PSG over the sky!
Practice this intermediate growth strategy case interview question in the Financial Services sector. Includes detailed problem prompt, clarifying questions, structured framework, and expert recommendation. Part of ProHub's 835+ consulting case library.
This is a structured growth strategy case requiring the candidate to diagnose a revenue decline problem, identify the root cause (retail credit cards bleeding $500M annually due to competitor loyalty programs), and quantify a targeted solution. The case tests both strategic thinking (market segmentation analysis) and quantitative skills (bottom-up market sizing with multiple assumptions).
Clarifying Information
- Client/Company information: Company presence in most Latin American countries. Not interested in expanding to other regions.
- Industry/Competition information: PSG has two types of competitors. Other large and also “traditional” banks and smaller “start-up” banks, with increasing presence in retail spaces. The latter are seen as an important thread due to important product innovation, especially in credit card products and incentives.
- Value Chain/Revenue information: PSG divides its operations in Retail (personal credit cards, personal loans), Commercial (small, medium and large firms products) and Products and Markets (Trading, project finance, forex, derivatives). We will not focus on deposits.
- Objective: PSG had yearly revenues of around $10B in 2005. The strategy team has determined that it can invest $500M per year for two years to reverse the observed continuous decline in income of 2% per year. By “reverse”, the CEO means to have at least no decline: forecasts project a similar decline the next two years. Profit margins (in %) have remained constant.
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