Fastest Growing Emerging Companies 2015

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Standalone Companies
Segment Revenue: Rs 3,000-6,000 crore
Eicher Motors: Rank One
CEO and MD: Siddhartha Lal
Lal-led Eicher Motors rides the iconic Royal Enfield motorcycles on a path of high growth. Even though Eicher owns just 3% of India's bike market, it dominates most segments it operates in.
Serum Institute of India
Rank Two
CEO: Adar C. Poonawala
As the world's second-largest manufacturer of vaccines, Serum sells about 1.3 bn doses annually. The firm is now benefiting from the decision to double capacity at a time of global demand slump.
Kwality
Rank Three
CEO and MD: Sanjay Dhingra
Kwality has managed to grow its revenue eight-fold since March 2009, clocking a CAGR of 51 per cent. In 2014/15, Kwality earned Rs 530 crore from exports, 190% more than in 2013/14.
Group: Standalone Companies
Segment: Revenue Rs 1,000-3,000 crore
Avanti Feeds
Rank One
CEO and MD: Alluri Indra Kumar
Avanti has managed to bag around 39% share of the Indian fish and prawn feed market and plans to invest Rs 300 crore over the next one year.
Kaveri Seeds
Rank Two
CEO and Chairman: G.V. Bhaskar Rao
Staying close to farmers, anticipating demand and taking risks have been key to Kaveri 's success and helped the company report revenue of Rs 1,011.93 crore, which Rao hopes to double in the next five years.
PVR
Rank Three
Chairman and MD: Ajay Bijli
PVR has aggressively expanded to maintain its leadership position in the multiplex business and with revenue of Rs 1,477.27 crore, Bijli says PVR plans to add 60 to 70 screens each year for the next three years.
Group: Standalone companies
Revenue: Rs 500-1,000 crore
Astra Microwaves
Rank: One
MD: B Malla Reddy
The government's offset policy in defence imports has spurred Astra Microwaves, which has seen its revenue rise in the last two years - from Rs 227.4 crore in 2012/13 to Rs 551.78 crore in 2013/14.
Kamarajar Port
Rank: Two
Kamarajar Port has bet on technology to become one of the most profitable ports in the country and has seen its revenue rise 54% on an average every year for the last three years.
Suven Life Sciences
Rank: Three
Chairman & CEO: Venkat Jasti
The biopharma firm is seeing traction and getting close to finally validating its business model, with the company recording 50% CAGR since 2011.
Group: Subsidiaries/ JVs
Segment: Revenue Rs 3,000-6,000 crore
Adani Ports and SEZ:
Rank: One
Executive Director: Karan Adani
Adani Ports has banked on tie-ups, acquisitions and greenfield expansion and its revenue reflects this growth.
IL&FS Transport Network
Rank: Two
Managing Director: Karunakaran Ramchand
The expertise to deliver difficult projects makes IL&FS transportation a preferred infra firm. Experts say the company doesn't bid for just any project that comes its way. Instead, it bids only for projects that have high margins.
Godrej Agrovet
Rank: Three
Managing Director: Balram Yadav
The agribusiness firm has ensured it invests 10 per cent of profits into research and development. As a result, for 2014/15, GAVL reported a 29 per cent jump in consolidated net profit to Rs 214 crore.
Group: Subsidiaries/JVs
Segment: Revenue Rs 1,000-3,000 cr
GAIL Gas
Rank: One
CEO: Pankaj Kumar Pal
Upbeat after bagging the city gas distribution project in Bangalore in February this year, GAIL Gas had revenues of Rs 1,025 crore in 2014/15 with a net profit of Rs 25 crore.
Raj Power
Rank: Two
Joint Managing Director and Chief Executive: Sanjay Sagar
The JSW Energy subsidiary is one of the best operating power producers in the country, with a turnover of Rs 1,900 crore.
Adani Gas
Rank: Three
CEO: Rajeev Sharma
Adani Gas has managed to reduce debt and grow at a three-year CAGR of 38.63 per cent, despite spending heavily on expanding the network.
Group: Subsidiaries/JVs
Segment: Revenue: Rs 500-1,000 crore
IHSEDU AGROCHEM: Rank One
Chairman ( Jayant Agro-Organics): Abhay V. Udeshi
The market leader in Castor oil, Ihsedu reported a revenue of Rs 978.99 crore in 2014/15, up from Rs 945.62 crore the previous year. Through JVs, Udeshi hopes to double JAOL's turnover by 2020.
Il&FS EDUCATION & Technical services
Rank Two
CEO and MD: R.C.M. Reddy:
IL&FS Education is thriving, thanks to growing awareness about the need for computer education and skilling. The company, which aims to skill four million people by 2022, has seen three-year CAGR of 51.83%.
Shilpi Cable
Rank Three
MD and co-founder: Manish Goel
Shilpi Cable has grown on the back of players that are scaling up, with revenue jumping to Rs 989 crore in 2013/14 from Rs 232 crore in 2010/11, when it went public with an IPO.

PROFILES

Growth Warriors

India's fastest growing emerging companies 2015

Siddhartha Lal, Managing Director and CEO of Eicher Motors

Eicher Motors pushes for Royal Enfield's growth

Adar C. Poonawala CEO, Serum Institute of India

How demand slump was a shot in the arm for Serum

Sanjay Dhingra, Chairman and Managing Director, Kwality

Kwality banks on retail segment for its growth

Alluri Indra Kumar, Chairman and Managing Director, Avanti Seeds

Avanti Feeds has leveraged growth in shrimp demand

G.V. Bhaskar Rao, CEO & Chairman, Kaveri Seeds

The three hallmarks of Kaveri Seeds' success

Ajay Bijli, Chairman and Managing Director, PVR

How PVR has maintained its leadership position

Karunakaran Ramchand, MD, IL&FS Transportation

What makes IL&FS a preferred infra firm

Balram Yadav, MD, Godrej Agrovet

Godrej Agrovet has invested heavily in R&D

Karan Adani, Executive Director, Adani Ports.

Adani Ports banks on tie-ups to reap profits

Growth on Its Radar

Astra Microwave aims at Rs 1K cr revenue in 4 yrs

Pankaj Kumar Pal, CEO, GAIL Gas

Stepping on the Gas

Venkat Jasti, Chairman & CEO

Suven Life has posted 50% CAGR since 2011

Sailing Smoothly

Kamarajar Port bets big on technology

Sanjay Sagar, Joint MD and Chief Executive, Raj West Power

Powering Energy Needs

Rajeev Sharma, CEO, Adani Gas

Adani Gas has cut debt despite expansion drive

Abhay V. Udeshi, Chairman, Jayant Agro-Organics

Castor Oil Czar

RCM Reddy, CEO and MD, IL&FS Education

Teach and Earn

A Shilpi Cable factory at Bhiwadi, Rajasthan

Riding the Telecom Wave

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