Aragon
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I was thinking about the size of the Remington Outdoor Company (formerly The Freedom Group) and the huge impact it has on the firearms industry in the USA, actually the entire world. It made me wonder why its parent Cerebus is having so much trouble selling Remington? The following come to mind. I would love to hear your ideas:
* Remington is a non-synergistic agglomeration of companies that don't compliment one another as well as they should.
* Fear of increased future regulation of firearms.
* A general, industry-wide slowing down of gun sales.
* Tougher and ever growing competition.
* Difficulty in financing a gun company deal.
* Investment firms (like Cerebus) and existing companies hesitant to invest in gun makers due to image issues.
* Debt load of company.
* Very limited handgun offerings which is a huge/lucrative market.
* The abject failure of the R51 handgun.
* Remington Model 700 trigger/safety liability and associated costs.
* Terribly tainted Bushmaster brand.
* Damage done to the Marlin brand in terms of product quality.
* Loss of H&R and Para brands.
* Potential pension liability issues.
* Potential clean-up costs at Remington's ancient plant in Ilion, NY.
* Potential clean-up costs of Remington's former ammunition plant in Bridgeport, CT -- if Remington is still responsible for the facility?
I wonder how many other things impact this company and prevent it from being sold? I wonder what Remington's future holds? It's such a huge player in the firearms industry... Thanks for any input.
* Remington is a non-synergistic agglomeration of companies that don't compliment one another as well as they should.
* Fear of increased future regulation of firearms.
* A general, industry-wide slowing down of gun sales.
* Tougher and ever growing competition.
* Difficulty in financing a gun company deal.
* Investment firms (like Cerebus) and existing companies hesitant to invest in gun makers due to image issues.
* Debt load of company.
* Very limited handgun offerings which is a huge/lucrative market.
* The abject failure of the R51 handgun.
* Remington Model 700 trigger/safety liability and associated costs.
* Terribly tainted Bushmaster brand.
* Damage done to the Marlin brand in terms of product quality.
* Loss of H&R and Para brands.
* Potential pension liability issues.
* Potential clean-up costs at Remington's ancient plant in Ilion, NY.
* Potential clean-up costs of Remington's former ammunition plant in Bridgeport, CT -- if Remington is still responsible for the facility?
I wonder how many other things impact this company and prevent it from being sold? I wonder what Remington's future holds? It's such a huge player in the firearms industry... Thanks for any input.
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