FACTORS DETERMINING PROFITABILITY IN INDIAN AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY

Indian Journal of Commerce & Management Studies ISSN: 2249-0310 EISSN: 2229-5674 FACTORS DETERMINING PROFITABILITY IN INDIAN AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY Dharmaraj Arumugam, Associate Professor, Department of Management Studies & Research, Karpagam University (Karpagam Academy of Higher Education), Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India. Ashok Kumar M, Preetha R, Professor and Head, Department of Management Studies & Research, Karpagam University (Karpagam Academy of Higher Education), Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India. Assistant Professor, Department of Management Studies & Research, Karpagam University (Karpagam Academy of Higher Education), Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India. ABSTRACT Automobile sector has emerged as a sunrise sector. In April-March 2015, overall automobile exports grew by 14.89 percent over the same period last year. Passenger Vehicles, Commercial Vehicles, Three Wheelers and Two Wheelers grew by 4.42 percent, 11.33 percent, 15.44 percent and 17.93 percent respectively during April-March 2015 over the same period last year(SIAM). The leading local firms have established over 200 technical cooperation agreements with foreign firms to be able to reach international standards in cost and manufacturing. The healthy development and rapid growth of this industry has always been very important for the Indian economy. This paper aims to measure the profitability and also to analyze the effects of various factors on the profitability in Indian Automobile industry. For this purpose 16 companies were taken and 21 variables were analyzed through multiple correlation analysis and step wise multiple regression. It is proved that profitability of the Indian Automobile Industry is highly dependent on Operating Ratio and it contributes 93.40 per cent to variation in Return on Sales. Keywords: Financial Performance, Ratio Analysis, Profitability, Multiple Correlation Analysis, Regression Analysis and Automobile Industry. including passenger vehicles, commercial vehicles, three wheelers and two wheelers in April-March 2015 as against 21,500,165 in April-March 2014, registering a growth of 8.68 percent over the same period last year. The sales of Passenger Vehicles grew by 3.90 percent in April-March 2015 over the same period last year. Within the Passenger Vehicles segment, Passenger Cars and Utility Vehicles grew by 4.99 percent and 5.30 percent respectively, while Vans declined by (-) 10.19 percent in April-March 2015 over the same period last year. The overall Commercial Vehicles segment registered a degrowth of (-) 2.83 percent in April-March 2015 as compared to same period last year. Medium & Heavy Commercial Vehicles (M&HCVs) grew by 16.02 Introduction: In India, since 1992-93 the manufacturing sector has grown at the rate of 6.9 per cent per annum, though there has been a considerable fluctuation in its growth rate. The increase in the exports of automobile sector is also due to the adaptation of international standards. After a temporary slump during 1998- 99 and 1999-2000, such exports registered robust growth rates in last few years. Investment is also a major factor for this growth of Indian automotive industry, with investment exceeding US$ 11.11 billion, the turnover of the automobile industry exceeded US$ 13.22 billion in 2002-03. The industry produced a total of 23,366,246 vehicles Volume VII Issue 2, May 2016 64 www.scholarshub.net Indian Journal of Commerce & Management Studies percent and Light Commercial Vehicles declined by (-) 11.57 percent. Three Wheelers sales grew by 10.80 percent in April-March 2015 over the same period last year. Passenger Carriers and Goods Carriers grew by 12.16 percent and 5.27 percent respectively in AprilMarch 2015 over April-March 2014. Two Wheelers sales registered growth of 8.09 percent in April-March 2015 over April-March 2014. Within the Two Wheelers segment, Scooters, Motorcycles and Mopeds grew by 25.06 percent, 2.50 percent and 4.51 percent respectively in April-March 2015 over April-March 2014. In AprilMarch 2015, overall automobile exports grew by 14.89 percent over the same period