Muhammad Chughtai Daniel Tesler Home Depot Case Analysis Home Depot is a large U.S. based company that competes in the low cost home improvement retail and service industry. Home Depot is a global company because they also have consumers in Canada and Mexico‚ the potential to expand their market to other areas globally and have a global supply chain. In the U.S. market‚ the industry is concentrated and in the mature stage with Home Depot and Lowe’s making up a duopoly because they are the only
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HOME DEPOT INC. (Note: all $ amounts are stated in millions) PART 1 a) There are 3 years covered in the following primary comparative financial statements‚ namely fiscal years ended 1 February 2004‚ 2 February 2003 and 3 February 2002: • Consolidated Statement of Earnings • Statement of Stockholders Equity and Comprehensive Income • Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows There are 2 years covered in the Consolidated Balance Sheet‚ namely fiscal years ended 1 February 2004 and 2
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such as Home Depot‚ is a direct relationship between their fixed and variable costs. Apparently‚ Home Depot was taking advantage of their operating leverage in the years prior to 2006 and found this approach to be profitable. In fact‚ it appears they were gambling with the fact of whether the market was in a lull and would recover. Based upon their decline in 2007‚ they had underestimated the market. A major activity of management is to plan and control costs of the firm. Assuming‚ Home Depot
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Competitor Analysis Home Depot competitors are primarily in the home improvement and hardware retail industry‚ but also compete in the building materials retail and distribution‚ consumer electronics and appliances retail‚ and convenience stores and truck stops sectors. Some of Home Depot’s main competitors include: Lowe’s‚ True Value‚ and Ace Hardware. Now‚ these competitors are the main competition of Home Depot and all three stores carry about 75% if not more of what Home Depot sells. Keep in mind
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An Analysis of Home Depot and Lowe’s Learning Team A: FIN324 – Financial Analysis for Managers Table of Contents I. Introduction II. Company Selection – Overview of Home Depot and Lowe’s A. Company’s Product or Service B. When the Companies Started C. Financial Statements and Auditing Companies D. Company Industry and Ranking E. Stock Ticker Symbol III. Ratio Analysis and Statement of Cash Flow A. How The Companies Generate Their Cash Flow B. Significant Internal Events That Affected The Company’s
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Home Depot vs. Lowe’s Financial Analysis And Comparison AIM 6344 Group Members Cenk Tolunay Yan Wang Hong Ma Yuhong Zhang 1) Background 1.1 The Home Depot The Company was founded in 1978 in Atlanta‚ Georgia and has since become the world’s largest home improvement retailer‚ operating more than 1‚500 stores (Home Depot‚ EXPO‚ and other subsidiary companies) across North America. Home Depot caters to both do-it-yourselfers and professional customers who serve the home improvement construction
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The Home Depot‚ Incorporated. Internal Environment Home Depot is a large-scale home improvement retail store. The company was founded by Bernard Marcus‚ Arthur Blank (CEO)‚ and Kenneth G. Lagone in Atlanta‚ GA during 1979. Funding for this company came from an investment firm Invemed of New York among several other private investors. Within the next eleven years HD started its horizontal growth by expanding to Florida in 1981. After growth into multiple U.S. states‚ founders Marcus‚ Blank‚ and
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Strengths Home Depot has many competitive strengths that make them a very difficult company to compete against. Home Depot’s strengths include: • Business model • Well known brand name • Extensive product offerings • Ability to grow Home Depot’s business model‚ the first of its kind in the home improvement industry has revolutionized the way customers shop for home improvement products. Their business model is simple. Sell home improvement products and services to DIY‚ BIY‚ and professional
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Company Background: The Home Depot‚ Inc. (NYSE: HD) Home Depot was founded in 1978 by Bernie Marcus and Arthur Blank. These founders envisioned providing one-stop shopping for the “do-it-yourselfer‚” and this vision became a reality after working with investment banker Ken Lagone and merchandising expert‚ Pat Farrah. The first two stores were opened on June 22‚ 1979‚ in Atlanta‚ GA. These first stores were approximately 60‚000 square feet in size each‚ and stocked 25‚000 products‚ which made
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INTRODUCTION Home Depot enjoyed high growth of revenues and profits in the period 1978-2003. From 7 mio USD of revenues in 1979 to 64‚8 bn in 2003. Revenue growth was generated mainly due to external growth coming from mergers and acquisitions. Home Depot has four product categories: Building and Remodeling‚ Home Décor and Organizing‚ Outdoor Living and Tool and Hardware. Company went through some structural changes when in 2000 first non funder Bob Nerdelli became the CEO of the company. Nerdelli
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