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Executive Summary
Market Overview
E-book has been a known phenomenon in the global platform for quite some years and is posting a healthy growth
E-books market in India is still in its nascent stage but is slated to see good growth in the coming 1-2 years
E-books can be categorized into academic, trade and graphic novels
Drivers & Challenges
Competitive Landscape
Drivers: Growth in education Increase in internet users Demographical alterations Increase of internet enabled
computing devices Improvised content Publishers save costs in this format
Challenges:
Negative consumer perspective related to cyber security & piracy
High prices of e-book readers
Majority focus on academic text books
Lack of touch and feel element
Major Players
Company A Company B Company C
Company D Company E Company F
Application approval from Apple Retail chain offering e-book reading
application Drive to convert books into digital formats Foreign giant setting stores in India
Trends
Technological add-ons Digital rights management Sports category emerges as a thriving option
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•Macro Economic Indicators
•Introduction
•Market Overview
•Benefits
•Formats & Software
•Drivers & Challenges
•Government Regulations
•Trends
•Competitive Landscape
•Strategic Recommendation
•Appendix
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Economic Indicators (-/-)
GDP at Factor Cost: Quarterly
Inflation Rate: Monthly
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Evolution of e-books
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Though nascent, the market is slated to usher in a positive change in the coming 1-2 years
• Indian e-Book market is currently witnessing a positive growth and is expected to gain further momentum in the next 2-3 years
Basically, the huge presence of tech savvy youth and working class population is driving the demand for e-books in India
Additionally, educational institutions in an attempt to bring about innovation are incorporating the use of e-books in the curriculum
By the end of 2013, India had an estimated population of close to x mn e-book readers in India as compared to y mn as on Feb 2012
Although, the market accounts for merely x% of the total publishing market in the nation, nevertheless the sheer amount of the population is driving the market
E-books – Indian Market Overview
E-books – Market Segmentation (2013) E-books – Market Size & Growth
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Note: Others include ‘Trade’ and ‘Graphic Novels’ * Data corresponds to the month of Oct, 2014
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The comparative study throws light on the pros and cons of using e-books over print books
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Print Books E-books
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Disadvantages
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• Under the agency pricing model, retailers act as agents and take a% while leave the remaining b% to the publisher
• The comparative analysis shows that even though retail price of e-books cost lesser than their printed counterparts, the payments made to different heads are also less which makes the end revenues generated by the publisher is more than the physical books
Print Book v/s E-book
E-book
Print Book
Retail Price per book
Paid to retailer Royalty
payment to author
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Format and Software XX
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E-book – Formats & Software (-/-)
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E-books will penetrate proportionately with the rise in internet penetration and its users
Increase in internet users Impact
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Total Internet Subscribers – India Number of Broadband Subscribers – India
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As Indians open up to newer innovations, e-books evolve as an addition to online shopping list
Demographical alterations Impact
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Internet Users – Age-wise Distribution (2014) Average Time Spent on Internet – Age-wise
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High prices of e-book readers acts as serious impediments for a rapid off-take of e-books
High prices of e-book readers Impact
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This bill details on the copyright mechanism especially when digital copy gets imported
The Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 2010
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Approval from majors open gates for device manufacturers to feature e-books on their devices
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Application approval from Apple
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Features
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Trends reveal that foreign giants are setting up stores in the country and introducing cheap product offerings
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Point A
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Point C
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Point B
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This initiative spells a positive trend as majors focus on this emerging market
Foreign giant setting stores in India
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Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
Competitive Rivalry
• X
Bargaining Power of Suppliers
• X
Bargaining Power of Buyers
• X
Threat of Substitutes
• X
Threat of New Entrants
• X
Impact X
Impact X
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SAMPLE Key Ratios of Top 3 Companies – Operational Basis (FY 2013) (-/-)
Competitive Benchmarking (-/-)
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Private: Foreign Company – Company A (-/-)
Key People
Products and Services
Company Information Offices and Centres – India
Corporate Address XX
Tel No. XX
Website XX
Year of Incorporation XX
Category Products/Services
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Name Designation
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Note: The list of products and services is not exhaustive
New Delhi
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SAMPLE Name No. of Shares held
Cengage Learning Holdings BV 1,832,268
Cengage Learning Hong Kong Ltd.
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Total 1,832,269 100.00%
Foreign Holdings
Note: Shareholding pattern as on AGM dated 26th Sep 2014
Private: Foreign Company – Company A (-/-)
Shareholders of the Company Ownership Structure
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Financial Snapshot Key Ratios
Financial Summary
• The company reported a total income of INR 345.3 mn in FY 2013, as compared to INR 292.9 mn in FY 2012
• The company incurred a net profit of INR 29.3 mn in FY 2013, as compared to net profit of INR 26.8 mn in FY 2012
• The company registered an operating margin of 11.48% in FY 2013, as compared to 10.96% in FY 2012
Improved Decline
Particulars y-o-y change
(2013-12) 2013 2012 2011
Profitability Ratios
Operating Margin 0.52 11.48% 10.96% 7.38%
Net Margin -0.66 8.47% 9.13% 8.70%
Profit Before Tax Margin -0.97 12.81% 13.78% 13.12%
Return on Equity -1.00 14.45% 15.45% 18.28%
Return on Capital Employed 1.05 19.59% 18.54% 15.50%
Return on Working Capital 0.30 22.65% 22.35% 21.64%
Return on Assets 2.88 11.88% 9.00% 9.02%
Return on Fixed Assets 160.88 742.32% 581.45% 283.37%
Cost Ratios
Operating costs (% of Sales) -0.36 88.37% 88.72% 92.17%
Administration costs (% of Sales) N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.
Interest costs (% of Sales) N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio 31.12% 2.35 1.79 2.01
Cash Ratio -13.94% 0.50 0.59 0.41
Leverage Ratios
Debt to Equity Ratio N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.
Debt to Capital Ratio N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.
Interest Coverage Ratio N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.
Efficiency Ratios
Fixed Asset Turnover 23.73% 63.80 51.57 36.21
Asset Turnover 27.88% 1.02 0.80 1.15
Current Asset Turnover 27.68% 1.12 0.88 1.39
Working Capital Turnover -1.80% 1.95 1.98 2.77
Capital Employed Turnover 2.38% 1.68 1.64 1.98
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Business Highlights
Description News
Overview XX
E-books XX
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Strength Weakness
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Strategic Recommendations (-/-)
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