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BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP
MATRIX
INTRODUCTION
 BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP (BCG)
MATRIX was developed by BRUCE
HENDERSON of the BOSTON
CONSULTING GROUP IN THE EARLY
1970’s.
 According to this technique, businesses or
products are classified as low or high
performers depending upon their market
growth rate and relative market share.
Relative Market Share
and Market Growth
To understand the Boston Matrix you need
to understand how market share and
market growth interrelate.
MARKET SHARE
• Market share is the percentage of the total market
that is being serviced by your company, measured
either in revenue terms or unit volume terms.
• RELATIVE MARKET SHARE
• RMS = Business unit sales this year
Leading rival sales this year
• The higher your market share, the higher proportion
of the market you control.
MARKET GROWTH
RATE
 Market growth is used as a measure of a market’s
attractiveness.
 MGR = Individual sales - individual sales
this year last year
Individual sales last year
 Markets experiencing high growth are ones where
the total market share available is expanding, and
there’s plenty of opportunity for everyone to make
money.
THE BCG GROWTH-SHARE
MATRIX
 It is a portfolio planning model which is based on
the observation that a company’s business units can
be classified in to four categories:
 Stars
 Question marks
 Cash cows
 Dogs
 It is based on the combination of market growth and
market share relative to the next best competitor.
Bcg matrix
STARS
High growth, High market share
 Stars are leaders in business.
 They also require heavy investment, to
maintain its large market share.
 It leads to large amount of cash consumption
and cash generation.
 Attempts should be made to hold the market
share otherwise the star will become a CASH
COW.
CASH COWS
Low growth , High market share
 They are foundation of the company and often
the stars of yesterday.
 They generate more cash than required.
 They extract the profits by investing as little
cash as possible
 They are located in an industry that is mature,
not growing or declining.
DOGS
Low growth, Low market share
 Dogs are the cash traps.
 Dogs do not have potential to bring in much
cash.
 Number of dogs in the company should be
minimized.
 Business is situated at a declining stage.
QUESTION MARKS
High growth , Low market share
 Most businesses start of as question marks.
 They will absorb great amounts of cash if the
market share remains unchanged, (low).
 Why question marks?
 Question marks have potential to become
star and eventually cash cow but can also
become a dog.
 Investments should be high for question
marks.
WHY BCG MATRIX ?
To assess :
 Profiles of products/businesses
 The cash demands of products
 The development cycles of products
 Resource allocation and divestment
decisions
MAIN STEPS OF BCG MATRIX
 Identifying and dividing a company into SBU.
 Assessing and comparing the prospects of
each SBU according to two criteria :
1. SBU’S relative market share.
2. Growth rate OF SBU’S industry.
 Classifying the SBU’S on the basis of BCG
matrix.
 Developing strategic objectives for each SBU.
BCG MATRIX WITH CASH FLOW
BENEFITS
 BCG MATRIX is simple and easy to
understand.
 It helps you to quickly and simply screen the
opportunities open to you, and helps you
think about how you can make the most of
them.
 It is used to identify how corporate cash
resources can best be used to maximize a
company’s future growth and profitability.
LIMITATIONS
 BCG MATRIX uses only two dimensions,
Relative market share and market growth
rate.
 Problems of getting data on market share and
market growth.
 High market share does not mean profits all
the time.
 Business with low market share can be
profitable too.
PRACTICAL USE
 MAHINDRA & MAHINDRA
 HUL
 TATA
 ITC
BCG MATRIX
scorpio
Jeep
balero
CONCLUSION
Though BCG MATRIX has its limitations it is one
of the most FAMOUS AND SIMPLE portfolio
planning matrix ,used by large companies
having multi-products.

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Bcg matrix

  • 2. INTRODUCTION  BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP (BCG) MATRIX was developed by BRUCE HENDERSON of the BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP IN THE EARLY 1970’s.  According to this technique, businesses or products are classified as low or high performers depending upon their market growth rate and relative market share.
  • 3. Relative Market Share and Market Growth To understand the Boston Matrix you need to understand how market share and market growth interrelate.
  • 4. MARKET SHARE • Market share is the percentage of the total market that is being serviced by your company, measured either in revenue terms or unit volume terms. • RELATIVE MARKET SHARE • RMS = Business unit sales this year Leading rival sales this year • The higher your market share, the higher proportion of the market you control.
  • 5. MARKET GROWTH RATE  Market growth is used as a measure of a market’s attractiveness.  MGR = Individual sales - individual sales this year last year Individual sales last year  Markets experiencing high growth are ones where the total market share available is expanding, and there’s plenty of opportunity for everyone to make money.
  • 6. THE BCG GROWTH-SHARE MATRIX  It is a portfolio planning model which is based on the observation that a company’s business units can be classified in to four categories:  Stars  Question marks  Cash cows  Dogs  It is based on the combination of market growth and market share relative to the next best competitor.
  • 8. STARS High growth, High market share  Stars are leaders in business.  They also require heavy investment, to maintain its large market share.  It leads to large amount of cash consumption and cash generation.  Attempts should be made to hold the market share otherwise the star will become a CASH COW.
  • 9. CASH COWS Low growth , High market share  They are foundation of the company and often the stars of yesterday.  They generate more cash than required.  They extract the profits by investing as little cash as possible  They are located in an industry that is mature, not growing or declining.
  • 10. DOGS Low growth, Low market share  Dogs are the cash traps.  Dogs do not have potential to bring in much cash.  Number of dogs in the company should be minimized.  Business is situated at a declining stage.
  • 11. QUESTION MARKS High growth , Low market share  Most businesses start of as question marks.  They will absorb great amounts of cash if the market share remains unchanged, (low).  Why question marks?  Question marks have potential to become star and eventually cash cow but can also become a dog.  Investments should be high for question marks.
  • 12. WHY BCG MATRIX ? To assess :  Profiles of products/businesses  The cash demands of products  The development cycles of products  Resource allocation and divestment decisions
  • 13. MAIN STEPS OF BCG MATRIX  Identifying and dividing a company into SBU.  Assessing and comparing the prospects of each SBU according to two criteria : 1. SBU’S relative market share. 2. Growth rate OF SBU’S industry.  Classifying the SBU’S on the basis of BCG matrix.  Developing strategic objectives for each SBU.
  • 14. BCG MATRIX WITH CASH FLOW
  • 15. BENEFITS  BCG MATRIX is simple and easy to understand.  It helps you to quickly and simply screen the opportunities open to you, and helps you think about how you can make the most of them.  It is used to identify how corporate cash resources can best be used to maximize a company’s future growth and profitability.
  • 16. LIMITATIONS  BCG MATRIX uses only two dimensions, Relative market share and market growth rate.  Problems of getting data on market share and market growth.  High market share does not mean profits all the time.  Business with low market share can be profitable too.
  • 17. PRACTICAL USE  MAHINDRA & MAHINDRA  HUL  TATA  ITC
  • 19. CONCLUSION Though BCG MATRIX has its limitations it is one of the most FAMOUS AND SIMPLE portfolio planning matrix ,used by large companies having multi-products.