Athletic Footwear Industry Analysis Group #1 TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION PAGE Table of Contents 2 Industry Analysis 3 Nike Firm Analysis – 9 Adidas Firm Analysis – 15 Asics Firm Analysis – 21 Puma Firm Analysis – 27 Mizuno Firm Analysis – 33 New Balance Firm Analysis – 39 Skechers Firm Analysis – 45 I. Industry Definition The athletic footwear industry includes all producers of shoes designed in an athletic style or for an athletic
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Mercury Athletic Footwear Case Assignment Questions: 1. Is Mercury a good target for AGI? Discuss strategic fit of brands‚ products‚ customers‚ and distribution. Identify specific sources of value. Discuss AGI’s strengths/weaknesses compared with other bidders. I think Mercury is a good target for AGI: The brands--the AGI brands and logos are associated with a lifestyle that was prosperous‚ active and fashion-conscious. The Mercury brands are athletic and casual footwear. The products--AGI focused
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1. Market segmentation is the selection of groups of people who will be most receptive to a product. The most frequent methods of segmenting include: Demographic variables such as: age‚ sex‚ race‚ income‚ occupation‚ education and household status. Psychographic variables such as: lifestyle‚ activities‚ personality and social class. Behavioural variables such as: product benefits and product use patterns. Geographic variables such as: climate‚ country or region and the size of the area in terms
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steps in an industry analysis are: * Identify the industry and describe its market. Footwear was a mature‚ highly competitive industry marked by low growth‚ but fairly stable margins. However‚ the individual firms could be quite volatile. * Classify the market structure of the industry. The market for athletic and casual shoes remained fragmented‚ despite the presence of a small number of global footwear brands. Since product lifecycles tended to be short‚ active management of inventory and
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Driven Athletic Footwear Executive Summary Introduction/Key Issues: Driven is a key competitor in the footwear industry and we have some pretty impressive results in terms of revenue generated and market share. However‚ this report will outline some areas where we needed to improve and correct. Specifically‚ this relates to how to handle supply issues‚ how to reduce costs and overhead charges and how to continue to increase value to our shareholders. Recommendations: In order to
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TechNavio’s analysts forecast the Global Athletic Footwear market to grow at a CAGR of 1.75 percent over the period 2012-2016. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the increasing demand for comfortable footwear. The Global Athletic Footwear market has also been witnessing the increasing demand for lightweight athletic shoes. However‚ the increasing availability of counterfeit products could pose a challenge to the growth of this market. To Get More Details : http://www
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Mercury Athletic Footwear: Valuing the Opportunity Team 10 / Mergers and Acquisitions West Coast Fashions‚ Inc (WCF) was a large business‚ which dealt with men’s and women’s apparel. One of their segments was Mercury Athletic Footwear. WCF wanted to dispose off this segment. They just wanted to divest because they wanted to focus more on their core business and move it up to the elite class. John Liedtke was the Business Development Head at that time in Active Gear Inc. He had a clear idea that
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June 21st‚ 2013 MEGATOYS (Final- Case Analysis) Problem statement New balance is 100 years old privately owned company specialized in the design‚ manufacturing and retailing of athletic footwear. The company is among the top five producers in the athletic shoe industry. It manufactures and sells its products internationally and operates factories in northern United States. Recent announcement of an Adidas-Reebok transaction would bring together two (2) of the most important rivals
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Net Present Value of Mercury Athletic Enterprise The results of my financial analysis based on the Free Cash Flow Method considering the base case of financial projections and assumptions for Mercury Athletic Footwear collated and developed by John Liedtke indicate that that the project to acquire Mercury Althletic has a positive net present value at $243‚025 (in thousands) [ given by PV(FCF)=86‚681+ PV (Terminal Value) =156‚343] which is also greater than the recommended acquisition price of $186
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1. Is Mercury a good target for AGI? Discuss strategic fit of brands‚ products‚ customers‚ and distribution. Identify specific sources of value. Discuss AGI’s strengths/weaknesses compared with other bidders. Mercury AGI Brands Acquire an iconoclastic nonconformist image that trying to exploit by adding a line of active casual footwear. Associated with a lifestyle that was prosperous‚ active and fashion-conscious. products Main on men’s athletic footwear‚ and cover the athletic and casual footwear
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