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Stars
Loctite industrial adhesives
Loctite industrial adhesives are a Star in Henkel’s BCG matrix, anchored by Henkel Adhesive Technologies’ €6.6bn sales in 2023 and global leadership in a growing adhesives segment. Demand from EVs (c.14% of global car sales in 2023), electronics and lightweighting drives category expansion even as competition intensifies. It soaks up investment for application support and R&D but earns it; holding share can let Loctite glide into a Cash Cow as growth moderates.
Technomelt packaging solutions
Technomelt benefits from e‑commerce growth (global online retail sales ~US$6.7tn in 2024) and rising automation/sustainability demand, expanding high‑performance packaging adhesives. With scale, sticky customer ties and deep application know‑how it holds high share in a rising market; global hot‑melt adhesives market ~US$5.8bn (2023) and growing. Continued R&D in green chemistries and line integration and sustained CAPEX are needed to stay ahead of fast followers.
Electronics & semiconductor adhesives
Miniaturization and thermal management are driving above-market growth in electronics adhesives, with the global electronic adhesives market forecast at about 7% CAGR from 2024–2030; Henkel’s Adhesive Technologies reported roughly €11 billion in revenue for FY2023, underscoring scale. Henkel’s platforms carry strong specs and approvals, yielding double-digit share in key semiconductor and board-attach niches. Winning design-ins demands heavy technical service and capex, but these sockets lock in recurring adhesive and service revenue streams.
Mobility/EV battery bonding
Vehicle electrification remains in the early innings: EVs were about 14% of global new car sales in 2023 (IEA), and bonding/thermal interfaces are critical for safety and range. Henkel’s Adhesive Technologies (≈€8.4bn sales FY2023) is gaining OEM and tier share; deployment is cap‑hungry due to testing, safety validation and on‑site support. Scale now, harvest later as platforms standardize.
- Market timing: early growth (EVs ~14% of 2023 sales)
- Technical: bonding + TIMs = safety/thermal performance
- Commercial: Henkel Adhesives ≈€8.4bn FY2023, rising OEM share
- Strategy: invest scale now, margin harvest later
Persil premium detergents
Persil premium detergents sit in Stars: mid-to-premium laundry grew faster than value tiers across key markets in 2024, and Persil’s strong brand equity plus innovation cycles (enzymes, cold‑wash, concentrates) have kept share high. It requires sustained media and retail muscle to defend growth; as category expansion normalizes, Persil can flip into a powerful Cash Cow.
Adhesives surge: EV and e‑commerce tailwinds require R&D to secure cash‑cow growth
Henkel Stars: Loctite/Adhesive Tech (scale, EVs 14% of 2023 car sales) and Technomelt (e‑commerce US$6.7tn 2024) drive above‑market growth; electronics adhesives forecast ~7% CAGR (2024–2030). These demand sustained R&D/CAPEX to defend share and convert to Cash Cows as markets mature.
| Category | 2023/24 | Implication |
|---|---|---|
| EVs | 14% (2023) | bonding demand |
| e‑commerce | US$6.7tn (2024) | packaging growth |
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Cash Cows
General industrial adhesives
General industrial adhesives sit in the Cash Cows quadrant: mature, diversified end-markets and entrenched contracts produced steady cash in 2024, with Henkel’s Adhesive Technologies reporting €12.4bn in sales. Henkel’s breadth and service model sustain high share and pricing discipline across segments. Growth is modest, so 2024 spend prioritised efficiency and margin management over large launches. The unit reliably funds bolder R&D and M&A bets.
Pritt & stationery adhesives
School and office glues are stable, brand-led and margin-friendly; Pritt celebrated its 55th anniversary in 2024, underlining enduring brand equity. Category growth is low, but Pritt maintains strong share and shelf presence across Europe, requiring limited promotions and delivering predictable volumes. Tight, consolidated supply chains keep costs controllable. Ideal to milk cash flow while streamlining SKUs and packaging SKUs to cut complexity.
