Management Team
Mr. Sanjaybhai Lalbhai,
Chairman & MD
Mr. Punit Lalbhai & Mr. KulinLalbhai
Executive Directors
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Journey Began
Formerly Arvind Mills, was founded in 1931.
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Products Manufactured
Denims, Woven Fabrics and Garments. Ventured into technical textiles when it started Advanced Materials Division in 2011. Arvind has also recently forayed into worsted suiting category under its ‘Primante’ brand.
Iconic brands
Arvind owns Flying Machine, Newport, Ruf & Tuf, Excalibur and is licensed for Arrow, Lee, Wrangler, U.S.Polo Assn, Tommy Hilfiger to name a few.
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Manufacturing Facilities
Arvind manufactures jeans, shirts and knitted garments at its plants in and around Bangalore. It has a shirting facility at Santej (near Kalol) in Gujarat.
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Expansion Plans
Arvind is making category extension of its existing brands and rapid expansion of its distribution footprint. In the next 4-5 years the company is planning to cover almost 300 cities with over 3 million square feet retail space. In Textiles, the company is driving the growth through asset-light Garmenting Business as part of vertical integration strategy so as to capture entire value in textile chain. Building garmenting factories in Ethopia will also enable the company to compete more vigorously in the international market. It is also expanding its knits fabrics capacities after having expanded woven fabric capacity in the recent times. It is expected that its Textile Business shall continue to grow at 8-9%. Arvind continues to build on to the Technical Textiles Business and is constantly looking for newer opportunities for joint venture with global companies.
Apart from selling the worsted suitings in fabric form in domestic market through its exclusive brand outlets and directly to various multi-brand stores, the company also aims to expand its exposure in high end Made-to- Measure customer suits business for India and global market though its venture Creyate.
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Financial Performance
In FY 16, the company reported turnover of Rs. 8,450 crores and net profit of Rs. 395 crores..
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Future Focus
Arvind is expected to grow around 15%-16% at consolidated level in next 4-5 years. For the financial year 2016-17, the revenue of the company at the consolidated level is expected to grow by around 12-15% driven by around 20-22% growth in Brands & Retail Business and growth of 8-9% in Textile Business. With its ‘Primante’ brand the company plans to capture 20 percent market share of the Rs 2,000-crore segment in next five years.