Zoltek Companies Inc. Fundamental Company Report Including Financial, SWOT, Competitors and Industry Analysis

April 2024 | 50 pages | ID: Z135E763F14BEN
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Abstracts

Zoltek Companies Inc. 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 Zoltek Companies Inc. and its competitors. This provides our Clients with a clear understanding of Zoltek Companies Inc. position in the Chemical Industry.

• The report contains detailed information about Zoltek Companies 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 Zoltek Companies 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 Zoltek Companies 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 Zoltek Companies 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 Zoltek Companies Inc. business.

About Zoltek Companies Inc.

Zoltek Companies, Inc. operates as an applied technology and advanced materials company. The company commercializes carbon fiber through the development of reinforcement for composites used in a range of commercial products which it sells under the Panex trade name. In addition to manufacturing carbon fiber, it produces an intermediate product, a stabilized and oxidized acrylic fiber used in flame- and heat-resistant applications which it sells under the Pyron trade name.

Operations

The company, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Zoltek Corporation; Zoltek Zrt.; Zoltek de Mexico SA de CV; Zoltek de Occidente SA de CV; Engineering Technology Corporation (Entec Composite Machines); Zoltek Properties, Inc.; and Zoltek Automotive, LLC.; and Zoltek Corporation (Zoltek), develops, manufactures, and markets carbon fibers and technical fibers in the United States. Zoltek Zrt. is a Hungarian subsidiary that manufactures and markets carbon fibers and technical fibers and manufactures precursor raw material used in production of carbon fibers. Zoltek de Mexico SA de CV and Zoltek de Occidente SA de CV are Mexican subsidiaries that manufacture carbon fiber and precursor raw material used in production of carbon fibers. Entec Composite Machines manufactures and markets filament winding and pultrusion equipment used in the production of large volume composite parts.

The company’s plant in Hungary is a carbon fiber manufacturing facility. The Hungarian plant also manufactures acrylic fiber precursor, the raw material that the company uses to make carbon fibers and oxidized fibers. Its Texas plant houses carbon fiber manufacturing lines and value-added processing capabilities. Its Missouri plant produces technical fibers for aircraft brake and other friction applications and also produces limited amounts of carbon fibers and houses a research and development facility. In addition, the company has facilities in Salt Lake City, Utah, where it designs and builds composite manufacturing equipment and would produce resin pre-impregnated carbon fibers, called prepregs.

The company performs certain downstream processing, such as weaving, knitting, blending with other fibers, chopping and milling, and preparation of pre-form, and pre-cut stacks of fabric. It also manufactures carbon fibers preimpregnated with bonding resin. In addition, its Salt Lake City-based Entec Composite Machines subsidiary designs and builds composite manufacturing equipment and markets the equipment along with manufacturing technology and materials. The company also provides composite design and engineering for development of applications for carbon fiber reinforced composites.

The company's subsidiary, Zoltek Automotive, LLC, develops volume automotive applications for large-tow carbon fiber. Zoltek Automotive, LLC is working with tier one automotive suppliers on advancing the technology and assisting them in the utilization of carbon fiber with existing and new manufacturing machinery and processes.

Targeted Applications

The company has identified targeted applications for its products with potential across various industries, including wind energy, deep sea drilling, aerospace secondary structures, automotive, and aircraft brakes.

Customers

The company’s major customer is Vestas Wind Systems, a wind turbine manufacturer.

International

The company conducts its carbon fiber products operations primarily in North America and Europe. It sells its carbon fibers globally.

Competition

The company competes with aerospace grade carbon fiber producers, such as Hexcel Corporation and Cytec Industries of the United States; and Toray Group, Toho Tenax, and Mitsubishi Rayon of Japan.

History

Zoltek Companies, Inc. was founded in 1975.

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Contents

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

DISCLAIMER

1. ZOLTEK COMPANIES 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. ZOLTEK COMPANIES 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. ZOLTEK COMPANIES INC. SWOT ANALYSIS

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

4. ZOLTEK COMPANIES 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. ZOLTEK COMPANIES INC. COMPETITORS AND INDUSTRY ANALYSIS

5.1. Zoltek Companies Inc. Direct Competitors
5.2. Comparison of Zoltek Companies Inc. and Direct Competitors Financial Ratios
5.3. Comparison of Zoltek Companies Inc. and Direct Competitors Stock Charts
5.4. Zoltek Companies Inc. Industry Analysis
5.4.1. Chemical Industry Snapshot
  5.4.2. Zoltek Companies Inc. Industry Position Analysis

6. ZOLTEK COMPANIES INC. NEWS & EVENTS

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

7. ZOLTEK COMPANIES INC. EXPERTS REVIEW¹

7.1. Experts Consensus
7.2. Experts Revisions

8. ZOLTEK COMPANIES INC. 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. ZOLTEK COMPANIES INC. IFE, EFE, IE MATRICES²

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

11. ZOLTEK COMPANIES INC. PORTER FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS²

12. ZOLTEK COMPANIES INC. VRIO ANALYSIS²

APPENDIX: RATIO DEFINITIONS

LIST OF FIGURES

Zoltek Companies 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
Zoltek Companies Inc. 1-year Stock Charts
Zoltek Companies Inc. 5-year Stock Charts
Zoltek Companies Inc. vs. Main Indexes 1-year Stock Chart
Zoltek Companies Inc. vs. Direct Competitors 1-year Stock Charts
Zoltek Companies Inc. Article Density Chart

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The complete financial data is available for publicly traded companies.

List Of Tables

LIST OF TABLES

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

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?