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Abhijeet S
American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) is a major investor-owner electric utility in various parts of the United States. AEP ranks among the nation's largest generators of electricity, owning nearly 38,000 megawatts of generating capacity in the U.S. AEP also owns the nation's largest electricity transmission system, a nearly 39,000-mile (63,000 km) network that includes 765 kilovolt ultra-high voltage transmission lines; more than all other U.S. transmission systems combined. AEP's transmission system directly or indirectly serves about 10 percent of the electricity demand in the Eastern Interconnection, the interconnected transmission system that covers 38 eastern and central U.S. states and eastern Canada, and approximately 11 percent of the electricity demand in ERCOT, the transmission system that covers much of Texas. AEP's utility units operate as AEP Ohio, AEP Texas, Appalachian Power (in Virginia, West Virginia, and Tennessee), Indiana Michigan Power, Kentucky Power, Public Service Company of Oklahoma, and Southwestern Electric Power Company (in Arkansas, Louisiana and east Texas). AEP's headquarters are in Columbus, Ohio.
Strengths
* Diverse restaurant product portfolio (Red Lobster, Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, The Capital Grille, Bahama Breeze and Seasons 52, Hemenway's Seafood Grille & Oyster Bar, Old Grist Mill Tavern)
* Restaurants target a wide variety of household incomes
* Owns most of its restaurants (no franchises)
* Strong brand recognition on its restaurants
Weaknesses
* No franchise operations
* Concentrated in North America only - no other international markets
Opportunities
* RARE Hospitality acquisition/integration
* Restaurant concentration in key tourist markets
* Industry consolidation - smaller players disappearing in tough economic environment
* Real estate weakness in USA = potential acquisitions
Threats
* US consumer slowdown
* Changing consumer habits: people eating at home more often
* Intense competition
* Increasing labor costs
Strengths
* Diverse restaurant product portfolio (Red Lobster, Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, The Capital Grille, Bahama Breeze and Seasons 52, Hemenway's Seafood Grille & Oyster Bar, Old Grist Mill Tavern)
* Restaurants target a wide variety of household incomes
* Owns most of its restaurants (no franchises)
* Strong brand recognition on its restaurants
Weaknesses
* No franchise operations
* Concentrated in North America only - no other international markets
Opportunities
* RARE Hospitality acquisition/integration
* Restaurant concentration in key tourist markets
* Industry consolidation - smaller players disappearing in tough economic environment
* Real estate weakness in USA = potential acquisitions
Threats
* US consumer slowdown
* Changing consumer habits: people eating at home more often
* Intense competition
* Increasing labor costs