Harley-Davidson‚ Inc. - Financial and Strategic Analysis Review Publication Date: 03-Aug-2012 Reference Code: GDAUT29887FSA Company Snapshot Key Information Harley-Davidson‚ Inc.‚ Key Information Web Address www.harley-davidson.com Financial year-end December Number of Employees 6‚000 NYSE HOG Source : GlobalData Key Ratios Harley-Davidson‚ Inc.‚ Key Ratios P/E 20.87 EV/EBITDA 19.64 Return on Equity (%) 24.75 Debt/Equity 236.45 Operating profit margin (%) 15
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Tangible & Intangible Resource Analysis A full appraisal of the tangible and intangible resources can be found in Appendix D. Table 5‚ below‚ summarises this analysis. TABLE 5 TANGIBLE AND INTANGIBLE RESOURCE ANALYSIS Resource Strengths Weaknesses Tangible Financial Resources Currently Financially sound Small compared to competitors: limited ability to invest in new areas Tangible Physical resources Good plant and operations in the US. Probably less efficient than competitors; no assets
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TABLE OF CONTENTS I. CURRENT SITUATION 4 A. CURRENT PERFORMANCE 4 B. STRATEGIC POSTURE 4 1. Mission 4 2. Objectives 5 3. Strategies 5 4. Policies 5 5. Summary 6 II. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 6 A. BOARD OF DIRECTORS 6 B. OVERVIEW 6 III. EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT: OPPORTUNITIES AND THREATS (SWOT) 7 A: SOCIETAL ENVIRONMENT 7 1. Economic 7 a. Economic Challenges 7 b. Economic Opportunities 7 2. Technological 7 3. Political - Legal 8 4. Socio-cultural 8 B. TASK ENVIRONMENT 8 1. Threat
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banned to overcome its negative effect on health. Smokers unfortunately have an extremely high risk of getting some type of cancer. The German researcher William Faulkner mentioned that this happens due to the presenceof a certain substance in tobacco which causes various kinds of cancer: lung cancer‚ mouth cancer‚ and others. These diseases are almost deadlyand nearly impossible to cure. Cancer researches in the UK state more than eighty five percent of patients with lung cancer for instance‚
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Syndicate 2 Harley Davidson Motor Company: ------------------------------------------------- Bonding with the Biker Prepared for: Marketing Management Bus 5043 Prepared by: S. Maharaj February 2012 Case Study PESTLE ANALYSIS * Harley Davidson Motor Co was established in 1903. * Despite faring badly in the 1970’s due to the threat that Japanese Competitors posed‚ by 2006 the company held over half the share of the US heavyweight motorcycle market‚ and a third
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NATURE OF THE SITUATION Harley Davidson (HD) sales have endured a roller-coaster history of growth and decline since its start in 1903. From extreme growth in its initial years‚ to declines during WWII‚ HD made its come back with larger‚ more powerful bikes and its image of “raw power” and enjoyed a 60% market share. Its popularity soared to iconic level in the 1950’s and became a lifestyle with unique brand loyalty. New‚ Japanese competitors‚ in particular Honda moved the market towards a smaller
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the ills of tobacco consumption. No longer is it acceptable to claim ignorance of or take issue with the mounting evidence that proves the link between tobacco products and chronic illnesses such as cancers‚ heart disease‚ pulmonary disease‚ and more. Governments around the world have recognized the need‚ and have stepped in to play a role‚ in the reduction of the consumption of tobacco. This can be problematic when the government in question is also a grower and processor of tobacco for sale to
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The Government of India (GOI) dropped a bombshell on tobacco Industry on Feb 6‚ 2001 to ban tobacco companies from advertising their products and sponsoring sports and culture events. The idea of this ban was to minimize or prevent adults‚ teens and young children from consuming tobacco products. Suhel Seth‚ CEO‚ Equus Advertising was very unhappy about the implementation of the ban‚ he quote ‘’the ban does not have teeth. It is a typical knee-jerk reaction by any Government to create some kind of
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In the life of Buck in the story of Call of the wild by Jack London‚ humans are never really kind to the animals they take care of and often abuse them‚ but Buck finds one man who truly loves him. Throughout his journeys‚ Buck realises that being respected like he was in his old life with Judge Miller isn’t the only thing that can be given and definitely not enough compared to the love he found through John Thornton. First‚ Buck is regarded as king of his land‚ then put to work as if he is a present
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This paper received a 144 out of 160 as a grade. Competitive Strategies: Ducati vs. Harley Davidson BUS 508 Contemporary Business November 5‚ 2013 Determine how each corporate culture differs from the other. Ducati is Italian through and through‚ and Harley Davidson is American made Muscle. While both are very popular brand name motorcycles‚ they differ in many ways while still having huge followings. Though the two may differ in their customer base‚ it is certainly agreed that they are
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