Blockbuster Inc. - Financial and Strategic Analysis Review

Blockbuster Inc. - Financial and Strategic Analysis Review

Blockbuster Inc. - Financial and Strategic Analysis Review

Summary

Blockbuster Inc. (Blockbuster) is a provider of in home rental, and retail movie and game entertainment, with over 7,400 stores in the United States, its territories and 20 other countries in Europe, Latin America, Australia, Canada, Mexico and Asia regions. The company also offers rental and retail movie entertainment through the Internet, mail, vending, download to PC and through alternative methods. It operates principally in two segments namely, Domestic and International. Blockbuster offers products through its own as well as franchised stores and other channels across the US and other countries. The company is headquartered at Dallas, Texas in the US

Global Markets Direct’s Blockbuster Inc. - Financial and Strategic Analysis Review is an in-depth business, strategic and financial analysis of Blockbuster Inc.. 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 of the company. This highlights its strengths and weaknesses and the opportunities and threats it faces going forward.

Scope

- Provides key company information for business intelligence needs.
- 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.
- The report 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

Table Of Contents 2
List of Tables 3
List of Figures 3
Key Facts 4
Business Description 4
Major Products and Services 5
History 6
SWOT Analysis 8
SWOT Analysis - Overview 8
Blockbuster Inc. - Strengths 8
Blockbuster Inc. - Strengths - Strong Distribution Facilities 8
Blockbuster Inc. - Strengths - Extensive Delivery Modes 8
Blockbuster Inc. - Strengths - Strong International Presence 8
Blockbuster Inc. - Weaknesses 8
Blockbuster Inc. - Weaknesses - Declining Market Share in the Sector 8
Blockbuster Inc. - Weaknesses - Declining Operating Margin 8
Blockbuster Inc. - Weaknesses - Limited Liquidity Position 8
Blockbuster Inc. - Weaknesses - Low Return on Equity 8
Blockbuster Inc. - Opportunities 9
Blockbuster Inc. - Opportunities - Growing Entertainment and Media Industry 9
Blockbuster Inc. - Opportunities - Strategic Acquisitions 9
Blockbuster Inc. - Opportunities - Growing e-commerce Market 9
Blockbuster Inc. - Threats 9
Blockbuster Inc. - Threats - Growing Competitive Market 9
Blockbuster Inc. - Threats - Increasing Piracy 9
Blockbuster Inc. - Threats - Increasing Labor Costs 9
Key Competitors 10
Key Employees 10
Key Employee Biographies 10
Company Statement 11
Locations And Subsidiaries 13
Locations And Subsidiaries - Head Office 13
Locations And Subsidiaries - Other Locations & Subsidiaries 13
Financial Ratios 14
Financial Ratios - Capital Market Ratios 14
Financial Ratios - Annual Ratios 14
Financial Ratios - Interim Ratios 15
Financial Ratios - Ratio Charts 16
Appendix 17
Methodology 17
Ratio Definitions 17
About Global Markets Direct 20
Contact Us 20
Disclaimer 20


List of Tables

Blockbuster Inc., Key Facts 4
Major Products and Services 5
Blockbuster Inc., History 6
Blockbuster Inc., Key Employees 10
Blockbuster Inc., Key Employee Biographies 10
Blockbuster Inc., Subsidiaries 13
Blockbuster Inc., Ratios based on current share price 14
Blockbuster Inc., Annual Ratios 14
Blockbuster Inc., Interim Ratios 15
Currency Codes 17
Capital Market Ratios 17
Equity Ratios 18
Profitability Ratios 18
Cost Ratios 18
Liquidity Ratios 19
Leverage Ratios 19
Efficiency Ratios 19


List of Figures

Blockbuster Inc., Ratio Charts 16