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Defending Southeast Asian Consumer-Company Value in a Digital Age Zero-Based Budgeting Consumer Packaged Goods Practice Defending Southeast Asian consumer- company value in a digital age Consumer expectations and new technologies are rapidly changing revenues and profits in the consumer-packaged-goods market. Incum- bent companies can prepare by adjusting their business models. by Matthieu Francois, Dymfke Kuijpers, Rohit Razdan, and Simon Wintels © DragonImages/Getty Images December 2019 Consumer-packaged-goods (CPG) companies in The stakes are high Southeast Asia might one day look at today’s market The value at risk for CPG companies is as the lull before the storm. While online purchases consequential. Globally, comparing the periods of physical goods have been slow to catch on in the 2001–05 and 2011–15, McKinsey found that region, new technologies, competition among sector consumer-sector losses in economic profit, leaders, and changes in consumer expectations are measured by return on invested capital, ranged Insights 2019 likely to accelerate the process. Incumbent CPG from 7 percent in the food sector to 18 percent in Defending Southeastcompanies Asian should consumer-company prepare for this inevitable value shift, in a digitalhousehold age products and beverages (Exhibit 1). When Exhibit 1 of 5 taking the opportunity to safeguard their revenues comparing these periods, economic profit dropped and profits and adjust their business models to align between 20 and 40 percent in some industries in with the new reality. Europe and North America, despite efforts like Exhibit 1 Consumer-goods segments are dropping in the industry-performance ‘power curve.’ Average economic prot of companies in industry, $ billion (n = 2,402 companies in 59 industries1) Household products Food products Tobacco Beverages Food and staples retail Personal products 2 2 2001–05 2011–15 1 1 0 0 –1 –1 Rank, 2001–05 Rank, 2011–15 Tobacco 1 3 Personal products 5 8 Household products 6 10 Beverages 10 12 Food products 21 32 Food and staples retail 22 33 1 Top 3,000 nonnancial, publicly listed companies by revenue in 2015, less companies with insucient data to calculate accurate average economic prot for 2001–05 and 2011–15. Source: Corporate Performance Analytics by McKinsey; McKinsey analysis 2 Defending Southeast Asian consumer-company value in a digital age zero-based budgeting. The fall in absolute economic This lull could end quickly, however, catching profit only partially reflected the decline, as invested many incumbents by surprise. Digital-payment capital had simultaneously increased. technologies, improved logistics infrastructure, and regulatory shifts, for instance, are creating favorable Digital has driven much of the loss in these markets conditions for online retailers. Online sales have by enabling the rise of small brands, accelerating already disrupted some categories in Southeast channel shift, and facilitating ever-increasing Asia. For example, in Vietnam, about 15 percent demand from consumers. It did not have to be this of consumer-electronics sales occurred online in way, however. Digital has just as much potential for 2019. Experience in China and the United States value creation. Indeed, while large CPG companies has shown that once supply and demand coincide, in these markets have lost value, nimble disruptors online sales can accelerate quickly. (for example, Beyond Meat, the Honest Company, and innocent) have created billions of dollars Digital-savvy consumers of economic value by using digital to grow their Even though Southeast Asian consumers have businesses. We see latent potential in Southeast been slow to embrace online shopping, they are Asia. While some of these trends (such as the very active digitally. For example, mobile and penetration of e-commerce and the impact of global smartphone penetration is 76 percent in Malaysia giants, such as Alibaba and Amazon) have been less and 80 percent in Vietnam. One result of this digital pronounced in Southeast Asia, others (including prowess is that online research influences many growth of the millennial demographics, greater purchase decisions in the region. demand for convenience, and generally increased digital savviness) are quite noticeable. As well as researching product quality, digital-savvy consumers, bombarded by online promotions, can Domestic companies in Southeast Asia and compare offers by measures such as choice, price, multinationals with operations in the region will both and many other factors. Together, this adds pressure have to prepare to face the full breadth of these on CPG companies to improve the value of their market changes (Exhibit 2). Otherwise, our analysis goods and to work harder to retain customer loyalty. suggests, CPG companies in the region could lose up to a fifth of their