Global Top 10 Logistics Companies — Industry, Financial and SWOT Analysis

Global Top 10 Logistics Companies — Industry, Financial and SWOT Analysis

Scope:

‘Top 10 Global Logistics Companies Report: Strategic evaluation of industry and key players’ is a business report that provides a comprehensive view of the logistics industry and its top 10 companies.

The report includes the following:

– Industry analysis including market value, market volume, market share and forecast growth till 2013
– Assessment of intensity of competition based on five-forces model including degree of rivalry, substitutes, new entrants, buyer power and supplier power
– SWOT and 5-year financial analysis of top 10 players in the industry
– Descriptive profiles of the leading players including the strategic initiatives undertaken in the last 12 months

The top 10 companies have been ascertained based on their global revenues for the year ended 2008.

Highlights:

The global logistics market generated total revenues of $3,566 billion in 2008, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6% for the period spanning 2004–08. The industry is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 2% for the five-year period 2008–13, to reach $3,895.5 billion by the end of 2013.

The top 10 logistics companies recorded revenues of $284.6 billion during 2008, an increase of 5% over 2007. The operating profit of these companies was $15 billion during 2008, a decrease of 0.5% compared to 2007. The net profit was $5.7 billion in 2008, a decrease of 40.8% compared to 2007.

The operating margin of the top 10 companies was 5.3% in 2008 as compared with 5.5% in 2007. The net margin was 2% in 2008 as compared with 3.6% in 2007.

The top 10 companies operate in diversified business categories. Some of these companies derive a major portion of their revenues from the business operations outside the logistics category. The revenues of the top 10 companies in this report include the sales from non logistics categories.

Reasons to Purchase

– Gain insights into the industry, leading companies and competitors through a single report
– Benchmark the leading players using 5-year financial analysis, ratios and adjusted financial statement data
– Form opinions about key players using SWOT Analysis to understand internal factors (strengths and weaknesses) and external factors (opportunities and threats) influencing the companies
– Determine industry attractiveness from five-forces analysis of constituent segments

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Table of Contents 2
Executive Summary 7
Industry analysis 7
Industry definition 7
Research highlights 7
Market Value 8
Market Segmentation—Geography 9
Five Forces Analysis 10
Summary 10
Buyer power 11
Supplier power 12
New entrants 13
Substitutes 14
Rivalry 15
Top 10 Companies Landscape 16
Revenue analysis 20
Financial performance analysis 22
Company Reports 26
Deutsche Post DHL 26
United Parcel Service, Inc. 33
Deutsche Bahn AG 40
FedEx Corporation 47
Kuehne + Nagel International AG 54
TNT N.V. 60
CEVA Group Plc 66
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. 72
Panalpina World Transport (Holding) Ltd. 77
Agility Logistics Co. 83
Financial Analysis 89
Deutsche Post DHL 89
United Parcel Service, Inc 92
Deutsche Bahn AG 95
FedEx Corporation 98
Kuehne + Nagel International AG 101
TNT N.V. 104
CEVA Group Plc 107
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. 110
Panalpina World Transport (Holding) Ltd. 113
Agility Logistics Co. 116
Appendix 119


TABLE OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Global logistics market, $ billion, 2004–08 8
Figure 2: Global logistics market segmentation—geography ,% share, 2008 9
Figure 3: Forces driving competition in the global logistics market 10
Figure 4: Drivers of buyer power in the global logistics market 11
Figure 5: Drivers of supplier power in the global logistics market 12
Figure 6: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the global logistics market 13
Figure 7: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the global logistics market 14
Figure 8: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the global logistics market 15
Figure 9: Turnover of global top 10 logistics companies, $ million, FY2008 17
Figure 10: Revenue growth of global top 10 logistics companies, 2006–08 21
Figure 11: Operating performance analysis, FY2008 23
Figure 12: Net profit analysis, FY2008 24


TABLES
Table 1: Global logistics market, $ billion, 2004–08 8
Table 2: Global logistics market segmentation—geography ,% share, 2008 9
Table 3: Turnover of global top 10 logistics companies, $ million, FY2008 16
Table 4: Revenue growth of global top 10 logistics companies, 2006–08 20
Table 5: Key financials of global top 10 logistics companies, FY2008 22
Table 6: Key industry–specific ratios 25
Table 7: Deutsche Post DHL—Financial and operational highlights, 2004–08 ($ million) 89
Table 8: Deutsche Post DHL—Key industry specific ratios, 2004–08 91
Table 9: United Parcel Service—Financial and operational highlights, 2004–08 ($ million) 92
Table 10: United Parcel Service—Key industry specific ratios, 2004–08 94
Table 11: Deutsche Bahn—Financial and operational highlights, 2004–08 ($ million) 95
Table 12: Deutsche Bahn—Key industry specific ratios, 2004–08 97
Table 13: FedEx—Financial and operational highlights, 2004–08 ($ million) 98
Table 14: FedEx—Key industry specific ratios, 2004–08 100
Table 15: Kuehne + Nagel International—Financial and operational highlights, 2004–08 ($ million) 101
Table 16: Kuehne + Nagel International—Key industry specific ratios, 2004–08 103
Table 17: TNT—Financial and operational highlights, 2004–08 ($ million) 104
Table 18: TNT—Key industry specific ratios, 2004–08 106
Table 19: CEVA—Financial and operational highlights, 2004–08 ($ million) 107
Table 20: CEVA—Key industry specific ratios, 2004–08 109
Table 21: C.H. Robinson Worldwide—Financial and operational highlights, 2004–08 ($ million) 110
Table 22: C.H. Robinson Worldwide—Key industry specific ratios, 2004–08 112
Table 23: Panalpina World Transport—Financial and operational highlights, 2004–08 ($ million) 113
Table 24: Panalpina World Transport—Key industry specific ratios, 2004–08 115
Table 25: Agility—Financial and operational highlights, 2004–08 ($ million) 116
Table 26: Agility—Key industry specific ratios, 2004–08 118