Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. (ARCO) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review

Summary
Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. (Arcos Dorados) operates and franchises McDonald’s restaurants. It owns, operates, and grants franchises of McDonald’s restaurants in 20 countries and territories in Latin America and the Caribbean, including Argentina, Aruba, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Curacao, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, the US Virgin Islands of St. Croix and St. Thomas, and Venezuela. Of the 1,840 McDonald’s-branded restaurants, the company owns 1,358 restaurants and 482 franchised restaurants. It serves approximately 4.3million customers per day across Latin America.

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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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Table of contents

List of Tables 3
List of Figures 3
Section 1 - About the Company 4
Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. - Key Facts 4
Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. - Key Employees 5
Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. - Key Employee Biographies 6
Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. - Major Products and Services 7
Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. - History 8
Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. - Company Statement 9
Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. - Locations And Subsidiaries 10
Head Office 10
Other Locations & Subsidiaries 10
Section 2 – Company Analysis 11
Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. - Business Description 11
Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. - SWOT Analysis 12
SWOT Analysis - Overview 12
Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. - Strengths 12
Strength - Market Dominance 12
Strength - Franchisee Brand Equity 12
Strength - Steady Revenue Growth 12
Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. - Weaknesses 12
Weakness - High Dependence on Suppliers 12
Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. - Opportunities 12
Opportunity - Organic Expansion 12
Opportunity - Demand for Quick-Service Restaurants 13
Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. - Threats 13
Threat - Intense Competition 13
Threat - Volatile Consumer Choices 13
Threat - Global Economic Scenario 13
Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. - Key Competitors 15
Section 3 – Company Financial Ratios 16
Financial Ratios - Capital Market Ratios 16
Financial Ratios - Annual Ratios 16
Performance Chart 18
Financial Performance 18
Financial Ratios - Interim Ratios 19
Financial Ratios - Ratio Charts 20
Section 4 – Appendix 21
Methodology 21
Ratio Definitions 21
About GlobalData 25
Contact Us 25
Disclaimer 25

List of Tables
Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc., Key Facts 4
Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc., Key Employees 5
Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc., Key Employee Biographies 6
Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc., Major Products and Services 7
Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc., History 8
Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc., Subsidiaries 10
Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc., Key Competitors 15
Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc., Ratios based on current share price 16
Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc., Annual Ratios 16
Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc., Interim Ratios 19
Currency Codes 21
Capital Market Ratios 21
Equity Ratios 22
Profitability Ratios 22
Cost Ratios 23
Liquidity Ratios 23
Leverage Ratios 24
Efficiency Ratios 24

List of Figures
Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc., Performance Chart (2007 - 2011) 18
Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc., Ratio Charts 20

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