Company:Larsen & Toubro
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 L & T Construction office in Manapakkam, Chennai | |
| Type | Public |
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| ISIN | [https://handwiki.org/wiki/index.php?title=Toollabs:isin/&language=en&isin=INE018A01030 INE018A01030] |
| Industry | Conglomerate |
| Founded | 7 February 1946[1] Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India (present-day Mumbai , Maharashtra, India ) |
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| Headquarters | L&T House, Ballard Estate, Mumbai , Maharashtra , India[2] |
Area served | Worldwide |
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| Revenue |  ₹186,269.87 crore (US$26 billion)[3] (2023) |
| ₹17,109.03 crore (US$2.4 billion)[3] (2023) | |
| ₹10,470.72 crore (US$1.5 billion)[3] (2023) | |
| AUM | ₹75,592 crore (US$11 billion) (2022)[4] |
| Total assets | ₹330,352.21 crore (US$46 billion)[5] (2023) |
| Total equity | ₹103,567.22 crore (US$15 billion)[5] (2023) |
Number of employees | 245,677[6] (2022) |
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| Website | www |
Larsen & Toubro Limited, abbreviated as L&T, is an Indian multinational conglomerate, with interests in engineering, construction, manufacturing, technology, information technology, military and financial services. It is headquartered in Chennai.
L&T was founded in 1938 in Mumbai by Danish engineers Henning Holck-Larsen and Søren Kristian Toubro.[7][8]
As at March 31, 2022, the L&T Group comprises 93 subsidiaries, 5 associate companies, 27 joint ventures and 35 jointly held operations, operating across basic and heavy engineering, construction, realty, manufacturing of capital goods, information technology, and financial services.[9]
On October 1, 2023, Shri. S N Subrahmanyan took charge as Chairman and Managing Director of L&T.[10]
History
Larsen and Toubro were in India to represent the interests of the Danish dairy equipment manufacturer FLSmidth when they founded L&T through an oral agreement in 1938. The company was legally incorporated in 1946.[8]
The start of the World War II in 1939 and the resulting blockade of trade, led Larsen and Toubro to undertake jobs and provide service facilities. The German invasion of Denmark in April 1940 stopped supplies of Danish products. The war-time need to repair, refit, and degauss ships offered L&T an opportunity, and led to the formation of a new company, Hilda Ltd, to handle these operations. L&T also started to repair and fabricate ships. The internment of German engineers in India who were to construct a soda ash plant for the Tata Group gave L&T a chance to enter the field of installation.[11]
In 1946, they incorporated Engineering Construction & Contracts Ltd. (ECC) to focus on construction projects. ECC now exists as the construction division of L&T.[8] By 1947, the company represented the manufacturers of equipment used to manufacture products such as hydrogenated oils, biscuits, soaps and glass. In 1947, the company signed an agreement with Caterpillar Tractor Company to market earth moving equipment. At the end of the war, large numbers of war-surplus Caterpillar equipment were available at attractive prices, but the finances required were beyond the capacity of the partners. This prompted them to raise additional equity capital, and on 7 February 1946, Larsen & Toubro Private Limited was incorporated.[11]
In 1947, the firm set up offices in Calcutta and Madras and New Delhi. In 1948, 55 acres of undeveloped marsh and jungle was acquired in Powai, Mumbai. In December 1950, L&T became a public company with a paid-up capital of ₹20 lakh (US$28,000). The sales turnover in that year was ₹1.09 crore (US$150,000). In 1956, a major part of the company's Bombay office moved to ICI House in Ballard Estate, which would later be purchased by the company and renamed as L&T House, its present headquarters.[11]
During the 1960s, ventures included the Utkal Machinery Limited (UTMAL) (set up in 1960), Audco India Limited (1961), Eutectic Welding Alloys (1962) and Tractor Engineers Limited (TENGL) (1963).[11]
In 1965, the firm had been chosen as a partner for building nuclear reactors. Dr. Homi Bhabha, chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission had approached L&T in the 1950s to fabricate critical components for nuclear reactors. L&T has since been a significant contributor to the Indian nuclear programme.
