Berger Paints SWOT Analysis, Competitors & USP

Berger Paints

Parent Company

Berger Paints

Category

Paint Industry

Sector

Industrial Products and Chemicals

Tagline/ Slogan

Paint your imagination

USP

Innovation, Performance, Customer First, Ethical Practice and Valuing People.

Berger Paints STP

Segment

Middle Class and upper class segment

Target Group

Home owners, Professionals and Industry Users

Positioning

Fulfill your imagination of colors

Berger Paints SWOT Analysis

Strengths

Below is the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities & Threats (SWOT) Analysis of Berger Paints. Strengths are:

1. With nearly one-fifth market share and is ranked one of the top 2 in India.
2. Manufactures and markets wide range of decorative and industrial paint products under various product brands and has a substantial market share
3. It has well established operations & supply chain network spanning throughout the country with 7 manufacturing facilities, 85 depots, several regional & area offices with 2500 employees and over 15000 dealers.
4. Green Horizon an initiative taken towards reducing waste and conserving natural resources; launching eco-friendly and energy efficient products

5. Berger Paints has excellent brand perception and brand awareness amongst its potential customers.

6. It provides with high quality products and has very high market space both in terms of visibility and sales.

7. The Company has international presence: it has 4 manufacturing facilities abroad; operations in Russia, Nepal, Europe and Bangladesh.

8. Berger Paints is a lone supplier of protective coatings to Nuclear Power Plants.

9. Its industrial and automotive coating is used by the best automobile companies like Mercedes.

Weaknesses

Here are the weaknesses of Berger Paints :

1.Dependence on decorative segment where competition is intense
2. High levels of lead found leading to negative publicity
3. Limited liquidity options

Opportunities

Following are the Opportunities of Berger Paints :

1. New Product launches and innovation with changing trends
2. Strong growth Potential in India owing to urbanization
3. Business diversification

4. product diversification

Threats

The threats of Berger Paints are as mentioned :

1. New entrants in the industry and local companies.
2. Fluctuations in raw material prices
3. Stiff competition

Berger Paints Competition

Competitors

Below are the 6 main Berger Paints competitors :

1. Asian Paints
2.AkzoNobel
3. Shalimar Paints

4. Kansai Nerolac Paints

5. Acro Paints Ltd

6. DuPont