Datong Plc (DTE) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review

GlobalData, February 2013, Pages: 25

Summary

Datong Plc (Datong) designs, develops and supply covert surveillance, tracking and location systems. Its products are used by military, security and law enforcement agencies to gather intelligence. The company sells its product internationally in more than 37 countries through direct sales force and network of independent overseas distributor. Datong is headquartered in Leeds, the UK.

The company's strategy focuses on product development and partnering with leading companies to deliver highly capable system solutions.

This comprehensive SWOT profile of Datong Plc provides you an in-depth strategic SWOT analysis of the company’s businesses and operations. The profile has been compiled by GlobalData to bring to you a clear and an unbiased view of the company’s key strengths and weaknesses and the potential opportunities and threats. The profile helps you formulate strategies that augment your business by enabling you to understand your partners, customers and competitors better.

The profile contains critical company information including:

- Business description – A detailed description of the company’s operations and business divisions.
- Corporate strategy – Analyst’s summarization of the company’s business strategy.
- SWOT Analysis – A detailed analysis of the company’s strengths, weakness, opportunities and threats.
- Company history – Progression of key events associated with the company.
- Major products and services – A list of major products, services and brands of the company.
- Key competitors – A list of key competitors to the company.
- Key employees – A list of the key executives of the company.
- Executive biographies – A brief summary of the executives’ employment history.
- Key operational heads – A list of personnel heading key departments/functions.
- Important locations and subsidiaries – A list and contact details of key locations and subsidiaries of the company.
- Detailed financial ratios for the past five years – The latest financial ratios derived from the annual financial statements published by the company with 5 years history.
- Interim ratios for the last five interim periods – The latest financial ratios derived from the quarterly/semi-annual financial statements published by the company for 5 interims history.

Note: Some sections may be missing if data is unavailable for the company

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- The company’s core strengths and weaknesses and areas of development or decline are analyzed and presented in the profile objectively. Recent developments in the company covered in the profile help you track important events.

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List of Tables
List of Figures
Section 1 - About the Company
Datong Plc - Key Facts
Datong Plc - Key Employees
Datong Plc - Key Employee Biographies
Datong Plc - Major Products and Services
Datong Plc - History
Datong Plc - Company Statement
Datong Plc - Locations And Subsidiaries
Head Office
Other Locations & Subsidiaries
Section 2 – Company Analysis
Datong Plc - Business Description
Datong Plc - Corporate Strategy
Datong Plc - SWOT Analysis
SWOT Analysis - Overview
Datong Plc - Strengths
Strength - Focus on Research and Development
Strength - Diversified Business Operations
Datong Plc - Weaknesses
Weakness - Pending Lawsuit for Patent Infringement
Datong Plc - Opportunities
Opportunity - Escalating Military Expenditure in the US
Opportunity - Increasing Security Threat
Opportunity - Contracts and Agreements
Datong Plc - Threats
Threat - Growing Competitive Pressure
Threat - Rapid Technological Change
Datong Plc - Key Competitors
Section 3 – Company Financial Ratios
Financial Ratios - Capital Market Ratios
Financial Ratios - Annual Ratios
Performance Chart
Financial Performance
Financial Ratios - Interim Ratios
Financial Ratios - Ratio Charts
Section 4 – Appendix
Methodology
Ratio Definitions
About Us
Contact Us
Disclaimer

List of Tables
Datong Plc, Key Facts
Datong Plc, Key Employees
Datong Plc, Key Employee Biographies
Datong Plc, Major Products and Services
Datong Plc, History
Datong Plc, Other Locations
Datong Plc, Subsidiaries
Datong Plc, Key Competitors
Datong Plc, Ratios based on current share price
Datong Plc, Annual Ratios
Datong Plc, Interim Ratios
Currency Codes
Capital Market Ratios
Equity Ratios
Profitability Ratios
Cost Ratios
Liquidity Ratios
Leverage Ratios
Efficiency Ratios

List of Figures
Datong Plc, Performance Chart (2008 - 2012)
Datong Plc, Ratio Charts

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