Accrual Factoring Hybrids
  • 8. REASONS FOR FAILURE OF M&A  Cultural Diversity leads to Differences  Negligence in Due Diligence Process  Inefficiency of Management  Improper valuation of acquisition deal  Difficult to meet with the complexity of rules and regulations
  • 10.  OBJECTIVES:  To apply theoretical concept of merger and acquisition in practical manner.  To study the impact on Companies’ Financial Position after acquisition or after being acquired.  To analyze the effect of going global through merger and acquisition on Investors’ Earnings respectively.  To evaluate the worthiness of the company before and after merger and acquisition.
  • 11.  TOOLS  Ratio Analysis  T- Test  HYPOTHESIS: • Ho1: The merged companies did not achieve better liquidity after merger and acquisition. The parameters used are current ratio and quick ratio. • Ho2: The merged companies did not achieve better solvency after merger and acquisition. The parameters used are debt equity ratio, interest coverage ratio, long term debt equity and total assets to owners fund. • Ho3: The merged companies did not achieve better profitability after merger and acquisition. • Ho4: After the merger and acquisition, Management of the focused companies got inefficient  The parameter used as dividend per share, operating profit per share: • Ho5: Return on capital employed did not change after merger and acquisition. • Ho6: Operating profit margin did not show any change after merger and acquisition. • Ho7: Average cost of capital did not show any change after merger and acquisition.
  • 12.  LIMITATIONS:  The Project emphasis on a limited sample  One serious limitation of the study is, that it is quite difficult to analyzes the in-depth study of the financial data, as some acquirer company is cross-bordered based firm so their accounting standard and methods are different  There are many tools and methods for evaluating the Merger and Acquisitions but we had used only pre and post analysis
  • 14. Year Deal ($ mn) Sector Acquirer Target 2007 12040 steel Tata steel Corus 2008 2600 Metals Sterlite industries Asarco (India) Ltd 2008 4600 Pharmaceutical Daiichi sankyo co. Ranbaxy ltd Laboratories Ltd. 2009 2591 Oil $ gas ONGC Ltd Imperial energy corp 2009 591 IT Tech Mahindra Ltd Mahindra satyam
  • 15. CORPORATE STAKE METHODS OF FINANCING SYNERGY EFFECT HOLDING 1. Tata steel 100%  Leveraged Buyout  Low Cost with High-tech  Internal Accrual Production  Strong Culture fit 2. Sterlite 100%  Net Cash  Expansion of business Industries  Increase in market share (India) Ltd 3. Daiichi sankyo 51%  Net Cash  Competitive Advantage co. Ltd  Cost Benefit  Excellence in R&D  Strong IP 4. ONGC Ltd 100%  Loan from Parent Company  Increase in market Share  Help from Government 5. Tech 51%  Buyout  Tax Benefit Mahindra Ltd  Exchange Ratio  Right Time at Right Price
  • 17. crude oil production 10% 9% ONGC Oil 81% Pvt Natural gas production 7% 0 16% ONGC Pvt 77% Oil
  • 19. Findings About Acquisition By TATA Steel Ltd of Corus Plc. Hypothesis Based on Assessment Result Remark Ho1 Liquidity T-test<2tail Reject Better Liquidity critical value Ho2 Solvency T-test<2tail Reject Better Solvency critical value Ho3 Profitability T-test<2tail Reject Better Profitability critical value Ho4 Management T-test<2tail Reject Improve in Management efficiency critical value Efficiency Ho5 Return on T-test<2tail Reject Change in return on capital Capital critical value employed Employed Ho6 Operating Profit T-test<2tail Reject Change in operating profit critical value Ho7 Average Cost of T-test<2tail Reject Change in interest Capital critical value Coverage
  • 20. Findings About Acquisition By Sterlite Industries (India) Findings About Acquisition By Sterlite Industries Ltd of ASARCO (India) Ltd of Asarco Hypothesis Based on Assessment Result Remark Ho1 Liquidity T-test<2tail Reject Better Liquidity critical value Ho2 Solvency T-test<2tail Reject Better Solvency critical value Ho3 Profitability T-test<2tail Reject Better Profitability critical value Ho4 Management T-test<2tail Reject Improve in Management efficiency critical value Efficiency Ho5 Return on T-test<2tail Reject Change in return on capital Capital critical value employed Employed Ho6 Operating Profit T-test<2tail Reject Change in operating profit critical value Ho7 Average Cost of T-test<2tail Reject Change in interest Capital critical value Coverage
