The demerger of financial services businesses of Reliance Industries is a very interesting development. A lot has been reported about it, however, much of it scratches the surface. Let’s focus on the key issues of this demerger.
Background to Demerger
RIL considers the following five as its main business segments:
- Hydrocarbon exploration and production
- Oil to chemicals
- Retail
- Digital services
- Financial services
There is not much synergy between the old brick-and-mortar businesses of oil, gas and petrochemicals and the new multichannel and consumer-focused businesses, namely retail, digital services and financial services.
The reasons for housing the new unrelated businesses under the RIL umbrella could have been (1) access to public and institutional equity and debt funds while in the early incubation stage and (2) access to RIL’s long-established shared resources such as HR, administration, office infrastructure and so on.
Why Demerge Now
Now in terms of the maturity of the new businesses i.e. asset and revenue size (if not strong profits), systems and other institutional aspects such as independent management strength, RIL considers these as ready to float on their own strength. Capital market reception to the financial services business is also key to the decision to demerge.
RIL provides the following rationale for demerger: (a) creation of an independent company focusing exclusively on financial services, (b) the independent company can attract different sets of investors, lenders and strategic partners having a specific interest in the financial services business, (c) the financial services company can have a higher leverage as compared to RIL, and (d) unlocking the value of RIL.
This story is from the July 31, 2023 edition of Dalal Street Investment Journal.
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