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    Clorox Company (Clorox) is a publicly traded company operating in four different sectors: Household, Cleaning, International and Lifestyle. Clorox's main products include Healthlink, Clorox Healthcare, Green Works and Pine-Sol, among others. In this research paper, a strategic assessment and organizational analysis of Clorox Company is carried out. Organizational analysis covers financial situation, industry and competitors, organizational situation and strategic recommendations from a managerial perspective. shows that the company has sufficient working capital. The company's total debt to equity ratio is 1,610.26, which shows that the company is highly leveraged as it uses less shareholder capital than debt capital; this is a good thing for investors as they expect higher returns due to the high debt ratio (Yahoo Finance, 2014). The financial philosophy adopted by Clorox is to ensure that its financial position evolves alongside its commitment to corporate responsibility (Herrera, 2011). To this end, the company has started producing a report integrating environmental, social, governance and financial issues. According to the statements of accounts obtained from Yahoo Finance, the financial situation of the Clorox company is as indicated in the tables below. The financial statements include financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP and other supplemental information. Clorox is working on an expansion plan in Canada and Latin America, but it faces a major challenge since most of its sales volume comes from No...... middle of paper ...... 90/competitive-advantage-by-michael-porter-part-3/The Clorox Company. (October 3, 2013). Clorox outlines 2020 strategy to drive long-term growth. Accessed March 21, 2014 from http://investors.thecloroxcompany.com: http://investors.thecloroxcompany.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=794568The Clorox Company. (February 4, 2014). The Clorox Company Reports Slight Sales Growth on Top of Last Year's Strong Results; Updates outlook for fiscal 2014. Accessed March 21, 2014, from http://investors.thecloroxcompany.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=822888The Procter and Gamble Company. (November 17, 2013). Business strategy. Accessed March 22, 2014 from http://www.pginvestor.com: http://www.pginvestor.com/GenPage.aspx?IID=4004124&GKP=208821Yahoo Finance. (April 1, 2014). Key Clorox Company Statistics. Retrieved from finance.yahoo.com: http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=CLX