Shemford Schools Pvt. Ltd. operates a chain of schools across India. The company runs a successful chain of 130 branches (including per-schools) in India. It provides schooling from Pre-school to grade XII.

The report begins with the basic facts about the company such as contact details, revenues, competitors, brief history, line of business and geographic reach among others. Business model of the company describes the rationale of how it creates, delivers, and captures value through its services offered Information about the company’s management side is also provided that details their names, designation, professional experiences, memberships of boards etc. Through SWOT analysis, the report highlights key internal factors that give the company advantage or disadvantage over its peers alongwith key external factors prevailing in the industry that may have favorable or unfavorable impact on the company’s operations. Expansion plans informs about the company’s strategic initiatives / future outlook in the medium term. The report also covers the financial analysis of the company including the balance sheet, profit and loss a/c and the key ratios depicting the key financial figures for fiscal year 2009-10.

Industry Analysis provides top level understanding of the education sector in India with emphasis on K-12 segment. Market size, growth, key segments, growth drivers and trends are some of the foremost points covered in the analysis. The competitive landscape identifies key players of the industry drawing comparisons on parameters such as number of centres, geographic reach, service offerings etc. The company is benchmarked against its main competitors’ key financial ratios in the competitive benchmarking chapter.
 

Page 1: Executive Summary
Factsheet
Page 2-3: Basic Information, Brief Description, Brief History and Service Offerings
Offices & Centres
Page 4-5: India and Regions, Global
Business Model
Page 6-7: Business Model, Franchisee Flowchart
Key People
Page 8-9: Key People, Shareholding Pattern, Shareholders of the company
SWOT Analysis
Page 10: Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities and Threats
Expansion Plan
Page 11: Expansion Plans
Financial Profile
Page 12-14: Profit & Loss Account, Ownership Structure, Shareholding Pattern, Financial Snapshot, Financial Summary and Balance Sheet (2009–10)
Page 15-17: Ratio Analysis (2009-10)
• Profitability Ratios
• Liquidity Ratios
• Leverage Ratios
• Efficiency Ratios
Industry Analysis
Page 18: Education Industry Overview, Market Size and Growth (2008-2012e) and Segments
Page 19: K-12 Industry Overview, Market Size and Growth (2008-2012e) and Segments
Competitive Landscape
Page 20-21: Description and Competitive Scenario
Competitive Benchmarking
Page 22-23: Key Financial Ratios (2010)
Recent News
Page 24: Recent News
Appendix
Page 25: Key Ratios Definitions