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Medium Growth Strategy Profitability

Men's Extra Comfortable Essentials

#Consumer Goods
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This case tests financial modeling, market sizing, and strategic decision-making under constraints. The candidate must recognize that while projected 2020 revenue ($362.5M) exceeds the CEO's target ($240M), the gross margin (7.1%) falls short of the promised 10.5%. The solution requires identifying and eliminating unprofitable product lines while brainstorming growth strategies for the remaining categories.

Estimated Time 15 minutes
Difficulty Medium
Source NYU
50 / 100
Our client, Men’s Extra Comfortable Essentials, is a US-based manufacturer of basic apparel including socks, tanks, tees, and underwear. They manufacture each apparel line then brand and package them for distribution. Revenues in 2016 were $60M, and the CEO has promised shareholders 4x growth by 2020, at which point, she promised 10.5% profit margin. She has hired us to determine whether these are these realistic revenue targets, and if so, how her firm could go about achieving them.

Clarifying Information

  1. The firm purchases the fabrics through contracts with suppliers across the US
  2. Firm receives uncut fabrics, and must process them into each apparel line in-house
  3. The firm currently only produces products for men
  4. Current Product Mix: Socks 40% of Revenue, Tanks 25% of Revenue, Tees 15% of Revenue, Underwear 20% of Revenue
  5. Market Share 2016 and 2020 with CAGR: Socks 15% to 15% (5% CAGR), Tanks 2.5% to 10% (6% CAGR), Tees 5% to 5% (3% negative CAGR), Underwear 1% to 10% (20% CAGR)
  6. Gross margins expected to remain constant through 2020: Socks 15%, Tanks -5%, Tees 0%, Underwear 10%