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SWOT: Highlighted SWOT for Company ‘X’: (specimen only)

Strengths: - market leader in product category


- very high quality (i.e. perceptions & fact)
- strong relationship with retailers
- energetic, proactive marketing team
- 30 year continuous annual revenue growth

WEAKNESSES:
- have not raised prices last few years
- reduced marketing support over last few years
- company’s stock price at 3 year low
- overly dependent on 2 weekends of sales
- production capabilities are restricted
OPPORTUNITIES:
- charcoal enjoys significant advantages over
gas (i.e. flavour + hands-on experience)
- demographics of 80% of grill owners (= young
families + higher income)
- 3 billion barbecue events in 2000
- 75% of households own a barbecue
- 1/3 of charcoal purchases are impulse purchases

THREATS:
- intense competition and threat of substitution from
gas
- gas advertising is increasing (with little/no charcoal
message in the media)
- slowdown in charcoal market growth
- restricted space in distribution channel
- some distributors increasing ‘X’ price

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