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The Business of Being Garmin
FRS 142: Where’s Waldo? The Science and Application of the GPS System
4/12/2004
Jonathan Lew
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GPS Industry
$4.7 billion market for GPS receivers in North America
Expected to double by 2008
Military origins Civilian GPS users
outnumber military 100-to-1
“In the coming years, every car may use GPS, while handhelds and cell phones are moving in that direction, too. GPS isn’t just for boats, planes, and hikers anymore.” – The Motley Fool
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Garmin – The History
Two employees fed up with their company
1989: founded ProNav 1990: GPS 100 Operation Desert Storm 1991: GPS 100 AVD 1994: 19 different
receivers, including handhelds
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Garmin – Now
2021 employees More than 120 different
products “Built and sold millions”
of GPS receivers Market value at $4.6
billion Outsources little Listed on nasdaq: grmn
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Products Galore!
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Automotive GPS
Unprecedented potential
Dominates the $170 million business for aftermarket GPS receivers
But automakers are building receivers into dashboards
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Aviation GPS
Controls an 80% share of the civil avionics business
G1000 – integrated avionics system
ADS-B: Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast
Most profitable
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Market Leader
Consumers bought 2 million GPS handhelds in 2002, more than half were Garmin made
Introduced 22 new products
Brand name recognition Financials!
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Market Leader - Finances
Profitable since first product in 1991 Incredible 40% operating margins and 32%
net profit margins Cash and investment hoard: $525 million Growth: 2002 sales revenue up 31% in
Europe, 51% in Asia Employment in the face of downturn
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tangent: $(grmn)$
2003: shares rose 86% Strong financials $.50-per-share annual
dividend Price? – P/E ratio:
26.41
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Competition
Traditionally: Magellan, Cobra Electronics
Big names entering the market: Sony, Toshiba
SiRF Technology Dropping prices Reduced margins
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Fighting Back
Barriers to entry Purchasing UPS
Aviation Market niches: iQue Using its market
position and brand name
Research and Development
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Plans for 2004
Continue its customer-driven focus GPS integrated units: iQue 3600 Automotive Navigation: technology Marine Products: color, price, maps Handheld Receivers: pricing, entry-level
users Wireless: mobile phones
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Garmin in the News
Mar 25th - “Garmin Offers Anglers a Boatload of New Lake Maps”
Feb 12th - “Garmin Unveils the Foretrex 201 – a Hands-Free GPS Device”
Feb 24th - “Garmin’s G1000 Integrated Avionics System Aboard the Hondajet”
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Implications
Competition is good for the industry
– Lower prices– More innovation– More efficiency
Who will shape the GPS industry of the future?
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References
http://www.garmin.com http://www.fool.com “Taking the World by Hand; Garmin rules the hot GPS business. But
for how long?” – Arik Hesseldahl, Forbes, 2003, 172(9) “For those on the run” – Angela Forgeron, National Post, 27 December
2003 “Garmin” – Datamonitor Company Profiles, 2003, 3 March “Tech Trader: Will Garmin Lose its Way?” – Bill Alpert, Barron’s, 8
March 2004 “Garmin shares may fall, hit by rivals” – Total Telecom, 8 March 2004