26. Strengths
• Acquisition of Miami Co. and its
accurate dosing technology
• Internal Funding for projects at low
interest rates
• Distributing networks in
Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices &
Consumer Products
• Balanced exposure to domestic and
foreign markets
Weaknesses
• Relatively low insulin pump global
market share (~9%)
• Pump lacks predictive dosing
technology
• SoloDose 2-piece system misaligns with
consumer needs
• Product focus over consumer focus
(Marketing myopia)
Opportunities
• Annual Growth in domestic and int’l
diabetes markets (2% & 20%
respectively)
• Create brand loyalty by satisfying
newcomers to market
• Demand for integrated and predictive
technology(i.e. CGM tech)
• Big Data created through devices
Threats
• Cultural shifts toward healthier lifestyles
may reduce long-term market growth
• Volatility of ForEx rates as market
reacts to new U.S. economic policies
• Unplanned obsolesce of R&D driven
products(3 Year Lag)
• Breaches to company data warehouses
28. Initial Price Comparison
Bronze Sliver Gold
Market Share High Tradeoff Low
Reasonable Price Same as Soledose Fair Too high
Profits(NPV/IRR) Low Tradeoff High
Accessibility Easy Relatively Easy Hard
Flexibility High High Low
Compete in Market Hard to differentiate
form Solodose
through pricing
Relatively easy Hard to attract
customers
29. Marketing Strategy – Cost Analysis
37%
33%
38%
33%
30%
23%
11.90%
13%
10.40%
12.30%
13.40%
16.50%
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40%
Standard + Advantage
Standard + Premium
Standard + Standard
Advantage + Advantage
Advantage + Premium
Premium + Premium
IRR and Ending Market Share
Ending Market Share IRR
444
377
441
428
360
333
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500
Standard + Advantage
Standard + Premium
Standard + Standard
Advantage + Advantage
Advantage + Premium
Premium + Premium
NPV
30. The Role of Social Media In HealthCare
70-75% of internet users will go online for treatment options
and side effects
42% use social media to find out about healthcare issues
25% discussed a health related issue online
20% joined an online community or forum
36. Financial Analysis
Step 1
• Fixed “Development of new product” alternative
Step 2
• Fixed “Sleek Design” alternative
Step 3
• Test Assumptions
• Exception: a. “Outsource Strategy”
b. “Premium strategy
37. Compare payback period
Trade-off between profitability and market share
NPV should be at least 400
At lease 10% Ending Market Share at 2026
Option Selection
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Editor's Notes
Lack of market share certainty
Lagging behind the market
Unsure of competitors future plans
Rider innovating new product while we are innovating ours..
Premiere innovating at the same time or shortly after we do…
By lagging behind Rider, we will never fully be as competitive as they are (because we will never be the first to the market)
Unsure of Market or economic changes
(https://www.thestreet.com/story/12302772/1/innovative-dexcom-g4174-platinum-continuous-glucose-monitor-cgm-receives-fda-approval-for-use-in-children-ages-2-to-17-years.html)
Given these constraints, we recommend to launch the vice pump at a silver pricing level. This should be supported with a partnership selling strategy for the duration of the project, along with an initial standard marketing campaign until 2019 and an Advantage plan for the subsequent years.
Partnership Selling = Re-Org Selling
Continuous growth of Market Share percentage.
Increase total market share by 3.5%
Projected to surpass Premiere's Market share by
Total Insulin pump revenues expected to increase 5% annually
Expected to surpass Premiere by 2024
NPV was our primary metric b/c it presents
Our 2nd deciding factor
Takes time value of money into account
However, unlike NPV, IRR calculates the discount rate needed to make NPV of all cash flows zero
This yields a single rate of return on our investment
Our decision yielded the 2nd highest IRR
Calculated by taking initial investment dividing annual free cash flows by proportion of sales in order to isolate inflows from Vice Pump sales
Final consideration when coming to our decision b/c it does not take time value of money into account, thus can only be a mitigating decision factor
Our decision had one of the fastest payback periods
In conclusion, we at Betty DeRose, Inc. are confident that Thomas&Thomas, with this strategy, can provide an affordable, high-quality pump that improves diabete patients’ lives. All while balancing our employee’s well-being, innovating to compete and remaining highly profitable for our investors. Thank you, Executives, for your time and consideration. We now open the floor for any questions.