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Founded in 1979 by Advent veterans Andy Kotsatos and Frank Reed, Boston Acoustics is a prime manufacturer of premium home and mobile audio equipment operated out of Peabody, Massachusetts. Boston Acoustics entered the mobile audio category in 1983. Boston Acoustics manufactures many of the woofer, midrange, and tweeter transducers used in their products at the Peabody facility and maintain a complete engineering staff on site.
Boston produces speakers for home, custom/architectural, and vehicles. They also produce OEM equipment which is factory-fitted to a variety of cars including Chrysler 300, Chrysler PT Cruiser, Chrysler Sebring, Dodge Avenger, Dodge Charger, Dodge Magnum, Dodge Caliber, Jeep Commander, Jeep Grand Cherokee, and Jeep Compass vehicles. They also supply the premium 9-speaker system in the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro.
Boston Acoustics has produced home loudspeakers such as the E, HD, VR-M, & Lynnfield Series, and on the mobile side Pro, Z, & SPZ reference component speakers. The tweeters are matched within +/-1.5dB typical of high quality drivers. They have a reputation for top level sound quality but at moderate prices. Recently Boston Acoustics was granted a patent for "audio speaker having a removable voice-coil" United States Patent #7272237 for the SPG subwoofer produced by the mobile audio division. Prior to this patent, electrodynamic speakers affix the voice-coil permanently to the speaker cone. The Boston Acoustics patent allows for voice-coil removal should it become damaged during an extended overdrive condition and is the first of its kind in the consumer electronics industry.
In August 2005, D&M Holdings completed their acquisition of Boston Acoustics. BA continues to operate as a D&M subsidiary. [
The Boston Beer Company (NYSE: SAM) is the largest craft brewer and independently-owned brewer in the United States. The company sells various variations of Samuel Adams beer, Twisted Tea flavored malt beverages, and HardCore hard cider.
Business Overview
Business & Financial Metrics[1]
In 2009, SAM generated a net income of $31.1 million on revenue of $453.4 million in revenue. This represents a 284.7% increase in net income and a 0.9% decrease in total revenue from 2008, when the company earned $8.1 million on $449.6 million in revenues.
Key Trends and Forces
Leading position in growing craft beer segment drives Boston Beer Company's sales
Boston Beer tops all craft brewers (small, independent and traditional), the fastest growing category in the beer industry with a 12% volume growth rate in 2007.[2] Currently this segment comprises 3.8% by volume of the beer market, generating $5.7B in sales in the U.S. during 2007.[3] Although Boston Beer claims only 0.8% of market share, the company boasts 20% of the craft beer segment.[4][5]
An economic decline disrupts the discretionary spending patterns of Boston Beer's core customers
Boston Beer expects to increase prices by 5% in 2008, a higher percentage than the two behemoths of the U.S. beer market, Anheuser-Busch and Molson Coors Brewing, who do not have to increase prices as much due to more efficient brewing techniques.[6] The current subprime mortgage fallout and resulting credit crunch contracts consumer spending, weakening the company's sales.
Contents
1 Business Overview
1.1 Business & Financial Metrics[1]
2 Key Trends and Forces
2.1 Leading position in growing craft beer segment drives Boston Beer Company's sales
2.2 An economic decline disrupts the discretionary spending patterns of Boston Beer's core customers
3 Competition
4 References
Competition
The Boston Beer Company competes with both large brewers and smaller craft brewers.
Anheuser-Busch InBev (EBR:ABI)
Molson Coors Brewing Company (TAP)
Craft Brewers Alliance, Inc. (HOOK)
Companhia de Bebidas das Americas - AmBev (ABV)
Compania Cervecerias Unidas S.A. (CCU)
Boston produces speakers for home, custom/architectural, and vehicles. They also produce OEM equipment which is factory-fitted to a variety of cars including Chrysler 300, Chrysler PT Cruiser, Chrysler Sebring, Dodge Avenger, Dodge Charger, Dodge Magnum, Dodge Caliber, Jeep Commander, Jeep Grand Cherokee, and Jeep Compass vehicles. They also supply the premium 9-speaker system in the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro.
Boston Acoustics has produced home loudspeakers such as the E, HD, VR-M, & Lynnfield Series, and on the mobile side Pro, Z, & SPZ reference component speakers. The tweeters are matched within +/-1.5dB typical of high quality drivers. They have a reputation for top level sound quality but at moderate prices. Recently Boston Acoustics was granted a patent for "audio speaker having a removable voice-coil" United States Patent #7272237 for the SPG subwoofer produced by the mobile audio division. Prior to this patent, electrodynamic speakers affix the voice-coil permanently to the speaker cone. The Boston Acoustics patent allows for voice-coil removal should it become damaged during an extended overdrive condition and is the first of its kind in the consumer electronics industry.
In August 2005, D&M Holdings completed their acquisition of Boston Acoustics. BA continues to operate as a D&M subsidiary. [
The Boston Beer Company (NYSE: SAM) is the largest craft brewer and independently-owned brewer in the United States. The company sells various variations of Samuel Adams beer, Twisted Tea flavored malt beverages, and HardCore hard cider.
Business Overview
Business & Financial Metrics[1]
In 2009, SAM generated a net income of $31.1 million on revenue of $453.4 million in revenue. This represents a 284.7% increase in net income and a 0.9% decrease in total revenue from 2008, when the company earned $8.1 million on $449.6 million in revenues.
Key Trends and Forces
Leading position in growing craft beer segment drives Boston Beer Company's sales
Boston Beer tops all craft brewers (small, independent and traditional), the fastest growing category in the beer industry with a 12% volume growth rate in 2007.[2] Currently this segment comprises 3.8% by volume of the beer market, generating $5.7B in sales in the U.S. during 2007.[3] Although Boston Beer claims only 0.8% of market share, the company boasts 20% of the craft beer segment.[4][5]
An economic decline disrupts the discretionary spending patterns of Boston Beer's core customers
Boston Beer expects to increase prices by 5% in 2008, a higher percentage than the two behemoths of the U.S. beer market, Anheuser-Busch and Molson Coors Brewing, who do not have to increase prices as much due to more efficient brewing techniques.[6] The current subprime mortgage fallout and resulting credit crunch contracts consumer spending, weakening the company's sales.
Contents
1 Business Overview
1.1 Business & Financial Metrics[1]
2 Key Trends and Forces
2.1 Leading position in growing craft beer segment drives Boston Beer Company's sales
2.2 An economic decline disrupts the discretionary spending patterns of Boston Beer's core customers
3 Competition
4 References
Competition
The Boston Beer Company competes with both large brewers and smaller craft brewers.
Anheuser-Busch InBev (EBR:ABI)
Molson Coors Brewing Company (TAP)
Craft Brewers Alliance, Inc. (HOOK)
Companhia de Bebidas das Americas - AmBev (ABV)
Compania Cervecerias Unidas S.A. (CCU)
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