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Forest Essentials Growth Strategy: Opportunity into a positive EBITDA Business

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Chintankumar Maisuria
May 27, 2024

Read time: 5 minutes.

Welcome to the 48th edition of The Growth Elements Newsletter. Every Monday, I write an essay on growth metrics & experiments and business case studies.

Todayโ€™s piece is for 5,100+ founders, operators, and leaders from businesses such as Shopify, Google, Sage, Hubspot, Zoho, RateGain, Zaggle, Servcorp, Apollo and more.

Happy Monday!

Ayurveda + Premium (Product, Packaging, Experience) = Forest Essentials

Forest Essentials sits on the gold mine, with huge TAM and high AOV and LTV.

How did they translate this opportunity into a positive EBITDA business?

[1] ๐”๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ž๐ ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญ ๐๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง

โ–บ Forest Essentials recognised the unexplored potential in Indiaโ€™s premium Ayurvedic segment.

โ–บ With products priced from โ‚น500 to โ‚น8,000, Forest Essentials strategically positioned itself in the upscale market, contributing to the โ‚น74,800 Crore Indian Ayurvedic market.

[2] ๐‹๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐š๐œ๐ค๐š๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ 

โ–บ By investing in meticulously designed packaging, Forest Essentials elevated the consumer experience.

โ–บ โ‚น800 soap and โ‚น5000 creams signify their commitment to premium presentation and hint at high AOV.

[3] ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐œ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐›๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง

โ–บ Forest Essentials ensured exposure to its target demographic through premium distribution locations, such as luxury hotels and iconic landmarks.

โ–บ This strategic positioning likely allows for a higher CAC budget.

[4] ๐€๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ 

โ–บ Leveraging traditional Ayurvedic formulations and local narratives, Forest Essentials differentiated itself, positioning its products as premium and sourced from natural origins, justifying higher price points.

โ–บ With this narrative and price range, we can expect that LTV could be substantial within the niche market segment.

[5] ๐‘๐ž๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ฅ ๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐š๐ฌ ๐š ๐ƒ๐ข๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ญ๐จ๐ซ

โ–บ Elevating luxury standards with each store, aligning with its premium product offerings.

โ–บ This focus on curated retail experiences likely contributes to higher customer retention rates and increased LTV.

[6] ๐‹๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ 

โ–บ By refraining from frequent discounts, Forest Essentials cultivated customer trust and loyalty, reinforcing its elite status and preserving brand integrity.

๐…๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฌ

โ–บ With a premium pricing strategy and limited discounting, Forest Essentials can allocate considerable revenue towards acquiring high-value customers and expecting a high LTV.

That's it for today's article! I hope you found this essay insightful.

Wishing you a productive week ahead!

I always appreciate you reading.

Thanks,
Chintankumar Maisuria