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Eastman Kodak Company. Jessica Lo Calvin Ng Yvette Olmos Tiffany Taubodo Tuan Tieu Julie Xiong. Kodak’s History. The history of Kodak began in 1879 George Eastman Henry A. Strong The world’s first Kodak camera was born in 1888 “You press the button, we do the rest.”
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Eastman Kodak Company Jessica Lo Calvin Ng Yvette Olmos Tiffany Taubodo Tuan Tieu Julie Xiong
Kodak’s History • The history of Kodak began in 1879 • George Eastman • Henry A. Strong • The world’s first Kodak camera was born in 1888 • “You press the button, we do the rest.” • “Share moments. Share life.”
Company Name Chronology • Eastman Dry Plate Company (1881) • Eastman Dry Plate Film Company (1884) • Eastman Company (1889) • Eastman Kodak Company of New York (1892) • Eastman Kodak Company of New Jersey (1901)
George Eastman’s Four Basic Business Principles • Mass production at low cost • International distribution • Extensive advertising • Focus on the customer
George Eastman’s Three Additional Policies • Foster growth and development through continuing research • Treat employees fairly and with respect • Reinvest profits to build and extend the business
2002 Net sales= $12,835 million Stock price per share at year end= $35.04 Net earnings= $770 million Shareholders at end of year= 89,988 million 2003 Net sales= $13,317 million Stock price per share at year end= $25.67 Net earnings= $265 million Shareholders at end of year= 85,712 million Financial Highlights
Financial Highlights 2003 • Net sales increased by a tad bit • Net earnings decreased significantly • Stock prices dropped • Shareholders disappeared • Less employees in U.S and worldwide
Kodak’s Stock Price • As of 4/17/04, Kodak is selling their stocks at $25.35 per share • From previous close of the stock price, it rose $0.40 cents.
Today’s Competitors • Sony, Olympus, and Canon are all leaders of the digital cameras • Kodak falls short at fourth place • Kodak holds 14% of the market share
Single-Use Cameras • Kodak dominated the market share when the single-use 35mm cameras were still around in 2001 • Sony held 51% of the market share
International Service Locations • All of the Americas Region, the Latin America Region, Japan, the European Region, the Greater Asia Region, and the Middle East and Africa • Within these regions, Kodak exists all in the major cities
U.S. Major Headquarters • The four major headquarters in the U.S. Are located in -Windsor, Colorado -Atlanta, Georgia -Oakdale, Minnesota -Toronto, Ontario
Purchasing & Suppliers • Keykode equipment and software itself holds at least twenty-six suppliers from all over the world • Kodak purchases 3 main material • Imaging material manufacturing • chemicals, fuel and energy, and packaging supply • Equipment manufacturing • circuit boards, plastics and electronic components • Non Manufacturing goods and services • advertising, IT services, and travel/fleet
Kodak’s IT Department • Electronic Retrieval Workstations • Kodak i7300 Scanner • 2400 and 3000 DSV digital scanner/printer • IBM • Directly buying from IBM • Standardizing all hardware and installing a set of preinstalled software on all PCs • reduces on-site problem solving • saves $200 per person by help desk
Porter’s Competitive Forces Model • Market leader in traditional film • Main focus in manufacturing digital cameras and photo processing services • Imaging Industry • Entry barriers
Porter’s Competitive Forces Model Continue • Industry Demand for digital imaging equipment and services • Bargaining powers of buyers • Substitutes • Existing Competitor Threats
SWOT Analysis • Internal Strengths • Internal Weaknesses • External Opportunities • External Threats
Kodak’s Internal Strengths • Kodak Brand Name • Biggest Strength • “Kodak moment” • Kodak Image • Environmentally & socially conscientious • Website • Great detail of product features & uses
Kodak’s Internal Weaknesses • No E-Commerce • Being Innovative with IT • Acquiring without profitability • Expanding just for the sake of growth • Product offering • Need to narrow their focus
External opportunities • Camera phones • Kiosks • Cinema • Investment • Multi-Cultural marketing • Health care • Expansion
External Threats • Competitors • Sony • Canon • Olympus • Distinctive Industries • Healthcare • Professional and consumer photography • Government • Cinematography • Docking and imaging
SWOT Analysis Conclusion • Based on the SWOT analysis, Kodak may improve by • Investing in selective industries • Improvements in products and services • Brand name recognition in digital industry • Innovation
Competitive Position • Cost Leadership • Producing products and services at a low cost • Supplying photography tools to a large number of people • Maintaining a cost advantage over competitors • Differentiation • Growth
Differentiation Strategy • Infoimaging • Form of technology that uses image science and IT • Tool for developing new products and services • Improves communication and commerce • $385B industry
Differentiation Strategy cont. • Industry Expansion • Consumer and Professional Photography • Health, Entertainment, Printing, Publishing • Document Imaging • Investment in Research & Development • Product Development • Technology Research • Imaging Research
Growth Strategy • Switching from traditional film to digital • Entering new markets • Earnings Growth • Increase Profits and Productivity • Cutting Costs and Dividends • Acquisitions • $2-3B acquisition strategy • Acquired at least six leading companies in several industries