RESEARCH INSIGHT-1

Company 1- IOCL

General Overview:
The Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) stock is one stock that many brokerages are
betting on including the likes of Motilal Oswal, Emkay Global and Sharekhan. In
fact, the price targets on the stock are pretty robust from all of these
brokerage houses.
fact, the brokerage also says that pipeline monetization could also act as a big
trigger for the stock.

However, Motilal Oswal is the most bullish on the stock in terms of price
targets of IOC among the three brokerages and has suggested to buy the same
for a solid upside of 52% from the current market price of Rs 106. According to
the firm, IOC reported a beat on its estimates, led by higher-than-estimated
reported gross refining margins and marketing sales volumes, the brokerage
has said. The brokerage said that it values Indian Oil at 1.1 times Sep'23 price
to book value, to arrive at price target of Rs 157 and maintains a Buy.

Shareholding pattern of the company

SWOT Analysis of Indian Oil Corporation
 
Understanding the internal factors of the company will help you influence your ability
to take advantage of an opportunity. SWOT Analysis is a simple but useful
framework for analyzing your organization’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities,
and threats. Let’s dive right into it.
 
Strengths of Indian Oil
 Strong brand name
 Wide variety of products
 Several refineries
 Vast distribution network
 Has acquired a large chunk of the market share
 Over 3500 employees
 Loyalty programs
 Has one of the largest pipeline 
 Strong branding and marketing exercises
 Good R&D
 
Weaknesses of Indian Oil
 High competition = limited market share
 Bureaucracy 
 
Opportunities for Indian Oil
 Industry growth 
 Increasing natural gas market
 Global expansion 
 Acquisition of smaller companies
 
Threats to Indian Oil
 Government regulations
 High competition
 NGOs and environment focused companies can act as an obstacle
 Macro-economical conditions

Indian Oil evidently has many advantages but it needs to leverage its strengths more
in order to minimize its threats. 
As one of the leading companies in its segment, Indian Oil has conducted many
marketing campaigns over the years. Let’s take a look at a few.