Snap-on
American professional automotive and industrial tools. Truck-route sales model.
Status: Approved
- Founded
- 1920
- HQ
- USA
- Manufacturing
- USA,Various
- Ownership type
- Public
Ownership
Public (NYSE: SNA). Long-independent. Premium pricing and enforced franchisee financing model are controversial, but manufacturing quality has remained high.
Reversibility
What would change our verdict
Sustained quality decline. Going-private transaction that compromises manufacturing.