Lowes
1CASE ANALYSIS FORMAT TEMPLATE
Shown below is the format that your case analysis MUST be in. You should number and label each section and each item in each section.
LOWES
I. INTRODUCTION
THE SITUATION
A brief introduction and description of the organization and the present situation or conditions.
My case study will be on the ways to better the production and effectiveness of Lowes.
This section is limited to one page, written in past tense, double-spaced, with one inch margins.
Note: The only page spacing requirements for your Case Analysis are for the two sections above; however, for the remainder of your analysis, I would encourage you to use double spacing and one inch margins.
II. ANALYSIS
A. ANALYSIS …show more content…
Finance
Dollars in Millions, Except Per Share Data
2013
2013
Net sales
$50,521
$50,208
Gross margin
34.30%
34.56%
EBIT margin2
7.05%
6.53%
Pre-tax earnings
6.21%
5.79%
Net earnings
3.88%
3.66%
Diluted earnings per common share
$1.69
$1.43
Cash dividends per share
$0.62
$0.53
Total assets
$32,666
33,559
Shareholders’ equity
$13,857
$16,533
Net cash provided by operating activities
$3,762
$4,349
Capital expenditure
$1,211
$1,829
Comparable sales …show more content…
Strengths b. Weaknesses c. Opportunities d. Threats 7. Products or services
This section should be a minimum of two pages.
B. PROBLEM DEFINITION
1. State the problem symptoms identified through the situation analysis, leading by logic to identification of the primary problem outlined in the case. The problem statement should identify the probable result of not taking action to correct the problem.
2. Define what is intended to be accomplished by correcting the problem, stating the set of objectives for the correction process (improvements over the current analysis).
3. Examine the causes of the problem.
This section should be no more than one page and you should number and label the three parts of this section (1. State the problem symptoms; 2. Define what is intended to be accomplished by correcting the problem; 3. Examine the causes of the problem.) and then address what each part asks you to present.
III. SYNTHESIS
RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSION
I personally have been a customer at Lowes since they first started. I probably know where more items are in the store than most customers since I was an engineer in the Army and this is where I bought most of our tools and
Shown below is the format that your case analysis MUST be in. You should number and label each section and each item in each section.
LOWES
I. INTRODUCTION
THE SITUATION
A brief introduction and description of the organization and the present situation or conditions.
My case study will be on the ways to better the production and effectiveness of Lowes.
This section is limited to one page, written in past tense, double-spaced, with one inch margins.
Note: The only page spacing requirements for your Case Analysis are for the two sections above; however, for the remainder of your analysis, I would encourage you to use double spacing and one inch margins.
II. ANALYSIS
A. ANALYSIS …show more content…
Finance
Dollars in Millions, Except Per Share Data
2013
2013
Net sales
$50,521
$50,208
Gross margin
34.30%
34.56%
EBIT margin2
7.05%
6.53%
Pre-tax earnings
6.21%
5.79%
Net earnings
3.88%
3.66%
Diluted earnings per common share
$1.69
$1.43
Cash dividends per share
$0.62
$0.53
Total assets
$32,666
33,559
Shareholders’ equity
$13,857
$16,533
Net cash provided by operating activities
$3,762
$4,349
Capital expenditure
$1,211
$1,829
Comparable sales …show more content…
Strengths b. Weaknesses c. Opportunities d. Threats 7. Products or services
This section should be a minimum of two pages.
B. PROBLEM DEFINITION
1. State the problem symptoms identified through the situation analysis, leading by logic to identification of the primary problem outlined in the case. The problem statement should identify the probable result of not taking action to correct the problem.
2. Define what is intended to be accomplished by correcting the problem, stating the set of objectives for the correction process (improvements over the current analysis).
3. Examine the causes of the problem.
This section should be no more than one page and you should number and label the three parts of this section (1. State the problem symptoms; 2. Define what is intended to be accomplished by correcting the problem; 3. Examine the causes of the problem.) and then address what each part asks you to present.
III. SYNTHESIS
RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSION
I personally have been a customer at Lowes since they first started. I probably know where more items are in the store than most customers since I was an engineer in the Army and this is where I bought most of our tools and