Kingfisher Case
Kingfisher Case
Vijay Mallya took charge of UB Group when the turnover was 350 crores. Under his
chairmanship, the valuation of the company went from 40 crores to 6000 crores. He was a
successful businessman who invested in various fields such as chemicals, engineering
business, liquor, newspaper etc. In 2015, UB Group was the 2nd largest liquor maker in the
world. He was given a Doctorate in Business Administration by the Southern California
University because he was administering such a huge business which was growing at an
unexplainable rate.
In 2005, Vijay Mallya launched ‘Kingfisher Airlines’ which was known for its luxury travels.
Soon it became the 2nd largest airline in the domestic market having 1/4th of India’s share of
domestic travellers. He wanted to expand Internationally and hence he acquired ‘Air Deccan’.
His company was running in negative and he only focussed on expansion rather than
profitability, that’s the reason when he acquired ‘Air Deccan’ his debt started increasing.
Market stake of Kingfisher started decreasing eventually and it acquired more debt. He opted
for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to cover his debt and negotiated with the Etihad
Company, but FDI was not allowed at that time in the civil aviation Industry in India.
Kingfisher Airlines entered a bad phase and employees started leaving, eventually Kingfisher
Airlines shut down. In December, 2012 the government also cancelled the license of
Kingfisher Airlines. Burden of loans acquired from banks started increasing after that, Vijay
Mallya started taking maximum loans from PSU Banks (Public Sector Banks). State Bank of
India alone issued a whopping 1600 crore loan to Kingfisher Airlines. Vijay Mallya took
loans from 17 different banks out of which the majority were PSUs.
Banks finally applied for debt restructuring whereas the debt was converted into equity shares
of 1400 crores loan by valuing shares of Kingfisher Airlines at Rupees 64.49/- which were
trading at only Rupees 39.90/-, this was all possible due to good political connections as he
was a Rajya Sabha member at that time. Later on, even IDBI bank provided around 800 crore
loans to Kingfisher Airlines when it was already in huge losses.
In March 2016, when the loan became outstanding around 9000 crores along with interest,
Vijay Mallya agreed to pay approximately 6000 crores which was the principal amount along
with the condition that all the other loans should be waived. Banks did not agree to this
condition and therefore, Vijay Mallya could not repay the loan and went to Britain. Now he is
in the ‘Wanted List’ for wilful default.
Kingfisher Airlines has to pay around 9000 crores rupees along with interest to 17
different banks:
BANK AMOUNT
SBI 1,600
PNB 800
IDBI 800
Bank of India 650
Bank of Baroda 550
United Bank of India 430
Central Bank 410
UCO Bank 320
Corporation Bank 310
State Bank of Mysore 150
Indian Overseas Bank 140
Federal Bank 90
Punjab and Sind Bank 60
Axis Bank 50
Total of 14 Banks 6,360
Other 3 Banks 603
Total of 17 Banks 6,963
The following data gives a detailed overview of the Financial statement of Kingfisher
Airlines. Data is provided for the period of five years. March 2013 is the last year in which
the company presented its Financial statements. After that, the company closed down its
operations. You are given this opportunity to identify what went wrong with the company
and was there anyway, by which it can be mitigated.
INCOME
Revenue From Operations
501.38 5,493.41 6,233.38 5,067.92 5,269.17
[Gross]
Revenue From Operations
501.38 5,493.41 6,233.38 5,067.92 5,269.17
[Net]
Other Operating Revenues 0.00 0.00 126.26 0.00 0.00
Total Operating Revenues 501.38 5,493.41 6,359.64 5,067.92 5,269.17
Other Income 182.08 330.50 135.92 24.36 836.43
Total Revenue 683.46 5,823.91 6,495.56 5,092.27 6,105.60
EXPENSES
Cost Of Materials Consumed 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,843.88 2,653.81
Aircraft Fuel Expenses 402.17 2,945.89 2,274.03 0.00 0.00
Aircraft Lease Rentals 710.08 868.45 984.00 0.00 0.00
Operating And Direct Expenses 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,108.82 1,112.85
Employee Benefit Expenses 349.16 669.51 676.01 689.38 825.42
Finance Costs 1,436.15 1,276.34 1,312.94 1,007.67 696.23
Depreciation And Amortisation
238.78 341.87 241.04 162.80 133.20
Expenses
Miscellaneous Expenses Written
0.00 0.00 0.00 54.49 38.39
Off
Other Expenses 1,848.24 3,167.96 2,528.34 2,343.36 2,563.38
Total Expenses 4,984.58 9,270.00 8,016.35 7,210.39 8,023.28
Mar 13 Mar 12 Mar 11 Mar 10 Mar 09
OTHER ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
EARNINGS PER SHARE
Basic EPS (Rs.) -56.27 -46.92 -40.16 -65.60 -60.50
Diluted EPS (Rs.) -56.27 -46.92 -40.16 -65.60 -60.50
VALUE OF IMPORTED AND
INDIGENIOUS RAW MATERIALS
Imported Raw Materials 44.20 46.51 14.63 0.00 0.00
Indigenous Raw Materials 6.12 13.12 42.06 0.00 0.00
STORES, SPARES AND LOOSE
TOOLS
Imported Stores And Spares 0.00 0.00 0.00 23.32 34.49
Indigenous Stores And Spares 0.00 0.00 0.00 17.57 16.70
DIVIDEND AND DIVIDEND
PERCENTAGE
Kingfisher Airlines Previous Years »
Standalone Balance Sheet ------------------- in Rs. Cr. -------------------
Mar 13 Mar 12 Mar 11 Mar 10 Mar 09