Public Storage: SWOT Analysis &
Company Profile
Reference Code: WMCN0531CP
Published Date: APR-2010
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1 COMPANY OVERVIEW.......................................................................................................4
2 BUSINESS DESCRIPTION .................................................................................................5
2.1 Key Employees ............................................................................................................................................... 6
2.1.1 Key Employee Biographies........................................................................................................................................................ 7
2.2 Locations & Subsidiaries ................................................................................................................................ 8
3 SWOT ANALYSIS ...............................................................................................................9
3.1 Overview ......................................................................................................................................................... 9
3.2 Strengths ......................................................................................................................................................... 9
3.3 Weaknesses ................................................................................................................................................. 10
3.4 Opportunities................................................................................................................................................. 12
3.5 Threats ......................................................................................................................................................... 13
4 FINANCIAL DEALS ........................................................................................................... 14
4.1 5-Year Deal Analysis .................................................................................................................................... 14
5 NEWS AND EVENTS ........................................................................................................ 15
5.1 News ......................................................................................................................................................... 15
5.2 Company History .......................................................................................................................................... 16
6 APPENDIX ......................................................................................................................... 17
6.1 Research Methodology ................................................................................................................................. 17
6.2 Additional Notes ............................................................................................................................................ 17
6.3 About World Market Intelligence ................................................................................................................... 18
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List of Tables
Table 1: Public Storage Key Facts ............................................................................................................................. 4
Table 2: Public Storage Key Employees .................................................................................................................... 6
Table 3: Public Storage Key Employee Biographies ................................................................................................. 7
Table 4: Public Storage Locations and Subsidiaries ................................................................................................. 8
Table 5: Public Storage SWOT Analysis ................................................................................................................... 9
Table 6: Financial Deals........................................................................................................................................... 14
Table 7: Public Storage History ............................................................................................................................... 16
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1 COMPANY OVERVIEW
Table 1: Public Storage Key Facts
Corporate Address 701 Western Avenue, Ticker Symbol, PSA [New York Stock
Glendale, CA, 91201, Exchange Exchange]
United States
Telephone +1 818 2448080 No. of Employees 5,200
Fax +1 818 2449530 Fiscal Year End December
URL www.publicstorage.com Revenue (in USD 1,746
Million)
Industry Construction & Real
Estate
Locations Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, United Kingdom,
United States
Source: Annual Report, Company Website, Primary and Secondary Research/ © World Market Intelligence
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2 BUSINESS DESCRIPTION
Public Storage owns and operates self-storage facilities across US and Europe. The company’s storage facilities
business is organized in three segments, namely, self-storage, Shurgard Europe and ancillary operations.