PSA Tire & Rubber: Bridgestone (5108 JT) Opportunities and Risks for FY25
Bridgestone is facing another challenging year, with rising competition from Asian imports, higher expenses and increasing raw material prices. At the same time, the tire maker is successfully expanding its high-margin product line-up and starting to benefit from restructuring measures taken in the last few years. Analyst Julie Boote evaluates key factors determining the profit outlook, and how markets might react to the latest developments.Bridgestone and its affiliates are mainly engaged in the manufacture and sale of tires in the Americas, Europe, Asia and Japan. Co.'s principal business segments are tires and diversified products. Co. is engaged in the manufacture and sale of tires for passenger cars, trucks, buses, construction vehicles, industrial vehicles, agricultural machinery, aircraft, motorcycles, as well as tire-related products; and automotive components, industrial products, polyurethane foam products, construction materials, parts and materials for electronic equipment, bicycles and sporting goods. In addition, Co., through its subsidiaries, is engaged in the provision of financing services.
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