What is the company's size? (Annual sales and employees)
What industry is the company in?
Trademark Applications
Trademark applications show the products and services that Applied Optical Systems is developing and marketing.
Applied Optical Systems doesn't have any recent trademark applications, indicating Applied Optical Systems is focusing on
its existing business rather than expanding into new products and markets.
Trademarks may include brand names, product names, logos and slogans.
Trademark
Date
R-JACK Electrical connectors
02/01/2010
IRIS Fiber optic connectors
04/29/2009
EZ-MATE Fiber optic connectors
04/29/2009
See all trademarks and details in the Full Report.
Recession Risk
Determine whether Applied Optical Systems grew or shrank during the last recession. This is useful in estimating the
financial strength and credit risk of the company.
Compare how recession-proof Applied Optical Systems is relative to the industry overall.
While a new recession may strike a particular industry, measuring the
industry and company's robustness during the last recession estimates its ability to weather future recessions.
Market Share of Applied Optical Systems's Largest Competitors
A competitive analysis shows these companies are in the same general field as Applied Optical Systems, even though they may not compete head-to-head.
These are the largest companies by revenue. However, they may not have the largest market share in this industry if they have diversified into other business lines.
The "Competition" section of a business plan or investment memorandum would start by analyzing the information about these companies.
Competitive advantage comes from offering better pricing or superior products/service.
These companies are similar in business line and location to Applied Optical Systems.
While some companies compete with neighboring businesses for customers, other companies may compete to attract skilled employees.
These companies are in the same general field as Applied Optical Systems and are rapidly expanding. Companies may grow organically or through acquisition. In some cases apparently high growth rates may be caused by data that weren't available in previous years.