Home Depot A. Executive Summary * Introduction * The Home Depot Story - First Stage (1979-2000) * The Home Depot Story – Second Stage (2000 – 2006) * Problem Identification * Case Questions Introduction * Home Depot was founded in 1978 in Atlanta‚ Georgia by Bernie Marcus and Arthur Blank. * Both of them worked at Home Improvement Company in California and were fire by this company. * So instead of looking for a new job they decide to start up their own business
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resources‚ capabilities‚ or competences of Home Depot that seem to need upgrading or improvement as Bob Nardelli becomes the CEO and why are they important? The internal resources‚ capabilities‚ or competencies of Home Depot that seem to need upgrading or improvement as Bob Nardelli becomes the CFO are the saturation of stores in suburban areas from accelerated growth‚ the lack of IT resources and service deficiencies‚ and the layout of the stores. In terms of the "Internal Building Blocks
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ever done any home repairs or worked out in your yard‚ you have probably been in a Lowe’s home improvement store. Lowes’s has an extensive inventory of building supplies‚ home improvement products‚ as well as appliances. However‚ just because a store is fun to shop at does not indicate that it would be a good investment. Therefore‚ even though a head to head price comparison on products purchased at Lowe’s was less expensive than Home Depot‚ I would not invest in Lowe’s because home depot is in the same
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Home Depot Inc: Senior Management Report Data was collected from CRSP daily observations for Home Depot starting January 1993 and ending December 2004. Observations for S&P and Home Depot were matched‚ and also for the T-Bill composite which is used as a substitute for the risk free rate. No unusual data patterns were observed during the work-up. After having done the Event Check‚ no large differences in the slopes of the data in the periods before and after 911 were discovered and both periods
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HOME DEPOT‚ INC. IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM Question 1: Estimation of intrinsic value of Home Depot’s stock as of Feb 1‚ 2001 To simplify the question‚ let’s Supppose ROE of Home Depot Inc would be constant during the following years as 20%: β=1.09 Re=Rf+β(ROE-Rf)=5.99%+1.09*6.5%=12.97% By doing this we assume: the Market risk premium during 2001 would be 6.4%. Acctually‚ according to the lecturer‚ the risk premium during year 1998-2008 should be within the range of 4% to 8%. Therefore the
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External/Internal Factors-Home Depot Internal and External factors affect the four functions of management in several ways. A way that affect the external factor would be to encourage spending and making sure websites are readable and that buttons are operable and viewers have easy access without a large amount of difficult and straits. This can drive away business. The driving forces or environmental or forces‚ internal driving forces are inside the business and external forces are outside
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current ratio for year ending 2/1/09 is 1.20:1=$13‚362/$11‚153. The current ratio for year ending 1/31/10 is 1.34:1=$13‚900/$10‚363. Reference: Pg. A-4‚ Consolidated Balance Sheets‚ Current Assets & Current Liabilities or Pg. A-12‚ 10-Year Summary of Financial and Operating Results‚ Balance Sheet Data and Financial Ratios 2. What were the diluted earnings per share for y/e 2/3/08? The diluted earnings for year ending 2/3/08 were $2.27 per share. Reference: Pg. A-12‚ 10-Year Summary of Financial
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Communication Assignment Communicating at Home Depot The company has a plan to install hire new staff to install curtain rods. This requires expert guidance on kitchen modeling; hence the company to hire a new staff in order to provide a helping hand. In addition‚ the co-founders‚ Arthur Blank and Bernie Marcus have to design a retail culture to tackle the Home Depot improvement and repair projects by hiring contractors. In addition‚ the company has realized
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Two-Business Strategy Home Depot’s mission statement can be summed up in these eight core values • Excellent customer service • Taking care of our people • Giving back • Doing the “right” thing • Creating shareholder value • Respect for all people • Entrepreneurial spirit • Building strong relationships The founder of The Home Depot had this for his vision statement back in 1976 when their first store was opened in Atlanta‚ Georgia: “a vision of warehouse stores filled with a wide assortment
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The founders of The Home Depot had a vision‚ back when they opened the first store in Atlanta‚ Georgia in 1976: "a vision of warehouse stores filled with a wide assortment of products at the lowest prices with trained associates giving absolutely the best customer service in the industry." (Reingold‚ Jennifer. 2008) Today‚ that vision is still the guiding force driving the company’s philosophy. The Company’s Mission Statement reflect the Company’s strong business focus and core corporate values‚
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