CLAAS Group - Strategy Dossier - 2017 - Strategic Focus & Priorities, Key Strategies & Plans, SWOT, Trends & Challenges, Market Outlook

November 2016 | 35 pages | ID: CCE7C176491EN
Noealt Corporate Services

Abstracts

The Global Agriculture Equipment market continues to be impacted significantly by the continued, significant pressures on farm incomes & profitability emanating from an altered supply side economics with record crop production across key geographic regions driving down crop prices & impacting farm incomes directly and significantly which is likely to continue to have a significant bearing on agriculture machinery sales over near term. 2016 is likely to be the third successive year in which farm incomes in the U.S. are projected to witness a decline with record crop output likely across most key farming regions globally. Further, the current downturn in global energy markets with sustained downward trend in global crude oil prices has impacted the demand as well as production of agriculture feedstock based biofuels severely across North America & Western Europe, thereby, further compounding the complexity of the challenges for the industry, especially, with a significant increase in corn planting acreages across these markets over the recent years. The multitude of pressures on top line growth have necessitated & rendered competitiveness as crucial to protecting profitability across industry OEMs which have been working towards optimizing & aligning their production output, cost base & industrial footprint with current as well as emerging demand scenario. Additionally, the economic conditions across key geographic markets & regions remain disparate with traditional markets, led by North America, witnessing steady growth while emerging markets, led by Brazil, China & Russia, face a a host of complex economic challenges & pressures against the backdrop of a difficult global macroeconomic environment marked by financial markets volatility, continued weakness in commodity prices, plummeting of crude oil prices and continued geo-political conflict.

Against this backdrop, the report analyzes the overall strategy focus and provides Insights into & Comprehensive analysis of the Strategies & Plans being conceptualized & pursued by CLAAS Group for the near to medium term horizon. The report also includes an insightful & comprehensive SWOT framework analysis on the company; which is used extensively for scanning, assessment & analysis of the internal as well as external business environment of an organization as part of strategic planning process. The framework generates a snapshot of the company’s inherent strengths & weaknesses as part of the internal environment assessment and outlines potential growth opportunities as well as threats as part of the external environment assessment.

The report also incorporates analysis of key industry trends, issues & challenges and risk factors besides identifying key driving & restraining forces & assessing their potential degree of impact through a force field analysis. The report concludes by providing a comprehensive market outlook over medium term with an overview of emerging demand scenario across key market segments & key geographic regions.

Relevance & Usefulness:

The report provides insights & inputs to be incorporated into the broader strategic planning & decision making processes and will be essential from a competitive analysis standpoint as well.

The report will be useful for:

• Strategic Planning & Decision-Making process
• Analysis of Medium Term Strategy Focus and Key Strategies & Plans
• Identification of & Insights into Potential Growth Opportunities & Avenues
• Market Evolution & Demand Growth Projections
• Assessing potential impact of emerging Market Trends & Developments
• Contingency planning for current Strategies & Programs
• Identifying & highlighting areas for making potential Strategic Changes, Adjustments & Realignment
• Strategic Perspective on the Business & Strategic Outlook for 2017
• Analysis of Key Industry Trends, Issues & Challenges, Risk Factors & Market Outlook for 2017

For Whom:-

The report will be extremely useful for Key Decision-Makers, Program & Procurement Managers, Top Management of Industry Players & Other Companies, Suppliers, Vendors & Associated Equipment Manufacturers, Technology Solutions & Other Services Providers and other Key Players in the Industry Value Chain. The report will also be useful for existing & potential Investors, Industry & Company Analysts, M&A Advisory Firms, Strategy & Management Consulting Firms, PE Firms, Venture Capitalists, Researchers and all those associated with the industry and those with strategic interest & stakes in the Global Agriculture Equipment Market.

Features, Benefits & Reasons to Procure:

• Provides Macro View and Big Picture Quickly
• Blend of Quantitative & Qualitative Analysis
• Significant Time Savings
• Visual Representation
• Meetings & Presentation Ready Format
• Superior & Enriched User Experience with Incorporation of Relevant Images

Contents

SECTION 1

Business Structure & Snapshot
  a) Founded
  b) Headquartered
  c) Business Segments
  d) Employees
  e) Product Portfolio and Key Competitors
  f) Market Capitalization/Ownership Structure
  g) Key Executives
  h) Shareholding/Ownership Pattern & Structure

SECTION – 2

Financial Performance Analysis – Charts & Analysis:
  1. REVENUE BASE & GROWTH TREND
  2. REVENUES SPLIT BY KEY SEGMENTS
  3. REVENUES SPLIT BY KEY GEOGRAPHIC MARKETS & REGIONS
  4. GROSS EARNINGS & MARGIN TREND
  5. OPERATING EARNINGS & OPERATING MARGIN TREND
  6. RETURN ON SALES TREND
  7. PROFITABILITY GROWTH TREND
  8. CASH FLOW FROM OPERATIONS
  9. R&D EXPENDITURE TREND
  10. CAPEX TREND

SECTION – 3

SWOT Analysis
  Sources of Strengths which could be Leveraged
  Weaknesses to Overcome & Offset
  Opportunities to Capitalize Upon
  Threats to Mitigate

SECTION – 4

Strategic Focus & Priorities

SECTION 5

Key Strategies & Plans
  Product Portfolio Strategies & Plans
  Service Level Strategies & Plans
  Technological and R&D Strategies & Plans
  Market Specific Strategies & Plans
  Corporate Strategies & Plans
  Manufacturing/Production Strategies & Plans
  Business Growth Strategies & Plans Organic & Inorganic
  Financial Strategies & Plans
  Acquisitions, Strategic Alliances & JVs
  Other Strategies & Strategic Initiatives

SECTION – 6

Global Agriculture Equipment Market Force Field Analysis Analysis of Driving & Restraining Forces and their Overall Dynamics
  Driving Forces
  Restraining Forces

SECTION – 7

Key Trends
  Industry Trends
  Market Trends
  Technology Trends

SECTION – 8

Key Issues, Challenges & Risk Factors

SECTION – 9

Strategic Market Outlook

1. ANALYSIS OF EMERGING MARKET SCENARIO FOR AGRICULTURE EQUIPMENT

2. GLOBAL DEMAND OUTLOOK FOR AGRICULTURE EQUIPMENT – DEMAND GROWTH PROJECTIONS