A Study On Growth and Productivity of Indian Sugar Companies
A Study On Growth and Productivity of Indian Sugar Companies
A Study On Growth and Productivity of Indian Sugar Companies
Abstract: Sugar production in India has been cyclic in nature. An estimated 75 per cent of the population depends
on the sector either directly or indirectly. Sugar industry is also expected to develop further, thereby offering more employment opportunities to a number of semi-skilled and skilled workers in the rural areas of the country thereby contributing towards their development. The sugar industry also supports diversified ancillary activities and skills that support the local economy. The dependent population creates substantial demand for local goods and services. There are broad areas of public intervention that regulate the sugar market in India. First, both the Central and the State Governments set a price support for sugar cane. Next is by restrictions on sugar quantities to be sold in the market also impose on the sugar factories a so-called sugar levy, by which they are required to sell at below market price to the public distribution centers. There are 34 companies were included for this study among 119 universal companies. The data were appropriately tabulated and classified to analyze the tools like Annual compound growth rate, trend analysis by method of least squares. The productivity ratios and the production function were computed by Solow model. Multiple Regression analysis was used to ascertain its impact on variables and they were tested by 5% level of significance. The analysis reveals that the relationship between Raw Materials and other independent variables i.e. the Capital, Labour and Sales has contributed 99 percent on dependent variable of the companies which started after green revolution period. The growth of the northern region has positive growth in terms of output, capital employed and also there is better rainfall and irrigation in this region than that of the southern region. The trend line moves towards maximum in BHL companies. The average growth of sugar industry was slower in the southern region than that of northern region due to poor irrigation and rainfall. There is a need for improving the productivity and it can be done by improving the quality of labour compensation such as providing reward to their workers Key Words: Sugar production, sugar industry, Sugar growth, Green revolution, Production Function.
I.
Introduction
Sugar production in India has been cyclic in nature. An estimated 75 per cent of the population depends on the sector either directly or indirectly. Sugar industry is also expected to develop further, thereby offering more employment opportunities to a number of semi-skilled and skilled workers in the rural areas of the country thereby contributing towards their development. The sugar industry also supports diversified ancillary activities and skills that support the local economy. The dependent population creates substantial demand for local goods and services. The sector also has major social and economic impact on the nation as it is a green industry and is largely self-sufficient in energy needs through utilization of bagasse for generating electricity and steam. In fact, the sugar industry generates surplus exportable energy through cogeneration and contributes to reducing the energy deficit that India is currently facing. Sugar cane is grown in semi-tropical region and accounts for around twothird of world sugar production. Since sugar cane is used as the input for the manufacture of sugar, sugar industry is getting large production from sugar cane growing states in India namely Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh.
It is a way to systematically solve the given problem. In order to achieve the objectives the following methodology has been used: The study is mainly based on secondary data through various journals, magazines etc . The most widely-used empowered Capitaline database built by Capital Market India Pvt Ltd, Mumbai forms the source of data.
Sampling Techniques
The first step in selecting companies has been the identification of a universal set of 119 sugar companies compiled by the Capitaline database of which only 34 sugar companies have financial data available for a continuous period of 10 years from 2001-2002 to 2010-2011. The study proceeded by filtering by the availability of the data, a Convenience sampling technique has been adopted .
For the purpose of the study the selected companies have been classified into different groups on the basis of age and region in which the companies are located.
Tools of Analysis
The data were appropriately tabulated and classified to analyze the tools like Annual compound growth rate, trend analysis by method of least squares. The productivity ratios and the production function were computed by Solow model. Multiple Regression analysis were used to ascertain its impact on variables and they were tested by 5% level of significance.
MANUFACTURING PROCESS
Sugar (sucrose) is a carbohydrate that occurs naturally in every fruit and vegetable. It is a major product of photosynthesis, the process by which plants transform the sun's energy into food. Sugar occurs in greatest quantities in sugarcane and sugar beets from which it is separated for commercial use1. The Process of sugar manufacturing from sugarcane to sugar is presented in Chart No:1
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GROWTH OF SUGAR INDUSTRY IN WORLD REVIEW AND INDIAN REVIEW: INDIAN SUGAR MARKET REVIEW
From the table No: 1 it is inferred that the sugar production would increase from 13.77 to 31.71 million tons from the period 2004-2005 to 2011-2012.The raw sugar prices also increased from Rs.10360 to Rs.24190 per ton. Indias sugar production shows an upswing in production from 2004-2005 to 2007-2008 and there is a decrease in sugar production during 2008-2009 and there is a steady increase in production. The average sugar production is 23.64 million tons with average Raw Sugar price of Rs.17.40 per ton. The standard deviationis 6.95 percent in sugar production with 6.46 percent in raw sugar price. The C.V of sugar production is 0.29 percent as its import is 1.35 percent. The average mean value of import is 1.09 million tons and it is deviated by 1.48 percent stableness.
