CA, Inc. (CA) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review

CA, Inc. (CA) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review

Summary

CA Inc., (CA) is a US-based company engaged in providing information technology management software which enables their customers to manage their IT throughout computing environments. The services offered by the company include project and portfolio management, infrastructure management, security management, application performance management, service management, cloud services, and data center automation and virtualization. The company’s customers include various companies from the Forbes Global 2000 companies. CA’s solutions serve numerous companies and organizations such as banks, insurance companies, manufacturers, governmental agencies, technology companies, retailers, educational institutions, and health care institutions. CA operates through 150 offices across 46 countries. The company is headquartered at Islandia, in New York, the United States.

CA, Inc. Key Recent Developments

Feb 24, 2010: CA to acquire cloud computing infrastructure firm 3Tera
Feb 09, 2010: CA, NetApp extend partnership for management of public, private cloud infrastructures
Feb 08, 2010: CA extends web security to JBoss Enterprise Middleware
Jan 13, 2010: Saipem Selects CA Software To Manage Drilling Projects

This comprehensive SWOT profile of CA, Inc. 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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Key Words

CA, Inc., 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 SHOW LESS READ MORE >

List of Tables
List of Figures
Section 1 - About the Company
CA, Inc. - Key Facts
CA, Inc. - Key Employees
CA, Inc. - Key Employee Biographies
CA, Inc. - Major Products and Services
CA, Inc. - History
CA, Inc. - Company Statement
CA, Inc. - Locations And Subsidiaries
Head Office
Other Locations & Subsidiaries
Section 2 – Company Analysis
CA, Inc. - Business Description
CA, Inc. - SWOT Analysis
SWOT Analysis - Overview
CA, Inc. - Strengths
Strength - Strategic Alliances and Partnerships
Strength - Focused R&D Initiatives
Strength - Wide Array of Solution and Services
CA, Inc. - Weaknesses
Weakness - Huge Debt
CA, Inc. - Opportunities
Opportunity - Inorganic Growth Drivers
Opportunity - Positive Outlook for IT Services
Opportunity - Positive Outlook for SaaS Market
CA, Inc. - Threats
Threat - Foreign Exchange Risks
Threat - Rapid Technological Changes
Threat - Competitive Pressures
CA, Inc. - 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 – Company’s Recent Developments
CA, Inc., Recent Developments
Feb 24, 2010: CA to acquire cloud computing infrastructure firm 3Tera
Feb 09, 2010: CA, NetApp extend partnership for management of public, private cloud infrastructures
Feb 08, 2010: CA extends web security to JBoss Enterprise Middleware
Jan 13, 2010: Saipem Selects CA Software To Manage Drilling Projects
Section 5 – Appendix
Methodology
Ratio Definitions
About GlobalData
Contact Us
Disclaimer

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

List of Figures
CA, Inc., Performance Chart (2007 - 2011)
CA, Inc., Ratio Charts

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