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Drax Group Plc (DRX) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review

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    SWOT Analysis

  • 53 Pages
  • June 2023
  • GlobalData
  • ID: 1292245
Drax Group Plc (DRX) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review provides you an in-depth strategic SWOT analysis of the company’s businesses and operations. The profile has been compiled by the publisher 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.

Highlights

Drax Group Plc (Drax) is a biomass-fuelled electricity generator, which generates electricity using compressed wood pellets instead of coal. It has operations in various areas, including electricity generation; electricity sales to business customers; and manufacturing of compressed wood pellets for use in the production of electricity. The company operates power stations in the UK that include Drax Power; Drax Biomass Inc.; Drax Energy Solutions; and Opus Energy. It sources biomass pellets from the US, Canada, Latvia, Estonia, Portugal, the UK, Lithuania and Brazil, among others; and operates biomass-compressed wood pellet production facilities and processing facilities in the US. Drax is headquartered in Selby, North Yorkshire, the UK.

Drax Group Plc Key Recent Developments

Jun 01, 2023: Ofgem launches formal investigation into Drax's green credentials
May 22, 2023: Green light for electricity system restoration as SP Energy Networks successfully completes first phase of £4M trial
May 04, 2023: Britain’s biggest power station lights up for King’s coronation
Apr 26, 2023: UK’s biggest power generator Drax ends coal burning operations

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Table of Contents

Section 1 - About the Company
  • Drax Group Plc - Key Facts
  • Drax Group Plc - Key Employees
  • Drax Group Plc - Key Employee Biographies
  • Drax Group Plc - Major Products and Services
  • Drax Group Plc - History
  • Drax Group Plc - Company Statement
  • Drax Group Plc - Locations And Subsidiaries
  • Head Office
  • Other Locations & Subsidiaries
  • Affiliate
Section 2 - Company Analysis
  • Company Overview
  • Drax Group Plc - Business Description
  • Business Segment: Customers
  • Overview
  • Performance
  • Business Segment: Generation
  • Overview
  • Performance
  • Business Segment: Pellet Production
  • Overview
  • Performance
  • Key Stats
  • Drax Group Plc - Corporate Strategy
  • Drax Group Plc - SWOT Analysis
  • SWOT Analysis - Overview
  • Drax Group Plc - Strengths
  • Drax Group Plc - Weaknesses
  • Drax Group Plc - Opportunities
  • Drax Group Plc - Threats
  • Drax Group 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
Section 4 - Company’s Power, Oil & Gas Financial Deals and Alliances
  • Drax Group Plc, Power, Deals By Year, 2017 to YTD 2023
  • Drax Group Plc, Power, Deals By Type, 2017 to YTD 2023
  • Drax Group Plc, Recent Deals Summary
Section 5 - Company’s Recent Developments
  • Jun 01, 2023: Ofgem launches formal investigation into Drax's green credentials
  • May 22, 2023: Green light for electricity system restoration as SP Energy Networks successfully completes first phase of £4M trial
  • May 04, 2023: Britain’s biggest power station lights up for King’s coronation
  • Apr 26, 2023: UK’s biggest power generator Drax ends coal burning operations
  • Apr 06, 2023: Scottish Planning Minister visits iconic ‘Hollow Mountain’ power station
  • Apr 06, 2023: Drax applauds Canada’s budget commitment to biomass and clean energy investments
  • Mar 31, 2023: Drax welcomes deal reached by EU institutions in support of sustainably sourced biomass
  • Mar 17, 2023: Drax Group PLC Mailing of Annual Report and Notice of AGM
  • Mar 09, 2023: Drax hires Studio Pietrangeli to build pumped storage plant
  • Feb 23, 2023: Drax Group Deploys Solace to Power Up the UK's Electric Vehicle Drive
Section 6 - Appendix
  • Methodology
  • Ratio Definitions
  • About the Publisher
  • Contact the Publisher
  • Disclaimer
List of Tables
  • Drax Group Plc, Key Facts
  • Drax Group Plc, Key Employees
  • Drax Group Plc, Key Employee Biographies
  • Drax Group Plc, Major Products and Services
  • Drax Group Plc, History
  • Drax Group Plc, Subsidiaries
  • Drax Group Plc, Affiliate
  • Drax Group Plc, Key Competitors
  • Drax Group Plc, Ratios based on current share price
  • Drax Group Plc, Annual Ratios
  • Drax Group Plc, Interim Ratios
  • Drax Group Plc, Power, Deals By Year, 2017 to YTD 2023
  • Drax Group Plc, Power, Deals By Type, 2017 to YTD 2023
  • Drax Group Plc, Recent Deals Summary
  • Currency Codes
  • Capital Market Ratios
  • Equity Ratios
  • Profitability Ratios
  • Cost Ratios
  • Liquidity Ratios
  • Leverage Ratios
  • Efficiency Ratios
List of Figures
  • Drax Group Plc, Performance Chart (2018 - 2022)
  • Drax Group Plc, Ratio Charts
  • Drax Group Plc, Power, Deals By Year, 2017 to YTD 2023
  • Drax Group Plc, Power, Deals by Type, 2017 to YTD 2023

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