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Second largest paints<br />

<strong>com</strong>pany in India<br />

Management profile<br />

Name Designation Remarks<br />

<strong>Berger</strong> <strong>Paints</strong> <strong>Initiating</strong> <strong>Coverage</strong><br />

Company Background<br />

<strong>Berger</strong> <strong>Paints</strong> started operations in 1923 in a small unit in Kolkata as Hadfields India Ltd.<br />

The current promoters, the Dhingra’s , entered the <strong>com</strong>pany in 1991 after acquiring UB<br />

Group’s stake in the <strong>com</strong>pany. <strong>Berger</strong> <strong>Paints</strong> is the second largest decorative paints<br />

<strong>com</strong>pany in the country. It derives almost ~80% of revenue from decorative paints and the<br />

balance from industrial paints -largely automotive and protective coatings. It has a wide<br />

variety of product portfolio including interior and exterior wall coatings as well as metal and<br />

wood paints. It has strong and well established brands like <strong>Berger</strong> Silk, <strong>Berger</strong> Rangoli,<br />

<strong>Berger</strong> Illusions, <strong>Berger</strong> Weather Coat, Jadoo Enamel, etc that span across mass to<br />

premium category of the market. It has eight manufacturing facilities with a total capacity of<br />

306,000 MT across India and four facilities overseas. It has 82+ depots with a widespread<br />

distribution network of 14,000 dealers across the country. <strong>Berger</strong> <strong>Paints</strong> has six subsidiaries<br />

and two JVs located across geographies including Cyprus, Russia, Poland and Nepal.<br />

The <strong>com</strong>pany has undergone many change of hands - In 1947, it was acquired by British<br />

<strong>Paints</strong> (Holdings), UK, which renamed the <strong>com</strong>pany as British <strong>Paints</strong> (India). The UK<br />

<strong>com</strong>pany was then acquired by Celanese Corporation, which later sold the Indian <strong>com</strong>pany<br />

to <strong>Berger</strong>, Jenson Nicholson Ltd in 1969. In 1983, the <strong>com</strong>pany was rechristened as <strong>Berger</strong><br />

<strong>Paints</strong> India and it started using the trade name of <strong>Berger</strong>.<br />

Kuldeep Singh Dhingra Chairman Mr. Dhingra, the Chairman, has been a director of the <strong>com</strong>pany since July, 1991. Mr. Dhingra is<br />

a graduate and promoter of the <strong>com</strong>pany and has a long standing experience in paints and<br />

related industries.<br />

Gurbachan Singh Dhingra Vice Chairman Mr. Dhingra has been the director of the <strong>com</strong>pany since 1993. He is a graduate and has<br />

considerable experience in the paint industry, especially in its technical aspects.<br />

Subir Bose Managing Director Mr. Bose is a B.Tech (Chemical) from IIT, Kanpur & PGDM from IIM, Ahmedabad having over 36<br />

years of work experience. He started his career with Asian <strong>Paints</strong> and prior to joining <strong>Berger</strong> in<br />

1984, he was associated with Abukon Nigeria Ltd.<br />

Abhijit Roy Director and Chief<br />

Operating Officer<br />

Srijit Dasgupta Director and Chief<br />

Financial Officer<br />

Source: Company, Emkay Research<br />

Snapshot on subsidiaries and joint ventures<br />

Name Holding Remarks<br />

Mr. Roy is a B.E (Mech) from Jadavpur University, Kolkata & PGDM from IIM, Bangalore having<br />

over 19 years of work experience. He started his career with Asian <strong>Paints</strong> Limited and prior to<br />

joining <strong>Berger</strong>, he was associated with ICI (India) Limited.<br />

Mr. Dasgupta is a B.Sc (Hons) from Calcutta University, AICWA & Company Secretary having<br />

over 27 years of work experience.<br />

Beepee Coatings Private Limited, India 100% Entire facility dedicated to processing of <strong>com</strong>pany unit's. Recorded sales of Rs 102 mn<br />

and PAT of Rs 6 mn in FY10.<br />

<strong>Berger</strong> Jenson & Nicholson, Nepal 100% Commenced its second decorative plant with a capacity of 18,000 MT in FY10. Recorded<br />

sales of Rs 305 mn with PAT of Rs 34 mn.<br />

<strong>Berger</strong> <strong>Paints</strong> (Cyprus) Limited, Cyprus 100% It is a SPV for overseas investments for <strong>Berger</strong> <strong>Paints</strong><br />

<strong>Berger</strong> <strong>Paints</strong> Overseas Limited, Russia 100% It was affected by the global slowdown in FY10 and hence, recorded a net loss of Rs 15<br />

mn in FY10.<br />

Lusako Trading Limited, Cyprus 100% It is a SPV for overseas investments for <strong>Berger</strong> <strong>Paints</strong><br />

Bolix S.A., Poland 100% Acquired in FY09 for USD 38 mn; Technology leaders in External Insulation Finishing<br />

Systems (EIFS) in the B2B segment in Poland and neighbouring countries such as<br />

Ukraine, Russia and the Baltic states.<br />

<strong>Berger</strong> Becker Coatings Private Limited, India 49% A joint venture with Becker Industrial Coatings, it offers a range of wood coating products<br />

BNB Coatings India Limited, India 49% The Company’s joint venture with Nippon Bee Chemicals Co. Ltd. of Japan (NBC) for<br />

manufacture of coatings for plastic substrates of automobiles.<br />

Source: Company, Emkay Research<br />

Emkay Research 27 June 2011 2

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