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Playboy Enterprises, Inc. (PLA) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review |
| Published Date : 13 December 2011 |
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Pages : 28 |
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Playboy Enterprises, Inc. (PLA) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review
Summary
Playboy Enterprises, Inc. (Playboy Enterprises) is a US based media and lifestyle company principally engaged in the Entertainment, Publishing and Licensing activities under various brand names that include Playmate, Spice, the Rabbit Head Design, and Playboy. In addition, the company is engaged in publishing Playboy magazine for its customers across the US and foreign nations along with creating content for distribution through various sources such as websites, television networks, radio, and mobile platforms. Playboy Enterprises earns a part of its revenue operate by operating Playboy TV, Playboy TV en Espanol, the Spice Digital Networks, and other domestic TV networks. The company has its operations across various nations in the Asia, Europe and Americas. Playboy Enterprises is headquartered at Chicago in the US.
The company has entered into a definitive agreement with Icon Acquisition Holdings, L.P., a limited partnership controlled by Hugh M. Hefner, to take the company private for $6.15 per share.
This comprehensive SWOT profile of Playboy Enterprises, Inc. 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.
The profile contains critical company information including:
- 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.
Note: Some sections may be missing if data is unavailable for the company
Key benefits of buying this profile include:
You get detailed information about the company and its operations to identify potential customers and suppliers.
- The profile analyzes the company’s business structure, operations, major products and services, prospects, locations and subsidiaries, key executives and their biographies and key competitors.
Understand and respond to your competitors’ business structure and strategies, and capitalize on their weaknesses. Stay up to date on the major developments affecting the company.
- The company’s core strengths and weaknesses and areas of development or decline are analyzed and presented in the profile objectively. Recent developments in the company covered in the profile help you track important events.
Equip yourself with information that enables you to sharpen your strategies and transform your operations profitably.
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Scout for potential investments and acquisition targets, with detailed insight into the companies’ strategic, financial and operational performance.
- Financial ratio presented for major public companies in the profile include the revenue trends, profitability, growth, margins and returns, liquidity and leverage, financial position and efficiency ratios.
Gain key insights into the company for academic or business research.
- Key elements such as SWOT analysis, corporate strategy and financial ratios and charts are incorporated in the profile to assist your academic or business research needs. |
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Table of Contents : |
Table of Contents 2
List of Tables 3
List of Figures 3
Section 1 - About the Company 4
Playboy Enterprises, Inc. - Key Facts 4
Playboy Enterprises, Inc. - Key Employees 5
Playboy Enterprises, Inc. - Key Employee Biographies 6
Playboy Enterprises, Inc. - Major Products and Services 7
Playboy Enterprises, Inc. - History 8
Playboy Enterprises, Inc. - Company Statement 10
Playboy Enterprises, Inc. - Locations And Subsidiaries 12
Head Office 12
Other Locations & Subsidiaries 12
Section 2 – Company Analysis 13
Playboy Enterprises, Inc. - Business Description 13
Playboy Enterprises, Inc. - SWOT Analysis 14
SWOT Analysis - Overview 14
Playboy Enterprises, Inc. - Strengths 14
Strength - Sturdy Brand Image 14
Strength - Wide Network Reach 14
Strength - Wide Product Portfolio and Brand Extensions 14
Playboy Enterprises, Inc. - Weaknesses 14
Weakness - Management Issues 14
Weakness - Declining Financials 15
Playboy Enterprises, Inc. - Opportunities 15
Opportunity - Strategic Alliances 15
Opportunity - Demand for Mobile Content 15
Opportunity - Rise in Internet Usage 15
Playboy Enterprises, Inc. - Threats 16
Threat - Intense Competition 16
Threat - Rise in Piracy through Internet 16
Threat - Economic impacts on Leisure Business 16
Playboy Enterprises, Inc. - Key Competitors 17
Section 3 – Company Financial Ratios 18
Financial Ratios - Capital Market Ratios 18
Financial Ratios - Annual Ratios 18
Performance Chart 20
Financial Performance 20
Financial Ratios - Interim Ratios 21
Financial Ratios - Ratio Charts 22
Playboy Enterprises, Inc., Recent Deals Summary 23
Section 4 – Appendix 24
Methodology 24
Ratio Definitions 24
About GlobalData 28
Contact Us 28
Disclaimer 28
List of Tables
Playboy Enterprises, Inc., Key Facts 4
Playboy Enterprises, Inc., Key Employees 5
Playboy Enterprises, Inc., Key Employee Biographies 6
Playboy Enterprises, Inc., Major Products and Services 7
Playboy Enterprises, Inc., History 8
Playboy Enterprises, Inc., Subsidiaries 12
Playboy Enterprises, Inc., Key Competitors 17
Playboy Enterprises, Inc., Ratios based on current share price 18
Playboy Enterprises, Inc., Annual Ratios 18
Playboy Enterprises, Inc., Interim Ratios 21
Playboy Enterprises, Inc., Recent Deals Summary 23
Currency Codes 24
Capital Market Ratios 24
Equity Ratios 25
Profitability Ratios 25
Cost Ratios 26
Liquidity Ratios 26
Leverage Ratios 27
Efficiency Ratios 27
List of Figures
Playboy Enterprises, Inc., Performance Chart (2006 - 2010) 20
Playboy Enterprises, Inc., Ratio Charts 22
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Published By : GlobalData |
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