This Slide is a SWOT analysis for HP.

3. Strengths Weakness
Research and Development
Activities
Operations in Diverse
Regions
Personal Systems Portfolio
Patent Infringement Concerns
Business Performance:
Printing Segment
Opportunities Threats
Product Launches
Strategic Collaborations
Global Printing Inks Market
Rapid Technological Changes
Competitive Environment
Growing Trend of Paperless
Work

4.  HP focuses on research and development (R&D), which helped
it maintain and enhance its competitive position.
 HP Labs primarily focuses on the development of cloud,
security and information optimization solutions.
 It also works on several major areas such as mobility, content
and printing, sustainability, and future computing platforms and
capabilities.
 In FY2015, HP incurred
expenditure of US$3,447 million on its R&D activities, which as a
percentage of revenue stood at 3.1%.

5. HP is one of the leading global providers of products and
services.
The company offers its products and services worldwide
through a strong network of channels.
The company operates its major product development,
manufacturing and data centers in several countries.
In FY2015, the company reported 63.6% of revenue from
outside the US and 36.4% from the US.

6. The company offers a robust Personal Systems portfolio, which
provides it a competitive edge over its peers.
HP’s Personal Systems portfolio comprises a comprehensive
range of commercial PCs, consumer PCs, workstations, thin client
PCs, tablets, retail POS systems, calculators and other related
software and accessories.
An established Personal Systems portfolio enabled the
company to become one of the top three vendors in the global
PC market.
It has been ranked among the top five in the laptop market in
China for several years.

7. The company is involved in patent infringement issues, which
led to litigations.
HP is also one of the several defendants in patent infringement
lawsuits filed by e.Digital asserting its US Patent No. 5,839,108.
Patent infringement litigations are expensive to defend and
can result in the award of damages
and injunctions that could prevent the manufacture and sale of
products

8. The Printing segment is one of the major
contributors to the company’s revenue. It
accounted for 19.8% of the company’s total
revenue in FY2015.
Declining sales from this segment hampers the
growth of the company.

9. HP continues to develop innovative products to meet the
growing needs of its customers.
HP is well positioned to deliver unparalleled value through
innovative products and solutions.
In 2016, the company launched HP Chromebook 11 G4
Education Edition (EE), a durable, lightweight Chromebook for
students and educators.
It also announced enhancements to its consumer premium PC
portfolio.

10. The company maintains strategic collaborations with leading
industry players which give it a competitive edge.
These collaborations generate capital for the company and
strengthen its research and development activities.
Digital printing is one of the fastest growing segments in
packaging with a projected annual growth rate of 17% in a market
expected to be reach US$19 billion by 2019.
The collaboration with HTC enhances gaming user experience.

11. The global printing ink market is expected to reach
US$18.19 billion by 2017.
Geographically, the US, Europe, Asia Pacific, China, and
India are expected to be the fastest growing market for
printing inks.
Such potential market for printing inks could help HP
undertake expansion and improve its revenue in the
future.

12. The introduction of products using new technologies
or the adoption of new industry standards can make the
existing products or products under development
obsolete or unmarketable.
In order to remain competitive and in order to increase
its sales, the company needs to adapt to the rapidly
changing business environment.

13. The major competitors in the Printing segment include
Canon USA, Inc., Lexmark International, Inc., Xerox
Corporation, Seiko Epson Corporation, Samsung
Electronics Co. Ltd., and Dell.
In most of the segments, competitors resort to price
cutting measures, as a means to expand their market
share.
Such fierce competition in the markets served by the
company could affect its business and market position.

14. Paper-related systems and products are being replaced
by digital content.
Emails and digital documents are increasingly replacing
traditional means of sending and storing information.
The shifting trend to digitization of information could
become a major challenge to companies such as this.