Britannia Industries: A Valuation Dilemma
Varun Dawar, Arit Chaudhury- General Business, Management and Accounting
Abhay Khanna, an independent financial advisor based in Delhi, consistently seeks out companies with strong fundamentals and potential for long-term growth to benefit his clients. Recently, he assessed the financial records of Britannia Industries, a prominent Indian food company, wondering whether it might be undervalued in the current market. To assess this, he employed the widely used multi-stage dividend discount model to determine its intrinsic value. This involved forecasting Britannia Industries’ future financial statements and dividends, prompting Abhay to carefully consider various assumptions and predictions to identify a potentially undervalued investment opportunity. This scenario presents students with the role of equity research analysts tasked with evaluating Britannia Industries’ financial worth using dividend discount valuation techniques.