Financial Management Spring 2010 Project: Financial Analysis for Avon Products Inc Student: Ninoska Trejos April 17‚ 2010 1. Background 1.1 Company Description Avon Products Inc (AVP)‚ founded by David H. McConnell‚ is a leading global beauty company‚ with $10 billion in annual revenue; it commenced operations in 1886 and incorporated in the State of New York on January 27‚ 1916. The company’s stocks are traded in the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Its products fall into three
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AVON 1. What reason is given for the organizational change? The past several years had been difficult for the organization. Avon sales volume in the United States and international markets showed little or no growth. Profit margins on many products declined due to price discounting by competitors. Turnover rates of sales representatives had increased. The corporate debt was referred to as “staggering”. Avon’s research department informed the management that corporate problems centered on image
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4.0 Benefits This analysis is the first step of analysing the current issues Avon is facing at the moment and which are preventing the company from restoring its international prominence. We have already examined in details the problems Avon is facing in previous chapters. To sum it up‚ Avon is coupled with more recent issues like stumbles in major overseas markets‚ two failed and botched restructurings‚ dwindling profitability‚ weakness in its U.S. business and the SEC investigations into
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Budget System Vision Version 1.0 Revision History |Date |Version |Description |Author | |01/04/11 |1.1 |Vision Document |Rabail Shahnaz | |
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efforts? What challenges might the new strategy present to Avon’s top management team? What risks do you see? Andrea Jung has done an exceptional job of identifying the problems of Avon Products‚ Inc‚ developing a strategic vision‚ and outlining a plan to clearly communicate and meet the goals and objectives of the vision. She undoubtedly recognized the various areas within the company that were in dire need of improvement‚ in order to boost the success of the company. There are seven major aspects
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Executive Summary – Avon Products Avon Products is one of the major players in the cosmetics and toiletries industry with a sale of about 10 billion US dollars in 2007 (Exhibits 1‚ 2 & 3). It has been globally competitive by creating global brands and nurturing its powerful sales channel of Single-level Marketing (Direct Selling). Globally‚ Avon competes with large cosmetics majors like P&G‚ Revlon and Shiseido to sell its products. At the same time‚ it also competes with other major direct sellers
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The Mission of the Church is Mission However we look at the purpose of the Church in the world today we cannot avoid the fundamental truths that God created us to firstly have communion with Him; then to fellowship with others who have also come to believe in the saving work of Christ; and also to witness to the lost who live in our midst. These three things I believe are inseparable and I want to focus on the last point after making some brief comments about the first two. God did not leave
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Avon‚ the oldest cosmetics company in the United States and the world’s largest direct seller‚ received a much needed boost with Chief Executive Officer (CEO)‚ Andrea Jung‚ at the helm (Creed and Laichas). Andrea became the company’s first female CEO in 1994‚ marking the beginning of a brand turnaround (“Avon Products‚ Inc.”). From its humble beginning to becoming the cosmetic giant that it is now‚ Avon has had a number of trials and bounce backs. It’s most recent success‚ the Hello Tomorrow global
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opportunities’. The DSA represents a wide range of companies covering a variety of products‚ who between them make-up nearly 80% of the UK direct sales market. Big names include Kleeneze (household products)‚ Avon (cosmetics). Betterware (household products) and Herbalife (health supplements). Of these‚ Avon is perhaps the oldest. The company was founded in 1886 by door-to-door bookseller David McConnell. As a sales incentive‚ he gave customers a bottle of perfume with each book purchase. He soon realised
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