Whitbread PLC (WTB) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review

GlobalData, August 2011, Pages: 29

Whitbread PLC (WTB) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review

Summary

Whitbread PLC (Whitbread) is a UK-based hospitality company, engaged in the operation and management of food and recreation facilities. The company manages a chain of hotels, restaurants, and coffee shops. It offers a wide variety of services under different brands such as Premier Inn, Beefeater, Brewers Fayre, Taybarns, Table Table, and Costa Coffee. Whitbread has nearly 1,800 outlets through out the UK. Premier Inn is a leading hotel chain, which comprises 588 budget hotels with more than 42,799 rooms across the UK and Ireland. Costa Coffee operates nearly 1069 coffee stores across the UK and over 531 internationally. Through Beefeater, Brewers Fayre and Table Table restaurants, the company offers an extensive menu of food and beverages. It is headquartered in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, the UK.

This comprehensive SWOT profile of Whitbread 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
Whitbread PLC - Key Facts
Whitbread PLC - Key Employees
Whitbread PLC - Key Employee Biographies
Whitbread PLC - Major Products and Services
Whitbread PLC - History
Whitbread PLC - Company Statement
Whitbread PLC - Locations And Subsidiaries
Head Office
Other Locations & Subsidiaries
Section 2 – Company Analysis
Whitbread PLC - Business Description
Whitbread PLC - Corporate Strategy
Whitbread PLC - SWOT Analysis
SWOT Analysis - Overview
Whitbread PLC - Strengths
Strength - Strong Foothold in the Hospitality Industry
Strength - Strong Performance of Hotels and Restaurants
Strength - Established Coffee Chain
Whitbread PLC - Weaknesses
Weakness - Dependence on the UK Market
Weakness - Weak Liquidity Position
Weakness - Falling Market Share in Sector
Whitbread PLC - Opportunities
Opportunity - Strategic Initiatives
Opportunity - Positive Outlook of the UK Tourism
Opportunity - Increasing Coffee Market
Whitbread PLC - Threats
Threat - Operational Risks
Threat - Highly Competitive Market
Threat - Employee Issues
Whitbread 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
Whitbread PLC, Recent Deals Summary
Section 4 – Appendix
Methodology
Ratio Definitions
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