Hitachi, Ltd. (6501:TYO) Strategic SWOT, PESTLE Analysis and Financial Insights - A 360? Review of Opportunities, Challenges and Risk, Corporate and ESG Strategies, Competitive Intelligence, Financial and Operational KPI?s, and Recent Trends
Company Report I 2025-02-27 I 120 Pages I Quaintel Research
Report Summary
Hitachi, Ltd. (6501:TYO) Strategic SWOT, PESTLE Analysis and Financial Insights - A 360 Review of Opportunities, Challenges and Risk, Corporate and ESG Strategies, Competitive Intelligence, Financial and Operational KPIs, and Recent Trends Report is a comprehensive and easily accessible overview of Hitachi, Ltd.'s business operations. It provides a detailed analysis of the company's financial and strategic standing, as well as its position in the industry compared to competitors. The report includes several key features to facilitate decision-making and provide insights into the company's performance.
The report begins with in-depth information about Hitachi, Ltd., including key insights, business segments, key executives, locations, products and services, historical events, corporate strategy, and management discussions. This section provides a solid foundation for understanding the company's key attributes.
Next, the report assesses Hitachi, Ltd.'s strategic standing through various analyses. The ESG spotlight evaluates the company's environmental, social, and governance performance, providing insights into its sustainability efforts and ethical practices. The SWOT analysis examines the company's internal strengths and weaknesses, as well as external opportunities and threats. The PESTLE analysis evaluates the external factors impacting the company's operations and market environment. Additionally, By integrating these strategic analyses, the report offers a comprehensive understanding of Hitachi, Ltd.'s overall strategic standing and supports informed decision-making and strategic planning.
The report also covers Hitachi, Ltd.'s financial analysis basis of latest income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement. Key financial ratios related to profitability, asset turnover, credit, market, and long-term solvency are outlined, providing guidance for investment decisions. Furthermore, the report compares Hitachi, Ltd.'s financial parameters with those of its competitors, offering a unique analysis of the competitive landscape. This information helps manage the business environment and improve sales activities by gaining insight into competitors' operations.
Finally, the report includes recent news and deal activities undertaken by Hitachi, Ltd., enhancing awareness of the company's business trends, growth perspectives, and more.
Key Highlights
Hitachi, Ltd. operates as a diversified technology company that provides solutions in the areas of social infrastructure and industrial systems. Hitachi, Ltd. operates in five major business segments: Mobility, Smart Life, Industry, Energy, and Information Technology. The company provides digital systems, services related to energy and mobility, and connective industry solutions. Hitachi, Ltd. offers a wide range of products and services including information technology systems, operational technology solutions, infrastructure systems, industrial machinery, healthcare equipment, automotive systems, consumer electronics, construction machinery, and advanced materials. The company has expertise in areas like IT, energy, industry, mobility and smart life. Founded in 1910, the company is headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan.
Hitachi, Ltd. in the News:-
- 07-Feb-2025 - Hitachi Recognized as A List on Climate Change for the Fourth Consecutive Year
- 05-Feb-2025 - Hitachi establishes its fourth Corporate Venture Capital Fund to capture technology turning points and future growth opportunities
- 31-Jan-2025 - Hitachi to Strengthen Business Structure to Realize a "True One Hitachi" with Digital at its Core
- 23-Jan-2025 - Hitachi to Donate to Support the Wildfires Relief Efforts in California, U.S.
- 23-Jan-2025 - Hitachi Launches Food Quality Visualization Solution with Time-Temperature Sensing Ink
Scope
Tactical Analysis:- Various strategic frameworks to gain insights into a company's competitive position and operational environment. These analytical tools assist in identifying competitive advantages, potential risks, and areas for improvement and efficiency, enabling companies to make informed tactical decisions.
Business Strategy:- Contributes to shaping the company's overall direction, goals, and decision-making processes, ensuring long-term success and alignment with stakeholder expectations.
