ID: 10179

20.06.14

Investment projects and startups in Ukraine

Large-sized household appliances production (kitchen segment)

Location:

  • Sector: Machinery
  • Business activity: Aerospace manufacturing
  • Stage: Startup
  • Required investments: $575 350
  • Type of investment: Equity
  • Return on investment, years: 2

As a result of project implementation it is going to be built the manufacturing and trading plant  with a specialization in:

1 Large-sized household appliances and fitting elements of kitchen segment production;
2) Bulk sale on the inside market and export of appliances under an own trade mark. 

Was implemented according to the project:

- business plan;
- the range of extractor hoods was projected along with prototype equipment;
- Patents are at the process of registration;
- manufacturing process is designed and equipment has been selected;
- operational buildings have been selected (lease);
- personnel has been hired;
- client base throughout the Ukraine and 17-year experience of the initiator of the project in the sphere of product distribution.

Manufacturing start up:

Rented premises: Kyiv oblast, Kotsubynskoye urban-type village
Terms of manufacture start up: 3.5 month (equipment delivery, starting-up and adjustment and personnel training)
1st month of startup: fitting elements delivery and startup of the first assembly shop.
Rest 2.5 month: cutting, bending, bonding and coloring shops establishment.
Italian specialist, who is a technologist of Italian manufacturing and technological company “Faber”, is going to be a startup consultant.

Product:

Extractor hoods: fireplace type, classic, standard.  

Models: FS COLOR, FS INOX, FS 2 M COLOR, FS 2 M INOX, TELESCOP COLOR, TELESCOP INOX, AIRLINE 1 COLOR, AIRLINE 1 INOX
Planned manufacturing capacity - to 60.000 pc: 70% - models FS models and Тelescop; 30% - Airline.
Model range has been already presented by the initiator of the project on the Ukrainian market for demand examination, and got good feedbacks.

Competitive position of the product:

-      Conseptually new style for the extractor hoods on Italian level.
-      Usage of the main industrial centers in Italy gives a grate quality of the product, even of those, whiche are budget-oriented.  
-      Enclosed motor complement – extends the service life for 50%.
-      Long warranty period (1 year of warranty 1 year of free service).
-      Reasonable price (on the level with the Chinese product)including great design and quality

Competitive position of the manufacturing:
-      Strict control of the quality.
-      Own design allows standing out from competitors and quickly react on conjuncture changes.
-      Own design of machinery parts  and fitting elements allow distributing them to competitors.
-      Production line is full range (from door hinge to elevator box).
-      Ability to add work shifts.
-     Ability to start the electric convector heater production.  

Market and competitive environment:

Annualy in Ukraine is sold less than 3 000 000  extractor hoods of FS type, nearly 1 500 000 of Telescop type, 1600000 fireplace type.
Monthly sales of extractor hoods:
- FS type- 35 000-200 000 thous. $.
- Telescop type - 27 000-360 000 thous. $ .
- fireplace type (average price segment) - 50 000-130000 thous. $.
The main competitors are : PYRAMIDA, Ventolux, Eleyus.
In 2013 market segment showed the 11% increase.

Distribution and marketing:

The product is oriented on the end buyer, whose income is low, average or average +. The client base throughout whole Ukraine and working system are developed by the initiator of the project himself in a 17-year period of household appliances wholesales. The main Ukrainian bulk purchasers are: internet shops, private entrepreneurs, small chains and single stores.

2nd year – export in CIS countries (with a previous agreements with supermarket chains of household appliances in Moldovia (MAXIMUM) and Kazakhstan (SULPAK).
Distribution stimulation: bonus for salesmen (from the experience for better results)

Team:

Manufacturing team: 18 people, including  technologist (VW is more them 15 years), production manager (VW 20 years), other personnel – more then 7 years of  VW.

Office team:

-         Director, 17 years of VW (including export duties)
-         4 distribution managers, 3 years of VW, work in different regions of Ukraine
-         accountant

Initiator of the project/ director.

Birthdate: 1980

Education:

Kyiv National Agrarian University, 1997-2002, bachelor degree in «Accounting and Audit»
Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics, 2003-2005, Specialist Degree  in «International Business Management»

Qualification: 17 years, import, introduction of household appliances into the market  

1997 – import of household appliances of CIARCO plant, Poland.
2000 - organization LLC «Arnor» - import and installation of extractor hoods.
2002-2005 – import of household appliances of CIARCO plant, Poland.
2003 – import of household appliances CATA, Spain
2005-2006 cooperation with “HANSA” plant`s technologist, learned the cycle of cooking surfaces production.
2006-2011 - import of household appliances DAVOLINE, Greece
From 2011 – development of the own model range. In the middle of 2012 on the plant in Poland was produced and presented on Ukrainian market, 6 models of extractor hoods and 3 models of gas cooking surfaces, which received a lot of good reviews. Because of the high self-cost of the manufacturing in Europe, there was made a decision about launching own manufacturing in Ukraine.

 Total project cost, $

675 350 $

 Proprietory funds, $

100 000 $:
- 23 630 - 3D modeling and detalization in DWG format
- 48 600 – industrial prototype production
- Mercedes sprinter  
- own warehouse 120 m2

 Needed investments, $

575 350 $

Implementation of investments

427 770 $ - equipment purchase;
124 580 $ - components purchase;
23 000 $ - other expenses.

Raising funds requirements

Direct investments

Previous proposal to the investor

80 % of profit till the moment of payoff and 50 % after.
From the beginning of 13th month investments to be removed by equal parts during next 12 months.
After the payoff equipment will pass into the ownership of the project initiator.

 

Performance indicators of the investment project

 

1st year

2nd year

3rd year

4th year

5th year

Altogether

Operating income, $

2 844 300

3 288 600

3 288 600

3 288 600

3 288 600

15 998 700

Self-cost, $

1 974 424

2 883 336

2 883 336

2 883 336

2 883 336

13 507 768

Expenses, $

602 997

632 686

632 686

632 686

632 686

3 133 741

Profit, $

266 879

372577

372 577

372 577

372 577

1 757 187

ROI, return on investments, %

205,4%

РР, payoff period

1,8 of the year

DPP, discount payoff period

2,4 of the year

NPV (5 years)

450 801

IRR (5 years)

50,13%

PI, profit index

1,78%

Main thesis of investment project:

  1. The initiator of the project is the professional with 17-year experience period in import and distribution sphere.  
  2. Product is distinguished by its uniqueness due to the new design, European quality and low price.
  3. The project is developed in details.
  4. Payoff period of the projet is 2 years and average profitability for the calculation period is 41,08 % per year.

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