strategy in action - expedia
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By Andrii Protsiuk | Chemsi Boulajouahel | Oyihoma Saleh | Sabrina Gheissari1
Agenda
1.Industry Analysis • Supply Chain
• PESTEL Analysis
• Porter’s 5 Forces
• Industry News & Events
2.Expedia Analysis • Company Overview
• CompeCCve Strategy & Landscape
• Financial Performance
3.RecommendaEons • Choice Hotel & Synergy
• Sabre + Synergy
• CompeCCve PosiConing2
Industry Supply Chain
Hotels
Airlines
Car Rentals
Cruise Lines
Travel Agencies
Leisure Travelers
Business Travelers
GDS
GDS
GDS
GDS
*Global DistribuCon System (GDS)3
• MonopolisEc market structure
• Decline in brick and mortar travel agencies and an increase in online travel agents (OTAs) due to internet penetraCon
• ShiQ in business model of travel agents from vendor commissions to service fees
• 60% of industry revenue is derived from sales of internaConal travel packages to US residents
$35.3bnIndustry Revenue
2.3%Annual Growth
17.4%ConcentraEon RaEo (4)
Industry Overview
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PESTEL Analysis
PoliEcal & Legal Factors• Travel PromoCon Act of 2009 (TPA): promotes leisure, business, and scholarly travel to and
within the United States
• Airline industry is widely regulated in relaCon to passenger safety, internaConal trade, tax
policies and compeCCon
• Issues like war, terrorism and diseases also impact the industry
Economic Factors• US consumer spending throughout past 5 years experiencing growth • Significant decline in oil prices reflect on airline industry • Increasing GDP creaCng more disposable income
Sociocultural Factors • Increasing preference of consumers and businesses to make their travel purchases online • Online reviews play a stronger role in influencing consumer-purchasing decisions • Growing embracement of the sharing economy (Airbnb, Uber, etc.)
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PESTEL Analysis
Technological Factors• Internet has revoluConized the industry
• Decline in number of brick and mortar travel agencies
• Mobile devices are driving online booking
Environmental Factors• Pressure for airlines to improve fuel efficiency and reduce noise
polluCon of their aircraQs
• Water and Sewage regulaCons on Hotels (West coast)
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Porter’s Five Forces
Rivalry Among CompeEtors - HIGH• Low degree of seller concentraCon (CR4 = 17.4%)
• Low industry growth (CAGR=2.3%)
• Low switching cost and product differenCaCon
• Low capital requirement
• Intense price war
Porter’s Five Forces
Threat of Entry - HIGH• Low brand loyalty
• Easy access to distribuCon channel, favorable locaCons and
raw materials (Website and Internet)
• Minimal experience needed to enter industry
• Low capital requirement7
Threat of SubsEtute - HIGH• Hotels, airlines etc. are driving consumers to make bookings
directly on their website
• IntroducCon of home-rental market (Airbnb)
• AlternaCves are offering compeCCve or lower prices in a
market with high price elasCcity
Bargaining Power of Supplier - HIGH• Higher concentrated industries (excluding hotels)
• Few subsCtutes for supplier inputs
• Forward integraCon already taking place
• Some price discriminaCon is possible
Porter’s Five Forces
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Bargaining Power of Buyers - LOW
• Less concentrated industry
• Low volume and relaCvely low frequency of purchases
• Lack of financial capacity to backward integrate
• They can easily find subsCtutes (e.g direct booking, Airbnb)
• Usually price sensiCve consumers
Porter’s Five Forces
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Recent News & Events
Marrioe InternaConal reached agreement to acquire Starwood Hotels & Resorts.
Airbnb raised $1.5 billion in latest funding round bringing its valuaCon to $25 billion.
Suppliers SubsEtutes
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Hotels Airlines Car Rentals Cruise Lines AdverEsing
Travel & Hospitality Services
#1Travel Agency in USA
9.5%Market Share
$6.6bnGlobal Earnings 2015
14KEmployees
$16bnMarket Cap
53%Revenue from US market
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Revenue Distribution
70%
13%
9% 8%
Revenue Mix
Hotel CarRental&Cruise Adver3sing Airlines
70%
13%
9% 8%
Revenue Mix
Hotel CarRental&Cruise Adver3sing Airlines
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Mission & Growth Strategy
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“RevoluEonize Travel Through the Power of Technology.”
