Norsk Hydro ASA (NHY) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review

June 2018 | 51 pages | ID: N5F8C67E6F8EN
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Abstracts

Norsk Hydro ASA (NHY) - 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

Norsk Hydro ASA (Hydro) is a global supplier of aluminum and an electricity producer. Its operations span the value chain, from bauxite extraction to the production of rolled and extruded aluminum products and building systems. Its portfolio of products include bauxite, alumina, extrusion ingots, foundry alloys, sheet and remelt ingots, wire rods, foil for technical applications, and strips and sheets for litho, renewable energy, packaging, transport, heat exchangers, distributors and industrial applications. The company also owns and operates hydro power plants. It generates electricity at these plants and trades electricity on the Nord Pool Spot power exchange. The company supplies electricity to the local communities. Its products cater to the automotive, transport, building and construction, electronics, general engineering, packaging, printing and solar industries. The company has operations in various countries in Europe, North America, Africa, and Asia-Pacific. It has primary metal production facilities in Canada, Australia, Brazil and Qatar. Hydro is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.

Norsk Hydro ASA Key Recent Developments

May 23,2018: New board member in Hydro: Norsk Hydro ASA
May 16,2018: Vattenfall commences construction of one of Sweden’s largest wind farms
May 16,2018: Hydro signs power contract for Norwegian aluminium portfolio
May 14,2018: Hydro hires John Thuestad as new head of bauxite and alumina
Apr 30,2018: Hydro invests in new testing equipment to improve joining capabilities

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Contents

SECTION 1 - ABOUT THE COMPANY

Norsk Hydro ASA - Key Facts
Norsk Hydro ASA - Key Employees
Norsk Hydro ASA - Key Employee Biographies
Norsk Hydro ASA - Major Products and Services
Norsk Hydro ASA - History
Norsk Hydro ASA - Company Statement
Norsk Hydro ASA - Locations And Subsidiaries
Head Office
Other Locations & Subsidiaries

SECTION 2 – COMPANY ANALYSIS

Company Overview
Norsk Hydro ASA - Business Description
Norsk Hydro ASA - SWOT Analysis
SWOT Analysis - Overview
Norsk Hydro ASA - Strengths
Norsk Hydro ASA - Weaknesses
Norsk Hydro ASA - Opportunities
Norsk Hydro ASA - Threats
Norsk Hydro ASA - 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
Norsk Hydro ASA, Recent Deals Summary

SECTION 4 – COMPANY’S RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

May 23, 2018: New board member in Hydro: Norsk Hydro ASA
May 16, 2018: Hydro signs power contract for Norwegian aluminium portfolio
May 16, 2018: Vattenfall commences construction of one of Sweden’s largest wind farms
Apr 30, 2018: Hydro invests in new testing equipment to improve joining capabilities
Apr 30, 2018: Hydro Invests In New Testing Equipment To Improve Joining Capabilities And Increase Usage Of Aluminium Offshore
Apr 25, 2018: Hydro's First quarter 2018 Results up on higher prices, higher raw material costs
Apr 25, 2018: Norsk Hydro Provides First quarter 2018 Financial Results
Apr 09, 2018: Norsk Hydro: Reviews confirm no indications of contamination from Alunorte on local communities after rainfall
Mar 19, 2018: Norsk Hydro to invest $64.5m to upgrade water treatment in Barcarena, Brazil
Mar 13, 2018: Norsk Hydro: Preliminary findings from internal task force

SECTION 5 – APPENDIX

Methodology
Ratio Definitions
About GlobalData
Contact Us
Disclaimer

List Of Tables

LIST OF TABLES

Norsk Hydro ASA, Key Facts
Norsk Hydro ASA, Key Employees
Norsk Hydro ASA, Key Employee Biographies
Norsk Hydro ASA, Major Products and Services
Norsk Hydro ASA, History
Norsk Hydro ASA, Other Locations
Norsk Hydro ASA, Subsidiaries
Norsk Hydro ASA, Key Competitors
Norsk Hydro ASA, Ratios based on current share price
Norsk Hydro ASA, Annual Ratios
Norsk Hydro ASA, Annual Ratios (Cont.1)
Norsk Hydro ASA, Annual Ratios (Cont.2)
Norsk Hydro ASA, Interim Ratios
Norsk Hydro ASA, Recent Deals Summary
Currency Codes
Capital Market Ratios
Equity Ratios
Profitability Ratios
Cost Ratios
Liquidity Ratios
Leverage Ratios
Efficiency Ratios

List Of Figures

LIST OF FIGURES

Norsk Hydro ASA, Performance Chart (2013 - 2017)
Norsk Hydro ASA, Ratio Charts

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