Industry: Portable power industry in the US The acquisition of Duracell was seen as many as a smart move. Analyst‚ shareholders‚ executives‚ had high expectations with this merger. Unfortunately‚ this acquisition created several problems for Gillette since their main goal of profit maximization was not being accomplished. Main issues: • Should Gillette divest Duracell? • Is Gillette using the appropriate strategies to deal with the big and small competitors? • Stock prices are decreasing
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Gillette’s Energy Drain (A): The Acquisition of Duracell MACK Consulting Michelle Neill‚ Ali Nassem‚ Cindy Arsenault‚ Krystal Mayne‚ Charlene Ford‚ Laura Robertson March 20‚ 2008 Bus 491 - Gary Evans PROBLEM STATEMENTS – STRATEGIC ISSUES The Duracell Division of Gillette has lost market share and failed to move forward in the last four years‚ which may be the result of a lack of strategic vision and/or mandate from Gillette’s Board of Directors. It is our opinion that perhaps too much
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Key Issues The Gillette Company was founded in 1901 in a small office in Boston. Since its departure‚ Gillette has positioned itself as one of the most recognizable brands not only through their safety razor blades‚ but also through corporate diversification. This included the acquisition of a number of major companies‚ most recently Duracell. Prior to this acquisition‚ the Duracell Corporation had been the leading producer of alkaline batteries in the United States and maintained consistent
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Team Research Paper Case # 22 Procter & Gamble ’s Acquisition of Gillette Professor – Dr. Lisa Eshbach By Andrea West Inderjit Gill Rajiv Shah Company Information [pic] Procter & Gamble Co. One Procter & Gamble Plaza Cincinnati‚ OH 45202 United States Phone: 513-983-1100 Fax: 513-983-4381 http://www.pg.com [pic] Synopsis – Procter & Gamble ’s Acquisition of Gillette Where would the world be without Procter & Gamble? No Ivory soap‚ no Oil of Olay‚ no Jif peanut
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It may appear that Gillette shareholders are getting a good deal; however‚ they could be getting a better deal. Gillette should receive closer to $60/share‚ and while an offer of $54.05 is a deal that is not as good as it could be‚ it is better than no deal at all. Using transaction multiples‚ we see that Gillette is being valued well above the market in valuations involving revenues‚ EBITDA and P/E multiples. Also‚ large benefits come to shareholders in the method of acquisition. Although it is
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Individual Case Assignment #2 Sangshin Jung (207975691) SGMT 3000 Section R Prof. Stan Xiao Li March 5‚ 2013 Dear Mr. Kilt‚ With a careful analysis‚ I would like to give you few recommendations and implement action plan for you to turnaround Duracell division of your company. I would like to start with some market analysis recommendation. Based on the analysis‚ the battery market is very saturated and highly competitive. The profit margin decline year by year and it is not likely the market
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[2007] Group 6 Section B Gillette India Ltd MAK – II Project Abhishek Anand Abhishek Tiwari Nishit Jalan N P Easwaran Venkata Bhargava Talasila Wasi Rizvi Sec B Group 6 IIM Indore IIM Indore Group 6 Section B 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2. INTRODUCTION OF PROJECT 3. HISTORY OF GILLETTE 3.1. FOUNDATION OF GILLETTE INDIA 3.2. GILLETTE’S STRATEGY IN INDIA 3.3. SALES 3.4. STRUCTURE 3.5. PRODUCT DETAILS 4. ANALYSIS OF GILLETTE 4.1. FINANCIAL ANALYSIS 4.2. VISION AND FUTURE GROWTH 4.3. EXTERNAL
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a Sum-of-the-Parts valuation of Gillette‚ it fundamentally divide Gillette operation into parts and do individual valuations on all of them to take a fair value in the end. This valuation basically the replacement cost of each operation of Gillette. However‚ there are two problems with this valuation method. First‚ it does not take Gillette’s group cost-savings and synergies into consideration. Secondly‚ it does not take the cost-savings and synergies that Gillette can potentially offer to P&G too
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the reasons why Duracell’s performance has been decreasing over the past four years‚ and then recommend some strategic actions Gillette should take to turn Duracell around. This report will begin by providing a brief introduction on the acquisition of Duracell by Gillette‚ followed by the reasons it lacked success‚ and finally end with the proposed recommendations for Duracell. Currently‚ Gillette’s operating segments include personal grooming‚ small appliances‚ and oral care products‚ and the portable
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[Type the author name] 2010 Duracell Battery Marketing Plan 2010 Proctor & Gamble 14 Research Drive Berkshire Corporate Park Bethel‚ CT 06801 203-791-3013 800-544-5454 Executive Summary Duracell is a member of the Gillette Company and owned by Proctor & Gamble. It is the alkaline battery market leader holding approximately 50 percent of the United States market share. Duracell has been forces to realign its prices in order to stay competitive with competitors who have introduced
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