Exide Corporation

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Exide Corporation

A business analysis of the Exide Corporation.

1,217 words () | 4 sources | APA | 2008 United States

Paper Summary:

The paper discusses Exide Corporation, a lead-acid battery producer competing in the industrial and automotive market segments. The paper provides a SWOT analysis of the company, an analysis of the company on a functional and business level, an analysis on the corporate level and a five forces analysis. The paper discusses Exide's structural inefficiencies and recommends that the company shift all manufacturing and production to the Asia-Pacific Rim and sell off its North American and European manufacturing facilities.

Outline:
Abstract
Overview
SWOT Analysis
Functional and Business Level Analysis
Corporate Level Analysis
Five Force Analysis
Conclusion and Recommendation

From the Paper:

"Exide Corporation is in the lead-acid battery industry. Currently it reports $9m in losses based on more than $2.37b in total revenues (Hill, , C630). The company does not have a strong balance sheet and it is over-leveraged on the market. Exide maintains more than $1.3b in debt with a cost of $100m in annual interest payments and does not appear to be in a position to expand or engage in any sort of acquisition strategy. The company's industry is the lead-acid battery industry in which it produces lead-acid batteries in two divisions: industrial and automotive. The industrial lead-acid battery division consists of approximately 37% of the company's revenues with the automotive division accounting for the rest."

Sample of Sources Used:

Hill, C. (2002). Restructuring Exide. The University of Washington.
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