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Defense Industry Business Confidence Report 2019

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  • 40 Pages
  • July 2019
  • Region: Global
  • GlobalData
  • ID: 4801888
Defense Industry Business Confidence Report 2019

Summary

"Defense Industry Business Confidence Report 2019", examines executives’ opinion about the business environment during June 2019-May 2020. It also highlights the current economic conditions, supplier price variations, sales performance, industry and company growth prospects, spending models, and key priorities. Additionally, the report provides information categorized by region, and company size and type.

The majority of executives (51%) expect the current global economic state to remain stable with regards to its impact on the defense sector over the next 12 months. While, 25% of respondents indicate a favorable opinion about the existing global economic condition. Moreover, factors such as stable global economic environment, increasing geo-political risks, market competition, and rising demand for military equipment, dictates the governments’ defense expenditure and overall growth within the industry. Globally, two-thirds of surveyed executives have positive expectations for both their company’s growth and industry’s growth over the next 12 months. Furthermore, respondents, particularly with business operation in the Rest of the World and Asia-Pacific, predicts the most significant increase (i.e. more than 10%) in the supplier prices of power and energy over the next 12 months. Additionally, political changes in the country / countries of operation, cybercrime, and skill shortages are, respectively, identified as the top three concerns for the defense industry during June 2019-May 2020.

What else does this report offer?
  • The current state of the economy with regards to its impact on the defense industry: examines predominating economic conditions globally and across specific regions
  • Company and industry growth outlook: provides executives’ opinions on the growth prospects of their company and the industry over the next 12 months
  • Change in level of customer confidence: analyzes respondents’ sentiments surrounding the shift in the level of customer confidence within defense industry during June 2019-May 2020
  • Supplier prices outlook: determines the expected variation in supplier prices across different categories and their impact on the business confidence
  • Change in staff headcount and sales performance: anticipates and tracks the shift in staff headcount and sales growth during June 2019-May 2020 among industry executives globally as well as regionally
  • Investment Projection & activities: highlights different areas in which industry executives intend to spend and invest over the next 12 months
  • Business concerns: provides information about potential business concerns indicated by survey respondents for coming 12 months
  • Key priorities: identifies the top priorities of industry executives operating in various regions

Scope

  • Asia-Pacific and North America scored higher on average economic favorability index for the next 12 months, whereas, the Rest of the World, particularly, South America have scored the lowest
  • The majority of respondents anticipate a positive or very positive change in the level of customer confidence within the defense industry during June 2019-May 2020
  • On average, overall sales performance within the defense industry is expected to increase by 4.5% during June 2019-May 2020, particularly, Europe and Asia-Pacific are expecting the most significant improvement in the sales performance
  • Over the next 12 months, surveyed executives predict that the highest increase in expenditure will be towards new product development which is followed by research and analysis
  • Political changes in the country/countries of operation is identified as the top-most concern for the defense organization over the next 12 months

Reasons to buy

  • Assists companies to make effective business strategy decisions by knowing the prevailing market conditions and sentiment within the defense industry
  • Supports organizations in business expansion decisions by providing information concerning the projected variation in sales performance and supplier prices
  • Helps defense organizations in aligning themselves with the latest market trends and prevailing sentiments by informing them with the essential priorities and major concerns of the industry
  • Serves to adjust investment allocation by outlining key focus areas highlighted by survey respondents during 2019

Table of Contents

Section 1: Introduction
Definitions and abbreviations
Methodology and sample size
Respondent profile
Section 2: Economic state, growth prospects, and consumer confidence in June 2019-May 2020
Existing economic environment
State of economy: in their words
Industry and company growth outlook
Expected change in consumer confidence
Supplier prices and consumer confidence: in their words
Section 3: Supplier prices, staff headcount, and sales performance
Supplier prices outlook
Anticipated change in staff head count and sales projections
Anticipated change in spending on key activities
Section 4: Business concerns and organizational priorities
Level of concerns and expected impact on the industry
Overall priority index: potential focus areas for businesses
Section 5: Disclaimer
List of Figures
Exhibit 1: Current economic environment - Overall
Exhibit 2: Current economic environment - Region
Exhibit 3: Current economic conditions - Those who operate and do not operate in a region
Exhibit 4: Industry and company growth prospects - Overall
Exhibit 5: Industry and company growth prospects - Overall - In detail
Exhibit 6: Industry and company growth prospects - Region
Exhibit 7: Anticipated variation in consumer confidence - Overall
Exhibit 8: Anticipated variation in consumer confidence - Region
Exhibit 9: Projected change in supplier prices - Technology - Overall and Regional
Exhibit 10: Projected change in supplier prices - Power and Energy- Overall and Regional
Exhibit 11: Projected change in supplier prices - Equipment and Components - Overall and Regional
Exhibit 12: Staff headcount and sales outlook - Overall and Regional
Exhibit 13: Expenditure projection on key activities - Overall
Exhibit 14: Leading business concerns - Overall
Exhibit 15: Top five business concerns - Region
Exhibit 16: Regional analysis of top three concerns - Overall
Exhibit 17: Organizational priorities - Overall
Exhibit 18: Top five organizational priorities - Region
Exhibit 19: Organizational priorities - Overall and Regional