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What’s Driving Honda’s Unit Pricing Growth
Honda Motor (NYSE: HMC) has grown its units sold outside Japan from 2.3 million in 2011 to close to 3.7 million over the last five year period (2011-2015). Over the same period, its revenue from automotive sales in these geographies has grown fro...
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Why Honda and Toyota’s Best Selling Car Is An SUV This Year
Honda Motor (NYSE: HMC) and Toyota Motors (NYSE:TM) have traditionally dominated the passenger car market in the U.S. However, new passenger car sales have been trending downward for the last couple of years in the U.S. On a year-to-date basis, p...
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How Honda Is Overcoming Strong Trends In The U.S. Auto Market
Honda Motor (NYSE: HMC) had twenty vehicles present in the U.S. vehicle market as of the end of calendar year 2015. Of these, nine were in the light trucks segment, which includes SUVs, crossovers and trucks, while the rest were in the passenge...
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Why Acura’s 2016 Performance Should Worry Honda
A very important fact to auto investors is the profitability of luxury cars. Despite making up only a tenth in sales volume, this segment contributes close to 20% of the annual revenue and close to half of the operating profit for the industry. T...
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Where We Expect Honda’s Growth To Come From
Honda Motor (NYSE: HMC) has seen its revenue grow at a pace of 4.5% per year over the last five year period. The company faced a number of challenges to revenue growth over this period in different geographies. New vehicle sales in North America ...
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How Honda’s Valuation Depends On Different R&D Projections
The auto industry is on the cusp of experiencing rapid technological changes. In recent times, industry leaders such as Honda Motor (NYSE: HMC) have come under pressure to respond to the many currents of change impacting the transportation busine...
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Earnings Review: Appreciating Yen And Higher Tax Expenses Eat Into Honda’s Profits
Honda Motors (NYSE:HMC) announced financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2017 on Tuesday, August 2nd. The Japanese auto maker reported a net income decline of 11% compared to the first quarter of the previous fiscal year, despite ...
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Honda Earnings Preview: Strong North America Performance Likely Offset By FX Headwinds
Honda Motors (NYSE:HMC) is scheduled to announce its earnings for the first quarter of the fiscal year 2017 on Tuesday, August 2nd. In the previous fiscal year, the company posted a loss on the expansion of recall related costs. Even though reven...
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How Will The Yen Impact Honda’s Profits Going Forward?
Honda Motor (NYSE: GM) has seen the ratio of its automotive revenue to operating expense increase notably between 2013 and 2015, due to the impact of a weak yen and a strengthening dollar. Since, Honda gets a large proportion of its overall sales...
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Which Geographies Have Been Driving Honda’s Automotive Revenue?
The Japanese Auto maker Honda Motor (NYSE: HMC) has seen the contribution of automotive revenue from North America climb from 44% in 2011 to over 53% in 2015, while contribution from Japan fell from 22.2% to 14.9%. The reasons for this are three ...
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Four Trends In Honda’s Sales Numbers
Honda Motor (NYSE: HMC) is a global auto company that sells vehicles in many countries. The Japanese auto maker reports its automotive breakdown by geography. Looking at geographical trends can give us some insight into the company’s future...
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How Much Does Honda Spend On R&D Per Vehicle Sold?
Honda Motor (NYSE: HMC) is one of the most innovative auto companies. Its vehicles are known for their excellent engineering, strong performance and high reliability. The company has managed to keep its reputation despite increasing unit sales by...
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How Honda’s New Innovation Gives It A Huge Edge
Recently, Honda Motors ‘ (NYSE:HMC) announced that it became one of the first companies in the world to develop a motor for a hybrid vehicle without using any heavy rare earth metals and yet with high heat resistance properties and high m...
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How Has Honda Motor’s Revenue Composition Changed In The Last Five Years?
As one can see from the table, North America has become extremely important for Honda, while Japan’s importance has declined. Have more questions about auto companies? Click on the links below: How Do Automotive Luxury Brands Compare In...
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How Much Did Honda Motor’s Revenue & Gross Profit Grow In The Last Five Years?
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