Becton, Dickinson and Company - Financial and Strategic Analysis Review

Summary

Becton, Dickinson and Company - Financial and Strategic Analysis Review

Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) is a medical technology company serving large healthcare institutions, life science researchers and clinical laboratories. The company is involved in manufacturing and selling of medical supplies and devices, laboratory equipment and diagnostic products. The company operates in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Japan, Asia Pacific, and Latin America. It is headquartered in New Jersey, United States. BD operates through three reportable business segments namely: Medical (53.1% of the total revenues during fiscal year 2008), Diagnostics (30.2%) and Biosciences (16.7%).

Global Markets Direct's Becton, Dickinson and Company - Financial and Strategic Analysis Review is an in-depth business, strategic and financial analysis of Becton, Dickinson and Company. The report provides a comprehensive insight into the company, including business structure and operations, executive biographies and key competitors. The hallmark of the report is the detailed strategic analysis of the company. This highlights its strengths and weaknesses and the opportunities and threats it faces going forward.

Scope

• Provides key company information for business intelligence needs.
• The company's strengths and weaknesses and areas of development or decline are analyzed. Financial, strategic and operational factors are considered.
• The opportunities open to the company are considered and its growth potential assessed. Competitive or technological threats are highlighted.
• The report contains critical company information - business structure and operations, the company history, major products and services, key competitors, key employees and executive biographies, different locations and important subsidiaries.
• The report provides detailed financial ratios for the past five years as well as interim ratios for the last four quarters.
• Financial ratios include profitability, margins and returns, liquidity and leverage, financial position and efficiency ratios.

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Contents

• Key Information
• Key Ratios
• Share Data
• Performance Chart
• List of Tables
• List of Figures
  • Key Facts
  • Business Overview
  • Biosciences
  • Overview
  • Financials
  • Capital Expenditure
  • Key Strategies
  • Diagnostics
  • Overview
  • Financials
  • Capital Expenditure
  • Key Strategies
  • Medical
  • Overview
  • Financials
  • Capital Expenditure
  • Key Strategies
  • Major Products and Services
  • Overview
  • History
  • Becton, Dickinson and Company Business Strategy
  • SWOT Analysis Overview
  • Overview
  • Becton, Dickinson and Company - Strengths
  • Financial Strength
  • Focused Research and Development
  • Wide Geographic Operations
  • Becton, Dickinson and Company - Weaknesses
  • Pending Lawsuits
  • Becton, Dickinson and Company - Opportunities
  • Strategic Acquisitions
  • Expansion
  • Market for Diabetes
  • Agreements and Collaborations
  • Becton, Dickinson and Company - Threats
  • Extensive Regulation
  • Competitive Environment
  • Government Funding
  • Key Competitors
  • Key Employees
  • Key Employee Biographies
  • Company Statement
  • Locations And Subsidiaries
  • Head Office
  • Other Locations & Subsidiaries
  • Financial Ratios
  • Capital Market Ratios
  • Annual Ratios
  • Interim Ratios
  • Ratio Charts
  • Corporate Social Responsibilities Specific Initiatives
  • Overview
• Appendix
  • Methodology
  • Ratio Definitions
  • About Global Markets Direct
  • Contact Us
  • Disclaimer
• List of Tables
  • Becton, Dickinson and Company, Key Facts
  • Becton, Dickinson and Company, Key Ratios
  • Becton, Dickinson and Company, Share Data
  • Becton, Dickinson and Company, Key Facts
  • Becton, Dickinson and Company, History
  • Becton, Dickinson and Company, Key Employees
  • Becton, Dickinson and Company, Key Employee Biographies
  • Becton, Dickinson and Company, Other Locations
  • Becton, Dickinson and Company, Ratios based on current share price
  • Becton, Dickinson and Company, Annual Ratios
  • Becton, Dickinson and Company, Interim Ratios
  • Currency Codes
  • Capital Market Ratios
  • Equity Ratios
  • Profitability Ratios
  • Cost Ratios
  • Liquidity Ratios
  • Leverage Ratios
  • Efficiency Ratios
• List of Figures
  • Becton, Dickinson and Company, Performance Chart (2004 - 2008)
  • Becton, Dickinson and Company, Ratio Charts