Top 10 Global Aerospace & Defense Companies Report: Strategic evaluation of industry and key players is a business report that provides a comprehensive view of the aerospace & defense industry and its top 10 companies.

The report includes the following:

– Industry analysis including market value, market volume, market share and forecast growth till 2013
– Assessment of intensity of competition based on five-forces model including degree of rivalry, substitutes, new entrants, buyer power and supplier power
– SWOT and 5-year financial analysis of top 10 players in the industry
– Descriptive profiles of the leading players including the strategic initiatives undertaken in the last 12 months

The top 10 companies have been ascertained based on their global revenues for the year ended 2008.

Highlights:

The global aerospace & defense market generated total revenues of $674.6 billion in 2008, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.4% for the period spanning 2004–08. The industry is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 6.2% for the five-year period 2008–13, to reach $910 billion by the end of 2013.

The top 10 aerospace & defense companies recorded revenues of $544.4 billion during 2008, an increase of 5.1% over 2007. The operating profit of these companies was $129.6 billion during 2008, an increase of 1.3% over 2007. The net profit was $37.2 billion in 2008, a decrease of 12.2% compared to 2007.
The operating margin of the top 10 companies was 23.8% in 2008 as compared with 24.7% in 2007. The net margin was 6.8% in 2008 as compared with 8.2% in 2007.

The global aerospace & defense market has experienced fluctuating rates of growth for the 2004–08 period. Growth is expected to become slightly steadier over the forecast five-year period.

The top 10 companies operate in diversified business categories. Some of these companies derive a major portion of their revenues from the business operations outside the aerospace & defense category. The revenues of the top 10 companies in this report include the sales from non aerospace & defense product categories.

Reasons to Purchase

– Gain insights into the industry, leading companies and competitors through a single report
– Benchmark the leading players using 5-year financial analysis, ratios and adjusted financial statement data
– Form opinions about key players using SWOT Analysis to understand internal factors (strengths and weaknesses) and external factors (opportunities and threats) influencing the companies
– Determine industry attractiveness from five-forces analysis of constituent segments