last year. Passenger Vehicles, Commercial Vehicles, Three Wheelers and Two Wheelers grew by 4.42 percent, 11.33 percent, 15.44 percent and 17.93 percent respectively during April-March 2015 over the same period last year(SIAM). Today, this sector has emerged as a sunrise sector. However, the overcapacity problem is haunting many of the players as demand may not go up significantly. Hence, many players are looking for an external market for Indian automobiles. The prospect of component industry is quite positive. The leading local firms have established over 200 technical cooperation agreements with foreign firms to be able to reach international standards in cost and manufacturing future policy makers to decide whether to continue, increase, or reduce or to drop the importance and assistance given to this sector. Objectives of the Study: Basically, to analyze the financial performance of the Indian Automobile Industry and to measure the profitability and also to analyze the effects of various factors on the profitability of Indian Automobile Industry. Research Methodology: The financial data and information required for the study were drawn from the secondary source. The Prowess corporate databases developed by CMIE (Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy) and CLP (Capital Line Plus) have been used as principal sources. The other relevant data were collected from Journals, Magazines, Websites and Dailies. The period for this study covered fifteen years from 2000 to 2014 and the essential data for this period have been collected. In the initial stage the researcher has decided to include all the 48 companies under automobile industry working before or from the year 1998 to 2012. But, owing to several constraints such as nonavailability of financial statements or non-working of a company in particular year etc., it is compelled to restrict the number of sample companies to 16. The study is based on purposive sampling method, making a study of sixteen companies in Indian automobile industry. It accounts for 33.33 per cent of the total companies available in the Indian automobile industry. List of companies included in the present study is presented in Selection of Automobile Industry: Indian Automobile Industry accounts 7 per cent of total FDI in India. The Automobile industry has a unique place in the economy of India. It contributes to the industrial production, employment and earning sources of livelihood of thousands of people. Its exports contribute to a substantial part of India‟s earning from foreign countries. The healthy development and rapid growth of this industry has always been very important for the Indian economy. Hence the study of the financial performance of the Automobile industry has been selected. Table 1: List Of Sample Companies S. No 1 Statement of the Problem: The Indian Automobile Industry is growing at an average rate of 17 per cent for the past few years. The industry accounts for 7.1 per cent of the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP). As of FY 2014-15, around 31 per cent of small cars sold globally are manufactured in India. The Two Wheelers segment with 81 per cent market share is the leader of the Indian Automobile market owing to a growing middle class and a young population. Moreover, the growing interest of the companies in exploring the rural markets further aided the growth of the sector. The overall Passenger Vehicle (PV) segment has 13 per cent market share (DIPP). Against this background, it is very important to analyze the financial performance of the Automobile sector. It is imperative to study the financial performance of this sector so as to guide the Volume VII Issue 2, May 2016 ISSN: 2249-0310 EISSN: 2229-5674 65 Companies Ashok Leyland Sectors Code 2 Atul Auto 3 Eicher Motors Ltd LCVs / HCVs Scooters & 3 Wheelers LCVs / HCVs C1 4 Force Motors Ltd LCVs / HCVs C4 5 Hero MotoCorp Ltd Motorcycles/ opeds C5 6 Hindusthan Motors Passenger Cars C6 7 HMT Ltd LCVs / HCVs C7 8 Hyundai Motors Passenger Cars C8 9 Kinetic Engineering Ltd C9 10 Maharashtra Scooters Ltd C10 11 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd Motorcycles/Mopeds Scooters & 3 Wheelers LCVs / HCVs 12 Majestic Auto Ltd Motorcycles/Mopeds C12 13 Maruthi Suzuki Passenger Cars C13 14 