K+S AG (SDF) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review

July 2021 | 46 pages | ID: J69AD60456CEN
GlobalData

Abstracts

K+S AG (SDF) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review provides you an in-depth strategic SWOT analysis of the company’s businesses and operations. The profile has been compiled by GlobalData to bring to you a clear and an unbiased view of the company’s key strengths and weaknesses and the potential opportunities and threats. The profile helps you formulate strategies that augment your business by enabling you to understand your partners, customers and competitors better.

The profile contains critical company information including:

• Business description – A detailed description of the company’s operations and business divisions.
• Corporate strategy – Analyst’s summarization of the company’s business strategy.
• SWOT Analysis – A detailed analysis of the company’s strengths, weakness, opportunities and threats.
• Company history – Progression of key events associated with the company.
• Major products and services – A list of major products, services and brands of the company.
• Key competitors – A list of key competitors to the company.
• Key employees – A list of the key executives of the company.
• Executive biographies – A brief summary of the executives’ employment history.
• Key operational heads – A list of personnel heading key departments/functions.
• Important locations and subsidiaries – A list and contact details of key locations and subsidiaries of the company.
• Detailed financial ratios for the past five years – The latest financial ratios derived from the annual financial statements published by the company with 5 years history.
• Interim ratios for the last five interim periods – The latest financial ratios derived from the quarterly/semi-annual financial statements published by the company for 5 interims history.

Highlights

K+S AG (K+S) is an independent minerals company that specializes in research, production and sale of specialty and standard fertilizers, plant care and salt products. It extracts crude salts containing potassium, magnesium and sulphur from its mines in Germany. K+S aims to reposition K+S as a market-focused and customer-centric company from a manufacturing-driven company. It aims to describe itself as the newOne K+S through the systematic integration of our Potash and Salt business units.The company’s products find applications in different industries such as agriculture, chemical, oil and gas drilling, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic, food industry, animal feed, textile and leather, plastics, glass, water softening and disinfection, and drinking water treatment industry. K+S also offers related services such as granulation of Catsan and Thomas; recycling; disposal and reutilization of waste salt mines; logistics; and trading in different basic chemicals. The company operates in Europe, North America, South America, Asia, Africa and Oceania. K+S is headquartered in Kassel, Germany.

K+S AG Key Recent Developments

Jul 20,2021: K+S Aktiengesellschaft: EBITDA in Q2/2021 expected to be significantly above previous year's level
Jun 29,2021: K+S reduces financial liabilities by €560 million through successful buy-back of bonds
Jun 17,2021: K+S Aktiengesellschaft: Public tender offer to buy back outstanding 2022, 2023 and 2024 bonds
May 18,2021: K+S terminates KfW loan
Apr 12,2021: Giyani announces positive updated PEA results for its K.Hill manganese project, Botswana

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Contents

SECTION 1 - ABOUT THE COMPANY

K+S AG - Key Facts
K+S AG - Key Employees
K+S AG - Key Employee Biographies
K+S AG - Major Products and Services
K+S AG - History
K+S AG - Company Statement
K+S AG - Locations And Subsidiaries
Head Office
Other Locations & Subsidiaries

SECTION 2 – COMPANY ANALYSIS

Company Overview
K+S AG - Business Description
Business Segment: Americas
Overview
Performance
Key Stats
Business Segment: Europe+
Overview
Performance
Key Stats
Geographical Segment: Africa, Oceania
Performance
Geographical Segment: Asia
Performance
Geographical Segment: Europe
Performance
Geographical Segment: North America
Performance
Geographical Segment: South America
Performance
K+S AG - Corporate Strategy
K+S AG - SWOT Analysis
SWOT Analysis - Overview
K+S AG - Strengths
K+S AG - Weaknesses
K+S AG - Opportunities
K+S AG - Threats
K+S AG - Key Competitors

SECTION 3 – COMPANY FINANCIAL RATIOS

Financial Ratios - Capital Market Ratios
Financial Ratios - Annual Ratios
Performance Chart
Financial Performance
Financial Ratios - Interim Ratios
Financial Ratios - Ratio Charts

SECTION 4 – COMPANY’S RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

Jul 20, 2021: K+S Aktiengesellschaft: EBITDA in Q2/2021 expected to be significantly above previous year's level
Apr 12, 2021: Giyani announces positive updated PEA results for its K.Hill manganese project, Botswana
Mar 26, 2021: K+S will support local dialogue
Feb 26, 2020: K+S awards ACCIONA the supply of 100% renewable electricity to its chilean facilities

SECTION 5 – APPENDIX

Methodology
Ratio Definitions
About GlobalData
Contact Us
Disclaimer

List Of Tables

LIST OF TABLES

K+S AG, Key Facts
K+S AG, Key Employees
K+S AG, Key Employee Biographies
K+S AG, Major Products and Services
K+S AG, History
K+S AG, Subsidiaries
K+S AG, Key Competitors
K+S AG, Ratios based on current share price
K+S AG, Annual Ratios
K+S AG, Annual Ratios (Cont...1)
K+S AG, Annual Ratios (Cont...2)
K+S AG, Interim Ratios
Currency Codes
Capital Market Ratios
Equity Ratios
Profitability Ratios
Cost Ratios
Liquidity Ratios
Leverage Ratios
Efficiency Ratios

List Of Figures

LIST OF FIGURES

K+S AG, Performance Chart (2016 - 2020)
K+S AG, Ratio Charts