adidas Group (ADS) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review

GlobalData, April 2012, Pages: 34

adidas Group (ADS) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review

Summary

adidas Group (adidas) is one of the leading companies in global sporting goods industry. The company, along with its subsidiaries involves in designing, developing, marketing and retailing of sports footwear, apparel and accessories. It also involves in manufacturing and retailing of various sporting gears, accessories, golf balls, and iron rods. The company offers products through adidas, Reebok, and About TaylorMade-adidas Golf brands. Adidas brand through adidas Sport Performance offers products in five categories namely, football, basketball, running, training and outdoor. Adidas brand through adidas Sport Style offers authentic sportswear to the full spectrum of lifestyle consumers. Reebok brand through Reebok-CCM Hockey offers hockey equipment and apparel. Reebok brand through Rockport offers casual and outdoor footwear as well as apparel and accessories. About TaylorMade-adidas Golf offers gulf products such as fairway woods, irons, putters and balls. The company is headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Germany.

The company intends to be a global leader in the sporting goods industry by offering products through a diverse brand portfolio that caters to various needs of sporting community. The company intends achieve growth by having a flexible supply chain, by focusing on innovation and concentrating on high potential markets such as China, Russia, and underpenetrated markets of the company such as the US.

This comprehensive SWOT profile of adidas Group 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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You get detailed information about the company and its operations to identify potential customers and suppliers.
- The profile analyzes the company’s business structure, operations, major products and services, prospects, locations and subsidiaries, key executives and their biographies and key competitors.

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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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- Financial ratio presented for major public companies in the profile include the revenue trends, profitability, growth, margins and returns, liquidity and leverage, financial position and efficiency ratios.

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- Key elements such as SWOT analysis, corporate strategy and financial ratios and charts are incorporated in the profile to assist your academic or business research needs.

List of Tables
List of Figures
Section 1 - About the Company
adidas Group - Key Facts
adidas Group - Key Employees
adidas Group - Key Employee Biographies
adidas Group - Major Products and Services
adidas Group - History
adidas Group - Company Statement
adidas Group - Locations And Subsidiaries
Head Office
Other Locations & Subsidiaries
Affiliate
Section 2 – Company Analysis
adidas Group - Business Description
adidas Group - Corporate Strategy
adidas Group - SWOT Analysis
SWOT Analysis - Overview
adidas Group - Strengths
Strength - Diversified Product Portfolio
Strength - Wide International Presence
Strength - Sound Financial Stability
adidas Group - Weaknesses
Weakness - High Inventory Levels
Weakness - Dependence on China
adidas Group - Opportunities
Opportunity - Strategic Partnerships
Opportunity - Market Prospects: Sports Goods Industry
Opportunity - Growing Currency-Neutral Sales
Opportunity - Expansion through Acquisitions
adidas Group - Threats
Threat - Economic Downturn
Threat - Competitive Market
Threat - Product Counterfeiting Risk
Threat - Rising Input Costs
adidas Group - 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
adidas Group, Recent Deals Summary
Section 4 – Appendix
Methodology
Ratio Definitions
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List of Tables
adidas Group, Key Facts
adidas Group, Key Employees
adidas Group, Key Employee Biographies
adidas Group, Major Products and Services
adidas Group, History
adidas Group, Subsidiaries
adidas Group, Affiliate
adidas Group, Key Competitors
adidas Group, Ratios based on current share price
adidas Group, Annual Ratios
adidas Group, Interim Ratios
adidas Group, Recent Deals Summary
Currency Codes
Capital Market Ratios
Equity Ratios
Profitability Ratios
Cost Ratios
Liquidity Ratios
Leverage Ratios
Efficiency Ratios

List of Figures
adidas Group, Performance Chart (2007 - 2011)
adidas Group, Ratio Charts

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