value. The battle among global giants, local leaders, and unicorns At the moment, Lazada and Shopee are the only Digital technologies transforming truly regional online marketplaces, and domestic Southeast Asia markets remain very fragmented (Exhibit 4). Yet To date, online sales of physical goods have we expect domestic markets will consolidate over played only a marginal role in Southeast Asia. But time, becoming dominated by two or three powerful the impact of digital technologies is starting to ecosystems. The battle will feature multiple transform the region, with e-commerce near a contestants. Local leaders, such as Charoen tipping point; digital-savvy consumers; the battle Pokphand in Thailand, and the Salim Group in of global companies, local leaders, and unicorns; Indonesia, and Vingroup in Vietnam, have invested and the pervasive position that technology is taking aggressively in digital technologies. Regional across the value chain. unicorns, such as Gojek in Indonesia and Sea in Singapore, are expanding throughout the region. E-commerce close to tipping point Global giants, including Alibaba, Amazon, JD.com, Online retailers have captured a 21 percent market and Tencent, are testing the waters. share in China outside of grocery. However, their presence has barely been felt in Southeast Asia, In addition, digital super wholesalers—for instance, charting market shares of just 2 percent in Thailand Bukalapak of Indonesia—mimic Alibaba’s Ling and Vietnam, 3 percent in Malaysia, and 6 percent in Shou Tong in consolidating B2B purchases Singapore (Exhibit 3). through a limited set of apps. The growth of these Defending Southeast Asian consumer-company value in a digital age 3 Insights 2019 Defending Southeast Asian consumer-company value in a digital age Exhibit 2 of 5 Exhibit 2 Ten global sources of disruption for consumer-packaged-goods companies will have relevance in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. ASEAN trend impact1 Moderate Very high Historical value- Past 5 Next 5 creation drivers Disruptions under way years years Millennial eect. People younger than 35 resist mass brands, want user-generated feedback, and shop in nonmass channels; mass brands and channels are not built for these preferences Digital intimacy (data, mobile, and Internet of Things) Excellence in mass-market product innovation and brand building Explosion of small. Most growth is now in small pockets, and mass needs have been met; “challenger” brands are capitalizing on this shift Better for you. Consumers are increasingly abandoning products high in sugar (and to an extent, carbohydrates), resulting in headwinds for consumer-packaged-good companies in several food categories E-commerce giants. Amazon and Alibaba are growing at an amazing rate for their scale (group revenue between 2015 and 2019: 2× for Amazon and 5× for Alibaba) and are poised to revolutionize the trade landscape for fast-moving consumer-packaged-goods companies Advantaged consumer access Discounters. Discounters are continuing to prove that their limited-assortment, value-for-money via mass trade consumer oers can grow to >20% of the grocery market in developed countries relationships Mass-merchant squeeze. The mass-retailer business model is losing to the alternative e-commerce and discount models Creation of Rise of local competitors. Through locally relevant oers and by winning the war for developing- talent, local competitors are beating multinational companies in the race to capture the market category emerging middle class Consistent execution Pressure for pro t from activist investors and cost reduction Competition. Deal competition is growing in some sectors, including private equity, where M&A funding levels have been growing 1 ASEAN = Association of Southeast Asian Nations. For a typical, global, fast-moving consumer-packaged-goods company. All businesses have diering trend exposure. Source: McKinsey analysis 4 Defending Southeast Asian consumer-company value in a digital age Insights 2019 Defending Southeast Asian consumer-company value in a digital age Exhibit 3 of 5 Exhibit 3 In the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, e-tailing share is still low, despite rapidly rising internet penetration. Growth in e-tailing share vs internet penetration HIGH 25 Leapfrog Market-norm growth growth 2015 2017 South Korea China 20 15 Leapfrog growth: E-tailing share • High e-tailing penetration, of retail, % of despite low internet retail sales in select United penetration categories1 States • Mostly in developing 10 markets that are skipping traditional retail Japan Market-norm growth: Brazil • Low-to-moderate e-tailing penetration, despite high 5 Singapore India internet penetration • Mostly in developed Thailand Mexico Malaysia markets Indonesia 0 Vietnam Philippines 0 20 40 60 80 100
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