SUMMARY / PRODUCTS 02 SALES AND MARKETING 03 UNITED STATES MARKET AND INTERNATIONAL MARKETS 05 SWOT ANALYSIS 06 SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA / FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 07 OPERATING AND FINANCIAL LEVERAGE 11 FINANCIAL RATIOS / GRAPHS 2012 12 FORECASTING 16 RATIO ANALYSIS 2014 / FINANCE SUMMARY 17 COMPETITOR 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- REFERENCES 21 executive summary NIKE‚ Inc
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Background information: Iconography Explanation Nike Heritage NIKE‚ pronounced NI-KEY‚ is the winged goddess of victory according to Greek mythology. He sat next to Zeus‚ king of the Olympian pantheon‚ in Olympus. A mystical presence‚ symbolizing victorious encounters‚ NIKE presided first battle in history. A Greek saying: "When we go to battle and win‚ we say it is NIKE." Synonymous with honored conquest‚ NIKE is the twentieth century footwear that lifts the world ’s greatest athletes to new levels
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people hear the name Nike they think of great footwear‚ quality apparel and top of the line athletic merchandise. People wear the Nike swooshes with pride‚ thinking what they are wearing will improve their own personal athletic goals‚ or simply boost their self-confidence. People also purchase the Nike brand because they relate it with so many of the athletes who Nike endorses. People like LeBron James‚ Tiger Woods‚ Maria Sharapova‚ and Michael Jordan. These athletes wearing the Nike sign‚ was what really
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Nike: A Powerhouse Case Analysis Introduction Nike is a US based company founded in 1964 by Phil Knight and Bill Bowerman. Originally it was named as “Blue Ribbon Shoe” company‚ but in 1972 the founders changed the name to “Nike”. Now “Nike” is world’s number 1 supplier of athletic footwear‚ sportswear‚ apparel‚ accessories and etc. Its slogan “Just does it” and “Swoosh” are one of the most recognizable slogans
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Case study: Nike: the Sweatshop Debate 1) Should Nike be held responsible for working condition in factories that it does not own‚ but where sub-contractors make products for Nike? Nike doesn’t own any manufacturing facilities and outsource its production. Therefore‚ it can’t be directly blamed for terrible working conditions. Nike can influence indirectly on working conditions at contracting factories thorough refusing to work with sweatshop factories. However‚ Nike‚ like any other capitalistic
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NIKE: How they make their employees "Just Do It" Nike was established by Phil Knight and Bill Bowerman in 1972 and is considered to be one of the leading global athletic shoes and apparel marketers. They had started by shoes that Tiger Shoes sent them and improving them to make them better for runners in their shop Blue Ribbon Sports. Jeff Johnson was the first employee of Blue Ribbon Sports who marketed "The Swoosh"
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Nike Project Report Mridul Jain‚ Krishore Veerasekar‚ Ziad Ahmed Table of Contents ABOUT NIKE 1 Description of Nike 1 MAJOR EVENTS 2 Acquisition 2 Divestitures 2 STRATEGY 2 Advertising 2 NIKE’S FINANCIAL RATIOS 3 Liquidity or Working Capital 3 Current Ratio 3 Quick Ratio 3 Working Capital 4 Efficiency and Asset Management 5 Total Asset Turnover 5 Fixed Asset Turnover 5 Days Sales Outstanding 5 Debt Management 6 Total liabilities to Total Assets 6 Long-Term Debt to Capital 6 Times Interest
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Nike is a major publicly traded sportswear‚ footwear and equipment supplier based in the US which was founded in 1962 originally know as Blue Ribbon Sports. Nike is the world leader in the manufacturing of sportswear and gear with more than 47 market shares across the global (Nike.com‚ 2011). Nike produces a wide range of sports equipments such as running shoes‚ sportswear‚ football‚ basketball‚ tennis‚ golf‚ etc. Now Nike follows the global fashion trends and is well known and popular in the
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Company Evaluation Project Of Nike Corporation Submitted By: Steven Ritter May 10‚ 2007 Financial Analysis Description of Company History Nike Corporation has become one of the most competitive sports and fitness companies worldwide. Two runners‚ Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight‚ from a small town in Oregon embarked upon the business with a handshake agreement. The enterprise began in January of 1964 with the introduction of Blue Ribbon Sports. In 1966 the handshake between
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Marketing Excellence / Nike Question 1: What are the pros‚ cons and risks associated with Nike’s core marketing strategy ? We can evaluate Nike’s core marketing strategy as related them to the relevant marketing theories. First of them is distribution theory. Nike distributes its products on different level basis. The high quality products are given to a certain distributers while the low price to be sold at highly discounted price at the retail stores such as Wal-Mart. Nike has also become the leader
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