Dixon forms 51:49 smartphone JV with vivo, gets govt approval
DIXON · price
▲ positive · ▼ negative · ● neutral filings · teal = economic event · numbered = multiple that day (click to pick). Times IST.
On the reaction day the stock moved 1.7 pts less than Nifty Midcap 150 and 2.2 pts less than its Consumer Electronics peers, over the same two closes: a difference in percentage points, not a measure of what the filing did.
Minute windows have no benchmark: there is no intraday index history to compare against.
Dixon Technologies has signed a JV agreement with vivo Mobile India to manufacture smartphones and electronic devices in India. Dixon holds 51% and vivo 49%, making the JV a Dixon subsidiary. Initial paid-up capital is INR 5 crore in the same ratio. Government of India approval received under Press Note 3 of 2020. Each party nominates 2 directors. The JV will handle part of vivo smartphone OEM orders and may serve other brands too. Completion targeted within 1 year.
Positive: marquee JV with vivo strengthens Dixon smartphone manufacturing footprint. JV Co will be a Dixon subsidiary, though initial capital is just INR 5 crore.