K-Swiss Inc. (KSWS) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review

Published: May 2011

Publisher: GlobalData

Product ref: 115556

Pages: 27

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Summary

K-Swiss Inc. (K Swiss) is a footwear manufacturing company. The company is principally engaged in the design, development and marketing of sports, fitness and casual footwear for men, women and children under the brand name K-Swiss. It also designs and manufactures footwear under Palladium and Royal Elastics brand names. The product offerings of the company include casual shoes, athletic casual shoes and sport performance shoes, shirts, shorts and pants, warm up wear and other accessories. The company markets its products in the US, Europe, Asia Pacific and Africa regions.

This comprehensive SWOT profile of K-Swiss 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.

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Table of contents

List of Tables
List of Figures
Section 1 - About the Company
K-Swiss Inc. - Key Facts
K-Swiss Inc. - Key Employees
K-Swiss Inc. - Key Employee Biographies
K-Swiss Inc. - Major Products and Services
K-Swiss Inc. - History
K-Swiss Inc. - Company Statement
K-Swiss Inc. - Locations And Subsidiaries
Head Office
Other Locations & Subsidiaries
Section 2 – Company Analysis
K-Swiss Inc. - Business Description
K-Swiss Inc. - SWOT Analysis
SWOT Analysis - Overview
K-Swiss Inc. - Strengths
Strength - Strong Liquidity
Strength - Strong Branding
K-Swiss Inc. - Weaknesses
Weakness - Declining Profitability
Weakness - Declining Market Share
Weakness - Limited Manufacturing Base
K-Swiss Inc. - Opportunities
Opportunity - Huge Potential in the Emerging Markets
Opportunity - Rising Potential in the Footwear Industry
Opportunity - Agreement with Los Angeles Marathon
Opportunity - Acquisition of FORM Athletics
K-Swiss Inc. - Threats
Threat - Changing Customer Spending Patterns
Threat - Rising Counterfeit Goods Market
Threat - Operating in Competitive Market
K-Swiss Inc. - Key Competitors
Section 3 – Company Financial Ratios
Financial Ratios - Annual Ratios
Performance Chart
Financial Performance
Financial Ratios - Interim Ratios
Financial Ratios - Ratio Charts
K-Swiss Inc., Recent Deals Summary
Section 4 – Appendix
Methodology
Ratio Definitions
About GlobalData
Contact Us
Disclaimer

List of Tables

K-Swiss Inc., Key Facts
K-Swiss Inc., Key Employees
K-Swiss Inc., Key Employee Biographies
K-Swiss Inc., Major Products and Services
K-Swiss Inc., History
K-Swiss Inc., Subsidiaries
K-Swiss Inc., Key Competitors
K-Swiss Inc., Annual Ratios
K-Swiss Inc., Interim Ratios
K-Swiss Inc., Recent Deals Summary
Currency Codes
Capital Market Ratios
Equity Ratios
Profitability Ratios
Cost Ratios
Liquidity Ratios
Leverage Ratios
Efficiency Ratios

List of Figures

K-Swiss Inc., Performance Chart (2006 - 2010)
K-Swiss Inc., Ratio Charts

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