Eatons Financial Situation

ECO 2020 week 3 SLP Assignment Name Course Instructor Date Background Eaton’s financial situation is affected by internal factors, external factors including, economic policies and outlook of the diversified machinery industry. The company’s main strengths are diversified geographical presence and product portfolio (World Market Intelligence, 2014). However, stringent regulations, volatility in input prices and increasing labor cost in America pose a challenge to the company’s efforts to expand and improve operational performance (World Market Intelligence, 2014). Eaton has followed the merger, acquisition and partnership strategy to expand to new