Source :Organisation for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD) & Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO, 2011).
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A Study On Growth And Productivity Of Indian Sugar Companies CHART No: 2 SHOWS WORLD SUGAR PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION 250 200 150
r.s .e.
M t
100 50 0 200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020 166 166 151 161 167 175 182 179 181 185 191 198 200 203 207
Production
Consumption 153 155 158 162 165 169 174 178 182 185 188 193 198 202 208
Source: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) & Food and Agriculture organization (FAO), 2011.
Chart No: 2 shows the Evolution of world sugar production, consumption and stock for the period from 2005-2006 to 2020-2021. It is inferred that the sugar crops in many parts of the world are projected to expand in response to rising demand with relatively high market prices. There is a steady increase in production from the year of period of 2005-2006 to 2020-2021. World sugar production is expected to increase by 50 million tons to reach over 209 million tons in 2020-2021. The bulk of the additional sugar production will come from the developing countries.
ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA TABLE No: 2 ANNUAL COMPOUND GROWTH RATE
COMPANY NET NET PRODUCTIVE RAW NET NAME\VAR WORTH SALES CAPITAL MATERIALS PROFIT Northern 10.22 11.73 11.21 11.85 13.38 Region Southern 14.57 10.50 8.39 11.25 14.29 Region Source: computed The above table 2 reveals that annual compound growth rate of select sugar companies in India during the study period from 2001-2002 to 2010-2011. In southern region, the Average Net worth is found to be 14.57 and whereas in northern region is 10.22 which reflects that the asset value relative to liabilities decreases. The Net Sales growth rate is more in the Northern region than that of Southern region and the profit of the Northern region grows at the average annual compound growth of 13.38 percent which implies that the northern region earns more than that of southern region. The raw material consumption was more in the northern region than that of southern region and the productive capital was too high in Northern region.
TABLE No: 3 REVEAL THE TREND ANALYSIS FOR SELECT SUGAR COMPANIES IN INDIA (Rs. In Crores)
COMPANY NAME BHL BASL DBSIL DSCL DSIL WORKING CAPITAL 5062.33 696.84 1400.44 297.19 209.59 OPERATING PROFIT 1597.59 446.30 1342.82 151.40 192.08 RAW MATERIALS 4499.83 886.08 1278.83 770.65 777.79 NET SALES 5560.73 1797.04 4349.61 866.71 1068.63 NET PROFIT 186.49 289.62 472.58 56.85 -1.59
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Source: computed The above Table No: 3 show the trend analysis for select sugar companies in India for the year 2020-2021. The Working Capital is maximum in BHL by Rs.5062.33 crores. The negative minimum working capital is found to be in PSAIL by Rs.81.73crores among selected Indian sugar companies. The Operating Profit and it is originated that Rs.1597.59 crores in BHL would be maximum and the smallest negative amount is found in VSL by Rs.1.66 crores. The Raw Materials consumption is higher in SRSL by Rs.7094.93 crores and the minimum amount is found in ISRL by Rs.28.86 crores. The Net Sales would be maximum in SRSL by Rs.8260.92 crores and the Net sales would be minimum in GSAIL by Rs 56.15crores.The Net Profit would be greatest in SRSL by Rs.572.34 crores. The minimum negative amount would be in OSML by Rs.53.17 crores among the select sugar companies.
PRODUCTIVITY ANALYSIS FOR SELECT SUGAR COMPANIES IN INDIA: TABLE No: 4 SHOWS PRODUCTIVITY RATIO(Rs. In crores)
Productivity Ratio Labour Material Capital Companies Started Before Green Revolution 1580.79 161.13 Companies Started After Green Revolution 2327.02 206.91
1444.11 2620.03 1.46 1.88 Overall From the table No: 4 it is clear that the labour productivity increases in companies started after green revolution by an average value of Rs.2327.02 crores. The material production yields minimum in the sugar companies started before green revolution with an average of Rs.161.13 crores. The Capital Productivity ratio is higher in sugar companies started after green revolution by an average value of Rs.2620.03 crores than in sugar companies started before green revolution by Rs.1444.11 crores. The overall productivity was found to be better in companies started after green revolution with an overall average of Rs.1.88 crores during the period it ranges www.iosrjournals.org 6 | Page
Solow3 provided an elementary method of segregating variations in output per head due to technical change from those due to change in the availability of capital per head. The discrete method of measurement of productivity due to Solow model is obtained by A(t) / A(t) = V(t) / V(t) [SL (t) ( L (t) / L(t) + SK(t) (( K(t) / K(t)] Whereas, A (t) / A (t) = Annual rates of Total Factor Productivity growth. , V (t) / V (t) = Rate of change of real gross value of production., SL (t) and SK (t) = Share of labour and Share of capital in gross value of production in the year respectively t., L (t) / L (t) = Rate of change of Labour. , K (t) / K (t) = Rate of change in real gross fixed capital.