Financial Position:- Provide valuable information on the financial performance and investor sentiment surrounding the company. Indicating the level of confidence and expectations in the company's future prospects. These components collectively contribute to understanding the financial health and market perception of the company.
Company Fundamentals:- These fundamentals offer valuable insights into the company's history, operations, leadership, and geographical presence, aiding in a comprehensive understanding of the organization.
Competitive Landscape:- An identification of the company's main competitors, providing insights into the competitive landscape it operates in.
Reasons to Buy
Comprehensive Understanding of the Hitachi, Ltd.'s internal and external factors through SWOT analysis, PESTLE analysis, Financial Analysis, and Competitors Benchmarking.
Strive Strategic Decision Making with various analyses and identifying potential customers and suppliers.
Mitigate Risk with help of thorough analysis of internal and external factors. Furthermore, develop strategies and contingency plans to address these challenges and minimize their impact on business operations.
Competitive Benchmarking will help to gain a competitive advantage by understanding industry trends, customer preferences, and best practices.
Financial Performance Evaluation provides crucial insights into key financial ratios and trends, supporting better financial decision-making and resource allocation.
Valuable insights from the report enable investors and partners to make informed decisions regarding potential Collaborations, Investments, or Partnerships with the company.
Additionally, available deep-dive analysis on the company Hitachi, Ltd.:
Hitachi, Ltd. Porter's Five Forces Analysis
Hitachi, Ltd. VRIO Analysis
Hitachi, Ltd. BCG Analysis
Hitachi, Ltd. Segmentation, Targeting and Positioning (STP) Analysis
Hitachi, Ltd. Ansoff Matrix Analysis
Table of Contents
COMPANY EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1
Table of Contents 2
Tables 7
Charts 8
Hitachi, Ltd. - Key Company Facts 9
Hitachi, Ltd. - Company Description 10
Hitachi, Ltd. - Top Executives 11
Hitachi, Ltd.- Top Executives Biographies 12
Hitachi, Ltd.- Head Office & Locations 14
Head Office - Country 14
Key Subsidiaries 15
Key Joint Ventures 16
Hitachi, Ltd. - Products and Services 17
Products 17
Services 18
Hitachi, Ltd. - Historic Events 19
Hitachi, Ltd. - Company's Management Discussion 21
Hitachi, Ltd. - Company's Mission and Vision 25
Mission 25
Vision 25
Hitachi, Ltd. - Corporate Strategy 26
Hitachi, Ltd. - Business Description 28
Social Infrastructure 28
IT and Mobility 28
Industry 29
Energy Systems 29
Hitachi, Ltd. - ESG Spotlight 30
Environment 30
Social 31
Corporate Governance 31
Hitachi, Ltd. - SWOT Analysis 32
Overview 32
Strengths 34
Weaknesses 36
Opportunities 37
Threats 39
Hitachi, Ltd. - PESTLE Analysis 40
Overview 40
Political Factors 42
Economic Factors 43
Social Factors 45
Technological Factors 46
Legal Factors 47
Environmental Factors 48
Hitachi, Ltd. - Chapter1 name 50
Hitachi, Ltd. - Chapter1 name 51
Hitachi, Ltd.- Chapter1 name 52
Hitachi, Ltd. - Financial Deep Dive 53
Share Price Trend - Feb-2024 to Feb-2025 (Average Share Closing Price) 53
Profit and Loss Statement 55
Summary of Profit and Loss Statement 55
Balance Sheet 57
Summary of Balance Sheet 57
Cash Flow Statement 59
Summary of Cash Flow Statement 59
Key Financial Ratio Analysis 61
Hitachi, Ltd. - Ratio Charts 62
Activity Ratio Charts 62
Growth Ratios Charts 63
Leverage Ratio Charts 64
Liquidity Ratio Charts 65
Profitability Ratio Charts 66
Competing Players 67
