InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (IHG) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review

GlobalData, September 2011, Pages: 30

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (IHG) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review

Summary

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (IHG) is an international hotel company that operates numerous hotels across 100 countries and territories. The company operates its hotels under seven brands, Hotel Indigo, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Staybridge Suites and Candlewood Suites. IHG operates its hotels in three business models, as a franchisor, a manager, and on an owned and leased basis. IHG has approximately 650,000 rooms in more than 4,400 hotels. Guests can book rooms through 12 global reservation offices or through the 13 local language websites managed by the company. Geographically, the company operates in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the Americas, Asia, Australasia and Greater China. IHG is headquartered in Buckinghamshire, the UK.

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC Key Recent Developments

Mar 22, 2010: IHG and Ishraq to open Holiday Inn Express Dubai Airport
Feb 19, 2010: IHG to open Kamloops’ First Holiday Inn Hotel
Feb 16, 2010: InterContinental Hotels reports revenue decline in 2009
Feb 05, 2010: Construction of Holiday Inn to start soon

This comprehensive SWOT profile of InterContinental Hotels Group 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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List of Tables
List of Figures
Section 1 - About the Company
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC - Key Facts
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC - Key Employees
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC - Key Employee Biographies
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC - Major Products and Services
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC - History
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC - Company Statement
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC - Locations And Subsidiaries
Head Office
Other Locations & Subsidiaries
Section 2 – Company Analysis
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC - Business Description
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC - SWOT Analysis
SWOT Analysis - Overview
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC - Strengths
Strength - Central Reservation System Technology
Strength - Strong Brand Portfolio
Strength - Improving Liquidity Position
Weakness - Geographical Concentration
Weakness - Decline in Current Asset Turnover
Opportunity - Long-Term Outlook for the Tourism Industry
Opportunity - Expanding its Franchisee Network
Opportunity - Growing e-commerce Activities
Threat - Security Vulnerabilities
Threat - Environmental Risk
Threat - Competitive Environment
Threat - Business Risk
InterContinental Hotels Group 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
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC, Recent Deals Summary
Section 4 – Company’s Recent Developments
Mar 22, 2010: IHG and Ishraq to open Holiday Inn Express Dubai Airport
Feb 19, 2010: IHG to open Kamloops’ First Holiday Inn Hotel
Feb 16, 2010: InterContinental Hotels reports revenue decline in 2009
Feb 05, 2010: Construction of Holiday Inn to start soon
Section 5 – Appendix
Methodology
Ratio Definitions
About GlobalData
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Disclaimer

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

List of Figures
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC, Performance Chart (2006 - 2010)
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC, Ratio Charts

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