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Abhijeet S
American Reprographics Company (NYSE: ARP) is the largest reprographics company in the United States, providing business-to-business document management services to the architectural, engineering and construction (AEC) industry. It also provides these services to companies in other industries that require sophisticated document management services. The company provides its core services through a proprietary suite of reprographics technology products, a nationwide network of locally-branded reprographics service centers, and facilities management programs at customers' locations throughout the country.
Founded in 1988 as a single reprographics firm in Southern California by S. "Mohan" Chandramohan (now Chairman of the Board), the company has grown into a national corporation with 2006 revenues of $591 million.
Corporate headquarters are co-located in Walnut Creek, California.
The company, with more than 40 operating divisions, employs more than 4,500 employees, and serves more than 140,000 customers nationwide. ARC continues to grow through acquisition.
On February 3, 2005, ARC announced pricing of its initial public offering of 13,350,000 shares of common stock at $13.00 per share for gross proceeds of $173,550,000. $92,690,004 of the proceeds went to ARC, $68,711,496 went to selling shareholders.[1]
ARC created the products PlanWell, Pinadmin, BidCaster, Metaprint, Sub-Hub and Abacus — applications aimed at solving problems of the reprographic and construction industries with sharing, transferring and managing printed and digital data.
Strengths
* Presence across the entire oil and gas value chain (exploration, development and production)
* Strong refining operations
* Wide product portfolio
Weaknesses
* Lack of scale, particularly compared to competitors
* Litigations around water contamination
* Declining oil/gas reserves
Opportunities
* Acquisition of Western Oil Sands
* Expansion of refineries
* Increasing natural gas business
Threats
* Industry regulation related to greenhouse gases emissions
* Intense competition
* Increasing crude oil prices
* Risks associated with conducting operations
outside the US
Founded in 1988 as a single reprographics firm in Southern California by S. "Mohan" Chandramohan (now Chairman of the Board), the company has grown into a national corporation with 2006 revenues of $591 million.
Corporate headquarters are co-located in Walnut Creek, California.
The company, with more than 40 operating divisions, employs more than 4,500 employees, and serves more than 140,000 customers nationwide. ARC continues to grow through acquisition.
On February 3, 2005, ARC announced pricing of its initial public offering of 13,350,000 shares of common stock at $13.00 per share for gross proceeds of $173,550,000. $92,690,004 of the proceeds went to ARC, $68,711,496 went to selling shareholders.[1]
ARC created the products PlanWell, Pinadmin, BidCaster, Metaprint, Sub-Hub and Abacus — applications aimed at solving problems of the reprographic and construction industries with sharing, transferring and managing printed and digital data.
Strengths
* Presence across the entire oil and gas value chain (exploration, development and production)
* Strong refining operations
* Wide product portfolio
Weaknesses
* Lack of scale, particularly compared to competitors
* Litigations around water contamination
* Declining oil/gas reserves
Opportunities
* Acquisition of Western Oil Sands
* Expansion of refineries
* Increasing natural gas business
Threats
* Industry regulation related to greenhouse gases emissions
* Intense competition
* Increasing crude oil prices
* Risks associated with conducting operations
outside the US