GrafTech International Ltd. Fundamental Company Report Including Financial, SWOT, Competitors and Industry Analysis

November 2024 | 50 pages | ID: G0CDC324067BEN
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Abstracts

GrafTech International Ltd. 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 GrafTech International Ltd. and its competitors. This provides our Clients with a clear understanding of GrafTech International Ltd. position in the Electrical Equipment Industry.

• The report contains detailed information about GrafTech International Ltd. 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 GrafTech International Ltd.. 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 GrafTech International Ltd. 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 GrafTech International Ltd. 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 GrafTech International Ltd. business.

About GrafTech International Ltd.

GrafTech International Ltd. engages in the research and development of graphite and carbon-based solutions. The company manufactures a range of graphite electrodes, products essential to the production of electric arc furnace (EAF) steel and various other ferrous and nonferrous metals.

The company also manufactures carbon, graphite and semi-graphite refractory products, which protect the walls of blast furnaces and submerged arc furnaces. It manufactures natural graphite products enabling thermal management solutions for the electronics industry and fuel cell solutions for the transportation and power generation industries.

The company provides advanced graphite and carbon materials for the transportation, solar, and oil and gas exploration industries. It services customers in approximately 70 countries, including Arcelor Mittal, BaoSteel, Gerdau S.A., and ThyssenKrupp Steel in steel; Samsung in electronics; Elkem Solar in the solar industry; and Griffin Wheel in the transportation industry.

The company manufactures its products in 11 manufacturing facilities located on four continents. It has the operating capability, depending on product mix, to manufacture approximately 220,000 metric tons of graphite electrodes. The company has four major product categories: graphite electrodes, refractory products, advanced graphite materials, and natural graphite products.

Segments

The company’s businesses are operated in the following segments: Industrial materials, which include graphite electrodes and refractory products; and Engineered solutions, which include advanced graphite materials and natural graphite products.

Industrial materials segment

Refractory Products: The company manufactures carbon, semi-graphitic, and graphite refractory bricks which are used primarily for their high thermal conductivity. Common applications in blast furnace and submerged arc furnaces include cooling courses in the hearth bottoms for heat distribution and removal, backup linings in hearth walls for heat transfer and safety, and lintels over copper cooling plates where a single brick cannot span the cooling plate.

Engineered Solutions segment

Advanced Graphite Materials: The company’s advanced graphite materials include products in various shapes and grades, weighing from a few kilograms to ten metric tons, for diverse applications. The company's products are used in many applications, including fused refractory products and semiconductor components.

Natural Graphite Products: The company manufactures natural graphite products, consisting of graphite and flexible graphite, including its electronic thermal management solutions, used for the electronics, power generation, automotive, petrochemical, and transportation industries.

Sales and Marketing

The company’s direct sales force operates from 14 sales offices located around the world. Engineered solutions products are sold in all major geographic markets of the world, including North and South America, Africa, Europe, and Asia.

Competition

Industrial Materials: The company competes with multinational graphite electrode producers GrafTech, SGL Carbon A.G. (Germany), Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (Japan), Showa Denko Carbon K.K. (Japan), Graphite India Limited (India), HEG Limited (India), SEC Corporation (Japan), Nippon Carbon Co., Ltd. (Japan), C/G Electrodes LLC (USA), Energoprom (Russia), FangDa Group (China), and Sinosteel Jilin Carbon Co., Ltd.(China).

Engineered Solutions: The company competes with other major specialty graphite competitors, such as SGL Carbon A.G. (Germany), Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (Japan), Toyo Tanso (Japan), and Carbone Lorraine (France).

History

GrafTech International Ltd. was founded in 1886.

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Contents

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

DISCLAIMER

1. GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD. 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. GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD. 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. GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD. SWOT ANALYSIS

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

4. GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD. 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. GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD. COMPETITORS AND INDUSTRY ANALYSIS

5.1. GrafTech International Ltd. Direct Competitors
5.2. Comparison of GrafTech International Ltd. and Direct Competitors Financial Ratios
5.3. Comparison of GrafTech International Ltd. and Direct Competitors Stock Charts
5.4. GrafTech International Ltd. Industry Analysis
5.4.1. Electrical Equipment Industry Snapshot
  5.4.2. GrafTech International Ltd. Industry Position Analysis

6. GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD. NEWS & EVENTS

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

7. GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD. EXPERTS REVIEW¹

7.1. Experts Consensus
7.2. Experts Revisions

8. GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD. 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. GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD. IFE, EFE, IE MATRICES²

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

11. GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD. PORTER FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS²

12. GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD. VRIO ANALYSIS²

APPENDIX: RATIO DEFINITIONS

LIST OF FIGURES

GrafTech International Ltd. 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
GrafTech International Ltd. 1-year Stock Charts
GrafTech International Ltd. 5-year Stock Charts
GrafTech International Ltd. vs. Main Indexes 1-year Stock Chart
GrafTech International Ltd. vs. Direct Competitors 1-year Stock Charts
GrafTech International Ltd. Article Density Chart

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List Of Tables

LIST OF TABLES

GrafTech International Ltd. Key Facts
Profitability
Management Effectiveness
Income Statement Key Figures
Balance Sheet Key Figures
Cash Flow Statement Key Figures
Financial Performance Abbreviation Guide
GrafTech International Ltd. Key Executives
GrafTech International Ltd. Major Shareholders
GrafTech International Ltd. History
GrafTech International Ltd. Products
Revenues by Segment
Revenues by Region
GrafTech International Ltd. Offices and Representations
GrafTech International Ltd. 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
GrafTech International Ltd. Profitability Ratios
Margin Analysis Ratios
Asset Turnover Ratios
Credit Ratios
Long-Term Solvency Ratios
Financial Ratios Growth Over Prior Year
GrafTech International Ltd. Capital Market Snapshot
GrafTech International Ltd. 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
Electrical Equipment Industry Statistics
GrafTech International Ltd. 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
GrafTech International Ltd. 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?