SOLOW .R.M, Technical Change and the Aggregate Production Function, Review of Economic and Statistics, vol.36, 1957,p.312. Lyman Ott, Michael Longnecker, An Introduction to statistical methods and Data Analysis , Sixth Edition, Macmillian Publishing House, pp.664-722.
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0.995
0.990
0.986
231.805
The above table indicates that the companies started before green revolution has the relationship between the dependent variable i.e., Raw Materials and the other independent variables Capital, Labour, Sales which are found to be 0.957 (R) with R square 0.915. It means that all the independent variables have contributed 91.5 per cent on the dependent variable of Raw Materials. It is also found that the companies started after green revolution has 0.995 (R) with R square is 0.990. It means that all the independent variables have contributed 99 percent on the dependent variable of Raw Materials.
(Constant) -2173.8 404.716 -5.371 0.002 COMPANIES STARTED Capital -0.05 0.146 -0.016 -0.343 0.743 AFTER Labour 10.1947 4.431 0.290 2.301 0.061 GREEN Sales 0.60746 0.100 0.724 6.056 0.001 REVOLUTION (Constant) -380.217 698.007 -0.545 0.606 COMPANIES STARTED Capital -0.522 0.534 -0.140 -0.977 0.366 BEFORE Labour -3.412 7.462 -0.253 -0.457 0.664 GREEN Sales 0.985 0.445 1.269 2.215 0.069 REVOLUTION a. Dependent Variable: Raw materials The above table 6 (c) represents the calculated value of t which is less than the table value at 5 percent level of capital and labour. So the null hypothesis is rejected and hence the influence of independent variables on dependent factor is significant, whereas the Sales value is more than the table value. So the null hypothesis is accepted. The sales and raw materials have insignificant relationship. It also reveals that the capital has negative effect and the labour and sales have the highest contribution of positive effect in the companies started after green revolution period. In the companies started before green revolution the calculated value of t which is less than the table value at 5 percent level in capital and labour. So the null hypothesis is rejected and hence the influence of independent variables on the dependent factor is significant, whereas the Sales value is more than the table value and therefore the factor is insignificant. It also reveals that the capital and labour have a negative effect and a sale has the highest contribution of positive effect.
Summary Of Findings
It is forecasted for the year of 2020-2021 for the select sugar companies in India. The Working Capital is extreme in BHL by Rs.5062.33 crores. The Operating Profit is Rs.1597.59 crores in BHL. The Raw Materials consumption is higher in SRSL by Rs.7094.93 crores. The trend movement is estimated that the Net Sales www.iosrjournals.org 8 | Page
FACTORAL PRODUCTIVITY
The labour productivity increases in the sugar companies started after green revolution by an average value of Rs.2327.02 crores. The material production yields to maximum in the sugar companies started after green revolution with an average of Rs.206.91 crores. The Capital Productivity ratio is high in the sugar companies started after green revolution by Rs.2620.03 crores which implies that these companies performed much better in the use of factoral productivity.
REGRESSION ANALYSIS
The analysis of multiple regressions reveals that the relationship between Raw Materials and other independent variables i.e. the Capital, Labour and Sales has contributed 99 percent on the dependent variable of the sugar companies which started after green revolution period and the companies which started before green revolution period contribute 91.5 percent.
SUGGESTIONS
The trend of working capital of sugar industry in India is found to be negative in ISRL, JSCL, PSAIL, PSCL companies. Therefore, they must improve the working capital position to improve debtors and inventory. The average growth of sugar industry was slower in the southern region than that of northern region due to poor irrigation and rainfall. There is a need for improving the productivity and it can be done by improving the quality of labour compensation such as providing reward to their workers. The sugar companies started before green revolution should increase production with the up gradation of modern technological innovation. Material accounts for nearly 80 percent of cost of production. It constitutes a significant part of production cost and therefore proper planning, purchasing, handling and accounting of material are of great importance.
IV.
Conclusion
The study brings out the fact that the production of sugar in the companies started after green revolution is more effective than the sugar companies started before green revolution. It is due to the effective utilization and modernization of its resources. The analysis reveals that the relationship between Raw Materials and other independent variables i.e. the Capital, Labour and Sales has contributed 99 percent on dependent www.iosrjournals.org 9 | Page
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