Daily Mail & General Trust plc (DMGT) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review

Summary

Daily Mail & General Trust plc (DMGT) is a UK-based company, engaged in providing a broad spectrum of multi-media services. The company principally offers high quality content, information and analytics for businesses and consumers. DMGT is one of the largest media based companies in the UK. It has interests in national and regional newspapers and related digital operations, information and business publishing, and exhibitions. In addition, the company also offers products and services for the management of catastrophe risk associated with natural hazards such as earthquakes, hurricanes, and windstorms, as well as products for weather derivatives and enterprise risk management for the property and casualty insurance industry. It has operational presence in more than 40 countries including the UK, the US and Australia. The company is headquartered in London, the UK.

This comprehensive SWOT profile of Daily Mail & General Trust plc 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.

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- 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.

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List of Tables 3
List of Figures 3
Section 1 - About the Company 4
Daily Mail & General Trust plc - Key Facts 4
Daily Mail & General Trust plc - Key Employees 5
Daily Mail & General Trust plc - Key Employee Biographies 6
Daily Mail & General Trust plc - Major Products and Services 7
Daily Mail & General Trust plc - History 8
Daily Mail & General Trust plc - Company Statement 10
Daily Mail & General Trust plc - Locations And Subsidiaries 12
Head Office 12
Other Locations & Subsidiaries 12
Section 2 – Company Analysis 15
Daily Mail & General Trust plc - Business Description 15
Daily Mail & General Trust plc - SWOT Analysis 16
SWOT Analysis - Overview 16
Daily Mail & General Trust plc - Strengths 16
Strength - Diversified Operations 16
Strength - Newspaper Operations 16
Strength - Strong B2B Information 16
Daily Mail & General Trust plc - Weaknesses 17
Weakness - Working Capital Needs 17
Weakness - Operational Efficiencies 17
Daily Mail & General Trust plc - Opportunities 17
Opportunity - Risk Management Solutions 17
Opportunity - Information Business Growth 17
Opportunity - Inorganic Growth Prospects 18
Daily Mail & General Trust plc - Threats 18
Threat - Legal and Regulatory Risks 18
Threat - Government Spending Cuts 18
Daily Mail & General Trust plc - Key Competitors 19
Section 3 – Company Financial Ratios 20
Financial Ratios - Capital Market Ratios 20
Financial Ratios - Annual Ratios 20
Performance Chart 22
Financial Performance 22
Financial Ratios - Interim Ratios 23
Financial Ratios - Ratio Charts 24
Daily Mail & General Trust plc, Recent Deals Summary 25
Section 4 – Appendix 26
Methodology 26
Ratio Definitions 26
About GlobalData 30
Contact Us 30
Disclaimer 30

List of Tables

Daily Mail & General Trust plc, Key Facts 4
Daily Mail & General Trust plc, Key Employees 5
Daily Mail & General Trust plc, Key Employee Biographies 6
Daily Mail & General Trust plc, Major Products and Services 7
Daily Mail & General Trust plc, History 8
Daily Mail & General Trust plc, Other Locations 12
Daily Mail & General Trust plc, Subsidiaries 12
Daily Mail & General Trust plc, Key Competitors 19
Daily Mail & General Trust plc, Ratios based on current share price 20
Daily Mail & General Trust plc, Annual Ratios 20
Daily Mail & General Trust plc, Interim Ratios 23
Daily Mail & General Trust plc, Recent Deals Summary 25
Currency Codes 26
Capital Market Ratios 26
Equity Ratios 27
Profitability Ratios 27
Cost Ratios 28
Liquidity Ratios 28
Leverage Ratios 29
Efficiency Ratios 29

List of Figures

Daily Mail & General Trust plc, Performance Chart (2007 - 2011) 22
Daily Mail & General Trust plc, Ratio Charts 24