During the 1970s, L&T was contracted to work with Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). Chairman Vikram Sarabhai chose L&T as manufacturing partner.[12]
In 1976, ECC bid for a large airport project in Abu Dhabi. ECC's balance sheet, however, did not meet the bid's financial qualification requirement. So it was merged into L&T. ECC was eventually rechristened L&T Construction and now accounts for the largest slice of the group's annual revenue.[13]
In 1985, L&T entered into a partnership with Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). L&T was not yet allowed by the government to manufacture defence equipment but was permitted to participate in design and development programmes with DRDO. After the design and development was done, the firm had to hand over all the drawings to DRDO. The government would then assign the production work to a public sector defence unit or ordnance factory for manufacture. The firm currently makes a range of weapon and missile systems, command and control systems, engineering systems, and submarines through DRDO.[12]
Major subsidiaries
Construction
- L&T Constructions
- L&T Metro Rail Hyderabad
- L&T Realty
EPC Projects
- L&T Energy Hydrocarbon
- L&T Power
Technology
- L&T Technology Services
Information Technology
- LTIMindtree
Manufacturing
- L&T Defence
- L&T Shipbuilding
Finance
- L&T-SuFin[14]
Education
- L&T Edutech[15]
Other subsidiaries and joint ventures
As of 31st march, 2022, L&T has 93 Subsidiaries, 5 associate companies, 27 Joint Ventures and 35 Joint Operations.[16]
- L&T – Construction Equipment Limited: having its registered office at Mumbai , India and focusing on construction equipment and mining equipment, L&T-Komatsu Limited[17] was a joint-venture of Larsen and Toubro, and Komatsu Asia Pacific Pte Limited, Singapore, a wholly owned subsidiary of Komatsu Limited, Japan. Komatsu is the world's second largest manufacturer of hydraulic excavators and has manufacturing and marketing facilities.[18] The plant was started in 1975 by L&T to manufacture hydraulic excavators for the first time in India. In 1998, it became a joint-venture. The Bengaluru works comprise machinery and hydraulics works, with a manufacturing facility for design, manufacture, and servicing of earth moving equipment. In April 2013, L&T bought the 50% stake held by Komatsu Asia & Pacific. The company's name was changed to L&T Construction Equipment Limited.[19][20]
- L&T has a joint venture with Qatari company Al Balagh group as the main contractors for the Al Rayyan stadium, the 2022 FIFA World Cup stadium which will host matches up to the quarter-final.[21]
- L&T Finance: Larsen & Toubro financial services is a subsidiary which was incorporated as a non-banking financial company in November 1994.[22] The subsidiary has financial products and services for corporate, construction equipments. This became a division in 2011 after the company declared its restructuring.[23] A partnership between L&T Finance and Sonalika Group farm equipment maker International Tractors Ltd in April 2014 provided credit and financing to customers of Sonalika Group in India.[24]
- L&T Special Steels and Heavy Forgings Pvt Ltd. is a joint venture between L&T and NPCIL, headquartered at Hazira. It is the largest integrated steel plant and heavy forging unit in India, capable of producing forgings weighing 120 MT each. LTSSHF currently is engaged in projects from the nuclear, hydrocarbon, power and oil and gas sectors.[25]
- L&T-Sargent & Lundy Limited (L&T-S&L), established in 1995, is an engineering and consultancy firm in the power sector, formed by L&T and Sargent & Lundy L.L.C. - USA, a global consulting firm in the power industry since 1891[26][27]
- In 2015, the company began developing commercial, retail and office space around the Hyderabad Metro Rail project.[28]
- In June 2019, the company acquired a controlling stake in IT services company Mindtree Ltd[29]
Divestments
L&T has across the decades exited from several businesses. These include:
Cement
L&T sold its 16.5 million tonne/per year capacity cement division to UltraTech Cement and also divested its 8.5% stake in A V Birla group company Grasim Industries in 2004.[30]
L&T-John Deere
In 1992, L&T established a 50-50 joint venture with John Deere to manufacture tractors in India, called L&T - John Deere. L&T sold their interest to John Deere in 2005.[31]
L&T Case
In 1992, L&T established L&T-Case Construction with CNH Global as a 50-50 joint venture to build backhoes. In 2011, L&T sold its share to CNH, and the company was renamed Case New Holland Construction Equipment India.[32]
L&T Medical Equipment and Systems
it's medical equipment division, known as L&T Medical Equipment & Systems, was established in 1987.[33] In November 2012, L&T sold it to Skanray Technologies Pvt Ltd.[34] Currently, L&T Mysore division manufactures Single-phase and Three-phase static solid-state Electricity Meters to various utilities in India. The range of meters varies from residential, industrial, prepayment and smart meters. there are both whole current and CT operated meters. It also houses a relay servicing unit.
EWAC Alloys Limited
EWAC Alloys Limited was a wholly owned subsidiary of L&T. The company was engaged in design & development, manufacture and supply of special welding electrodes, gas brazing rods and fluxes, welding torches and accessories, atomised metal powder alloys, flux cored continuous wires & wire feeders, polymer compounds & wear-resistant plates.
