Why ASBIS?
Broad geographic coverage in Central and Eastern Europe, combined with local presence.
Unlike most of its international competitors, the ASBIS Group operates with active local presence in a number of countries across Central and Eastern Europe and other regions. Since many of ASBIS’ competitors target the same markets from a number of different locations in Western Europe, the Group benefits from increased logistical cost efficiencies.
In particular, ASBIS’ broad geographic coverage, combined with its centralized structure and automated processes, results in reduced shipping costs and lower revenue collection expense, as well as a consistent marketing approach, as compared to its competitors. As a result, the Group has become an authorised distributor for leading international suppliers wishing to penetrate a number of fast-growing markets served by ASBIS.
Critical mass of operations
Having exceeded U.S. $1.0 billion in revenues in 2006 and with sales in approximately 70 countries and facilities in 26 countries, ASBIS has become a strong partner for, and has improved its position with, leading international suppliers of IT components, including Intel, AMD, Seagate, Samsung, Microsoft, Hitachi and Toshiba, in most if its regions of operation.
Thanks to its size and the scope of its regional reach, the Group has achieved authorised distributor status with leading international suppliers, either on a pan-European, regional, or on a country-by country basis, thus enjoying a number of beneficial commercial terms and achieving agreements with respect to the distribution of products offering higher profit margins.
One-stop-shop for producers and integrators of IT equipment
The Group distributes a broad range of IT components, blocks, peripherals and products supplied by a large number of leading international suppliers.
As a result, it serves as a one-stop-shop, providing complete solutions to producers and integrators of server, mobile and desktop segments in the countries in which it operates. This is a significant advantage over competitors with more limited product offerings.
Price protection and stock rotation policy for inventory
As an authorised distributor for a number of leading international suppliers of IT components, the Group is able to benefit from certain beneficial contract terms that provide protection from declining prices or slow moving inventory. In particular, such terms allow the Group to return part of the inventory to the respective suppliers in the event market prices decline or such inventory becomes obsolete.
In contrast, in some of the countries in which the Group operates, many of its major competitors tend to buy from the open market, which leaves them exposed to the risk of price changes and obsolete stock.
Experienced Group management team, combined with local expertise.
The ASBIS Group’s management team consists of experienced executives. The Group’s Chief Executive Officer has been with the Group since its inception in 1992, while a number of its key executives have served with the Group for longer than five years.
In addition, ASBIS’ subsidiary operations are managed by teams of mainly local experienced managers, which provides the Group with strong expertise and understanding of the diverse markets in which it operates. Local presence represents a significant competitive advantage for the Group over its multinational competitors.
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