Schwarzkopf hair care core lines
Schwarzkopf core shampoos and conditioners, owned by Henkel, act as cash cows in established markets: they generate steady, high-margin cash despite tepid category growth due to strong brand recognition and salon heritage that help defend share. Investments focus on packaging and value-engineering plus selective promotions to sustain profitability. Cash flows from these lines fund innovation and acceleration in faster-growth segments.
Laundry additives & fabric care
Laundry additives and fabric care (softeners, boosters, stain sticks) are slow-growth but sticky household staples; Henkel’s Laundry & Home sales were about €4.0bn in 2024, reflecting steady repeat purchases and deep retail distribution across Europe and emerging markets. Small SKU renovations and promo mixes refresh shelves with limited CAPEX, delivering high-margin, low-drama cash flow for the portfolio.
- sticky demand
- €4.0bn Laundry & Home 2024 sales
- deep distribution & repeat buys
- low CAPEX shelf refreshes
- high-margin cash cow
Household cleaners in mature channels
Traditional surface and toilet cleaners under major retail banners deliver steady volumes with flat growth; scale, negotiated trade terms and retailer listings preserve share, while focus is on cost efficiency, private-label defense and modest formulation or claims updates to sustain margins; these SKUs generate reliable cash flow for Henkel.
- Stable volumes, flat growth
- Scale + trade terms protect share
- Cost optimization priority
- Private-label defense
- Modest claims refreshes
Adhesives €12.4bn, Laundry €4.0bn fuel high-margin cash
Henkel cash cows (2024) deliver steady, high-margin cash with low growth; Adhesive Technologies drove €12.4bn sales, funding R&D and M&A. Laundry & Home posted €4.0bn, with repeat buys and deep distribution. Pritt and Schwarzkopf core lines sustain share via brand equity and efficiency-led investments.
| Segment | 2024 sales | Characteristics | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adhesives | €12.4bn | Entrenched contracts, pricing power | Primary cash engine |
| Laundry & Home | €4.0bn | Repeat purchases, deep retail | Stable cash flow |
| Beauty cores | N/A | Brand-led, margin-friendly | Supplemental cash |
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Dogs
Legacy hair styling SKUs
Legacy hair styling SKUs such as gels and sprays saw declines in some markets in 2024 as fashion shifts and indie brands eroded demand, producing low-single-digit category growth and fragmented share. Turnarounds are costly given low margins and market fragmentation, with many SKUs typically breaking even and tying up working capital. These factors make legacy styling lines prime candidates for pruning or exit within Henkel’s BCG matrix framework.
Tail regional detergent brands
Tail regional detergent labels in Henkel’s BCG matrix sit firmly in Dogs: market share under 3% in many markets (2024) while category growth in mature regions was about 0.5% in 2024, driven by price-led competition. Retailer private-label pressure and aggressive promoing compress margins; marketing spends in 2024 produced negligible volume lift. Best action: rationalize SKUs and redeploy cash to higher-growth platforms.
Non-differentiated hand dish liquids
Non-differentiated hand dish liquids are a commodity segment with weak brand loyalty and private label penetration of roughly 30–40% in key European markets in 2024, squeezing volumes. Low category growth (~0–1% in 2024) plus low market share creates a cash trap for Henkel. Promotional activity, often consuming double-digit promo spend, erodes margins. Consider delisting low-velocity SKUs or consolidating into fewer hero SKUs and bundles.
Offline-heavy beauty formats
Dogs: Offline-heavy beauty formats — channels shifting online have left brick-first lines stranded; store traffic declined materially in recent years while omnichannel replatforming and SKU rationalization carry high one-off costs, preventing scale and margin recovery, so these units fail to contribute profitably and should be divested or wound down fast.
Legacy solvent-heavy adhesives niches
Dogs: Legacy solvent-heavy adhesives niches face tightening regulatory and sustainability headwinds, with Henkel reporting a 6% decline in solvent-based adhesives sales in 2024 as customers shift to waterborne and bio-based systems. Growth is negative and market share erodes toward greener options; compliance costs rose sharply, compressing margins and reducing price power, prompting sunset and pivot programs to eco alternatives.