New Channel PenetraEonGlobal ExpansionProduct InnovaEon
Growth Strategy
Passionate InnovaEve Enterprising
Core Values
Analysis of Competitive Strategy
Generic Business Strategy - DifferenCaCon Strategy
Product Bundling DealsExpedia + CiE Rewards Card Expedia Mobile Apps
Bases of DifferenEaEon:
• Complements (Rewards card & Mobile app)
• Product Features (Bundling deals)
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Analysis of Competitive Strategy
Corporate Strategy• Horizontal IntegraEon (AcquisiEons) + Product-Market DiversificaEon
• Reduce excess capacity
• Reduce compeCCve intensity and increased profitability
• Increased differenCaCon strategy by widening product offering
• Operates in 60+ countries offering mulCple travel and hospitality services
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Analysis of Competitive Strategy
Cost Leadership
DifferenEaEon
2016
2016ProducCvity
FronCer
ProducCvity FronCer 16
Analysis of Competitive Strategy
COGS/Sales
SGA/Sales
Net Profit Margin
Market Share ROA ROE ROIC
19.63% 57.70% 11.46 9.50% 6.23 23.00% 14.66%
6.85% 52.53% 27.66 5.40% 15.77% 29.39% 19.24%
private private private 1.60% private private private
Industry Avg. - - 15 - 6.84% 12.88% 8.43%
CompeEEve Profile
Expedia vs. Priceline• Priceline COGS benefited from reversal of Hawaii travel transacCon taxes worth $16.4 million • Decrease in Priceline’s Name Your Own Price® reservaCon services.
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Analysis of Competitive Strategy
V R I OBrand ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Sustainable
IT System ✓ ✘ ✘ ✓Supplier
RelaEonships ✓ ✘ ✘ ✓Ecosystem of
websites ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Sustainable
Economies of scope ✓ ✘ ✘ ✓
HomeAway ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Sustainable
Expedia VRIO Analysis
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SWOT Analysis
Strengths • Brand Awareness/ReputaCon
• AcquisiCons - strong brand porpolio
• offers a broad range of travel and
hospitality services
Weaknesses • Dependence on search engines
• Dependence on suppliers
• Pressure to grow shareholder value
OpportuniEes • Growing internet penetraCon
• Demand from emerging markets
• Mobile technology
• Increasing availability of complements
Threats • Sharing economy (Airbnb)
• Hotels and airlines increasing efforts of
direct booking
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Financial Performance
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Sales $4,771,259 $5,763,485 $6,672,317 $7,869,998 $9,282,663 $10,948,900 $12,914,228 $15,232,332
COGS $1,038,034 $1,179,081 $1,309,559 $1,470,897 $1,652,111 $1,855,651 $2,084,267 $2,341,049
SGA $3,151,043 $3,919,856 $4,785,243 $5,897,230 $7,267,620 $8,956,458 $11,037,746 $13,602,681
DepreciaCon + Other OperaCng Expenses $216,122 $146,784 $163,949 $147,235 $132,226 $118,746 $106,641 $95,769
OperaCng Income $366,060 $517,764 $413,566 $457,648 $506,428 $560,407 $620,140 $686,240
Taxes + Interest and Other Income $133,210 $119,667 ($350,899) $356,858 ($362,917) $369,080 ($375,347) $381,721
OperaEng Income amer taxes $232,850 $398,097 $764,465 $100,790 $869,345 $191,327 $995,488 $304,519
Expedia 5-Year Financial ProjecEon (‘000s)
$102.92Stock Price (Apr. 8)
137,780,456Shares Outstanding
$6bnAcquisiEons
11.48%WACC
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RecommendaEons
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Future of Expedia
Threat of SubsEtute (HIGH)
Own SubsEtutes
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Future of Expedia
Bargaining Power of Supplier (HIGH)
ACQUIRE
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12Hotel & Motel Brands
6,300+LocaEons
35+Countries
$860MGlobal Earnings 2015
500K+Rooms
$3bnMarket Cap
Brand Porrolio
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Porter’s Five ForcesPorter’s 3 Tests
1. AsracEveness - LOW• Despite low switching costs, industry is saturated and some
firms are consolidaCng to increase profitability and reduce
compeCCon
2. Cost of Entry - HIGH• Capital intensive industry with a high proporCon of fixed costs
to total cost and Incumbents with experCse are at advantage
as well as access to favorable locaCons low
3. Beser-Off Test - HIGH• Industry players hold strong bargaining power and have forward
integrated in an effort to increase direct booking and eliminate
need for OTA. Expedia must react to threats
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Financial Performance
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Sales $724,650,000 $757,970,000 $859,878,000 $980,260,920 $1,117,497,449 $1,273,947,092
COGS $407,646,000 $412,637,000 $488,717,000 $557,137,380 $635,136,613 $724,055,739
SGA $111,700,000 $121,400,000 $134,300,000 $153,102,000 $174,536,280 $198,971,359DepreciaCon + Other OperaCng Expenses $9,056,000 $9,365,000 $11,542,000 $13,080,447 $14,823,954 $16,799,856
