1. Eternal Comfort
Board of Directors Meeting
MANAGEMENT TEAM
MICHAEL CAMILLERI PRESIDENT. PRIVATE LABEL & NORTH AMERICA
HANNAH DAVIS V.P. FINANCE & LATIN AMERICA
ANDREA PAREDES V.P. MARKETING & ASIA PACIFIC
LAURA MACRI V.P. PRODUCTION & EUROPE AFRICA
2. Agenda
President
Global Market Overview
Marketing
Finance
Production
Private Label
Situation Analysis
SWOT
Y17-19 Plan / Objectives
Strategy
Action & Decisions
North America
Europe Africa
Asia Pacific
Latin America
Situation Analysis
SWOT
Y17-19 Plan / Objectives
Decisions & Actions
Summary
4. Global Market Overview
Industry #27
Competitive market
6 Total companies
Company A B C D E F
Price $49
$58.50-
$60
$53-$55 $50-$60 $58 $55-$59
S/Q 4 8 7 5-6 8 6-7
6. SWOT
Strengths Weaknesses
• High quality at an affordable price
• High image rating
• Strong cooperate social
responsibilities
• Meets or exceeds investor
expectation
• Credit rating on a decline
• Maximized capacity
Opportunities Threats
• Growth
• Market share
• Take the high end shoe market
• Large amount of competition
• Similar company's
• Anyone can under cut us
9. Strategy
Maintain our high star for a reasonable price strategy
Take advantage of mimicking companies
Sell large amounts of shoes across all regions
Increase revenue yearly to keep up with plan
10. Action & Decisions
Implement our plan for the upcoming year 17 plan
Look over decision to ensure we are maximizing out profit for that year
with our capacity
Eliminate other competition in our competing market
13. SWOT
Strengths Weaknesses
Consistent high image rating
In year 16 – exceptionally strong celebrity
appeal; well above industry average
Days of inventory low; turnover rate high
Operating profit was consistently above
industry average
On-time delivery was good (2 weeks)
Outbid in year 15 for celebrities; were
unable to compete effectively in the four
regions
Private label sales in year 16; did not have
enough capacity
Low rebate redemptions in year 15
Opportunities Threats
Build a new plant
Purchase more capacity
Regain private label sales
Competition
Being outbid for future celebrity
endorsements
Companies copying our strategy
Higher days of inventory
14. Y17-Y19 Plan/Objectives
$ Millions Y16 PY17 PY19
Net Revenue
Internet $ 74,448 $ 90,072 $ 138,751
Wholesale $ 373,604 $ 375,956 $ 514,498
Private Label $ 3,816 $ 94,350 $ 116,871
Total Net Revenue $ 451,868 $ 560,846 $ 770,120
Market Share
Internet 22.8% 23.9% 26.5%
Wholesale 17.6% 17.5% 19.0%
Private Label 1.8% 36% 40.0%
Total Share 14.1% 25.8% 27.2%
Shoe Production
Cost of Branded Pairs
Sold/Pair
$ 29.23 $ 28.22 $ 27.75
15. Strategy
Produce shoes in Asia Pacific and ship to Europe Africa
Produce shoes in North America and ship to Latin America
Increase private label sales
Acquire more celebrity endorsements
16. Decisions/Actions
Implement our plan for the upcoming year 17 plan
Produce shoes for a medium to low price for consumers, at a marginal cost
Decrease inventory days
Shock the market by tapping into the private-label market effectively and
become private-label market share leaders
21. Strategy
Use a portion of excess cash to pay off outstanding loans
Maintain a credit rating of A or A+
Keep bank loans minimum to none
Increase profit margin by reducing operating costs
22. Decisions/Actions
Shoes distributed to Latin America will be from North America plant
instead of Asia Pacific plant
Increase corporate social responsibility financial efforts
Avoid 1-Yr loans, use only 5-Yr/10-Yr options
25. SWOT
Strengths Weaknesses
• Branded production (AP)
• Branded labour cost
• Private label labour cost
• Plant capacity
• Branded production
Opportunities Threats
• Purchase more capacity
• Build another plant
• Reduce branded production rate
• Think about putting private label
in the other three regions
• Reduce days of inventory
• Not providing private label in EA,
LA, AP
• Not utilizing all of capacity
purchased
26. Y17-Y19 Plan/Objectives
$ Millions Y16 PY17 PY19
Capacity 6,900 8,700 8,900
Capacity Utilization 120% 120% 114%
Ending Inventory 1,155 465 424
Days Of Inventory 58 50 45
Branded Labour Cost $2.97 $3.43 $2.04
Cost Of Branded
Pairs Sold
$29.23 $28.22 $25.00
27. Strategy
Provide a high quality shoe for an affordable price
Keep production cost low but also offer detailed
training and incentives for all employees
Keep rejection rates at a minimum by purchasing
and using more capacity
28. Decisions/Actions
Build more capacity that will allow for more production
Reduce days of inventory by providing inventory clearance sales
31. SWOT
Strengths Weaknesses
• High Shoe quality for a low price
• Always met projections for
coming year
• Little to no revenue
• High cost per pair
Opportunities Threats
• Drive the market unexpectedly
• Maximize sales at cheapest costs
• Drive competition out of the
market
• High competitive market
• Unstable demand growth
32. Y17-Y19 Plan/Objectives
$ Millions Y16 PY17 PY19
Revenue $ 3,816 $ 94,350 $ 116,871
Direct Costs $ 3,968 $ 20,165 $ 36,297
Direct Margin $ $ (152) $ 74,185 $ 80,574
Direct Margin % -3.97% 78.63% 68.94%
Private Label Cost/Pair:
NA $ 36.24 $ 24 $ 23
EA $ - $ - $ -
AP $ - $ 23 $ 22
LA $ - $ - $ -
33. Strategy
Catch competitors off guard with unexpected entry
of private label
Steal all possible demand with the amount of
capacity left over
Offer a high star at a extremely low cost
Under cut all company's so we make all possible
sales
Sell private label in all regions
Increasing capacity in both North America / Asia
Pacific
34. Decisions/Actions
Implement strategy in year 17 and onward
Wider range of available market to offer private label
Keep our brand image as a company
No one will expect our plan and will be unable to compete with our action
47. SWOT
Strengths Weaknesses
We decreased the cost of
production between years 14 and
16 to meet and surpass the industry
average performance level
Celebrity appeal increase between
years 15 and 16
Increased wholesale revenue by
$10,000 million
We did not build enough capacity
in year 15
We couldn’t afford to sell any
private label shoes in year 14 or 16
because it was not feasible
Total market share in Asia Pacific is
low
Opportunities Threats
Private label segment in Asia Pacific
Producing more shoes in Asia
Pacific at a lower cost
More celebrity appeal
Competition
Reaching capacity in Asia Pacific
More competitors manufacturing in
Asia Pacific
49. Decisions & Actions
Build more capacity within Asia-Pacific region
Continue with low pricing strategy to consumers
Continue to produce high quality shoes within Asia-Pacific region
54. Decisions & Actions
Put in private-label bid
Add free shipping to internet segment
Lower prices, offer more models, increase rebate offer & retailer support
Increase and maintain high credit rating
Reduce leftover inventory costs
Reduce distribution operating expenses
Increase sales volume, generating more revenue