Financial Analysis of 3M Co.

Essay by Rachel CheungUniversity, Bachelor'sB, May 2009

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ContentContentiEXCLUSIVE SUMMARYii1. Introduction12.3M's Background13.1History and Background of 3M13.23M's Company Structure23.33M's Products and Services33.43M's Strategies43.3M's SWOT54.1Strengths:54.2Weaknesses:54.3Opportunities:64.4Threats64.3M's Financial Analysis75.1Share price75.23M's 5 years of Dividends' history75.3M's Balance Sheets analysis96.3M's 3 years of Profit and Loss analysis117. Debt and Equity Analysis128. Recommendations149. Conclusion1510. Appendixes16ReferencesiiiEXCLUSIVE SUMMARYThis report analyzes 3M's financial situations. The purpose of this report is that to help investors know the operating circumstances of 3M in order to give them some recommendations about investing 3M. SWOT tool is used in this report to analyze the internal strengths and weaknesses of 3M and external opportunities and threats what it faced. 5 years price and dividend history is analyzed to show the economic situations of 3M. 3 years balance sheets and profit and loss statements are analyzed for evaluating the operating situation of 3M. Finally, debt and equity are calculated and summed up for measuring the benefits of shareholders. Recommendations of investment are provided at the end of the report.

1.IntroductionThe purpose of this report is that to help investors know the operating circumstances of 3M in order to give them some recommendations about investing 3M. Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing, also called as 3M, is one of the huge manufacturing companies in the world. 3M is a diversified technological company that has operations in six separate industry segments. These six segments include: the health care industry, industrial and transportation business, consumer and office business, display and graphics, electro and communication business and safety security and protection services. It is one of 30 companies in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which means it is one of the top 30 most traded stocks and is used to help comprise a guide for investors. 3M attributes its success to their innovative solutions to their customers' problems. They have a very special group of markets and are...