Newsroom, Jul 30: Cafe Coffee Day founder V G Siddhartha, who was battling financial woes, was reportedly in talks with global soft drinks giant Coca-Cola to sell his stake in the coffee chain.
According to sources, Siddhartha was seeking a valuation of between Rs 8,000 crore and Rs 10,000 crore from Coca-Cola for the coffee chain he set up over two decades ago, while also aiming to retain a controlling stake in the business.
“The promoters are asking for a valuation of between four to five times of sales (in the coffee business) on the back of some valuation trends in the industry both companies are privy to,” a prominent newspaper quoted an unnamed source in the know of the matter.
The group’s coffee business expects to close the year ending March 2020 with sales of about Rs 2,250 crore, according to a senior company executive. The business, which includes some exports of the bean, had revenue of Rs 1,777 crore and Rs 1,814 crore in fiscal year 2018 and 2019, respectively, according to regulatory filings. CCD, set up in August 1996, has grown to include 1,750 stores across India with 60,000 vending machines. It also has outlets across Europe as well as in Malaysia, Nepal and Egypt.
The promoter group holds a 53.93 per cent of the stake in the Coffee Day Enterprises. Of this, Siddhartha owns a 32.75 per cent stake, while his wife and former Karnataka chief minister SM Krishna’s daughter Malavika Hegde held a 4.05 per cent stake. The remainder was held by the couple’s privately-owned entities -- Devadarshini Info Technologies Pvt Ltd, Coffee Day Consolidations Private Limited, Gonibedu Coffee Estates Pvt Ltd and Sivan Securities Private Limited.
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