Goodyear On Track To Break Even

Goodyear is “more or less on track…to come in around breakeven” during the first quarter of 2005, Deutsche Bank analysts have reported. The analysts went on to say that they foresee a modest profit ($0.05 per share) in the second quarter, while maintaining their $10 target sell rating. The market watchers suggest that Goodyear’s new $3.2 billion credit facility ($2 billion of which has already been used) has “bought the company enough time to turn its tyre business around. However, there was caution. The analysts warned that competition from America and Eastern Europe present challenges for the company, as do declining military revenues and lower auto production levels. In addition, competitors appear to be outpacing Goodyear’s efforts to shift to low cost markets, they concluded.