Cochlear Limited Medical Equipment Company Share Analysis

SUMMARY

Summary

This report is an essential source for data, analysis and strategic insight into Cochlear Limited. The report provides key information relating to market share by sector and country, financial, SWOT and value chain analysis of the company. The report examines company's business structure and operations, history and products, and provides an analysis of its key revenue lines. It inspects the company's strategy, both in terms of its value chain positioning and strategic strengths and weaknesses.

Scope

• Revenues for the markets and sub-sectors Cochlear Limited operates in by country and region.
• Detailed breakdowns of revenues and market share benchmarked against competitors.
• Profiles of the pipeline of products that the company is developing.
• Critical analysis of the company's strengths, weaknesses opportunities and threats and positioning on the value chain.
• Provides summary analysis of key revenue lines and strategy.
• Details on the company's history, key executives, business description, locations and subsidiaries as well as a list of products and services and the latest available company statement.
• Product and brand updates, strategy changes, R&D projects, corporate expansions and contractions.
• Latest mergers and acquisitions, partnerships or financings of the company, including debt, equity or venture finance.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 Table of Contents 3
1.1 List of Tables 7
1.2 List of Figures 9
2 Introduction 10
2.1 What is this report about? 10
2.2 Definitions 10
2.2.1 ENT Devices 10
2.2.1.1 Hearing Implants 10
3 Company Snapshot 11
3.1 Key Information 11
3.2 Company Overview 11
3.3 Financial Performance 11
3.4 SWOT Snapshot 11
4 Business Description 12
4.1 Business Overview 12
4.2 Implantable hearing devices 12
4.2.1 Overview 12
4.2.2 Financials 12
4.2.3 Market View 12
4.2.4 Key Strategies 12
4.3 Major Products and Services 12
4.3.1 Overview 12
5 History 14
6 Business Strategy 17
6.1 Mission Statement 17
6.2 Strategy 17
7 Value Chain Analysis 18
7.1 Manufacturing 18
7.1.1 In House Manufacturing 18
7.2 Product Development 18
7.2.1 Regulatory Approvals 18
7.2.2 Clinical Trials 19
7.2.3 Research and Development 19
7.3 Sales and Marketing 19
7.3.1 Partnerships and Alliances 19
7.3.2 Licensing Agreements 20
7.3.3 E-distribution 20
8 SWOT Analysis 21
8.1 Overview 21
8.2 Cochlear Limited Strengths 21
8.2.1 Consistent revenue growth 21
8.2.2 High returns 21
8.2.3 Worldwide existence 21
8.3 Cochlear Limited Weaknesses 22
8.3.1 Lower turnover ratios 22
8.4 Cochlear Limited Opportunities 22
8.4.1 Acquisitions 22
8.4.2 High profile industry meetings 22
8.4.3 2007 DHL Australian Exporter of the Year 22
8.5 Cochlear Limited Threats 22
8.5.1 Technological developments 22
8.5.2 Changes in reimbursement policies 23
9 Competitors 24
10 Cochlear Limited Medical Equipment Market share Analysis 25
10.1 Cochlear limited, Global, Market Share (2006) 25
10.2 Cochlear limited, APAC, Market Share (2006) 26
10.3 Cochlear limited, Europe, Market Share (2006) 29
10.4 Cochlear limited, MEA, Market Share (2006) 36
10.5 Cochlear limited, North America, Market Share (2006) 38
10.6 Cochlear limited, SCA, Market Share (2006) 40
11 Revenue Analysis 42
11.1 Revenue by Segment 42
11.2 Revenue by Geography 42
12 Financial and Operational Review 44
12.1 Financial Statements 44
12.2 Financial Ratios 45
13 Share Holding Structure 46
14 Key Employees 47
15 Key Employee Biographies 48
16 Locations And Subsidiaries 49
16.1 Head Office 49
16.2 Other Locations & Subsidiaries 50
17 Financial Deals Landscape 51
17.1 Acquisition 51
17.1.1 Cochlear acquires Entific from Nobel Biocare, CapMan and Investor Growth Capital 51
17.2 Private Equity 52
17.2.1 Investor Growth Capital and Capman Exit Entific 52
18 Recent Developments 55
18.1 Financial Announcements 55
18.1.1 Aug 14, 2007: Cochlear Declares Final Dividend 55
18.1.2 Aug 14, 2007: Cochlear Reports Fiscal 2007 Results 55
18.1.3 Feb 13, 2007: Cochlear Reports H1 Fiscal 2007 Results 56
18.1.4 Aug 15, 2006: Cochlear Reports Fiscal 2006 Results 56
18.2 Other Significant Developments 56
18.2.1 Dec 15, 2006: Cochlear Appoints New Board Member 56
18.2.2 Jul 18, 2006: Cochlear Board Members To Retire 57
19 Appendix 58
19.1 Global Markets Direct Research Methodology 58
19.2 Coverage 59
19.3 Secondary Research 59
19.4 Primary Research 60
19.5 Models 60
19.6 Forecasts 61
19.7 Expert Panels 61
19.8 Market Revenue Chapters 61
19.8.1 Abbreviations 61
19.8.2 Currency Conversions 62
19.9 About Global Markets Direct 63
19.10 Contact Us 63
19.11 Disclaimer 63