Scooters India Ltd Scooters & 3-Wheelers C14 15 SML ISUZU Ltd LCVs / HCVs C15 16 Tata Motors Ltd LCVs / HCVs C16 - C2 C3 C11 www.scholarshub.net Indian Journal of Commerce & Management Studies Ratios can be very helpful when comparing the financial health of different businesses. The financial performance of Automobile industries can be measured by a number of indicators. The Predictive Variables were identified from the previous studies, particularly from A. Dharmaraj, Dr. N. Kathirvel (2013), Adolphus J.Toby (2008), Agarwal, R. N. (1991). Aggarwal, N. and Singla, S.K. (2001), Ahmed Arif Almazari (2012) Burange L.G and Shruti Yamini (2008) Chandra H and Selvaraj A (2013), Debaprosanna Nandy (2011), Dharmendra S. Mistry (2011) Giulio Bottazzi, Angelo Secchi and Federico Tamagni (2008), Hamasalakshmi R (2009), Jagan Mohan Rao, P (1993). Janaki Ramudu P and Parasuraman N.R (2012) Juliet D‟ Souza and William L. Megginson, (1999). Kamalnath.P (2010), Krishnaveni. M (2008), Lind, L., Pirttilä, M., Viskari, S., Schupp, F., & Kärri, T. Muthumoni. A (2008) Neha Mittal (2012) Rajalakshmi K and Ramachandran T (2011) Rakesh Kumar Manjhi and S.R. Kulkarni(2012), Saranga, H. (2009). Sarumathi I (2010) Sharma Manisha and Prashaant Anu (2009), Shishir Pandey (2012), Shurveer S. Bhanawat (2011) Swati Dhaval Modi (2012), Tushkar K. Mahanti (2013) Velu Suresh Kumar (2011) and Vijayakumar, D. A. (2011). In this study, the predictive variables are the financial ratios of Indian Automobile Industry, which are defined in the following table. variables on the dependent variable, the Multiple Correlation Analysis was applied by the researcher. Data Analysis and Interpretation: Multiple Correlation Analysis attempts to study the relationship that exists between two variables. In this study correlation co-efficient of the selected independent variables with the Automobile profitability has been worked out in order to identify the most important variable, which has a higher association with the dependent variable. The test of significance has also been applied in order to identify the variables, which have significant correlation. Table 3: Profitability of Indian Automobile Industry Financial Variables R X1 Current Ratio -.166** X2 Quick Ratio -0.116 Inventory to Total X3 -.142* Assets Quick Assets to Total X4 -.158* Assets Current Assets to X5 -.163* Total Assets Working capital to X6 -.143* Total Assets X7 Return on Equity .128* Return on Total X8 .909** Assets Return on Capital X9 0.099 Employed X10 Operating Ratio .966** Net Income to Total X11 0.058 Debts Inventory Turnover X12 0.051 Ratio Debtors Turnover X13 0.027 Ratio Fixed Assets X14 -0.029 Turnover Ratio Working Capital X15 0.025 Turnover Ratio Total Debt to Total X16 -.280** Assets Net Fixed Assets to X17 -0.001 Equity X18 Debt – Equity Ratio -.153* X19 Total Assets to Equity -0.064 Long Term DebtX20 -.159* Equity Ratio Table 2: The List of selected Financial Variables S. Code No Ratios S. N Code 1 X1 Current Ratio 12 X11 2 X2 Quick Ratio 13 X12 3 X3 4 X4 5 X5 6 X6 7 Y 8 X7 9 X8 10 X9 11 X10 Inventory to Total Assets Ratio Quick Assets to Total Assets Ratio Current Assets to Total Assets Ratio Working capital to Total Assets Ratio Return on Sales Return on Equity Return on Total Assets Return on Capital Employed Operating Ratio Ratios Net Income to Total Debts Ratio Inventory Turnover Ratio 14 X13 Debtors Turnover Ratio 15 X14 Fixed Assets Turnover Ratio 16 X15 Working Capital Turnover Ratio 17 X16 Total Debt to Total Assets Ratio 18 X17 Net Fixed Assets to Equity Ratio 19 X18 Debt – Equity Ratio 20 X19 Total Assets to Equity Ratio 21 X20 Long Term DebtEquity Ratio R Square 0.027556 0.013456 0.020164 0.024964 0.026569 0.020449 0.016384 0.826281 0.009801 0.933156 0.003364 0.002601 0.000729 0.000841 0.000625 0.0784 0.000001 0.023409 0.004096 0.025281 **Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed). * Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed). The impact of selected financial variables on profitability is measured by computing Karl Pearson‟s correlation coefficients between Return on sales and selected measures relating to the of Indian automobile industry during pre and post foreign direct investment (Table: 3). It is found that: Statistical Analysis: In order to identify the