文档介绍：Global Automotive Supplier Study 2008
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
August 2008
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Summary
• Automotive suppliers are facing one of the petitive environ-
ments ever (increasing raw material prices, low petition, …) –
and pressure will further increase
• Nevertheless, global profitability continued to improve further in 2007
(average EBIT margin 2007: %, average ROCE margin: %)
• Mid-sized and large suppliers based in Europe, Japan and India have
been particularly essful
• We identified 15 main levers for the future ess of automotive
suppliers
• Overall, manyypp suppliers are not ppprepared well enoug h for the ing
challenges
Source: Roland Berger/Rothschild 2
The pressure on automotive suppliers has further increased –
Suppliers are in a "sandwich" position
The automotive powerplay
Consumers OEMs Raw material markets/
Financial markets
• Stagnating • Shift of investment • Drastic raw material
demand in triad focus to emerging price increases
markets markets SliSuppliers
• Structural overcapa- • Supply shortages
• Reduced brand cities Further
loyalty increased
• Growing trend to • High bargaining
low cost/low tech margin power (consolidation)
• Increasing price concepts pressure
sensitiveness • Large ppgurchasing • Financial market
cost reduction crisis
• Increasing programs
environmental • Pressure on "green" • Shareholder return
awareness innovations expectations
Source: Roland Berger/Rothschild 3
Given this environment, we have taken a closer look at historical
financial performance and future ess factors for suppliers
LOOKING BACK LOOKING AHEAD
• ess factors fftfor future suppli er
performance (revenue structure, cost
structure, balance sheet structure)
• Strategic readiness check
• Historic supplier profitability
• Profitability trends by region, company
size, product focus and business model
• Top and low performing suppliers
How has pany pared to its peer group – and is it we