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Philips is expecting double-digit growth in the short to mid-term in India, a "key market" for the Dutch multinational, a top company official said on Tuesday. India has the potential to come into its top five markets over the next five years, helped by the double-digit CAGR growth here, said Vidyut Kaul, Head of Personal Health, Philips Growth Region (JAPAC, ISC, META & LATAM). The company is encouraging domestic sourcing not only for the local markets but also for its global markets, he added. "We have committed to India being the key market, and we have been both for personal health products as well as our med tech products. We do a lot of sourcing out of India. So, that continues with the ambition. So, we continue to look at opportunities to scale back," Kaul told PTI. In India, Philips operates in the personal health business, including the beauty and grooming segment, where it has various products like hair dryers, hair straighteners, hair brushes, beard trimmers etc. Its ...
The National Company Law Tribunal has dismissed the petition by Philips India to buy out the remaining 3.87 per cent from its minority shareholders, observing a "huge difference" between values determined by the company-appointed valuer and its minority investors. The Kolkata bench of NCLT though agreed with the "discounted cash flow method" adopted by the valuers appointed by Philips India and its minority shareholders but pointed out a "huge difference" between the price of the share determined by them. "While petitioner (Philips India) appointed valuer has valued it at Rs 740 per share, the respondent (minority shareholders) appointed valuer has valued in excess of Rs 4,500, by suggesting a range between Rs 4,605 to Rs 6,119," it said. The tribunal suggested that the situation may require a direction to the registered valuer to disclose the parameters factored while determining the price under the discounted cash flow method to reconcile two vastly different prices determined by
Dutch consumer electronics and medical equipment maker Philips said Monday it is cutting 6,000 jobs worldwide over the next two years as it revealed a net loss of 1.6 billion euros (USD 1.7 billion) in 2022, down from a net profit of 3.3 billion euros last year. The job losses come on top of a reduction of 4,000 staff the company announced in October. The company, which has its headquarters in Amsterdam, is reeling from a worldwide recall of sleep apnea machines and economic headwinds including COVID-related issues in China and the war in Ukraine. CEO Roy Jakobs said 2022 was a very difficult year for Philips and our stakeholders, and we are taking firm actions to improve our execution and step up performance with urgency. He said the job cuts will significantly reduce costs and make Philips a leaner and more focused organisation.