Rural/Metro Corp. Fundamental Company Report Including Financial, SWOT, Competitors and Industry Analysis

April 2024 | 50 pages | ID: RCE8E185777BEN
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Abstracts

Rural/Metro Corp. Fundamental Company Report provides a complete overview of the company’s affairs. All available data is presented in a comprehensive and easily accessed format. The report includes financial and SWOT information, industry analysis, opinions, estimates, plus annual and quarterly forecasts made by stock market experts. The report also enables direct comparison to be made between Rural/Metro Corp. and its competitors. This provides our Clients with a clear understanding of Rural/Metro Corp. position in the Healthcare Industry.

• The report contains detailed information about Rural/Metro Corp. that gives an unrivalled in-depth knowledge about internal business-environment of the company: data about the owners, senior executives, locations, subsidiaries, markets, products, and company history.
• Another part of the report is a SWOT-analysis carried out for Rural/Metro Corp.. It involves specifying the objective of the company's business and identifies the different factors that are favorable and unfavorable to achieving that objective. SWOT-analysis helps to understand company’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and possible threats against it.
• The Rural/Metro Corp. financial analysis covers the income statement and ratio trend-charts with balance sheets and cash flows presented on an annual and quarterly basis. The report outlines the main financial ratios pertaining to profitability, margin analysis, asset turnover, credit ratios, and company’s long-term solvency. This sort of company's information will assist and strengthen your company’s decision-making processes.
• In the part that describes Rural/Metro Corp. competitors and the industry in whole, the information about company's financial ratios is compared to those of its competitors and to the industry. The unique analysis of the market and company’s competitors along with detailed information about the internal and external factors affecting the relevant industry will help to manage your business environment. Your company’s business and sales activities will be boosted by gaining an insight into your competitors’ businesses.
• Also the report provides relevant news, an analysis of PR-activity, and stock price movements. The latter are correlated with pertinent news and press releases, and annual and quarterly forecasts are given by a variety of experts and market research firms. Such information creates your awareness about principal trends of Rural/Metro Corp. business.

About Rural/Metro Corp.

Rural/Metro Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides medical ambulance response services. The company also provides private fire protection and related services.

As of June 30, 2010, the company provided ambulance services and other services to various individuals in approximately 440 communities nationwide. It has operations in the following 20 states: Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Tennessee, South Dakota, and Washington.

Ambulance Services

The company provides two primary levels of ambulance services — advanced life support (ALS) and basic life support (BLS). It staffs its ALS ambulances with either two paramedics or one paramedic and an emergency medical technician (EMT) and equips them with ALS equipment, such as cardiac monitors/defibrillators, advanced airway management equipment and oxygen delivery systems, as well as pharmaceuticals and medical supplies. It staffs its BLS ambulances with two EMTs and equips them with medical supplies and equipment necessary to administer first aid and basic medical treatment. Ambulance services encompass both emergency response and non-emergency response services, including critical care, inter-facility, and wheelchair transports.

Emergency Response Services—Governmental: The company provides emergency response services under long-term contracts with counties, municipalities, fire districts, and other governmental agencies. These contracts, which are similar to licenses, grant the company the right to provide emergency ambulance services. Upon arrival, its crew members deploy portable life support equipment, ascertain the patient’s medical condition and, if required, administer ALS interventions, including tracheal intubation, cardiac monitoring, defibrillation of certain cardiac dysrhythmias, and the administration of medications and intravenous solutions under the direction of a physician. The crew also may perform BLS services, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation, basic airway management, and basic first aid.

Non-Emergency Response Services—Healthcare Facilities: The company provides non-emergency response services and critical care transfers to healthcare facilities, hospitals, nursing homes, and other specialty care providers or at the request of a patient. These services are managed by the facility discharge planners, nurses or physicians who are responsible for requesting ambulance services. Non-emergency medical transportation services may be scheduled in advance or provided on an as-needed basis.

The company utilizes either ALS or BLS ambulance units to provide non-emergency ambulance services, depending on the patient’s medical condition, to and from residences, hospitals, nursing homes, long-term care centers and other healthcare facilities. These services may be provided when a home-bound patient requires examination or treatment at a healthcare facility or when a hospital patient requires tests or treatments, dialysis and chemotherapy at another facility. These services are administered by an EMT or paramedic. The company also provides critical care transfer services to medically unstable patients, such as cardiac patients and neonatal patients who require critical care while being transported between healthcare facilities.

Fire Protection Services

The company provides subscription fire protection services to residential and commercial property owners in emerging communities or unincorporated areas where neither a public sector nor volunteer fire department operates. It also provides such services to industrial sites, airports, and other self-contained facilities on a national basis. Its services include fire protection and suppression; forestry; airport rescue and firefighting; and industrial complex fire protection to fire districts; individuals; industrial and commercial facilities; municipalities; and government agencies.

