BCG Quadrant Matrix

ICFAI NATIONAL
COLLEGE
INC.AURANGABAD

By
Niranjan Chaitanya

Guided By
Ms. Swapna

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Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
Matrix
 When a firm’s divisions compete in
different industries, a separate strategy
often must be developed for each
business.
 To enhance and formulate strategies.
 To manage its portfolio of businesses
 Focuses on relative market share
position and the industry growth rate.
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 BCG Matrix
 Pie Chart corresponds to corporate revenue
generated by that business unit.
 The pie slice indicates the proportion of
division’s profit.
 Divisions located
 Quadrant I is called Cash Cows,
 Quadrant II is called Dogs.
 Quadrant III is called Question Marks,
 Quadrant IV is called Stars,

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 BCG Matrix
Relative Market Share Position
High Medium Low
1.0
High
Industry Sales Growth Rate

Stars Question Marks

IV III

Med

Cash Cows Dogs

I II
Low

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 BCG Matrix Axes
 Relative market share position is given on
the X-axis of the BCG matrix.

 The Y-axis represents the industry growth

rate in sales, measured in percentage
terms.

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 Cash Cows
 High relative market share but compete in a
low-growth industry
 Generate cash in excess of their needs
 Milked i.e. cash for other purposes
 Manages to maintain strong position as long as
possible
 Product development
 Concentric diversification
 Retrenchment or divestiture if the division becomes
weak

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 Dogs
 Low relative market share and compete in
a slow- or no-growth industry
 Weak internal and external position
 Liquidation
 Divestiture
 Retrenchment

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 Question Marks
 Low relative market share—compete in a
high growth industry
 Cash needs are high
 Cash generation is low
 Decision: strengthen by pursuing an
intensive strategy, e.g. to sell them.

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 Stars
 High relative market share and a high
industry growth rate
 Represent the organization’s best long-
run opportunities for growth and
profitability.
 Substantial investment to maintain or
strengthen their dominant position.
 Integration strategies
 Intensive strategies
 Joint ventures
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 BCG Matrix & Benefit
 Setting the path for growth
 Knowing dead investments
 Draws attention to the cash flow,
 Investment characteristics
 Needs of an organization’s various
divisions.
 To achieve a portfolio of divisions that are
Stars.

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 BCG Matrix Limitations
 Viewing every business as a star, cash cow,
dog, or question mark is overly simplistic.
 Middle of the BCG matrix is not easily classified.
 The BCG matrix does not reflect whether or not
various divisions or their industries are growing
over time.
 Other variables besides relative market share
position and industry growth rate in sales are
important in making strategic decisions about
various divisions.

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