08/31/2010 Municipal utilities: significant cost savings with new procurement strategies

With new approaches to power procurement, municipal utilities can achieve cost savings of about 3 to 5% on average and at the same time manage their procurement risks by far more efficiently. To meet the increasing challenges of the high volatility and the complexity of the power purchasing market, energy suppliers have to invest in adequate and comprising portfolio management. This is the result of a recent study by goetzpartners for which power procurement strategies of municipal utilities have been analyzed. more

08/31/2010 How dangerous is the Chinese Dragon really?

Is the competition in the crystalline solar market already decided? Stock markets draw a picture of Chinese dominance with Chinese players significantly outperforming international players. more

07/20/2010 CO2 - Germany's "Titanic"?

With the beginning of the next trading period for emission certificates (NAPIII) in 2013, energy intensive industries in Germany will be facing a considerable increase of CO2 costs that will further go up until 2020. A goetzpartners analysis of 120 industries and their 550 plants has revealed that mainly the cement industry, refineries as well as the steel and iron industry must be prepared for massive reductions of their EBITDA margins. more

05/07/2010 Return on IPTV - how to earn money with the TV of the future

The increasing number of users of IPTV products enable the market players to develop their business models profitably. However, only a limited number of of them will hold their ground. more

05/07/2010 Convergence in the media market - a renaissance for broadband cable

When the cable networks made their way into Western Europe, they certainly represented an enormous improvement with regard to quality and variety of TV stations compared to the terrestrial analogue reception which had prevailed until then. However, for a long time, cable networks were "merely" an infrastructure for distributing analogue television which surely brought in good margins, but was relatively unspectacular in itself. more

11/30/2009 Dossier: Restructuring

Despite sligthly optimistic estimations from various economic institutes for 2010, the coming year will be a very challenging one for many medium-sized companies in Germany. Their restructuring, i. e. the continuous improvement of operational and strategic capabilities, and the securing of liquidity will be an integral part of the management task. more

11/24/2009 Investment Municipal Utilities IV: About 30% less utilities by 2020

By 2020, the number of utilities in Germany will have decreased by up to 30%. Increasing costs and competitive pressure requires new positioning measures in the short to medium term . This is the result of the new goetzpartners study analyzing for the fourth time in a row the financial and operational results of German utilities. more

11/02/2009 Successful Restructuring by Bundling Competences

In September 2008, goetzpartners carried out the largest representative survey of almost 800 experts (among them about 650 recapitalization and restructuring experts of banks and commercial credit insurances). Since then, the economic situation of many companies has changed, which justifies goetzpartners carrying out the survey again. The current results 2009 notably show that the levers to overcome the crisis have changed dramatically: more

09/18/2009 Renewable Energies II: Consolidation in the worldwide solar cell and module market

It is expected that by 2015, the solar market will be characterized by drastic consolidation effects: The number of solar cell and module producers will reduce by 40%. At the same time, the market share of the top 10 will increase from 44% today to 57% in 2015. Only these companies will be among the longterm winners who consequently use their already strong strategic and/or financial position to further expand their competitive advantages and actively take part in the consolidation process. more

12/19/2008 Renewable Energies I: Levers in the Wind and Photovoltaic Market

Due to the positive political and economic framework, renewable energy (E2) has become an important industrial domain. Also investors could reach 2-digit margins with shares from wind turbine or solar cell producers. But how will the future look like: Will the share prices of E2 companies continue to develop above average? more

12/15/2008 Investment Municipal Uitilites III

The developments in the utilities industry are gaining speed. In all stages of the value chain, the valid and allegedly rigid imperatives are being redefined. Massive oil price increases in the middle of 2008 reached a level that will no longer be accepted without saying neither by the industry nor by consumers. more

12/15/2008 IPTV - A Flop on the Verge of its Break-through?

IPTV has difficulties in the German market. In a representative survey among IPTV users and market players goetzpartners has found out five success factors that might help leverage IPTV in the market. more

03/26/2008 Value creation in the automotive industry

The automotive industry in Germany which is mainly consisting of small and medium-sized companies can grow profitably and withstand international competition. Our experiences and analyses show that only 3 to 4 months are sufficient to improve results sustainably. more

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