1.1 List of Tables
Table 1: Cochlear Limited,Key Facts, 2007 11
Table 2: Cochlear Limited, SWOT Analysis, 2007 21
Table 3: Cochlear Limited, ENT Devices by Category, Global, Revenue ($ mn) and Market Share (%), 2006 25
Table 4: Cochlear Limited, ENT Devices by category, APAC, Revenue ($ mn) and Market Share (%), 2006 26
Table 5: Cochlear Limited, ENT Devices by category, Australia, Revenue ($ mn) and Market Share (%), 2006 27
Table 6: Cochlear Limited, ENT Devices by category, China, Revenue ($ mn) and Market Share (%), 2006 27
Table 7: Cochlear Limited, ENT Devices by category, India, Revenue ($ mn) and Market Share (%), 2006 27
Table 8: Cochlear Limited, ENT Devices by category, Japan, Revenue ($ mn) and Market Share (%), 2006 27
Table 9: Cochlear Limited, ENT Devices by category, New Zealand, Revenue ($ mn) and Market Share (%), 2006 28
Table 10: Cochlear Limited, ENT Devices by category, Republic of Korea, Revenue ($ mn) and Market Share (%), 2006 28
Table 11: Cochlear Limited, ENT Devices by category, Taiwan, Revenue ($ mn) and Market Share (%), 2006 28
Table 12: Cochlear Limited, ENT Devices by category, Europe, Revenue ($ mn) and Market Share (%), 2006 30
Table 13: Cochlear Limited, ENT Devices by category, Austria, Revenue ($ mn) and Market Share (%), 2006 30
Table 14: Cochlear Limited, ENT Devices by category, Belgium, Revenue ($ mn) and Market Share (%), 2006 30
Table 15: Cochlear Limited, ENT Devices by category, Czech Republic, Revenue ($ mn) and Market Share (%), 2006 31
Table 16: Cochlear Limited, ENT Devices by category, Finland, Revenue ($ mn) and Market Share (%), 2006 31
Table 17: Cochlear Limited, ENT Devices by category, France, Revenue ($ mn) and Market Share (%), 2006 31
Table 18: Cochlear Limited, ENT Devices, Germany, Revenue ($ mn) and Market Share (%), 2006 31
Table 19: Cochlear Limited, ENT Devices by category, Greece, Revenue ($ mn) and Market Share (%), 2006 32
Table 20: Cochlear Limited, ENT Devices by category, Hungary, Revenue ($ mn) and Market Share (%), 2006 32
Table 21: Cochlear Limited, ENT Devices by category, Ireland, Revenue ($ mn) and Market Share (%), 2006 32
Table 22: Cochlear Limited, ENT Devices by category, Italy, Revenue ($ mn) and Market Share (%), 2006 32
Table 23: Cochlear Limited, ENT Devices by category, Netherlands, Revenue ($ mn) and Market Share (%), 2006 33
Table 24: Cochlear Limited, ENT Devices by category, Norway, Revenue ($ mn) and Market Share (%), 2006 33
Table 25: Cochlear Limited, ENT Devices by category, Poland, Revenue ($ mn) and Market Share (%), 2006 33
Table 26: Cochlear Limited, ENT Devices by category, Portugal, Revenue ($ mn) and Market Share (%), 2006 33
Table 27: Cochlear Limited, ENT Devices by category, Russia, Revenue ($ mn) and Market Share (%), 2006 34
Table 28: Cochlear Limited, ENT Devices by category, Spain, Revenue ($ mn) and Market Share (%), 2006 34
Table 29: Cochlear Limited, ENT Devices by category, Sweden, Revenue ($ mn) and Market Share (%), 2006 34
