3Com Corporation (COMS) - Financial and Strategic Analysis Review
Reference Code: GDTC26933FSA Publication Date: SEP 2010
350 Campus Drive Phone +1 508 3235000 Revenue 1,317 (million USD)
Marlborough, MA Fax +1 508 3231111 Net Profit 114.73 (million USD)
01752-3064 Website www.3com.com Employees 5,868
Exchange Industry Technology and
United States COMS [NASDAQ]
Communications
Company Overview
3Com Corporation (3Com) is networking solutions company engaged in providing secure and converged networking solutions to
businesses globally. The company offers a wide range of products and services in the field of networking solutions such as LAN
switches, routers, IP Telephony, and network and access management systems. 3Com also provides intrusion prevention
systems, and network access control. The business of the company is operated through four major business segments, namely,
H3C segment, data voice business unit (DVBU) segment, tipping point segment, and corporate expenses (Corporate) segment.
3Com operates in 35 countries and 60 locations across the world.
Key Executives SWOT Analysis
Name Title 3Com Corporation, SWOT Analysis
Robert Y. L. Mao Chief Executive Officer Strengths Weaknesses
Ronald A. Sege Chief Operating Officer
Focused Research and Dependence on Few
Eric Benhamou Chairman Development Distributors
Gary T. DiCamillo Director
Strong Revenue Stream Sales Concentrated in China
Dr. Raj Reddy Director
Source: Annual Report, Company Website, Primary and Secondary Research
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Opportunities Threats
Share Data
3Com Corporation Several Contracts Governmental and Regulatory
Share Price (USD) as on 09-Apr-2010 7.90 Reforms
0.29 Expansion into Emerging
EPS (USD)
Markets Foreign Currency Fluctuations
Market Cap (million USD) 3,145
Enterprise Value (million USD) 2,553
Shares Outstanding (million) 398 Source: Annual Report, Company Website, Primary and Secondary Research
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