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Duke Energy Corporation (DUK) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review

GlobalData, February 2012, Pages: 63

Duke Energy Corporation (DUK) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review

Summary

Duke Energy Corporation (Duke Energy) is a US-based energy utility company. It focuses on the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity, natural gas and related energy services. The company owns and operates regulated and unregulated power plants in North America and Latin America regions. The company has its operations in Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio and South Carolina in the US and in Brazil, Peru and Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala and Argentina. Duke Energy supplies and distributes electricity to approximately, four million US customers. The company has a diverse mix of generation resources, including nuclear, coal-fired, oil and natural gas fired, and hydroelectric power plants. Duke Energy is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, the US.

The company through its commercial business unit, Duke Renewables, focuses on establishing solar as its mainstream source of electricity. As a part of its development plan, Duke Energy has acquired two Arizona solar farms in December 2011.

Duke Energy Corporation Key Recent Developments

Feb 22, 2012: Duke Energy And Progress Energy File Wholesale Market Power Mitigation Plan With NCUC
Feb 21, 2012: NAATBatt Coalition Recommends Deployment Of Distributed Energy Storage Systems
Feb 17, 2012: Duke Energy Receives License For Nantahala Hydro Project In North Carolina
Feb 16, 2012: Duke Energy Reports Revenue Of $14.5 Billion In 2011
Feb 13, 2012: Duke Energy And Huaneng Group Expand Cooperation To Develop Carbon Capture And Sequestration Technologies

This comprehensive SWOT profile of Duke Energy Corporation 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

Key benefits of buying this profile include:

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.

Understand and respond to your competitors’ business structure and strategies, and capitalize on their weaknesses. Stay up to date on the major developments affecting the company.
- 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.

Equip yourself with information that enables you to sharpen your strategies and transform your operations profitably.
- Opportunities that the company can explore and exploit are sized up and its growth potential assessed in the profile. Competitive and/or technological threats are highlighted.

Scout for potential investments and acquisition targets, with detailed insight into the companies’ strategic, financial and operational performance.
- 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.

Gain key insights into the company for academic or business research.
- 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.

Key Words

Duke Energy Corporation, SWOT analysis, SWOT, Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats, Corporate Strategy, Key Ratios, Share Data, Performance, Financial Performance, Overview, Business Description, Major Product, Brands, History, Key Employees, Key Operational Heads, Strategy, Key Competitors, Company Statement, Capital Market Ratios, Financial Ratios, Annual Ratios, Interim Ratios, Ratio Charts



