NEW YORK, Nov. 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- A new Deloitte study reveals that exceptional business performance within the consumer goods industry is not achieved solely by business size, but rather correlates to an organization's alignment with one of three dominant business model types.
Deloitte analyzed 97 global consumer goods companies and identified 25 "Exceptional Winners" that have consistently outperformed their peers over a period of 10 years in the study, "Business model innovation in consumer goods: How consumer goods companies are configuring their business to deliver exceptional performance."
"We find that the top companies in the consumer goods space almost universally embrace the notion that they innovate – though not only at the level of products and services, but at the business model level," said Jacob Bruun-Jensen, principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP and co-author of the study. "Rethinking the fundamentals of how a business creates, delivers and captures value wasn't a priority in an era of slow change and stable markets, but in a time of disruption, it must be."
Characteristics of exceptional performance in the consumer goods market
Exceptional Winners varied in business model, size and industry segment, but all consistently outperformed their peers over a 10-year period. The winners realized average return on assets (ROA) of 12.1 percent and annual revenue growth of 13.3 percent during the same period, compared with an ROA average of 7.3 percent and 8.2 percent annual revenue growth for all companies studied.
Winners were also rewarded with an average annual shareholder value return of 27.1 percent, as opposed to 16.8 percent for all 97 companies analyzed. In addition to their strong performance, these companies shared three common qualities:
Winning Companies also shared the common trait of strong "Business Model Coherence," which was measured as a function of how closely aligned the company was to a certain business model type. Deloitte's research found that Business Model Coherence is positively correlated with greater financial performance, and is a dominant factor in explaining why some companies perform better than others.
"Just as no single factor is responsible for success in the market, no one business model is the sure path to exceptional performance," said Kim Porter, Deloitte Consulting's U.S. sector leader for consumer products and co-author of the study. "The Exceptional Winners focus intensely on what they do better than others and build truly distinctive capabilities. They also configure their business and operating models as mutually-reinforcing capabilities, which can make their advantage more powerful."
Creating coherent business models
A coherent business model makes the most efficient use of a company's resources, attention and time. By allocating capital and expenses more deliberately and effectively, companies focus more on the capabilities that can create differentiation and enable them to win in the market. To unlock the potential benefits of business model coherence, companies should consider taking four deliberate steps:
A copy of the full report and an infographic are available for download.
About the Study
More than seven years ago, Deloitte launched the Exceptional Company research project to determine what enabled companies to deliver exceptional performance over the long term. In the analysis, Deloitte found there is no one measure of business performance that captures everything that matters to everyone. To isolate the impact of managerial choices, the research focused on Asset Profitability (ROA) and Growth. Measures such as Total Shareholder Returns (TSR) often confound company-level behaviors with changes in investor expectations.
To identify companies with sustained performance within the consumer goods industry, Deloitte selected 97 public companies. These companies are all listed on major US, European or Japanese stock exchanges, and represent the largest consumer goods companies in the world. Sixty two of these companies are listed on a U.S. stock exchange (NYSE, Nasdaq or AMEX), with a further 16 companies listed on the London stock exchange.
To understand more about the Exceptional Company research approach, please read "Charting superior business performance" by Michael Raynor and Mumtaz Ahmed.
About Deloitte's Consumer Products Practice
Deloitte is a leading presence in the consumer products industry, providing audit, consulting, risk management, financial advisory and tax services to more than 80 percent of the Fortune 500 consumer product companies. Delivering insights on the latest consumer product issues, effective practices, technology and operating procedures, Deloitte serves companies across multiple categories including food and beverage, apparel and footwear, personal care and household products. For more information about Deloitte's consumer products practice, visit: http://www.deloitte.com/us/consumerproducts or follow us @DeloitteCB.
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