Profitability Ratios The profitability ratios of Apple show that the company is doing well financially. The gross profit margin shows the percentage of revenues available to cover the operating expenses and still turn a profit. The higher the percentage is the better off the company is. Over the years‚ the trend should be moving in an upward position (**Book citation.). For 2010‚ 2011‚ and 2012‚ Apple’s ratios were 39.38%‚ 40.48%‚ and 43.87%‚ respectively (Apple financials). The trend is increasing over
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of Mac laptops. [pic] Report on the different ways to improve Apple’s sales of Mac laptops. Prepared for: Mr. Steve Jobs CEO Apple Prepared by: Shou Heng‚ Guan Yu Shiun‚ Tan Zhi Ping‚ Ng Guo Ren‚ Kuah Liyana December 6‚ 2010 Executive Summary Apple has a wide range of products from computers like Macintosh (Mac) to MP3 players like iPod to other devices with special combination like iPad and iPhone. For Macintosh
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Read up on Case Study 2 (Nordea) from Jelassi and Enders (2008). Use the 5 forces analysis to examine the industry structure for the company. Use specific examples from the Case Study to support your analysis and argument points. Following is the Five Force analysis of Nordea Bank by our group * Rivalry among existing competitors: Low Pressure * Nordea has a dominant role in the Nordic Region. * It faces completion in the Online Banking sector from banks like Wells Fargo‚ Citibank
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Michael Porter’s Five Forces Model Michael Porter … “An industry’s profit potential is largely determined by the intensity of competitive rivalry within that industry.” Porter’s Five Forces Portfolio Analysis … … Strategy at the time (1970s) was focused on two dimensions of the portfolio grids … … Industry Attractiveness … Competitive Position Where was Michael Porter coming from? School of Economics … … at Harvard … Structural reasons why … … some industries were profitable
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Michael Porter’s five forces model is a useful tool for industry and competitive analysis. It holds that an industry’s profit potential is largely determined by the intensity of the competitive rivalry within that industry‚ and that rivalry‚ in turn is explained in terms of five forces: 1) the threat of new entrants‚ 2) the bargaining power of customers‚ 3) the bargaining power of suppliers‚ 4) the threat of substitute products or services‚ and 5) the jockeying among current rivals. Under Armour
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Porter’s Five Forces Model Posted on April 4‚ 2009 by admin Porter’s five forces model helps in accessing where the power lies in a business situation. Porter’s Model is actually a business strategy tool that helps in analyzing the attractiveness in an industry structure. It let you access current strength of your competitive position and the strength of the position that you are planning to attain. Porters Model is considered an important part of planning tool set. When you’re clear about where
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Porter’s 5 Forces Analysis of French Automobile Industry and Extent of each competitive force The five forces are environmental forces that impact on a company’s ability to compete in a given market. The purpose of five-forces analysis is to diagnose the principal competitive pressures in a market and assess how strong and important each one is. Threat of new entrants | small It’s true that the average person can’t come along and start manufacturing automobiles. There are substantial commercial
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Porter’s Five Forces Model Michael E. Porter’s five forces of competitive position model and diagrams Michael Porter’s famous Five Forces of Competitive Position model provides a simple perspective for assessing and analyzing the competitive strength and position of a corporation or business organization. New Market Entrants‚ eg: • • • • • entry ease/barriers geographical factors incumbents resistance new entrant strategy routes to market Supplier Power‚ eg: • • • • • brand reputation
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Porter’s Five Forces Analysis on Indian Retail Industry An analysis of the structure of the industry should be undertaken in order to find effective sources of competitive advantage (Porter‚ 1985). Therefore‚ in order to analyse the competitive environment of Tesco‚ Porter’s five forces analysis has been used by the researcher as follows: Threat of substitute products and services The threat of substitutes in the grocery retail market is considerably low for food items and medium to high for
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Article Review: The Five Competitive Forces That Shape Strategy Porter’s Lesson: Michael E. Porter’s article‚ the five competitive forces that shape strategy‚ is an article that dissects the true underlying factors of competition and industrial structure. Throughout the context of the article‚ Porter thoroughly explains how competition and profitability does not only derive from production of goods and services or the level of sophistication of a firm. Instead‚ he claims that in order for an
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