prominent factors responsible for the profitability of Automobile industries, and also to measure the extent of relationship of the independent Volume VII Issue 2, May 2016 ISSN: 2249-0310 EISSN: 2229-5674 66 www.scholarshub.net Indian Journal of Commerce & Management Studies increases. The co-efficient of determination r2 shows that Long Term Debt Equity Ratio accounts for 2.52 per cent of variation in the Return on Sales. Current Ratio and Return on Sales are negatively corelated, As Current Ratio decreases Return on Sales increases. The co-efficient of determination r2 shows that Current Ratio accounts for 2.75 per cent of variation in the Return on Sales. Inventory to Total Assets Ratio and Return on Sales are negatively corelated, As Inventory to Total Assets Ratio decreases Return on Sales increases. The co-efficient of determination r2 shows that Inventory to Total Assets Ratio accounts for 2.01 per cent of variation in the Return on Sales. Quick Assets to Total Assets Ratio and Return on Sales are negatively correlated, As Quick Assets to Total Assets Ratio decreases Return on Sales increases. The co-efficient of determination r2 shows that Quick Assets to Total Assets Ratio accounts for 2.49 per cent of variation in the Return on Sales. Current Assets to Total Assets Ratio and Return on Sales are negatively correlated, As Current Assets to Total Assets Ratio decreases Return on Sales increases. The co-efficient of determination r2 shows that Current Assets to Total Assets Ratio accounts for 2.65 per cent of variation in the Return on Sales. Working Capital to Total Assets Ratio and Return on Sales are negatively correlated, As Current Assets to Total Assets Ratio decreases Return on Sales increases. The co-efficient of determination r2 shows that Working Capital to Total Assets Ratio accounts for 2.04 per cent of variation in the Return on Sales. Return on Equity and Return on Sales are positively correlated, as increase in Return on Equity leads to increase in Return on Sales. The co-efficient of determination r2 shows that Return on Equity accounts for 1.63 per cent of variation in the Return on Sales. Return on Total Assets and Return on Sales are positively correlated, as increase in Return on Total Assets leads to increase in Return on Sales. The coefficient of determination r2 shows that Return on Total Assets Ratio accounts for 82.62 per cent of variation in the Return on Sales. Operating Ratio and Return on Sales are positively correlated, As Operating Ratio increases Return on Sales increases. The co-efficient of determination r2 shows that Operating Ratio accounts for 93.31 per cent of variation in the Return on Sales. Total Debt to Total Assets Ratio and Return on Sales are negatively correlated, As Total Debt to Total Assets Ratio decreases Return on Sales increases. The co-efficient of determination r2 shows that Total Debt to Total Assets Ratio accounts for 7.84 per cent of variation in the Return on Sales. Debt-Equity Ratio and Return on Sales are negatively correlated, As Debt-Equity Ratio decreases Return on Sales increases. The co-efficient of determination r2 shows that Debt-Equity Ratio accounts for 2.34 per cent of variation in the Return on Sales. Long Term Debt Equity Ratio and Return on Sales are negatively correlated, As Long Term Debt Equity Ratio decreases Return on Sales Volume VII Issue 2, May 2016 ISSN: 2249-0310 EISSN: 2229-5674 Step Wise Multiple Linear Regression Analysis: The step wise multiple regression is a variation of the forward technique except that time a new predictor variable is stepped in, the new relationship between the criterion and predictor variable is revaluated to see whether the predictor variable already selected is still significantly contribute when variables are added later. It is possible that a predictor entered earlier may be dropped out later when new predictors are brought into the equation. Table 4: Financial Performance of Indian Automobile Industry – Using Step Wise Multiple Linear Regression Analysis Model Constant 1 -7.677 X10 X20 X17 X8 X2 X16 X18 X1 X12 0.943 2 -5.321 0.94 3 -3.973 0.938 4 -2.747 0.778 5 -0.374 0.808 6 1.202 0.789 7 0.696 0.793 8 -0.587 0.8 9 -3.68 0.798 r2 0.934 2.721 3.972 3.886 3.297 2.956 6.491 6.113 6.388 0.952 1.013 0.961 -1.01 0.219 