Global Crossing Limited (GLBC) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review

Summary

Global Crossing Limited (GCL) is an integrated global communication services provider engaged in providing communications solutions. The company offers a wide range of IP and managed data and voice products and services. It serves many of the world’s largest corporations and many other telecommunications carriers. The company’s services facilitate the migration towards a completely converged Internet Protocol environment. The company operates through three operating segments, namely, Global Crossing (UK) Telecommunications Limited (GCUK), GC Impsat Holdings I Plc (GC Impsat), and GCL and its subsidiaries. GCL’s global IP-based network connects over 390 cities across 30 countries and offers its services to over 700 major cities across 70 countries. The company is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.

This comprehensive SWOT profile of Global Crossing Limited provides you an in-depth strategic SWOT analysis of the company’s businesses and operations. The profile has been compiled by company 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
Global Crossing Limited - Key Facts 4
Global Crossing Limited - Key Employees 5
Global Crossing Limited - Key Employee Biographies 6
Global Crossing Limited - Major Products and Services 8
Global Crossing Limited - History 9
Global Crossing Limited - Company Statement 11
Global Crossing Limited - Locations And Subsidiaries 13
Head Office 13
Other Locations & Subsidiaries 13
Section 2 – Company Analysis 15
Global Crossing Limited - Business Description 15
Global Crossing Limited - SWOT Analysis 17
SWOT Analysis - Overview 17
Global Crossing Limited - Strengths 17
Strength - Strong Sales Channels and Customer Base 17
Strength - Strong Network Infrastructure 17
Strength - Increasing Efficiency 17
Global Crossing Limited - Weaknesses 18
Weakness - Party to the US Network Security Agreement 18
Weakness - Limited Presence in Asia-Pacific 18
Global Crossing Limited - Opportunities 18
Opportunity - Strategic Acquisitions 18
Opportunity - Growth in Telecommunications Services 18
Opportunity - Expansion of VoIP Services 18
Global Crossing Limited - Threats 19
Threat - Highly Competitive Market 19
Threat - Government Regulations 19
Threat - Rapid Technological Changes 19
Global Crossing Limited - Key Competitors 20
Section 3 – Company Financial Ratios 21
Financial Ratios - Capital Market Ratios 21
Financial Ratios - Annual Ratios 21
Performance Chart 23
Financial Performance 23
Financial Ratios - Interim Ratios 24
Financial Ratios - Ratio Charts 25
Section 4 – Appendix 26
Methodology 26
Ratio Definitions 26
About company 30
Contact Us 30
Disclaimer 30

List of Tables

Global Crossing Limited, Key Facts 4
Global Crossing Limited, Key Employees 5
Global Crossing Limited, Key Employee Biographies 6
Global Crossing Limited, Major Products and Services 8
Global Crossing Limited, History 9
Global Crossing Limited, Other Locations 13
Global Crossing Limited, Subsidiaries 14
Global Crossing Limited, Key Competitors 20
Global Crossing Limited, Ratios based on current share price 21
Global Crossing Limited, Annual Ratios 21
Global Crossing Limited, Interim Ratios 24
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

Global Crossing Limited, Performance Chart (2006 - 2010) 23
Global Crossing Limited, Ratio Charts 25