Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (CP) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review provides you an in-depth strategic SWOT analysis of the company’s businesses and operations. The profile has been compiled by GlobalData to bring to you a clear and an unbiased view of the company’s key strengths and weaknesses and the potential opportunities and threats. The profile helps you formulate strategies that augment your business by enabling you to understand your partners, customers and competitors better.
The profile contains critical company information including:
- Business description – A detailed description of the company’s operations and business divisions.
- Corporate strategy – Analyst’s summarization of the company’s business strategy.
- SWOT Analysis – A detailed analysis of the company’s strengths, weakness, opportunities and threats.
- Company history – Progression of key events associated with the company.
- Major products and services – A list of major products, services and brands of the company.
- Key competitors – A list of key competitors to the company.
- Key employees – A list of the key executives of the company.
- Executive biographies – A brief summary of the executives’ employment history.
- Key operational heads – A list of personnel heading key departments/functions.
- Important locations and subsidiaries – A list and contact details of key locations and subsidiaries of the company.
- Detailed financial ratios for the past five years – The latest financial ratios derived from the annual financial statements published by the company with 5 years history.
- Interim ratios for the last five interim periods – The latest financial ratios derived from the quarterly/semi-annual financial statements published by the company for 5 interims history.
Highlights
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (CPRL) through its subsidiaries operates a transcontinental railway in Canada and the US. and provides logistics and supply chain expertise. It provides rail and intermodal transportation services over a network, serving the business centers of Canada from Montreal, Quebec, to Vancouver, British Columbia and the US Midwest and Northeast regions. The company transports bulk commodities such as coal, sulphur, grain and fertilizers; merchandise freight that include forest products such as paperboard, newsprint, wood pulp, paper, panel, lumber and oriented strand board; industrial and consumer products, including steel, ethanol, plastics and energy related products; and intermodal containers. CPRL is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited Key Recent Developments
Mar 13,2017: K+S Potash Canada announces arrival of 177 rail cars at Legacy Project
Jan 09,2017: Victims Of Quebec Oil-By-Rail Disaster Agree To $200 Mln Settlement
Jan 21,2016: CP reports record fourth quarter and full-year earnings
Jan 21,2016: Unifor denounces announced job cuts by Profitable Canadian Pacific Railway
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents 3
List of Tables 4
List of Figures 4
Section 1 - About the Company 5
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited - Key Facts 5
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited - Key Employees 6
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited - Key Employee Biographies 7
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited - Major Products and Services 8
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited - History 9
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited - Company Statement 12
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited - Locations And Subsidiaries 13
Head Office 13
Other Locations & Subsidiaries 13
Section 2 – Company Analysis 15
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited - Business Description 15
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited - Corporate Strategy 16
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited - SWOT Analysis 17
SWOT Analysis - Overview 17
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited - Strengths 17
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited - Weaknesses 18
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited - Opportunities 19
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited - Threats 20
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited - Key Competitors 21
Section 3 – Company Financial Ratios 22
Financial Ratios - Capital Market Ratios 22
Financial Ratios - Annual Ratios 23
Performance Chart 26
Financial Performance 26
Financial Ratios - Interim Ratios 27
Financial Ratios - Ratio Charts 28
Section 4 – Company’s Recent Developments 29
Mar 13, 2017: K+S Potash Canada announces arrival of 177 rail cars at Legacy Project 29
Jan 21, 2016: CP reports record fourth quarter and full-year earnings 30
Jan 21, 2016: Unifor denounces announced job cuts by Profitable Canadian Pacific Railway 31
Section 5 – Appendix 32
Methodology 32
Ratio Definitions 32
About GlobalData 36
Contact Us 36
Disclaimer 36List of Tables
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, Key Facts 5
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, Key Employees 6
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, Key Employee Biographies 7
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, Major Products and Services 8
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, History 9
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, Other Locations 13
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, Subsidiaries 13
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, Key Competitors 21
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, Ratios based on current share price 22
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, Annual Ratios 23
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, Annual Ratios (Cont...1) 24
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, Annual Ratios (Cont...2) 25
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, Interim Ratios 27
Currency Codes 32
Capital Market Ratios 32
Equity Ratios 33
Profitability Ratios 33
Cost Ratios 34
Liquidity Ratios 34
Leverage Ratios 35
Efficiency Ratios 35List of Figures
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, Performance Chart (2012 - 2016) 26
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, Ratio Charts 28
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