  • 21. Findings About Acquisition By Daichii Sankyo of Ranbaxy Lab Hypothesis Based on Assessment Result Remark Ho1 Liquidity T-test>2tail Accept Need to improve the critical value Liquidity Position Ho2 Solvency T-test<2tail Reject Better Solvency critical value Ho3 Profitability T-test>2tail Accept Low Profitability. Need to critical value improve Ho4 Management T-test=2tail Neither At par efficiency critical value accept nor reject Ho5 Return on T-test<2tail Reject Change in return on capital Capital critical value employed Employed Ho6 Operating Profit T-test>2tail Accept No change in operating critical value profit Ho7 Average Cost of T-test<2tail Reject Change in interest Capital critical value Coverage
  • 22. Findings About Acquisition By ONGC Ltd of Imperial Energy Corp Hypothesis Based on Assessment Result Remark Ho1 Liquidity T-test<2tail Reject Better Liquidity critical value Ho2 Solvency T-test<2tail Reject Better Solvency critical value Ho3 Profitability T-test<2tail Reject Better Profitability critical value Ho4 Management T-test=2tail Neither At Par efficiency critical value accept nor reject Ho5 Return on T-test<2tail Reject Change in return on capital Capital critical value employed Employed Ho6 Operating Profit T-test<2tail Reject Change in operating profit critical value Ho7 Average Cost of T-test<2tail Reject Change in interest Capital critical value Coverage
  • 23. Findings About Acquisition By Tech Mahindra Ltd. Of Mahindra Satyam Hypothesis Based on Assessment Result Remark Ho1 Liquidity T-test<2tail Reject Better Liquidity critical value Ho2 Solvency T-test<2tail Reject Better Solvency critical value Ho3 Profitability T-test<2tail Reject Better Profitability critical value Ho4 Management T-test=2tail Neither At Par efficiency critical value accept nor reject Ho5 Return on T-test<2tail Reject Change in return on capital Capital critical value employed Employed Ho6 Operating Profit T-test<2tail Reject Change in operating profit critical value Ho7 Average Cost of T-test<2tail Reject Change in interest Capital critical value Coverage
  • 25.  Though it was observed in TATA Steel Ltd before, that its profitability is better than premerger, still it needs to be attentive and careful about its cost reduction system as Gross Profit Margin & Return on Long Term Fund are showing a negative trend  The Sterlite unit and Tech Mahindra must reduce the days of credit facility made available to their customers as its credit policy is too liberal during post M&A project  The Tech Mahindra and Others should reduce their investment in inventory by using Inventory Control Techniques.  These units are required to use the latest Supply Chain Techniques like Just-In- Time, Efficient Customer Response and Quick Response which focus on reducing the inventory level and thereby reducing capital required the inventory.  Though it was observed in ONGC Ltd before, that its profitability is better than premerger, still it needs to be attentive and careful about its cost reduction system as Gross Profit Margin & Return on Long Term Fund are showing a negative trend
  • 27.  So, it is concluded that:  Steel Industry is highly capital intensive sector and the whole investment of TATA Steel Ltd cannot be capitalized in a short duration  Acquisition of ASARCO Ltd. Is not much effective for Sterlite Industries Ltd.  For Daichii Sankyo, M&A benefits the investors at a greater extent  For ONGC, the tool of M&A has not proved as effective as it was expected  Tech Mahindra can achieve success in long term as company is providing maximum return on investment and also shows a positive sign in various management parameters.  Hence, Mergers and Acquisitions comes in all shapes and sizes, investors need to consider the complex issues involved in mergers and acquisitions.