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American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (AEO) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review
GlobalData, March 2012, Pages: 28
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (AEO) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review
Summary
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (AEO) is a leading apparel and accessories retailer. The company is engaged in the design, marketing, and sale of clothing. The key offering of AEO includes menswear, women’s wear, kid's wear, lingerie items, footwear, personal care products and accessories. AEO sells its product under three major brands, namely, American Eagle, aerie by American Eagle, and 77kids by american eagle. AEO’s online business AEO Direct, ships the company’s products across the world. The company also sells its merchandise online through various websites such as ae.com, aerie.com, and 77kids.com. It also offers various services such as free shipping services and gift card services. The company principally operates its stores in the US and Canada, and has franchise stores in Russia, China, Hong Kong and various cities throughout the Middle East. AEO is headquartered in Pittsburgh, the US.
Currently, the company focuses on international expansion strategy around the globe. Recently, the company opened its first store in Tel Aviv, Israel. It also planned ten additional stores at various locations in Israel such as The Big Mall in Petach Tikva, Kiryat Ono Mall, and Mall of Haifa. In December 2011, AEO planned to open the stores in three international markets, Morocco, Jordan and Egypt. It opened third store in Saudi Arabia and planned to second store in Lebanon in early 2012.
This comprehensive SWOT profile of American Eagle Outfitters, 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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Section 1 - About the Company
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. - Key Facts
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. - Key Employees
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. - Key Employee Biographies
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. - Major Products and Services
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. - History
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. - Company Statement
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. - Locations And Subsidiaries
Head Office
Other Locations & Subsidiaries
Section 2 – Company Analysis
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. - Business Description
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. - SWOT Analysis
SWOT Analysis - Overview
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. - Strengths
Strength - Growing International Presence
Strength - Multiple Retail Formats
Strength - Target Brand Offering
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. - Weaknesses
Weakness - Lack of Stable Sourcing Strategy
Weakness - Declining Margins
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. - Opportunities
Opportunity - Strategic Business Decisions
Opportunity - Growing Opportunities in E-Retailing
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. - Threats
Threat - Rising Manpower Costs
Threat - Seasonal Nature of the Business
Threat - Competitive Market
Threat - Growing Counterfeit Products
American Eagle Outfitters, 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
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc., Recent Deals Summary
Section 4 – Appendix
Methodology
Ratio Definitions
About GlobalData
Contact Us
Disclaimer
List of Tables
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc., Key Facts
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc., Key Employees
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc., Key Employee Biographies
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc., Major Products and Services
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc., History
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc., Subsidiaries
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc., Key Competitors
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc., Ratios based on current share price
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc., Annual Ratios
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc., Interim Ratios
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc., Recent Deals Summary
Currency Codes
Capital Market Ratios
Equity Ratios
Profitability Ratios
Cost Ratios
Liquidity Ratios
Leverage Ratios
Efficiency Ratios
List of Figures
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc., Performance Chart (2008 - 2012)
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc., Ratio Charts
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