Table 30: Cochlear Limited, ENT Devices by category, Switzerland, Revenue ($ mn) and Market Share (%), 2006 34
Table 31: Cochlear Limited, ENT Devices by category, Turkey, Revenue ($ mn) and Market Share (%), 2006 35
Table 32: Cochlear Limited, ENT Devices by category, United Kingdom, Revenue ($ mn) and Market Share (%), 2006 35
Table 33: Cochlear Limited, ENT Devices by category, MEA, Revenue ($ mn) and Market Share (%), 2006 36
Table 34: Cochlear Limited, ENT Devices by category, Egypt, Revenue ($ mn) and Market Share (%), 2006 37
Table 35: Cochlear Limited, ENT Devices by category, Israel, Revenue ($ mn) and Market Share (%), 2006 37
Table 36: Cochlear Limited, ENT Devices by category, South Africa, Revenue ($ mn) and Market Share (%), 2006 37
Table 37: Cochlear Limited, ENT Devices by category, UAE, Revenue ($ mn) and Market Share (%), 2006 37
Table 38: Cochlear Limited, ENT Devices by category, North America, Revenue ($ mn) and Market Share (%), 2006 38
Table 39: Cochlear Limited, ENT Devices by category, Canada, Revenue ($ mn) and Market Share (%), 2006 39
Table 40: Cochlear Limited, ENT Devices by category, USA, Revenue ($ mn) and Market Share (%), 2006 39
Table 41: Cochlear Limited, ENT Devices by category, SCA, Revenue ($ mn) and Market Share (%), 2006 40
Table 42: Cochlear Limited, ENT Devices by category, Argentina, Revenue ($ mn) and Market Share (%), 2006 41
Table 43: Cochlear Limited, ENT Devices by category, Brazil, Revenue ($ mn) and Market Share (%), 2006 41
Table 44: Cochlear Limited, ENT Devices by category, Chile, Revenue ($ mn) and Market Share (%), 2006 41
Table 45: Cochlear Limited, ENT Devices by category, Mexico, Revenue ($ mn) and Market Share (%), 2006 41
Table 46: Cochlear Limited, Revenue by Segment, A$ Thousand, 2003-2007 42
Table 47: Cochlear Limited, Revenue by Geography, A$ Thousand, 2003-2007 43
Table 48: Cochlear Limited, Financial Statements, A$ Thousand, 2003-2007 44
Table 49: Cochlear Limited, Financial Ratios, A$ Thousand, 2003-2007 45
Table 50: Cochlear Limited, Share Holding Structure 46
Table 51: Cochlear Limited, Key Employees, 2007 47
Table 52: Cochlear Limited, Subsidiaries 50
Table 53: Abbreviations used in the Market Revenue Chapters 61
Table 54: Currency Conversion used in the Market Revenue Chapters 62



1.2 List of Figures
Figure 1: Cochlear Limited, Value Chain Analysis 18
Figure 2: Cochlear Limited, ENT Devices by Category, Global, Share of Market (%), 2006 25
Figure 3: Cochlear Limited, ENT Devices by Category, APAC, Share of Market (%), 2006 26
Figure 4: Cochlear Limited, ENT Devices by Category, Europe, Share of Market (%), 2006 29
Figure 5: Cochlear Limited, ENT Devices by Category, MEA, Share of Market (%), 2006 36
Figure 6: Cochlear Limited, ENT Devices by Category, North America, Share of Market (%), 2006 38
Figure 7: Cochlear Limited, ENT Devices by Category, SCA, Share of Market (%), 2006 40
Figure 8: Global Markets Direct Methodology 58