Tag: Havells India Limited

  • Havells celebrates Onam with a campaign launch featuring Mamta Mohan Das

    Havells celebrates Onam with a campaign launch featuring Mamta Mohan Das

    Mumbai : Havells India Ltd announced its latest campaign for the Kerala market to promote its kitchen appliance range around Onam.

    The campaign features actor Mamta Mohan Das, who offers a fresh perspective on how cooking can be easy and enjoyable with Havells Kitchen appliances such as the Heavy-Duty Mixer Grinder Hexo Series, Silencio mixer grinder, OTG, and induction cooktop.

    Havells India’s executive vice president-electrical consumer durables Rajiv Kenue said, “Kitchen is the heart of every Indian household. In India, food and festivities go hand in hand. Every occasion is celebrated with a distinct set of delicacies from each region. Onam is the biggest festival in the state of Kerala, and we are proud to welcome such a talented celebrity, Mamta into the Havells family at this auspicious time.”

    He further added, “With our latest digital campaign around Onam, we aim to celebrate the true taste and essence of good food by showcasing how cooking can be effortless and full of fun, with the help of kitchen appliances.”

    A series of four digital films are part of the campaign, and they are being promoted across several websites & social media networks like YouTube and Instagram.

    The video and display campaigns have already begun and will run through mid-September 2022.

    The campaign beautifully demonstrates how Havells’ multi-purpose kitchen appliance range, with its superior product design and dependable quality, improves our daily lives & kitchens.

    Havells India executive vice president-marketing Rohit Kapoor said “With Onam around the corner, we are delighted to introduce our latest campaign with Mamta, a talented celebrity, and a trendsetter in the target market. We are confident, with her as the face of the campaign, we will be able to reach a large consumer base in the region and solidify our strategy of going deeper into homes.”

    “As a part of this 360-degree campaign, we are also promoting our existing product campaigns on Hexo MG and Lloyd products featuring Mohan Lal. Kerala is one of our key growth markets and we continue to engage further to deepen consumer connect and strengthen our presence in the region,” he added.

    Havells is also promoting the campaign through retail visibility, cinema integration, and a display campaign in leading regional media to further strengthen its connection with its target audience across Kerala.

  • Havells India Q1FY15 net revenue up by 21 %; PAT up by 13 %

    Havells India Q1FY15 net revenue up by 21 %; PAT up by 13 %

    MUMBAI: Havells India Limited, a $1.3 billion leading Fast Moving Electrical Goods (FMEG) company and a major power distribution equipment manufacturer with a strong global footprint, announced its first quarter performance ended 30 June, 2014.

    Standalone Performance (Q1FY15 VS Q1FY14)

    • Net Revenue grew by 21 per cent to Rs 1,277 crore during the first quarter ended June 30, 2014 compared to Rs 1,051 crore in the corresponding quarter ended June 30, 2013.

    • PAT grew by 13 per cent to Rs 107 crore for the period ended June 30, 2014 compared to Rs 95 crore in the corresponding quarter previous year.

    • PBT grew by 30 per cent to Rs 150 crore as against Rs 115 crore in the corresponding quarter previous year ended June 30, 2013.
    Sylvania Global standalone basis Q1FY15 VS Q1FY14

    • Revenue grew to € 107.2 million during the quarter ended June 30, 2014 compared to € 106.7 million to the corresponding quarter ended June 30, 2013.  

    • EBIDTA grew to € 4.6 million compared € 4.2 million in the corresponding quarter ended June 30, 2013.

    Consolidated Performance (Q1FY15 VS Q1FY14)

    • Net Revenue grew by 17 per cent to Rs 2,129 crore during the first quarter ended June 30, 2014 compared to Rs 1,823 crore in the corresponding quarter ended June 30, 2013.

    • Net Profit grew by 28 per cent to Rs 112 crore during the first quarter as compared to Rs 87 crore in the corresponding quarter previous year.

    • PBT grew by 44 per cent to Rs 163 crore as against Rs 113 crore in the corresponding quarter previous year ended June 30, 2013.

    Commenting on the financial performance, Havells India joint managing director Anil Rai Gupta said, “Led by cable division, all our business segments have seen strong growth and improvement in margins in the first quarter of the current financial year. Our overseas operations under Sylvania has also registered profit. Overall, the outlook is upbeat as industrial, infrastructure and construction sectors gain momentum with the government taking a number of policy initiatives and reviving stalled projects. We expect strong demand in the cable segment to spread to other segments in the coming quarters. With our wide range of high quality products across segments and a robust distribution network, we are geared to take advantage of this pickup in economic activity.”

    Business Segments (Q1FY15 VS Q1FY14)

    • Electrical Consumer Durables grew by 21 per cent to Rs 269 cr in Q1FY15 as compared to Rs 222 cr in Q1FY14.

    • The Cable division grew by 32 per cent to Rs 535 cr in Q1FY15 as compared to Rs 405 cr in Q1FY14.

    • Lighting and Fixtures segment registered revenue growth of 12per cent at Rs 165 crore as against Rs 148 crore.

    • Switchgear division grew by 11 per cent to Rs 307 cr in Q1FY15 as against Rs 276 cr in Q1FY 14.

    • Export revenue grew by 9 per cent during the quarter from Rs 65 cr in Q1FY14 to Rs 71 cr in Q1FY15.

    Other Highlights

    • Expanded Havells Galaxy chain by opening 10 more stores across India, taking the total number of such stores to 235 across the country.

    • Board of Directors approved split of its equity shares of face value of Rs 5 into Rs 1 each on 30 June 2014.

    • Direct presence in 100 towns with more than 5 lac population.

    • Focus now on towns up to 1 lac population. Out of 1200 towns, already reached nearly 750 towns.