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Coach Inc., (NYSE:COH) is a globe leader in fine accessories and gifts market, and one of the most profitable competitors in the leather goods and luggage manufacturing globally. Coach generated $4.76B in Revenues in their latest full fiscal year and earned a Net Income of $1.04B. Coach is a highly profitable business, earning 21.77% Net Profit Margin, 30.44% Operating Margin and 33/12% Return on Assets (ROA) in addition to a Return on Average Equity (ROE) of 51.3%. An eleven year financial ratio analysis is include in Appendix A, Coach Inc., Ratio Analysis. These financial accomplishments are significant given how consolidated the fine accessories and gift markets have become in recent years with the company reporting that their own market research shows the overall industry consolidating at a negative growth rate of 9.6% from 2007 to 2012, with continued consolidation, dropping 2.4% from 2012 to 2017(Coach Investor Relations, 2012). Industry analysts are predicting that there are approximately 4,700 companies competing in this industry today and that in the U.S. alone the manufacturing and sales of leather handbags and accessories generates $1.8B in profits (IBIS Research, 2012). Coach has less than 1% market share of the global industry, yet has significant market share in the affluent (over $100K income) buyers located in North America, Asia and throughout the Middle East, which is growing rapidly as a source of revenue for the company (IBIS Research, 2012). Coach is unique in that it competes across a wide variety of product categories in the high-end of the market, taking on significant inventory risk by sourcing men's and women's handbags, accessories including business cases and backpacks, in addition to footwear, jewelry and sunwear for women and men. The company has also successfully move into fragrance and watches, two product lines generating well over 50% gross contribution margins per the company's latest financial statements (Coach Investor Relations, 2012). Coach relies on a Direct-to-Consumer and Indirect channel strategy, which gives them greater visibility into customer demand while at the same time concentrating the company's focus on key markets (Coach Investor Relations, 2012) . The company has stores in Japan, Hong Kong, Macau, mainland China and North America and continues to enjoy success in the Middle East with this Coach catalog and Internet-based e-commerce strategies (IBIS Research, 2012). Coach operates 345 retail and 143 factory-based stories in 20 countries (Coach Investor Relations, 2012).

This paper is an analysis of Nike. There is a financial analysis, including ratio analysis. The company's revenues are discussed, along with its strategic objectives. The sustainability of its strategy is also subject to discussion. There is an assessment of the company's stock price as well, putting the analysis in the point of view of the investor.