• Portfolio analysis
• Environmental situation
• Internal appraisal
•Competes with
Volkswagen!!!
History of Skoda
• 3rd oldest manufacturer – 1885
• 40 year monopoly in a
command economy
• Down 3% to 37,103
This will help explain its drop in Market Share
(1.5% to 1.33%)
Segmentation of UK Car Industry
Market Share % 2003
Mini 1.5%
Fabia Super Mini 33.9%
Octavia Lower Medium 27.9%
Upper Medium 18.6%
Executive 4.6%
Superb Luxury 0.5%
Sports 2.5%
Dual Purpose 4x4 6.2%
Multi-purpose vehicle 4.3%
PMP for 3 Vehicles
Porters Five Forces
Threat of Entrants
(V. High)
Threat of Substitutes
(V. low)
Three Types of Skoda Owner
Skoda Fabia
U.K Super Mini Segment
• Market trends:
- Styling
- More Luxury Features
- Record Diesel Sales
- ‘Greener Cars’
Competitors
Manufacturer Sales R.M.S
• Waiting Lists!
Promotion
- Modest Budget For
Advertising
Campaign
- Self Deprecating
- Marketing Method
- Award Winning
Campaign Results
• Skoda has lower rejection rate than Fiat or
Citroen
• Waiting List!!
3,000
2,500
2,000
profit after tax(CZK
1,500 millions)
1,000
500
0
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Skoda Sales by Model
1999-2003
158503 164134
164017 165635
143251
Octavia
Fabia
823
128872 Felica
250978
264641 260998
241256
148028
22963
Ye a r
Market share
1.8
1.6
1.4
1.2
1
Western Europe
0.8 UK
0.6
0.4
0.2
0
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Selected Financial Data
2000 2001 2002 2003
Net Cash (10,580) 18,647 6,924 16,677
Flow
Net (4,007) (798) (4,660) 2,495
Liquidity
Return on 9.3% 8.4% 5.7% 8.5%
Equity
after Tax
Net Profit 3,336 2,129 1,825 1,478
(CZK million)