Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. Fundamental Company Report Including Financial, SWOT, Competitors and Industry Analysis
- The report contains detailed information about Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. 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 Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.. 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 Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. 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 Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. 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 Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. business.
About Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. operates convenience stores in North America. The company sells food and beverage items, motor fuel, and other products and services.
Store Network
As of April 25, 2010, the companys network consisted of 5,878 convenience stores, 4,146 of which include motor fuel dispensing, located in 11 geographic markets, including 3 in Canada covering all provinces and 8 in the United States covering 43 American states and the District of Columbia.
In Canada, the companys stores are primarily operated under the Couche-Tard brand in the Province of Quebec; under the Macs brand in central and western Canada; and under the Circle K brand in the Atlantic Provinces. In the United States, the stores are primarily operated under the Circle K brand. Internationally, the company, through the acquisition of Circle K, has license agreements for the operation and development of stores in Japan, Hong Kong, China, Vietnam, Indonesia, Guam, Macao, and Mexico.
Merchandise Operations
The company offers its customers approximately 3,200 products that include traditional convenience store items, such as tobacco products, beer/wine, frozen beverages, candy and snacks, coffee, dairy items, as well as fresh food and foodservice. In addition, services, such as automatic teller machines, lottery ticket sales, cell phones, prepaid phone cards, and financial services are featured in its stores.
Fuel Operations
The company sells motor fuel either under its own brands, including Couche-Tard and Macs in Canada and Circle K in the United States, or under the name of major oil companies, such as Shell, 76, BP, Marathon, Conoco, Irving, Esso, Petro-Canada, and Ultramar.
Suppliers
The companys supplier includes Core-Mark International Inc.
Significant Events
In April 2010, the company purchased eight company-operated stores in central North Carolina, United-States from Accel Marketing LLC.
In February 2010, the company acquired from BP West Coast Products LLC their terminal facilities located in Phoenix, Arizona in the United States. The terminal facilities include 16 storage tanks with a storage capacity of 220,000 barrels. The terminal is approved for 44,000 barrels per day and has access to petroleum products from refineries on the West Coast and in the Gulf Coast region of the United States.
In January 2010, through its joint venture with Shell Oil Products US (Shell), RDK Ventures LLC (RDK), the company participated in the acquisition of 100 stores owned by Shell, 69 of which are company-operated and the remaining 31 stores are operated by third party operators.
In May 2009, the company purchased 43 company-operated stores in the Phoenix, Arizona region, United-States from ExxonMobil Corporation.
History
The company was founded in 1988. It was formerly known as Actidev Inc. and changed its name to Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. in 1994.
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RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
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1. ALIMENTATION COUCHE-TARD INC. 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. ALIMENTATION COUCHE-TARD INC. 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. ALIMENTATION COUCHE-TARD INC. SWOT ANALYSIS
3.1. Overview
3.2. Strengths
3.3. Weaknesses
3.4. Opportunities
3.5. Threats
4. ALIMENTATION COUCHE-TARD INC. 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. ALIMENTATION COUCHE-TARD INC. COMPETITORS AND INDUSTRY ANALYSIS
5.1. Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. Direct Competitors
5.2. Comparison of Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. and Direct Competitors Financial Ratios
5.3. Comparison of Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. and Direct Competitors Stock Charts
5.4. Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. Industry Analysis
5.4.1. Retail Industry Snapshot
5.4.2. Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. Industry Position Analysis
6. ALIMENTATION COUCHE-TARD INC. NEWS & EVENTS
6.1. News & PR Activity Analysis
6.2. IR Corporate News
6.3. Marketing News
6.4. Corporate Events
7. ALIMENTATION COUCHE-TARD INC. EXPERTS REVIEW1
7.1. Experts Consensus
7.2. Experts Revisions
8. ALIMENTATION COUCHE-TARD INC. ENHANCED SWOT ANALYSIS2
9. CANADA 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. ALIMENTATION COUCHE-TARD INC. IFE, EFE, IE MATRICES2
10.1. Internal Factor Evaluation Matrix
10.2. External Factor Evaluation Matrix
10.3. Internal External Matrix
11. ALIMENTATION COUCHE-TARD INC. PORTER FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS2
12. ALIMENTATION COUCHE-TARD INC. VRIO ANALYSIS2
APPENDIX: RATIO DEFINITIONS
LIST OF FIGURES
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. 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
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. 1-year Stock Charts
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. 5-year Stock Charts
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. vs. Main Indexes 1-year Stock Chart
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. vs. Direct Competitors 1-year Stock Charts
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. Article Density Chart
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Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. Key Facts
Profitability
Management Effectiveness
Income Statement Key Figures
Balance Sheet Key Figures
Cash Flow Statement Key Figures
Financial Performance Abbreviation Guide
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. Key Executives
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. Major Shareholders
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. History
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. Products
Revenues by Segment
Revenues by Region
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. Offices and Representations
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. 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
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. Profitability Ratios
Margin Analysis Ratios
Asset Turnover Ratios
Credit Ratios
Long-Term Solvency Ratios
Financial Ratios Growth Over Prior Year
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. Capital Market Snapshot
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. 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
Retail Industry Statistics
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. 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
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. 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
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:
- What composes a threat of substitute products and services?
- Is there a threat of new competitors entering the market?
- What is the intensity of competitive rivalry?
- How big is the bargaining power of buyers?
- 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?
