dell inc still a growth company stefan eisnerdecember 1 2005 outline facts portfolio position business strategy key tenets segmentation by product & geographical industry current developments stock valuation recommendation history michael founds computer corporationsimple concept selling systems directly to customers 1987international expansion opening of subsidary in uk 1988ipo 3 5m shares at 8 50 each 1989company introduces first notebook opened manufacturing center limerick irland serve european middle eastern and african markets 1993joins ranks the top 5 system makers worldwide 1997dell its workstation 1998dell powervault storage products 2000company sales via internet reach million per day 2001for time no global market share 2003dell enters consumer electronics headquarter round rock texas chairman board ceo president kevin b rollins revenues last four quarters 54 182m net income 565m broad range services enterprise servers workstations networking client desktop printing imaging software peripherals employees 63 700 financial year end january bought 500 41 75 on 12