OperaCng Income $196,248,000 $214,568,000 $225,319,000 $256,941,093 $293,000,601 $334,120,137Taxes + Interest and Other Income $83,532,000 $92,437,000 $96,389,000 $103,587,297 $111,323,159 $119,636,734
OperaEng Income amer taxes $112,716,000 $122,131,000 $128,930,000 $153,353,797 $181,677,442 $214,483,403
Choice Hotels Financial Strength
Stock Price (Apr. 8) $52.24
CAGR 14%
Industry CAGR -1.06%
WACC 9.96%
COGS/Sales 56.83%
SGA/Sales 15.61%
ROA 18.64%
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Porter’s Five ForcesExpedia + Choice Hotels Synergies
Sales GrowthSynergies that increase sales growth:
• MonopolisCc compeCCon over Choice Hotels (and
HomeAway)
• Control to differenCate product
• Lower prices and travel packages
• Cross-industry adverCsement
Cost of Goods SoldSynergies that decrease COGS:
• Economies of Scale + Economies of Scope
• Decrease in licensing fees and booking fees
Synergies that increase COGS: • CoordinaCon costs - Operate solo
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NPV Analysis
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Sales $5,495,909,000 $6,521,455,000 $7,532,195,000 $9,292,771,763 $10,920,167,972 $12,833,989,917
COGS $1,445,680,000 $1,591,718,000 $1,798,276,000 $2,080,744,598 $2,432,451,396 $2,844,239,405
SGA $3,262,743,000 $4,041,256,000 $4,919,543,000 $5,797,296,119 $6,831,863,243 $8,051,288,512
DepreciaCon + Other OperaCng Expenses $225,178,000 $156,149,000 $175,491,000 $160,315,870 $147,049,645 $135,545,964
OperaCng Income $562,308,000 $732,332,000 $638,885,000 $1,254,415,176 $1,508,803,688 $1,802,916,036
Taxes + Interest and Other Income $216,742,000 $212,104,000 ($254,510,000) $460,444,912 ($251,594,254) $488,716,846
OperaEng Income amer taxes $345,566,000 $520,228,000 $893,395,000 $793,970,265 $1,760,397,942 $1,314,199,190
IniEal Investment $1,953,044,145
Net Cash Flow $29,228,092,594
Discount Rate 12.68%
Present Value $11,518,275,180
Stock Price (Apr. 8) $52.24
Shares Outstanding 56,389,126
Premium 30%
Equity Purchase 51%
Expedia + Choice Hotels
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• Sabre CorporaCon is a travel technology company based in South-lake, Texas
• Founded by American Airlines in 1960 (Spun Off)
• Largest Global DistribuCon Systems provider for air bookings in North America.
Hotels
100K
Airlines
70
Data TransacEons
85K/sOperaEons
About
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Porter’s Five ForcesExpedia + Sabre Synergies
Sales GrowthSynergies that increase sales growth:
• Complete backwards integraCon • Strong bargaining power • Complete control over supplier network • Stronger control to create monopolisCc compeCCon • Only OTA to completely verCcally integrate
Cost of Goods SoldSynergies that decrease COGS:
• Greater decrease in licensing fees and booking fees
Synergies that increase COGS: • CoordinaCon costs • CoordinaCon costs - Cannot operate solo, will have to
integrate plaporm
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2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Sales $21,442,259,829 $25,210,628,614 $29,644,147,237 $34,860,631,963 $40,998,826,138
COGS $20,846,641,500 $24,510,333,375 $28,820,698,702 $33,892,281,075 $39,859,969,857
SGA $4,552,977,852 $5,328,288,644 $6,236,894,900 $7,301,900,962 $8,550,443,291
DepreciaCon + Other OperaCng Expenses $13,179,999,778 $15,534,165,738 $18,309,274,327 $21,580,656,525 $25,437,133,273
OperaCng Income $110,459,129 $104,950,683 $100,770,501 $97,885,373 $96,279,094
Taxes + Interest and Other Income $3,003,204,741 $25,210,628,614 $29,644,147,237 $34,860,631,963 $40,998,826,138
OperaEng Income amer taxes $3,242,916,475 $2,988,552,188 $4,403,760,074 $4,319,215,347 $5,993,295,480
Sales post Choice AcquisiEon 0.05
Sales post Sabre AcquisiEon 0.08
COGS -0.01
Synergies
Expedia + Choice Hotels + Sabre
NPV Analysis
Expedia + Choice Synergies $11,518,275,180
NPV
Without Synergies $6,510,890,597
Total Synergies $13,105,589,74831
Analysis of Competitive Strategy
V R I OBrand ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Sustainable
IT System ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Sustainable
Supplier RelaEonships ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Sustainable
Ecosystem of websites ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Sustainable
Economies of scope ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Sustainable
HomeAway ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Sustainable
Expedia VRIO Analysis
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New Expedia Supply Chain
Leisure Travelers
Business Travelers
Full Backward Vertical IntegrationHorizontal
Integration
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QuesEons?
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