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STRENGTHS Size Product diversity Total market coverage An American company International sales Generally increasing sales revenue since 1991 Brand recognition Brand loyalty Reduction in debt since 1991 Introduction of new tire lines The Blimp P/E ratio The world’s No. 1 tire manufacturer Patents: 2,903 Trademarks: 5 WEAKNESSES Size Declining stock price Internet sales Dealer contracts that my be inhibiting Internet sales Layoffs Sales declines in Europe, Asia, Latin America OPPORTUNITIES New international markets: China, India, Russia New international markets: Internet sales R&D expenditures\innovations THREATS Competition: Internet sales Wholesale club stores (tire sales) Bridgestone Cooper Continental Michelin Pep Boys (auto service stores) Midas (auto service stores) Auto Zone (auto service stores) Independents OVERVIEW OF STRENGTHS Size still matters and Goodyear has size. Its 1999 sales were $12,881,000,000 representing a one-year sales growth of 2%. Its net income was $241,000,000, a lot of money but a decrease of 64.7% from one year earlier. Despite that drop in net income, Goodyear paid a $.30 dividend. Its net income also beat Wall Street’s expectations. It has become the world leader in tire sales as a result of its alliance with Japan’s Sumitomo Rubber Industries. Goodyear ranks No. 130 in Fortune Magazine’s 500 list of large companies. Its product diversity includes the manufacture and sale of tires, industrial and consumer products from rubber including belts, hoses, and tank tracks, and a wide range of synthetic rubber, resins, and organic chemicals. Goodyear supplies tires to European and North American auto manufacturers and construction and agricultural equipment manufacturers. Good year operates more than 900 retail tire outlets that also provide auto repair services. If you want to buy American, this is the company. Despite its world-wide presence, Goodyear is an American company. Like many American manufacturers, though, it has extended its...
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