SunPower Corporation (SPWR) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review

GlobalData
February 6, 2012
41 Pages - SKU: GBDT6798039
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SunPower Corporation (SPWR) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review

Summary

SunPower Corporation (SunPower) is a vertically integrated solar products and services company. The company designs, develops, manufactures and sells solar electric power products. Its product portfolio comprises solar power products such as solar cells, solar panels and inverters that incorporate its proprietary processes and technologies. These products have a wide range of residential, commercial, and power plant applications. Additionally, the company offers a wide range of energy efficiency services, including energy balance analysis, industry benchmarking energy audit recommendations, equipment and technology retrofit recommendations, and project management. The company also offers imaging detectors based on its solar power technology primarily for medical imaging applications. The company offers its products in various countries, principally Europe and the US. SunPower is headquartered in San Jose, California, the US.

SunPower aims to expand its European reach through the acquisition of the French solar company Tenesol SA for $165m. The company will benefit from Tenesol’s large footprint in Europe, where it has been designing, manufacturing and installing solar energy systems since 1983.

SunPower Corporation Key Recent Developments

Jan 27, 2012: ACORE And AEE To Foster Industry Collaboration With U.S. Military
Jan 25, 2012: Annabelle Candy Installs PV Solar System At Its Hayward Facility In California
Jan 18, 2012: SunPower Commences Construction Of 13.78 MW Solar PV Plant At NAWS China Lake In California
Jan 16, 2012: W&L Installs PV Solar System At Its Campus
Jan 11, 2012: SRP, ASU And SunPower Partner To Build 1 MW Solar Power Plant In Mesa, Arizona

This comprehensive SWOT profile of SunPower Corporation provides you an in-depth strategic SWOT analysis of the company’s businesses and operations. The profile has been compiled by GlobalData to bring to you a clear and an unbiased view of the company’s key strengths and weaknesses and the potential opportunities and threats. The profile helps you formulate strategies that augment your business by enabling you to understand your partners, customers and competitors better.

The profile contains critical company information including:
  • Business description - A detailed description of the company’s operations and business divisions.
  • Corporate strategy - Analyst’s summarization of the company’s business strategy.
  • SWOT Analysis - A detailed analysis of the company’s strengths, weakness, opportunities and threats.
  • Company history - Progression of key events associated with the company.
  • Major products and services - A list of major products, services and brands of the company.
  • Key competitors - A list of key competitors to the company.
  • Key employees - A list of the key executives of the company.
  • Executive biographies - A brief summary of the executives’ employment history.
  • Key operational heads - A list of personnel heading key departments/functions.
  • Important locations and subsidiaries - A list and contact details of key locations and subsidiaries of the company.
  • Detailed financial ratios for the past five years - The latest financial ratios derived from the annual financial statements published by the company with 5 years history.
  • Interim ratios for the last five interim periods - The latest financial ratios derived from the quarterly/semi-annual financial statements published by the company for 5 interims history.
Note: Some sections may be missing if data is unavailable for the company

Key benefits of buying this profile include:

You get detailed information about the company and its operations to identify potential customers and suppliers.
- The profile analyzes the company’s business structure, operations, major products and services, prospects, locations and subsidiaries, key executives and their biographies and key competitors.

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- The company’s core strengths and weaknesses and areas of development or decline are analyzed and presented in the profile objectively. Recent developments in the company covered in the profile help you track important events.

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