Snapshot of Competing Players 68
ABB Ltd 68
Key Company Facts 68
Company Description 68
Honeywell International Inc. 69
Key Company Facts 69
Company Description 69
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation 70
Key Company Facts 70
Company Description 70
Rockwell Automation Inc. 72
Key Company Facts 72
Company Description 72
Siemens AG 73
Key Company Facts 73
Company Description 73
Hitachi, Ltd. - In the News 74
07-Feb-2025 - Hitachi Recognized as 'A List' on Climate Change for the Fourth Consecutive Year 74
05-Feb-2025 - Hitachi establishes its fourth Corporate Venture Capital Fund to capture technology turning points and future growth opportunities 75
31-Jan-2025 - Hitachi to Strengthen Business Structure to Realize a "True One Hitachi" with Digital at its Core 77
23-Jan-2025 - Hitachi to Donate to Support the Wildfires Relief Efforts in California, U.S. 80
23-Jan-2025 - Hitachi Launches Food Quality Visualization Solution with Time-Temperature Sensing Ink 80
17-Dec-2024 - Hitachi's integrated energy and facility management service "EMilia" expands its functionality with AI-based battery charge/discharge control and air conditioning plan optimization 82
16-Dec-2024 - Change in Representative Executive Officer, President and CEO 83
16-Dec-2024 - Housework support app "Happiness Up" adds new function "Home Appliance Emergency Alert" that provides one-stop service from notifying of malfunctions in home appliances to requesting repairs 83
12-Dec-2024 - First to use green steel in domestically manufactured products, aiming to achieve carbon neutrality throughout the value chain 85
01-Nov-2024 - Launch of Generative AI Solution to Enhance Safety Management Operations 85
30-Oct-2024 - Overview of consolidated financial results for the second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2025 87
30-Sep-2024 - Project to promote the use of social prescriptions adopted by the Japan Science and Technology Agency's Center for Social and Technological Research and Development 87
30-Sep-2024 - Okamura and Hitachi begin co-creation to create office spaces that enhance employee well-being using the unmanned communication store "CO-URIBA" 87
27-Sep-2024 - Support for damage caused by the "Noto Peninsula Heavy Rain Disaster of September 2024" 88
27-Sep-2024 - Hitachi Receives Regional Best in Class Award in Customer Success at the 2024 Oracle Partner Awards, Recognizing the World's Best Partners 89
26-Sep-2024 - Hitachi to launch Japan's first long-term maintenance service for Red Hat Enterprise Linux on public cloud and Hitachi's proprietary Linux high reliability service 89
25-Sep-2024 - Hitachi's "Patent Information Analysis Service" begins operation at Toyota Motor Corporation 92
31-Jul-2023 - Hitachi Rail's ground breaking smart digital transport app enters commercial service in Genoa 92
14-Jul-2023 - ISUZU ELF adopts Hitachi Astemo sensing system 94
30-Jun-2023 - US' First Fully Autonomous Urban Railway System, Built by Hitachi Rail, Opens in Honolulu 95
12-Jun-2023 - Hitachi Proposes a New Qubit Control Method Suited to Large-Scale Integration Toward Practical Realization of a Silicon Quantum Computer 95
08-Jun-2023 - Hitachi launches "Hitachi Application Reliability Centers Service" in Japan to enable cloud-native operations to drive both agility and reliability 96
22-May-2023 - Hitachi Vantara Secures the State of Arizona's Critical Water Resources with Modern Data Management and Analytics 97
15-May-2023 - Hitachi Establishes New "Generative AI Center" to Accelerate Value Creation and Improve Productivity in the Lumada business by promoting the use of Generative AI 97