Prof Wasserman, founder of Eutectic Castolin, and Henning Hock Larsen, founder of L&T, founded the Eutectic Division in India in the year 1962. Eutectic Castolin was later merged into the Messer Group of companies, Germany and referred as Messer Eutectic Castolin (MEC). In 2010, L&T, bought the entire stake from Messer to become the wholly owned subsidiary of it. The current headquarters is in Ankleshwar, Gujarat (India), and the products are sold under the name EWAC.
L&T sold its entire stake in unlisted subsidiary EWAC Alloys to UK-registered ESAB Holdings for a total consideration of Rs 522 crore. The share purchase agreement has been executed on 11 October 2017.[35] The acquirer ESAB offers products for welding and cutting process. In 2012, ESAB was acquired by Colfax Corp., a diversified industrial manufacturing company based in the US.
L&T Kobelco Machinery Private Limited
This was a joint venture of L&T and Kobe Steel of Japan, to manufacture internal mixers and twin screw roller-head extruder's for the tyre industry. L&T sold its entire 51% stake in L&T Kobelco Machinery Private to its joint venture partner in the company, Kobe Steel of Japan, for Rs 43.5 crore.[36]
L&T Electrical and Automation Ltd.
L&T was an international manufacturer of electrical and electronic products and systems. The company manufactured custom-engineered switchboards for industrial sectors like power, refineries, petrochemicals and cement.[37] In the electronic segment, L&T offered a range of metres and provides control automation systems for industries. In May 2018, the firm signed a definitive agreement with Schneider Electric for the strategic divestment of its electrical and automation (E&A) business in an all-cash deal of ₹14,000 crore.[38] The deal was completed on 31 August 2020 after receiving the requisite regulatory approvals. L&T has said that its exit from the electrical and automation business is a part of its strategic portfolio review process.[39]
L&T Mutual Fund
L&T Mutual Fund was the mutual fund company of the L&T Group. Its average assets under management (AuM) as of May 2019 is ₹ 73,936.68 crore.[40] On November 26, 2022, L&T Mutual Fund was sold to HSBC.[41]
L&T Infrastructure Development Projects Limited
Larsen & Toubro, signed an agreement to divest its stake in L&T IDPL to a portfolio company of Infrastructure Yield Plus II, an infrastructure fund managed by Edelweiss Alternatives in December 2022. The transaction is subject to completion of customary closing conditions including receipt of applicable regulatory and other approvals.[42]
The equity shares of the company are listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE). The company's shares constitute a part of the BSE SENSEX of the BSE as well as the NIFTY 50 index of the NSE.[43] Its global depository receipts (GDR) are listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange and London Stock Exchange.[43]
Shareholders as of 31 December 2022[44]
| Category | No. of Shares | % |
| Financial Institutions | 21,28,76,252 | 15.15 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investors | 32,30,70,981 | 22.99 |
| Shares underlying GDRs | 1,85,26,770 | 1.32 |
| Mutual Funds | 24,49,70,289 | 17.43 |
| Bodies Corporate | 1,51,76,276 | 1.08 |
| Qualified Institutional Buyer | 8,85,65,413 | 6.30 |
| Directors & Relatives | 17,84,815 | 0.13 |
| L&T Employees Trust | 19,25,58,158 | 13.70 |
| Others | 30,78,35,173 | 21.90 |
| TOTAL | 1,40,53,64,127 | 100.00 |
Employees
As on 31 March 2022, the company had 45,615 permanent employees, out of which 2,997 were women and 48 employees with disabilities. At the same period company had 200,062 workers on contract basis.[45]
Awards and recognition
- L&T ranked 2nd in Top 25 EPC Contractors 2022 in the Middle East List by Oil & Gas Middle East[46]
- L&T ranked 4th in the 2021 LinkedIn Top Companies list, India[47]
- In 2021, L&T won the Innovation in Onboarding at the OLX People HR Excellence awards by The Economic Times HRWorld[48]
- L&T Hydrocarbon won the Federation of Indian Petroleum Industry (FIPI) ‘Engineering Procurement Construction (EPC) - Company of the Year’ Award for 2020[49]
- In 1997, the Bengaluru Works division was awarded the "Best of all" Rajiv Gandhi National Quality Award[50]
- In 2013, L&T Power received 'Golden Peacock National Quality Award – 2012' at the 23rd World Congress on 'Leadership & Quality of Governance'.[51][52]
- L&T ranked at No.22 among World's Best Employers and No.1 in India by Forbes for 2018.
See also
- L&T Realty
- List of companies of India
- List of oilfield service companies
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