The Washington Post Company (WPO) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review

Summary

The Washington Post Company (Washington Post) is a US-based education and media company. It engages in providing a wide range of services, including educational and career; newspaper and magazine publishing; cable television systems and television broadcasting. The company through education services offers various education programs and solutions to students, individuals and businesses serving over one million in more than 30 countries. The company’s TV broadcasting division owns and operates six VHF (very high frequency) television stations in the television markets covering Houston, Detroit, San Antonio, Jacksonville, Miami and Orlando. Its cable TV division operates cable television systems through its subsidiary, namely, Cable One. The company’s Magazine Publishing division engages in publishing of weekly news magazine through its Newsweek. Newspaper publishing division engages in daily and Sunday news paper publishing. Washington Post is headquartered in District of Columbia, the US.

This comprehensive SWOT profile of The Washington Post Company 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 4
List of Figures 4
Section 1 - About the Company 5
The Washington Post Company - Key Facts 5
The Washington Post Company - Key Employees 6
The Washington Post Company - Key Employee Biographies 7
The Washington Post Company - Major Products and Services 8
The Washington Post Company - History 9
The Washington Post Company - Company Statement 12
The Washington Post Company - Locations And Subsidiaries 13
Head Office 13
Other Locations & Subsidiaries 13
Section 2 – Company Analysis 15
The Washington Post Company - Business Description 15
The Washington Post Company - Corporate Strategy 16
The Washington Post Company - SWOT Analysis 17
SWOT Analysis - Overview 17
The Washington Post Company - Strengths 17
Strength - Productive Acquisitions 17
Strength - Efficient Use of Resources 17
Strength - Diverse Business Operations 17
The Washington Post Company - Weaknesses 17
Weakness - Increasing Operational Cost 17
Weakness - Legal Proceedings 18
The Washington Post Company - Opportunities 18
Opportunity - Growing US Advertising Market 18
Opportunity - Growth in VoIP Industry 18
Opportunity - Possible Ventures in Emerging Markets 18
The Washington Post Company - Threats 18
Threat - Growing Market Competition 18
Threat - Stringent Regulatory Environment 19
Threat - Rising Manpower Cost 19
The Washington Post Company - 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
The Washington Post Company, Recent Deals Summary 26
Section 4 – Appendix 27
Methodology 27
Ratio Definitions 27
About GlobalData 31
Contact Us 31
Disclaimer 31

List of Tables

The Washington Post Company, Key Facts 5
The Washington Post Company, Key Employees 6
The Washington Post Company, Key Employee Biographies 7
The Washington Post Company, Major Products and Services 8
The Washington Post Company, History 9
The Washington Post Company, Subsidiaries 13
The Washington Post Company, Key Competitors 20
The Washington Post Company, Ratios based on current share price 21
The Washington Post Company, Annual Ratios 21
The Washington Post Company, Interim Ratios 24
The Washington Post Company, Recent Deals Summary 26
Currency Codes 27
Capital Market Ratios 27
Equity Ratios 28
Profitability Ratios 28
Cost Ratios 29
Liquidity Ratios 29
Leverage Ratios 30
Efficiency Ratios 30

List of Figures

The Washington Post Company, Performance Chart (2006 - 2010) 23
The Washington Post Company, Ratio Charts 25