abhishreshthaa

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SWOT ANALYSIS ON KBR : KBR, Inc. (formerly Kellogg Brown & Root) NYSE: KBR is an American engineering, construction and private military contracting company, formerly a subsidiary of Halliburton, headquartered in Houston. The company also has large offices in Arlington, Birmingham and Dallas. After Halliburton acquired Dresser Industries in 1998, Dresser's engineering subsidiary, The M. W. Kellogg Co., was merged with Halliburton's construction subsidiary, Brown & Root, to form Kellogg Brown & Root. KBR and its predecessors have won many contracts with the U.S. military, including during the 2003 invasion of Iraq, World War II and the Vietnam War.

KBR is the largest non-union construction company in the United States.[1] The company's corporate offices are in the KBR Tower in Downtown Houston

Strengths

* Cost advantage
* Asset leverage
* Innovation
* Market share leadership
* Strong brand equity
* Pricing
* Real estate

Weaknesses

* Over leveraged fiancial position
* Not innovative
* Not diversified

Opportunities

* Acquisitions
* Financial markets (raise money through debt, etc)
* Innovation
* Online
* Takeovers

Threats

* Competition
* Cheaper technology
* Economic slowdown
* Exchange rate fluctuations
 
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jiten005

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SWOT ANALYSIS ON KBR : KBR, Inc. (formerly Kellogg Brown & Root) NYSE: KBR is an American engineering, construction and private military contracting company, formerly a subsidiary of Halliburton, headquartered in Houston. The company also has large offices in Arlington, Birmingham and Dallas. After Halliburton acquired Dresser Industries in 1998, Dresser's engineering subsidiary, The M. W. Kellogg Co., was merged with Halliburton's construction subsidiary, Brown & Root, to form Kellogg Brown & Root. KBR and its predecessors have won many contracts with the U.S. military, including during the 2003 invasion of Iraq, World War II and the Vietnam War.

KBR is the largest non-union construction company in the United States.[1] The company's corporate offices are in the KBR Tower in Downtown Houston

Strengths

* Cost advantage
* Asset leverage
* Innovation
* Market share leadership
* Strong brand equity
* Pricing
* Real estate

Weaknesses

* Over leveraged fiancial position
* Not innovative
* Not diversified

Opportunities

* Acquisitions
* Financial markets (raise money through debt, etc)
* Innovation
* Online
* Takeovers

Threats

* Competition
* Cheaper technology
* Economic slowdown
* Exchange rate fluctuations

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