TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2
MARKET OVERVIEW 7
Market definition 7
Research highlights 8
Market analysis 9
MARKET VALUE 10
MARKET SEGMENTATION I 11
FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 12
Summary 12
Buyer power 14
Supplier power 15
New entrants 16
Substitutes 17
Rivalry 18
LEADING COMPANIES 19
Acer Inc 19
Dell Inc. 23
Hewlett-Packard Company 28
Lenovo Group Limited 34
MARKET FORECASTS 38
Market value forecast 38
MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS 39
APPENDIX 41
Methodology 41
Industry associations 42
Related Datamonitor research 42
Disclaimer 43
ABOUT DATAMONITOR 44
Premium Reports 44
Summary Reports 44
Datamonitor consulting 44
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: South Africa computer hardware market value: $ million, 2005–09(e) 10
Table 2: South Africa computer hardware market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2009(e) 11
Table 3: Acer Inc: key facts 19
Table 4: Acer Inc: key financials ($) 20
Table 5: Acer Inc: key financials (TWD) 20
Table 6: Acer Inc: key financial ratios 21
Table 7: Dell Inc.: key facts 23
Table 8: Dell Inc.: key financials ($) 26
Table 9: Dell Inc.: key financial ratios 26
Table 10: Hewlett-Packard Company: key facts 28
Table 11: Hewlett-Packard Company: key financials ($) 32
Table 12: Hewlett-Packard Company: key financial ratios 32
Table 13: Lenovo Group Limited: key facts 34
Table 14: Lenovo Group Limited: key financials ($) 35
Table 15: Lenovo Group Limited: key financials (HKD) 36
Table 16: Lenovo Group Limited: key financial ratios 36
Table 17: South Africa computer hardware market value forecast: $ million, 2009–14 38
Table 18: South Africa size of population (million), 2005–09 39
Table 19: South Africa gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2005–09 39
Table 20: South Africa gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2005–09 39
Table 21: South Africa inflation, 2005–09 40
Table 22: South Africa consumer price index (absolute), 2005–09 40
Table 23: South Africa exchange rate, 2005–09 40
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: South Africa computer hardware market value: $ million, 2005–09(e) 10
Figure 2: South Africa computer hardware market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2009(e) 11
Figure 3: Forces driving competition in the computer hardware market in South Africa, 2009 12
Figure 4: Drivers of buyer power in the computer hardware market in South Africa, 2009 14
Figure 5: Drivers of supplier power in the computer hardware market in South Africa, 2009 15
Figure 6: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the computer hardware market in South Africa, 2009 16
Figure 7: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the computer hardware market in South Africa, 2009 17
Figure 8: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the computer hardware market in South Africa, 2009 18
Figure 9: Acer Inc: revenues & profitability 21
Figure 10: Acer Inc: assets & liabilities 22
Figure 11: Dell Inc.: revenues & profitability 27
Figure 12: Dell Inc.: assets & liabilities 27
Figure 13: Hewlett-Packard Company: revenues & profitability 33
Figure 14: Hewlett-Packard Company: assets & liabilities 33
Figure 15: Lenovo Group Limited: revenues & profitability 37
Figure 16: Lenovo Group Limited: assets & liabilities 37
Figure 17: South Africa computer hardware market value forecast: $ million, 2009–14 38
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