05-May-2023 - Hitachi Establishes New "Generative AI Center" to Accelerate Value Creation and Improve Productivity in the Lumada business by promoting the use of Generative AI 99
18-Apr-2023 - Hitachi High-Tech Announces New Production Facility for Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment in Kasado Area 99
Hitachi, Ltd. - Key Deals 101
12-Feb-2025 - Hitachi Rail signs framework agreement for Digital Rail Germany 102
20-Jan-2025 - Hitachi Acquires a Sales and Maintenance Service Company for Large Motors in the United States 103
17-Jan-2025 - Hitachi Rail to acquire Omnicom, further strengthening its digital asset management business 105
13-Dec-2024 - GlobalLogic and Nokia Collaborate to Accelerate Innovation in 5G Enterprise Solutions through Development of Advanced Network API Use Cases 107
05-Dec-2024 - Hitachi and NTT Com jointly demonstrate world's first real-time data synchronization over 600km using storage virtualization technology and IOWN APN 108
07-Aug-2023 - Matsuyama Mikan Energy selects Hitachi's grid energy storage system with e-mesh PowerStore 108
01-Aug-2023 - Consortium including Hitachi Rail wins new 1.8bn digital signalling contract for high-speed line between Verona and Padua 109
21-Jul-2023 - Hitachi Energy selected for multi-project agreement to secure large-scale renewable integration in Scotland 109
30-May-2023 - Hitachi Energy signs agreements with ENOWA and Saudi Electricity Company to design and develop the first phase of visionary NEOM region transmission system 111
18-May-2023 - Hitachi and Toshiba win order to build high speed trains for Taiwan at 124 billion Japanese Yen 112
20-Apr-2023 - Great Western Railway extends Hitachi Rail's maintenance contract to secure hundreds of jobs and support UK supply chain 113
Appendix 114
Definitions 114
SWOT Analysis 114
PESTLE Analysis 114
Value Chain Analysis 114
ESG Spotlight 114
Financial Deep Dive 114
Financial Ratios - 115
Activity Ratios 115
Growth Ratios 116
Leverage Ratios 117
Liquidity Ratios 118
Market Ratios 119
Profitability Ratios 119
Research Methodology 120
Disclaimer 121
Contact Us 121
Tables
Table 1: Hitachi, Ltd. - Company Facts
Table 2: Hitachi, Ltd. - Digital Presence
Table 3: Hitachi, Ltd. - Top Executives
Table 4: Hitachi, Ltd. - Top Executives Biographies
Table 5: Hitachi, Ltd. - Subsidiaries
Table 6: Hitachi, Ltd. - Key Joint Ventures
Table 7: Hitachi, Ltd. - Products
Table 8: Hitachi, Ltd. - Services
Table 9: Hitachi, Ltd. - Historic Events
Table 10: Hitachi, Ltd. - Share Price Trend - Feb-2024 to Feb-2025
Table 11: Hitachi, Ltd. - Ratio Analysis - 2021-2024
Table 12: Hitachi, Ltd. - Competing Players
Table 13: Competing Players - ABB Ltd - Key Company Facts
Table 14: Competing Players - Honeywell International Inc. - Key Company Facts
Table 15: Competing Players - Mitsubishi Electric Corporation - Key Company Facts
Table 16: Competing Players - Rockwell Automation Inc. - Key Company Facts
Table 17: Competing Players - Siemens AG - Key Company Facts
Charts
Figure 1: Hitachi, Ltd.- SWOT Analysis
Figure 2: Hitachi, Ltd. - PESTLE Analysis
Figure 3: Hitachi, Ltd. - Average Share Price Trend - Feb-2024 to Feb-2025
Figure 4: Hitachi, Ltd. - Profit and Loss Statement - 2021-2024
Figure 5: Hitachi, Ltd. - Balance Sheet - 2021-2024
Figure 6: Hitachi, Ltd. - Cash Flow Statement 2021-2024
Figure 7: Hitachi, Ltd. - Activity Ratio Charts
Figure 8: Hitachi, Ltd. - Growth Ratio Charts (Value %)
Figure 9: Hitachi, Ltd. - Leverage Ratio Charts
Figure 10: Hitachi, Ltd. - Liquidity Ratio Charts
Figure 11: Hitachi, Ltd. - Profitability Ratio Charts (Value %)
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