Wacker Construction Equipment AG - Financial and Strategic Analysis Review

Wacker Construction Equipment AG - Financial and Strategic Analysis Review

Wacker Construction Equipment AG - Financial and Strategic Analysis Review

Summary

Wacker Construction Equipment AG (Wacker) provides light construction equipment and compact construction machines. Wacker caters its products to Construction, municipal bodies, landscaping and gardening, agriculture, and companies in the industrial and recycling sectors. The company operates its business in 180 locations spread across Europe, the U.S. and Asia.

This report presents an in-depthbusiness, strategic and financial analysis of Wacker Construction Equipment AG. The report provides a comprehensive insight into the company, including business structure and operations, executive biographies and key competitors. The hallmark of the report is the detailed strategic analysis and Global Markets Direct’s views on the company.

Scope

• The company’s strengths and weaknesses and areas of development or decline are analyzed. Financial, strategic and operational factors are considered.
• The opportunities open to the company are considered and its growth potential assessed. Competitive or technological threats are highlighted.
• The report contains critical company information – business structure and operations, the company history, major products and services, key competitors, key employees and executive biographies, different locations and important subsidiaries.
• It provides detailed financial ratios for the past five years as well as interim ratios for the last four quarters.
• Financial ratios include profitability, margins and returns, liquidity and leverage, financial position and efficiency ratios.

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Table Of Contents
Key Information 1
Key Ratios 1
Share Data 1
Performance Chart 1
Table Of Contents 2
List of Tables 2
List of Figures 2
Key Facts 3
Business Description 3
Major Products and Services 4
Overview 4
History 5
SWOT Analysis Overview 5
Overview 5
Wacker Construction Equipment AG - Strengths 5
Successfully Merger and Acquisition strategy 5
Strong Research and Development capabilities 5
Broad product portfolio 5
Wacker Construction Equipment AG - Weaknesses 5
Concentration of operations in Europe 5
Dependence on CLAAS Global Sales GmbH 6
Wacker Construction Equipment AG - Opportunities 6
Middle East Construction Boom 6
Extending rental business in Europe 6
Conceptualization of EQUIPRO Inc 6
Wacker Construction Equipment AG - Threats 6
Global Economic Slowdown 6
Increase in cement, minerals and coal Prices 6
Fluctuation in demand 6
Key Competitors 7
Key Employees 7
Key Employee Biographies 7
Locations And Subsidiaries 7
Head Office 7
Financial Ratios 8
Capital Market Ratios 8
Annual Ratios 9
Interim Ratios 10
Ratio Charts 11
Appendix 12
Methodology 12
Ratio Definitions 12
About Global Markets Direct 15
Contact Us 15
Disclaimer 15



List of Tables
Wacker Construction Equipment AG, Key Facts, 2006 1
Wacker Construction Equipment AG, Key Ratios 1
Wacker Construction Equipment AG, Share Data 1
Wacker Construction Equipment AG, Key Facts 3
Major Products and Services 4
Wacker Construction Equipment AG, History 5
Wacker Construction Equipment AG, Key Employee Biographies 7
Currency Codes 12
Capital Market Ratios 12
Equity Ratios 13
These ratios are based on per share value. 13
Profitability Ratios 13
Cost Ratios 13
Liquidity Ratios 14
Leverage Ratios 14
Efficiency Ratios 15



List of Figures
Wacker Construction Equipment AG, Performance Chart (2003 - 2007) 1
Wacker Construction Equipment AG, Ratio Charts 11