DFDS AS (DFDS) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review

GlobalData, August 2011, Pages: 28

DFDS AS (DFDS) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review

Summary

DFDS A/S (DFDS) is a Denmark-based shipping company. It principally provides maritime freight and passenger transport services to its customers. The company's major service offerings include Ro-Ro shipping, the container shipping and the passenger shipping, the terminal services and the trailer services. Its Ro-Ro freight ships cover nearly 53% of entire fleet, and the company owns five passenger ships, 38 freight ships, 13 combined passenger and freight ships and 21 logistics offices. DFDS operates through its subsidiaries located in Cyprus, Belgium, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, the UK, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, France, the Netherlands, Poland and Germany.

DFDS AS Key Recent Developments…

Dec 12, 2010 Hamworthy Wins Retrofit MBR Order From DFDS

This comprehensive SWOT profile of DFDS AS 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
DFDS A/S - Key Facts
DFDS A/S - Key Employees
DFDS A/S - Key Employee Biographies
DFDS A/S - Major Products and Services
DFDS A/S - History
DFDS A/S - Company Statement
DFDS A/S - Locations And Subsidiaries
Head Office
Other Locations & Subsidiaries
Section 2 – Company Analysis
DFDS A/S - Business Description
DFDS A/S - SWOT Analysis
SWOT Analysis - Overview
DFDS A/S - Strengths
Strength - Increasing Operational Efficiency
Strength - Strong Market Position
Strength - Improving Liquidity Position
DFDS A/S - Weaknesses
Weakness - Increasing Trade Receivables
Weakness - Decline in Current Asset Turnover
DFDS A/S - Opportunities
Opportunity - Restructuring of Passenger Shipping
Opportunity - Potential of Container Market
Opportunity - Recent Contracts and Agreements
DFDS A/S - Threats
Threat - Regulations Associated with Safety and Environment
Threat - Intense Competition
Threat - Uncertainty in Fuel Prices
DFDS A/S - 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
Dec 12, 2010: Hamworthy Wins Retrofit MBR Order From DFDS
Section 5 – Appendix
Methodology
Ratio Definitions
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