List of Tables
List of Figures
Section 1 - About the Company
Duke Energy Corporation - Key Facts
Duke Energy Corporation - Key Employees
Duke Energy Corporation - Key Employee Biographies
Duke Energy Corporation - Major Products and Services
Duke Energy Corporation - Key Operational Summary
Duke Energy Corporation - History
Duke Energy Corporation - Company Statement
Duke Energy Corporation - Locations And Subsidiaries
Head Office
Other Locations & Subsidiaries
BusinessUnit
Section 2 – Company Analysis
Duke Energy Corporation - Business Description
Duke Energy Corporation - Corporate Strategy
Duke Energy Corporation - SWOT Analysis
SWOT Analysis - Overview
Duke Energy Corporation - Strengths
Strength - Strong Generation Portfolio
Strength - Vertically Integrated Structure
Strength - Efficient Business Structure
Duke Energy Corporation - Weaknesses
Weakness - Debt Obligations
Weakness - Legal Proceedings
Duke Energy Corporation - Opportunities
Opportunity - New Generation Plants
Opportunity - Strategic Merger Agreement
Opportunity - Increasing Electricity Demand
Duke Energy Corporation - Threats
Threat - Regulatory Obligations
Threat - Growing Competition in the Market
Threat - Operational Risk
Duke Energy Corporation - Key Competitors
Section 3 – Company Financial Ratios
Financial Ratios - Annual Ratios
Performance Chart
Financial Performance
Financial Ratios - Interim Ratios
Financial Ratios - Ratio Charts
Section 4 – Company’s Power, Oil & Gas Financial Deals and Alliances
Duke Energy Corporation, Power, Deals By Year, 2006 to YTD 2012
Duke Energy Corporation, Power, Deals By Type, 2006 to YTD 2012
Duke Energy Corporation, Clean Technology, Deals By Year, 2006 to YTD 2012
Duke Energy Corporation, Clean Technology, Deals By Type, 2006 to YTD 2012
Duke Energy Corporation, Oil & Gas, Deals By Year, 2006 to YTD 2012
Duke Energy Corporation, Oil & Gas, Deals By Type, 2006 to YTD 2012
Duke Energy Corporation, Recent Deals Summary
Section 5 – Company’s Recent Developments
Duke Energy Corporation, Recent Developments
Feb 21, 2012: NAATBatt Coalition Recommends Deployment Of Distributed Energy Storage Systems
Feb 17, 2012: Duke Energy Receives License For Nantahala Hydro Project In North Carolina
Feb 16, 2012: Duke Energy Reports Revenue Of $14.5 Billion In 2011
Feb 13, 2012: Duke Energy And Huaneng Group Expand Cooperation To Develop Carbon Capture And Sequestration Technologies
Feb 06, 2012: Clemson University To Trial Wireless Electric Vehicle Charging Technology
Jan 25, 2012: South Carolina PSC Approves New Electric Rates Duke Energy's South Carolina Customers
Jan 17, 2012: Conservation Groups Reach Settlement With Duke Energy To Retire Polluting Coal-fired Units At Cliffside Power Plant
Jan 11, 2012: AWS Truepower And Duke Energy Collaborate On Carolinas Offshore Wind Integration Case Study
Jan 05, 2012: Duke Energy To Conduct Sirens Test Near McGuire Nuclear Power Plant
Jan 01, 2012: Duke Energy Plans To Commence Construction Of 171 Wind Turbines In Willacy County In Q1 2012
Section 6 – Appendix
Methodology
Ratio Definitions
About GlobalData
Contact Us
Disclaimer

List of Tables
Duke Energy Corporation, Key Facts
Duke Energy Corporation, Key Employees
Duke Energy Corporation, Key Employee Biographies
Duke Energy Corporation, Major Products and Services
Duke Energy Corporation, Key Operational Summary, 2010
Duke Energy Corporation, History
Duke Energy Corporation, Subsidiaries
Duke Energy Corporation, BusinessUnit
Duke Energy Corporation, Key Competitors
Duke Energy Corporation, Annual Ratios
Duke Energy Corporation, Interim Ratios
Duke Energy Corporation, Power, Deals By Year, 2006 to YTD 2012
Duke Energy Corporation, Power, Deals By Type, 2006 to YTD 2012
Duke Energy Corporation, Clean Technology, Deals By Year, 2006 to YTD 2012
Duke Energy Corporation, Clean Technology, Deals By Type, 2006 to YTD 2012
Duke Energy Corporation, Oil & Gas, Deals By Year, 2006 to YTD 2012
Duke Energy Corporation, Oil & Gas, Deals By Type, 2006 to YTD 2012
Duke Energy Corporation, Recent Deals Summary
Currency Codes
Units
Capital Market Ratios
Equity Ratios
Profitability Ratios
Cost Ratios
Liquidity Ratios
Leverage Ratios
Efficiency Ratios

List of Figures
Duke Energy Corporation, Performance Chart (2007 - 2011)
Duke Energy Corporation, Ratio Charts
Duke Energy Corporation, Power, Deals By Year, 2006 to YTD 2012
Duke Energy Corporation, Power, Deals by Type, 2006 to YTD 2012
Duke Energy Corporation, Clean Technology, Deals By Year, 2006 to YTD 2012
Duke Energy Corporation, Clean Technology, Deals by Type, 2006 to YTD 2012
Duke Energy Corporation, Oil & Gas, Deals By Year, 2006 to YTD 2012
Duke Energy Corporation, Oil & Gas, Deals by Type, 2006 to YTD 2012

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