0.876 0.795 0.575 0.551 0.536 0.967 2.099 0.198 2.171 0.194 2.023 0.191 3.855 0.2 4.124 0.181 0.971 3.764 2.921 4.722 2.714 2.355 5.153 2.97 3.05 0.151 3.883 0.972 0.973 0.974 0.975 It is found in the Table: 4 that step wise linear regression introduced the variable „Operating Ratio‟ in the first step. This contributes 93.40 per cent to variation in Return on Sales. „Long Term Debt Equity Ratio‟ is introduced in step two. This variable along with „Operating Ratio‟ has accounts for 95.20 per cent. The contribution was increased by 1.08 per cent. In the third step „Net Fixed Assets to Equity Ratio‟, the third variable has increased the contribution from 95.20 percent to 96.10 per cent. The contribution further increased by 0.60 per cent to 96.70 per cent in fourth step, with introduction of variable „Return on Total Assets‟. „Quick Ratio is introduced in step five. This variable along with „Operating Ratio, Long Term Debt Equity, Net Fixed Assets to Equity, Return on Total Assets and Quick Ratio has accounts for 97.10 per cent. The contribution was increased by 0.40 per cent. The contribution further increased by 0.1 per cent to 97.2 per cent, with introduction of variable „Total Debts to Total Assets Ratio‟ in the sixth step. „Debt Equity Ratio‟ is introduced in step seven and it contributes further 0.1 percent.‟ Current Ratio‟ is introduced in step eight and it contributes 0.1 percent along with the other variable. The last variable is „Inventory Turnover Ratio‟ introduced in the step nine. The total contribution of these nine variables 67 www.scholarshub.net Indian Journal of Commerce & Management Studies amounts to 97.5 per cent. The r2 of Multiple Regression Analysis of post foreign direct investment period amounts to 99.9 per cent. The difference of 2.4 per cent is due to contribution by other variables. automobile suppliers throughout the world to come and invest in the Indian automotive industry. Due to the contribution of many different factors like sales incentives, introduction of new models as well as variants coupled with easy availability of low cost finance with comfortable repayment options, demand and sales of automobiles are rising continuously. Today, this sector has emerged as a sunrise sector. However, the overcapacity problem is haunting many of the players as demand may not go up significantly. Hence, many players are looking for an external market for Indian automobiles. The findings of the study strongly suggest the Government should encourage export of this industry by providing required infrastructure and reliefs to enhance performance. It should continue the importance given to this industry to have a better growth of our economy. The Indian automotive sector has the potential to generate up to US$ 300 billion in annual revenue by 2026, create 65 million additional jobs and contribute over 12 per cent to India‟s Gross Domestic Product, as per the Automotive Mission Plan 2016-26 prepared jointly by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) and government. Findings: The study reveals that the independent variables collectively explain 99.9 percentage of the total variations in the profitability. It is proved that profitability of the Indian Automobile Industry is highly dependent on Operating Ratio. The equity capital of Ashok Leyland Ltd, Hero Motorcorp Ltd, Hundai Motors Ltd, Mahendra & Mahendra Ltd Maruti Suzuki Ltd and Tata Motors Ltd were highly increased but in Atul Auto Ltd, Kinetic Engineering Ltd, Maharashtra Scooters Ltd, Majestic Auto Ltd and Scooters India Ltd were increased at a lower rate. Operating Ratio accounts for 93.31 per cent of variation in the Return on Sales as per step wise linear regression. This contributes 93.40 per cent to variation in Return on Sales. Suggestions:  The burden of interest has produced a decline effect and reduced the percentage of net profit. It is suggested that a study of productivity and financial efficiency of the Indian Automobile Industry. The few companies, which did not follow a definite policy of financing fixed assets, should follow such policy.  To strengthen the financial efficiency, long-term funds have to be used to finance core current assets and a part of temporary current assets. 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