Core-Mark Holding Company, Inc. (CORE) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review

Summary

Core-Mark Holding Company, Inc. (Core-Mark) is one of the leading wholesale distributors of consumer products to the convenience retail industry. The company engages in providing marketing, distribution and logistics services to its customers in US and Canada. The product portfolio of the company include groceries, cigarettes, non-alcoholic beverages, tobacco, candy, general merchandise, snacks, fresh products, dairy, fast food and health and beauty care products. It operated a network of 26 distribution centers in the US and Canada. The company distributes approximately 45,000 Stock Keeping Units of packaged consumable goods to the customers and also provide an array of information and data services. It distributes a diverse line of national and private label convenience store products to approximately 28,000 customer locations in all 50 states of the U.S. and five Canadian provinces. Core-Mark is headquartered in California, the US.

This comprehensive SWOT profile of Core-Mark Holding Company, 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.

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Table of contents

Section 1 - About the Company
Core-Mark Holding Company, Inc. - Key Facts
Core-Mark Holding Company, Inc. - Key Employees
Core-Mark Holding Company, Inc. - Key Employee Biographies
Core-Mark Holding Company, Inc. - Major Products and Services
Core-Mark Holding Company, Inc. - History
Core-Mark Holding Company, Inc. - Company Statement
Core-Mark Holding Company, Inc. - Locations And Subsidiaries
Head Office
Other Locations & Subsidiaries
Section 2 – Company Analysis
Core-Mark Holding Company, Inc. - Business Description
Core-Mark Holding Company, Inc. - Corporate Strategy
Core-Mark Holding Company, Inc. - SWOT Analysis
SWOT Analysis - Overview
Core-Mark Holding Company, Inc. - Strengths
Strength - Strong Product Portfolio
Strength - Wide Distribution Network
Strength - Diversified Customer Base
Core-Mark Holding Company, Inc. - Weaknesses
Weakness - Dependence on Few Suppliers
Weakness - Geographic Concentration
Core-Mark Holding Company, Inc. - Opportunities
Opportunity - Growing Demand for Private Label Goods
Opportunity - Favorable Trends in Organic Food Market
Opportunity - Strategic Agreements and Acquisitions
Core-Mark Holding Company, Inc. - Threats
Threat - Regulatory Environment
Threat - Highly Regulated Market
Threat - Intense Competition
Core-Mark Holding Company, Inc. - Key Competitors
Section 3 – Company Financial Ratios
Financial Ratios - Capital Market Ratios
Financial Ratios - Annual Ratios
Performance Chart
Financial Performance
Financial Ratios - Interim Ratios
Financial Ratios - Ratio Charts
Core-Mark Holding Company, Inc., Recent Deals Summary
Section 4 – Appendix
Methodology
Ratio Definitions
About GlobalData
Contact Us
Disclaimer

List of Tables

Core-Mark Holding Company, Inc., Key Facts
Core-Mark Holding Company, Inc., Key Employees
Core-Mark Holding Company, Inc., Key Employee Biographies
Core-Mark Holding Company, Inc., Major Products and Services
Core-Mark Holding Company, Inc., History
Core-Mark Holding Company, Inc., Other Locations
Core-Mark Holding Company, Inc., Subsidiaries
Core-Mark Holding Company, Inc., Key Competitors
Core-Mark Holding Company, Inc., Ratios based on current share price
Core-Mark Holding Company, Inc., Annual Ratios
Core-Mark Holding Company, Inc., Interim Ratios
Core-Mark Holding Company, Inc., Recent Deals Summary
Currency Codes
Capital Market Ratios
Equity Ratios
Profitability Ratios
Cost Ratios
Liquidity Ratios
Leverage Ratios
Efficiency Ratios

List of Figures

Core-Mark Holding Company, Inc., Performance Chart (2007 - 2011)
Core-Mark Holding Company, Inc., Ratio Charts

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