Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. (BRCD)-Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review
July 2017
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About the Report
About the Report
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. (BRCD)-Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review 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.
Highlights
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. (Brocade) is a provider of networking hardware, software, and services including Storage Area Networking (SAN) solutions and Internet Protocol (IP) Networking solutions. It offers infrastructure products such as directors, fabric and embedded switches, Fibre Channel (FC) SAN backbones and routers for building storage area networks. Brocade's IP Networking products include Open Systems Interconnection Reference Model (OSI) Layer switches and routers, which facilitate the use of bandwidth-intensive network business applications and digital entertainment on local area networks and wide area networks. It also offers consulting, break/fix maintenance, network management and software maintenance, installation, and customer support services. Its products and services find applications in enterprise communication infrastructure and production operations of service providers such as telecommunication firms, cable operators and mobile carriers. The company operates in the US, Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), Asia-Pacific, Japan, and Canada, Central and South America. Brocade is headquartered in San Jose, California, the US.
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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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Financial ratio presented for major public companies in the profile include the revenue trends, profitability, growth, margins and returns, liquidity and leverage, financial position and efficiency ratios.
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Products
Products
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., SWOT analysis, SWOT, Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats, Corporate Strategy, Key Ratios, Share Data, Performance, Financial Performance, Overview, Business Description, Major Product, Brands, History,Key Employees, Key Operational Heads, Strategy, Key Competitors, Company Statement, Capital Market Ratios, Financial Ratios, Annual Ratios, Interim Ratios, Ratio Charts
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Table of Contents 3
List of Tables 4
List of Figures 4
Section 1-About the Company 5
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.-Key Facts 5
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.-Key Employees 6
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.-Key Employee Biographies 8
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.-Major Products and Services 10
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.-History 11
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.-Company Statement 18
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.-Locations And Subsidiaries 22
Head Office 22
Other Locations & Subsidiaries 22
Section 2-Company Analysis 24
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.-Business Description 24
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.-Corporate Strategy 25
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.-SWOT Analysis 26
SWOT Analysis-Overview 26
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.-Strengths 26
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.-Weaknesses 27
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.-Opportunities 28
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.-Threats 29
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.-Key Competitors 30
Section 3-Company Financial Ratios 31
Financial Ratios-Capital Market Ratios 31
Financial Ratios-Annual Ratios 32
Performance Chart 35
Financial Performance 35
Financial Ratios-Interim Ratios 36
Financial Ratios-Ratio Charts 37
Section 4-Appendix 38
Methodology 38
Ratio Definitions 38
About GlobalData 42
Contact Us 42
Disclaimer 42
List of Figure
List of Figures
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., Performance Chart (2012-2016) 35
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., Ratio Charts 37
List of Table
List of Tables
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., Key Facts 5
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., Key Employees 6
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., Key Employee Biographies 8
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., Major Products and Services 10
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., History 11
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., Other Locations 22
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., Subsidiaries 23
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., Key Competitors 30
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., Ratios based on current share price 31
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., Annual Ratios 32
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., Annual Ratios (Cont...1) 33
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., Annual Ratios (Cont...2) 34
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., Interim Ratios 36
Currency Codes 38
Capital Market Ratios 38
Equity Ratios 39
Profitability Ratios 39
Cost Ratios 40
Liquidity Ratios 40
Leverage Ratios 41
Efficiency Ratios 41
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