Heineken N.V. (HEIA) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review

Summary

Heineken N.V. (Heineken) is one of the leading companies in the beer industry. The company along with its subsidiaries engages in the business line of beer brewing and sales. Heineken on global platform owns and manages more than 200 international premium, regional, local and specialty beers and ciders brands. Heineken and Amstel are the principal brands of the company. It also offers specialty beers and ciders under the brand names Amstel, Birra Moretti, Cruzcampo, Foster’s, Kingfisher, Newcastle Brown Ale, Ochota, Primus, Sagres, Star, Strongbow, Tiger and Zywiec. The company has wide international presence through a vast network of distributors and 140 breweries in more than 70 countries. Heineken offers its products in the regions of Asia, America, Europe, and Africa. The company is headquartered in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Heineken N.V. Key Recent Developments…

Apr 22, 2010: Heineken Q1 Revenue Declines To EUR2.94bn
Apr 14, 2010: Heineken Sets Sustainability Goals For 10 Years
Feb 23, 2010: Heineken FY09 Revenues Up
Feb 11, 2010: APB Forays Into Indonesia, New Caledonia
Feb 03, 2010: Heineken US Chooses Coyote Logistics To Handle Freight Forwarding Operations

This comprehensive SWOT profile of Heineken N.V. 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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Table of contents

List of Tables
List of Figures
Section 1 - About the Company
Heineken N.V. - Key Facts
Heineken N.V. - Key Employees
Heineken N.V. - Key Employee Biographies
Heineken N.V. - Major Products and Services
Heineken N.V. - History
Heineken N.V. - Company Statement
Heineken N.V. - Locations And Subsidiaries
Head Office
Other Locations & Subsidiaries
Section 2 – Company Analysis
Heineken N.V. - Business Description
Heineken N.V. - Corporate Strategy
Heineken N.V. - SWOT Analysis
SWOT Analysis - Overview
Heineken N.V. - Strengths
Strength - Extensive Brand Offerings
Strength - Diversified Global Business
Heineken N.V. - Weaknesses
Weakness - Weak Liquidity Position
Heineken N.V. - Opportunities
Opportunity - Increased Consumption in Emerging Markets
Opportunity - Strategic Acquisitions
Heineken N.V. - Threats
Threat - Increase in the Input Costs
Threat - Government Regulations
Threat - Limitations on Commercialization of Alcoholic Prod
Heineken N.V. - 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
Section 4 – Company’s Recent Developments
Apr 22, 2010: Heineken Q1 Revenue Declines To EUR2.94bn
Apr 14, 2010: Heineken Sets Sustainability Goals For 10 Years
Feb 23, 2010: Heineken FY09 Revenues Up
Feb 11, 2010: APB Forays Into Indonesia, New Caledonia
Feb 03, 2010: Heineken US Chooses Coyote Logistics To Handle Freight Forwarding Operations
Jan 11, 2010: Heineken to buy Femsa's beer operations
Jan 11, 2010: Heineken To Buy Femsa Beer Business
Section 5 – Appendix
Methodology
Ratio Definitions
About GlobalData
Contact Us
Disclaimer

List of Tables

Heineken N.V., Key Facts
Heineken N.V., Key Employees
Heineken N.V., Key Employee Biographies
Heineken N.V., Major Products and Services
Heineken N.V., History
Heineken N.V., Subsidiaries
Heineken N.V., Key Competitors
Heineken N.V., Ratios based on current share price
Heineken N.V., Annual Ratios
Heineken N.V., Interim Ratios
Currency Codes
Capital Market Ratios
Equity Ratios
Profitability Ratios
Cost Ratios
Liquidity Ratios
Leverage Ratios
Efficiency Ratios

List of Figures

Heineken N.V., Performance Chart (2006 - 2010)
Heineken N.V., Ratio Charts

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