Bachelor Thesis Department of Business Studies Århus‚ the 3rd of May 2010 Valuation of BMW - Financial & Strategic Analysis Authors Rasmus Ramshøj Pløen Exam no. 282821 BSc (B/IM) Mikkel Kronborg Olesen Exam no. 283755 BSc (B) Academic Advisor Nicolai Borcher Hansen ASB Aarhus School of Business TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 PREFACE ..............................................................................................................................................................
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171 a 1 Question 1 - Success of the BMW Group 1. Introduction The BMW Group was founded in 1917 and today is one of the leading. automobile and motorcycle manufacturers worldwide with a workforce of more than 100‚000 associates in over 100 countries (BMW Group 2012). The company possesses three of the stron gest premium brands in the car industry‚ BMW. MINI and Rolls-Royce‚ as well as holding. a strong market position within the motorcycle sector (Innovation Leaders 2011). According to Linkedln
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luxury models‚ such as Lexus‚ Infinity‚ and Acura to compete with European cars made by BMW‚ Mercedes‚ and Audi. In this analysis‚ I’m going analyze BMW and its competitors using Porter’s Five Forces Model and other marketing tools and determine if BMW has a competitive advantage in the market. History The Bayerische Motoren Werke also commonly known as BMW is the world ’s most renowned automobile brand. BMW was founded in 1916. The company’s headquarters is in Munich‚ Germany and the current CEO
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SWOT analysis Strengths From the liquidity position of GMB‚ it is true to say that GMB does not need to rely on external funding to fund its operations thus saving it from finance costs and also fulfilling its shareholders needs of maximising wealth. In Malaysia‚ GMB’s main resort‚ Genting Highlands Resort‚ is situated at the peak of a hill thus making it an ideal tourist attraction due to its cooling weather and the availability of various entertainment facilities
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| Valuation BMW Group | BUSM31 – Strategic Financial Management | 2010-10-27 | Group 14 | | | Tutor: Authors: Måns Kjellsson Daniel Hedevåg Jonas Karlsson Mathias Ljungberg Jakob Tuvehjelm Background BMW is one of the ten largest automobile manufacturers in the world‚ with an annual production of 1.3 million cars (2009). It is furthermore one of the leading manufacturers in the premium car segment. BMW Group brand portfolio includes in addition
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INTRODUCTION The BMW Group is a manufacturer of luxury automobiles and motorcycles. It has 24 production facilities spread over thirteen countries and the company’s products are sold in more than 140 countries. BMW Group owns three brands namely BMW‚ MINI and Rolls-Royce. This project contains detailed information about the marketing and promotional activities of BMW. It contains the history of BMW‚ its evolution after the world war and its growth as one of the leading automobile brands. This project
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for Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (Bavarian Motor Works) TABLE OF CONTENTS An overview of Bayerische Motoren Werke AG----------------------------------P.4 BMW – Mission-------------------------------------------------------------------------P.5 Automobile Market--------------------------------------------------------------------P.9 BMW – “The Ultimate Marketing Machine”-----------------------------------P.12 Customer-driven------------------------------------------------------------------P
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strategy of a company. The company I have chosen to analyse is BMW. BMW was founded in 1916 as a result of two men Karl Rapp and Gustav Otto merging their two companies (Flugmaschinenfabrik Gustav Otto company and Rapp Motorenwerke company) (“Milestones‚” n.d.‚ para. 41) Since 1916 BMW has expanded and grown hugely and is now considered one of the best premium level automotive makers in the world today. BMW are not only manufacturers of BMW‚ they have acquired Rolls Royce in 1998 (“Milestones‚” n.d.
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PRAN stands for Program for Rural Advancement Nationally.The largest fruit and vegetable processing industry in Bangladesh with countrywide distribution network AMCL’s PRAN is an established brand of Bangladesh with an extensive sales force all over the country. PRAN have a well-developed infrastructure for production‚ sales and distribution. PRAN has proven itself as – Local product but of international standard. . Goals: • Quality maintenance and improvement. • Satisfied customers. • Hold on to
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The History of BMW The name BMW came from Karl Friedrich Rapp‚ who was a Bavarian but well known as an engineer in 1916. BMW stands for Bayersiche Motoren Werke (Bavarian Motor Works) and its first appearance was actually in an aircraft engine. In 1917 this 6 cylinder Type IIIa went into production. When the Treaty of Versailles was signed and it forced them to stop production because it prohibited BMW from making aircraft engines in 1919. So they started to build air brakes for railway cars
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