- Regulatory squeeze 2024: higher compliance costs
- Sales -6% in 2024: shrinking demand
- Share erosion: migration to waterborne/bio-based
- Strategic pivot: sunsetting solvent SKUs toward eco alternatives
Prune 'dogs': 0–0.5%, PL 30–40%, -6%
Dogs: legacy styling SKUs, tail detergents, non-differentiated dish liquids and solvent adhesives posted weak 2024 performance — growth ~0–0.5% in mature categories, market share often <3%, private-label penetration 30–40%, solvent-based adhesives sales -6% in 2024; low margins and high exit costs justify pruning, SKU delistings or divestment.
| Segment | 2024 growth | Market share | Key metric |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy styling | low-single-digit | <3% | fragmented, break-even SKUs |
| Tail detergents | 0.5% | <3% | promo compresses margins |
| Dish liquids | 0–1% | <3% | PL 30–40% |
| Solvent adhesives | -6% | erosion | higher compliance costs |
Question Marks
Bio-based & solvent-free adhesives
Bio-based & solvent-free adhesives face surging sustainability demand but still account for under 5% of the global adhesives market in 2024, remaining fragmented across niche suppliers. Winning requires heavy R&D, certifications (e.g., USDA, EU Ecolabel) and customer-switching support, implying significant upfront investment. At projected market CAGR ~7% (2024–30) rapid scaling could move this segment to Star status; failure risks drift into Dog territory.
EV battery safety/thermal platforms
EV battery safety/thermal platforms sit in a high-growth market (~$8.2bn in 2024, ~15% CAGR into the decade), but share is still forming amid intense 12–24 month validation cycles and OEM approvals. Big upfront capex and field engineering drain cash, often requiring multi-year working-capital commits. Landing flagship programs (1–3 global OEM wins) spins a revenue flywheel; miss them and ROI timelines extend and returns lag peers.
Refillable & concentrated home care
Consumers and retailers are testing low-waste refillable and concentrated home-care formats but adoption remains uneven across regions. Henkel reports pilot programs in several markets while its refillable segment represents a small, single-digit market share (<5%) as of 2024. Scaling requires design-for-shelf, packaging and logistics changes, plus shopper education to drive repeat use. Strategy: double down where uptake is strong, otherwise cut quickly to limit sunk costs.
D2C and subscription laundry
D2C and subscription laundry show attractive unit economics if churn is controlled but Henkel’s online brand share remains nascent in 2024; success requires performance marketing, data muscle and CX ops to scale customer acquisition and retention.
With proper tech and operations this model can unlock premium LTV and actionable product insights, otherwise it risks burning cash without sufficient scale.
- Churn control essential
- Needs PM, analytics, CX ops
- Potential for premium LTV
- High cash burn risk pre-scale
3D printing bonding solutions
Question Marks: 3D printing bonding solutions — additive manufacturing remains a small base (~21.5 billion USD global market in 2024, ~15% CAGR) with specialized adhesive needs; Henkel has strong technical credibility but limited share across industrial and medical applications, making commercial scale unclear. Targeted investment in partnerships, certification and standards could drive share gains; otherwise reprioritize toward larger adhesive pools.
- market_2024: ~21.5B USD
- CAGR: ~15% (2024–2030)
- Henkel_strength: high tech credibility, low share
- strategy: partner & standardize or park
Double down where OEM traction exists; exit fast on slow-burning Question Marks
Question Marks are high-growth but low-share initiatives (bio-based adhesives, EV battery safety platforms, 3D‑printing bonds, D2C laundry) that need heavy R&D, certifications and commercial validation; success requires multi-year investment and flagship wins. Without scale they risk becoming Dogs due to cash burn and long payback. Strategy: double down where early traction/OEM wins exist, otherwise exit fast.
| Segment | Market_2024 | CAGR_24‑30 | Henkel_share_2024 | Strategy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bio‑based adhesives | ~5% global adhesives | ~7% | <5% | Invest certs/R&D |
| EV battery platforms | ~$8.2bn | ~15% | Low | Pursue OEM wins |
| 3D printing bonds | ~$21.5bn | ~15% | Low | Partner/standardize |