Note: Revenues for privately held companies are statistical evaluations.
Great Lakes Cheese's annual revenues are over $500 million (see exact revenue data) and has over 1,000 employees. It is classified as operating in the Dairy Product Manufacturing industry.
Note: Great Lakes Cheese's revenues are gauged from an analysis of company filings.
Great Lakes Cheese's Income Statement (based on Industry Averages)
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Recession Risk
Determine whether Great Lakes Cheese 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 Great Lakes Cheese 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 Great Lakes Cheese's Largest Competitors
A competitive analysis shows these companies are in the same general field as Great Lakes Cheese, 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 Great Lakes Cheese.
While some companies compete with neighboring businesses for customers, other companies may compete to attract skilled employees.
Future Competition: Great Lakes Cheese's Fastest Growing Competitors
These companies are in the same general field as Great Lakes Cheese 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.