Setco Automotive Ltd: Drivers of a Successful Turnaround

Abstract

The case examines the financial and operational causes of business failure associated with Setco Automotive Ltd. an auto-clutch manufacturing company located in India and then proceeds to identify the key turn around factors which eventually led to Setco becoming the largest producer of clutches for medium and heavy vehicles in India. The case allows the participants to understand and evaluate the financial impact of turn around factors on the company’s profitability and survivability and in also determining the optimal capital structure for a struggling company.