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Toh hua yun ki, Japan ki Sharp Corporation ne apna 75% stake Pune ki Smart Services Private Limited ko April 2026 mein becha. Yeh deal ₹19.46 crore (matlab lagbhag $2.6 million USD) ki thi, jismein nearly 2 crore shares the. Agreement 14th April 2026 ko final hua tha. Is deal ke baad, Smart Services baaki ke 25% shares ke liye bhi ek open offer laayegi, ₹10 per share ke rate par. Jab yeh sab ho jayega, tab Sharp Corporation India mein promoter nahi rahega aur unka koi bhi equity stake nahi hoga, matlab full exit.
Ab sabse chaukane wali baat yeh hai ki ₹19.46 crore ka price 75% stake ke liye kaafi kam hai, jabki India ka consumer electronics market USD 97.68 billion (2025 mein) ka tha aur 9.60% CAGR se 2035 tak badhne ka forecast hai. Yeh low valuation bataata hai ki Sharp India ka business performance, brand appeal, ya koi liabilities thi jiski wajah se assets ki market value bahut kam ho gayi thi, bhale hi sector grow kar raha tha. Isi comparison mein, competitors jaise Samsung, LG, aur Sony local production aur consumer demand ko adapt karke succeed kar rahe hain.
Yeh divestment, Sharp Corporation ke global overhaul ka bhi hissa hai. March 2026 ko khatam hue fiscal year mein, company ki net sales ¥1.89 trillion rahi, jo 12.4% kam hui. Lekin, operating profit 77.6% badh kar ¥48.6 billion ho gaya tha, aur net income 30% se zyada badha tha. Yeh improvement brand business mein better performance aur display segment mein loss kam hone se hui. Strategy change karke company ab 'asset-light' model par focus kar rahi hai, jaise AI appliances aur electric vehicles ke liye components. Unki market cap May 2026 mein Yen 366.4 billion thi.
Sharp ka India se nikalna yeh dikhata hai ki established brands ke liye market mein adapt karna kitna mushkil hai. Intense competition, price-sensitive Indian consumers, aur South Korean aur Chinese companies se takkar ne purani brands ke liye mushkil khadi kar di hai. Sharp ka LCD business mein losses aur debt bhi ek bada reason bana. Unka debt-to-EBITDA ratio March 2026 tak lagbhag 7x-8x tha. Foxconn (Hon Hai Precision Industry) ke control mein hone ke baad, Sharp ab tech integration aur focus areas par dhyaan de raha hai. India mein Sharp India ka future ab naye domestic owners ke saath dekha jayega, lekin yeh deal ek clear warning hai ki market change ho raha hai aur agar adapt nahi kiya toh value kam ho jayegi.