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SWOT ANALYSIS OF SMITHS GROUP

Smiths Group

Parent Company

Smiths Group plc

Category

Conglomerate

Sector

Technology and services

Tagline/ Slogan

Bringing technology to life

USP

Innovation and technological excellence STP

Engineered products, Medicine, Sensor, Electronic and radio, Segment Aerospace

Oil and gas, chemical, pharmaceutical, pulp and paper and mining industries, hospitals and laboratories, US Department of Defense, US Transportation Security Administration, and the UK Ministry of Target Group Defense, Industries using electronic and radio frequency devices

Global leader in the development, application and transformation of state-of-the-art technology into products and services that meet our Positioning customers’ evolving needs SWOT Analysis

1. Operates in North America, Europe and Asia with 23,000+ employees 2. Has its presence in over 180 countries 3. Diversified customer base across multiple sectors with no customer accounted for more than 3% of the group's total revenue 4. Diversified revenue stream – John Crane Smiths Medical; Smiths Detection; Smiths Interconnect; and Flex-Tek 5. Globally spread production bases with a listing on London Stock Strength Exchange

1. Legal issues with claims and has had final judgments against it in many cases, resulting into approximately substantial payment 2. Geographic concentration of revenue – US accounting for nearly half of total revenue Weakness 3. Decreasing revenue from Japan

1. New contracts help in generating incremental revenues 2. Favorable outlook for Smiths Interconnect business Opportunity 3. Expansion opportunities into process instruments

1. Challenging economic environment in the US and Europe 2. Intense competition Threats 3. Extensive regulations Competition

1. 3M 2.Dover 3.Emerson Electric 4. Hitachi Ltd 5. Honeywell International Competitors 6. Omega Flex ltd



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