issue 1 - Roland Berger
issue 1 - Roland Berger
issue 1 - Roland Berger
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The formula for growth DOSSIER #01<br />
[Continental]<br />
30%<br />
UNTOUCHED BY THE SECTOR’S PROBLEMS<br />
STOCK CHART<br />
Continental / DOW JONES<br />
increase was shown by Continental’s stock price from<br />
500%<br />
January to November 2004. The automotive supplier and<br />
400%<br />
tire manufacturer has been growing faster than the sector<br />
300%<br />
as a whole. The strategic foundation for this growth was<br />
200%<br />
provided by the tire replacement business, which<br />
100%<br />
decoupled Continental from new car sales, by consistent<br />
0%<br />
relocation of production to low-cost locales and by the<br />
1995 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04<br />
company’s overall balanced product portfolio.<br />
10-year comparison against the Dow Jones Index<br />
Source: <strong>Roland</strong> <strong>Berger</strong> Strategy Consultants; Chart: Wallstreet Online<br />
think: act 21
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