Other Services

The company provides other services, such as home health care services and protection services on a limited basis.

Competition

The company competes with American Medical Response, a subsidiary of Emergency Medical Services Corporation.

History

Rural/Metro Corporation was founded in 1948.

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Contents

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

DISCLAIMER

1. RURAL/METRO CORP. COMPANY PROFILE

1.1. Key facts
1.2. Financial Performance
1.3. Key Executives
1.4. Ownership and Major Holders
1.5. Company History

2. RURAL/METRO CORP. BUSINESS OVERVIEW

2.1. Business Description
2.2. Major Products and Services
2.3. Markets and Sales Activities
2.4. Locations, Subsidiaries, Operating Units

3. RURAL/METRO CORP. SWOT ANALYSIS

3.1. Overview
3.2. Strengths
3.3. Weaknesses
3.4. Opportunities
3.5. Threats

4. RURAL/METRO CORP. FINANCIAL ANALYSIS

4.1. Financial Statements
4.1.1. Income Statement
4.1.2. Balance Sheet
4.1.3. Cash Flow
4.2. Financial Ratios
4.2.1. Profitability
4.2.2. Margin Analysis
4.2.3. Asset Turnover
4.2.4. Credit Ratios
4.2.5. Long-Term Solvency
4.2.6. Growth Over Prior Year
4.2.7. Financial Ratios Charts
4.3. Stock Market Snapshot

5. RURAL/METRO CORP. COMPETITORS AND INDUSTRY ANALYSIS

5.1. Rural/Metro Corp. Direct Competitors
5.2. Comparison of Rural/Metro Corp. and Direct Competitors Financial Ratios
5.3. Comparison of Rural/Metro Corp. and Direct Competitors Stock Charts
5.4. Rural/Metro Corp. Industry Analysis
5.4.1. Healthcare Industry Snapshot
  5.4.2. Rural/Metro Corp. Industry Position Analysis

6. RURAL/METRO CORP. NEWS & EVENTS

6.1. News & PR Activity Analysis
6.2. IR Corporate News
6.3. Marketing News
6.4. Corporate Events

7. RURAL/METRO CORP. EXPERTS REVIEW¹

7.1. Experts Consensus
7.2. Experts Revisions

8. RURAL/METRO CORP. ENHANCED SWOT ANALYSIS²

9. UNITED STATES PESTEL ANALYSIS²

9.1. Political Factors
9.2. Economic Factors
9.3. Social Factors
9.4. Technological Factors
9.5. Environmental Factors
9.6. Legal Factors

10. RURAL/METRO CORP. IFE, EFE, IE MATRICES²

10.1. Internal Factor Evaluation Matrix
10.2. External Factor Evaluation Matrix
10.3. Internal External Matrix

11. RURAL/METRO CORP. PORTER FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS²

12. RURAL/METRO CORP. VRIO ANALYSIS²

APPENDIX: RATIO DEFINITIONS

LIST OF FIGURES

Rural/Metro Corp. Annual Revenues in Comparison with Cost of Goods Sold and Gross Profit
Profit Margin Chart
Operating Margin Chart
Return on Equity (ROE) Chart
Return on Assets (ROA) Chart
Debt to Equity Chart
Current Ratio Chart
Rural/Metro Corp. 1-year Stock Charts
Rural/Metro Corp. 5-year Stock Charts
Rural/Metro Corp. vs. Main Indexes 1-year Stock Chart
Rural/Metro Corp. vs. Direct Competitors 1-year Stock Charts
Rural/Metro Corp. Article Density Chart

1 – Data availability depends on company’s security policy.
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The complete financial data is available for publicly traded companies.

