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Interesting numbers in the first post in this thread:
It would be interesting to see that number for other manufacturers.
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Hi Billder99, I corrected it to $377.6 million and 400 employees later on. Just an FYI.
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That's what I was told by a Taylor employee.
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What if Taylor was acquired by Fender?
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- Taylor's revenue is approx $21.4 million - Approx 320 employees Oh that's bad. That the news is out anyway. Soon the Govt. will going after the EVIL guitar companies. HOW DARE they make a profit! |
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hmm... no profit data is available and I don't think it is that high... in general profits are low in this industry.
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Sigh!
Does anybody here remember "Max Headroom"? "20 minutes into the future..." EVERYTHING will be owned by fewer than 10 giant multi-national corporations. It's happening... right before our eyes! |
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One of the things missing from this thread is the way all this consolidation in the musical instrument manufacturing business affects musicians. By reducing competition through the merger and acquisition process, the single-unit price on all items rises... because there's no competition to drive it down. Somebody once told me that the first $200 you pay for any Gibson or Fender guitar is just for the name on the headstock... and that's made necessary by the bond issues floated by these companies to finance all their acquisitions.
It might make good business sense for the owners, but it's a terrible development for the consumers. Last edited by zabdart; 07-25-2011 at 09:09 AM. |
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And zabdart, the sad part is that the consolidation is growing. In my opinion, eventually, all these companies will consolidate to two or three major companies.
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If we could value not just Taylor, but ANY company with a decent degree of accuracy we'd be millionaires. Even a percentage point or two off a growth rate extrapolated out will result in wild swings in valuation. I think at best we can get a ballpark range of value. Whatever quick method you might apply may actually not be that bad.
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