DSV

Executive summary

The purpose with this report is to work out a strategic analysis and account analysis of DSV A/S to find out how DSV A/S can keep improving their market position.

DSV is the corporation in Denmark that has grown most past the ten years, which has happened through expanding by buying other companies. These buying’s has provided DSV’s access to new markets and has strengthen their position on existing markets.

The most important company which they have bought in the past ten years has been Frans Maas which strengthens DSV position on the market. The reason why, is that DSV is no more as dependant on their partners and agents as before – DSV is now in control of the operative decisions.

DSV has although huge expanding provided an account analysis without any alarming key-numbers and although a depreciation of the capital turnover, they still have the ability to generate a return on equity above 20 percent.

It is shown that DSV A/S should expect a decrease in the activity level as the growth in European economy is expected to fall and the main costs, as diesel oil and road costs will increase.

These reasons will influence DSV A/S account and results that DSV A/S main focus should be on minimize the logistic costs and not on expanding by buying new companies to strength their position on the market. [Læs mere…]