List Of Tables

LIST OF TABLES

Rural/Metro Corp. Key Facts
Profitability
Management Effectiveness
Income Statement Key Figures
Balance Sheet Key Figures
Cash Flow Statement Key Figures
Financial Performance Abbreviation Guide
Rural/Metro Corp. Key Executives
Rural/Metro Corp. Major Shareholders
Rural/Metro Corp. History
Rural/Metro Corp. Products
Revenues by Segment
Revenues by Region
Rural/Metro Corp. Offices and Representations
Rural/Metro Corp. SWOT Analysis
Yearly Income Statement Including Trends
Income Statement Latest 4 Quarters Including Trends
Yearly Balance Sheet Including Trends
Balance Sheet Latest 4 Quarters Including Trends
Yearly Cash Flow Including Trends
Cash Flow Latest 4 Quarters Including Trends
Rural/Metro Corp. Profitability Ratios
Margin Analysis Ratios
Asset Turnover Ratios
Credit Ratios
Long-Term Solvency Ratios
Financial Ratios Growth Over Prior Year
Rural/Metro Corp. Capital Market Snapshot
Rural/Metro Corp. Direct Competitors Key Facts
Direct Competitors Profitability Ratios
Direct Competitors Margin Analysis Ratios
Direct Competitors Asset Turnover Ratios
Direct Competitors Credit Ratios
Direct Competitors Long-Term Solvency Ratios
Healthcare Industry Statistics
Rural/Metro Corp. Industry Position
Company vs. Industry Income Statement Analysis
Company vs. Industry Balance Sheet Analysis
Company vs. Industry Cash Flow Analysis
Company vs. Industry Ratios Comparison
Rural/Metro Corp. Consensus Recommendations¹
Analyst Recommendation Summary¹
Price Target Summary¹
Experts Recommendation Trends¹
Revenue Estimates Analysis¹
Earnings Estimates Analysis¹
Historical Surprises¹
Revenue Estimates Trend¹
Earnings Estimates Trend¹
Revenue Revisions¹

ANALYSIS FEATURES

SWOT Analysis

SWOT, which stands for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats, is an analytical framework that identifies the internal and external factors that are favorable and unfavorable for a company.

Enhanced SWOT Analysis

Enhanced SWOT is a 3×3 grid that arranges strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats into one scheme:

• How to use the strengths to take advantage of the opportunities?
• How to use the strengths to reduce likelihood and impact of the threats?
• How to overcome the weaknesses that obstruct taking advantage of the opportunities?
• How to overcome the weaknesses that can make the threats a reality?

Upon answering these questions a company can develop a project plan to improve its business performance.

PESTEL Analysis

PESTEL (also termed as PESTLE) is an ideal tool to strategically analyze what influence different outside factors – political, economic, sociocultural, technological, environmental and legal – exert on a business to later chart its long term targets.

Being part of the external analysis when carrying out a strategic assessment or performing a market study, PESTEL gives an overview of diverse macro-environmental factors that any company should thoughtfully consider. By perceiving these outside environments, businesses can maximally benefit from the opportunities while minimizing the threats to the organization.

Key Factors Examined by PESTEL Analysis:

• Political – What opportunities and pressures are brought by political bodies and what is the degree of public regulations’ impact on the business?
• Economic – What economic policies, trends and structures are expected to affect the organization, what is this influence’s degree?
• Sociological – What cultural and societal aspects will work upon the demand for the business’s products and operations?
• Technological – What impact do the technological aspects, innovations, incentives and barriers have on the organization?
• Environmental – What environmental and ecological facets, both locally and farther afield, are likely to predetermine the business?
• Legal – What laws and legislation will exert influence on the style the business is carried out?

IFE, EFE, IE Matrices

The Internal Factor Evaluation matrix (IFE matrix) is a strategic management tool helping audit or evaluate major weaknesses and strengths in a business’s functional areas. In addition, IFE matrix serves as a basis for identifying and assessing relationships amongst those areas. The IFE matrix is utilised in strategy formulation.

The External Factor Evaluation matrix (EFE matrix) is a tool of strategic management that is typically utilised to assess current market conditions. It is an ideal instrument for visualising and prioritising the threats and opportunities a firm is facing.

The essential difference between the above mentioned matrices lies in the type of factors incorporated in the model; whilst the latter is engaged in internal factors, the former deals exceptionally with external factors – those exposed to social, political, economic, legal, etc. external forces.

Being a continuation of the EFE matrix and IFE matrix models, the Internal External matrix (IE matrix) rests upon an investigation of external and internal business factors integrated into one suggestive model.

Porter Five Forces Analysis

The Porter’s five forces analysis studies the industry of operation and helps the company find new sources of competitive advantage. The analysis surveys an industry through five major questions:

1. What composes a threat of substitute products and services?
2. Is there a threat of new competitors entering the market?
3. What is the intensity of competitive rivalry?
4. How big is the bargaining power of buyers?
5. How significant is the bargaining power of suppliers?

VRIO Analysis

VRIO stands for Value, Rarity, Imitability, Organization. This analysis helps to evaluate all company’s resources and capabilities and bring them together into one aggregate table that includes:

• Tangible resources
  • Financial
  • Physical
  • Technological
  • Organizational
• Intangible resources
  • Human
  • Innovation and Creativity
  • Reputation
• Organizational capabilities

The result of the analysis gives a clear picture of company’s competitive and economic implications, answering the questions if the resources mentioned above are:

• Valuable?
• Rare?
• Costly to imitate?
• Organized properly?