...Annual Report Analysis On Home Depot, Inc. DeVry University Intermediate Accounting Introduction Home Depot, Inc., founded in 1978 by Bernie Marcus and Arthur Blank, decided to team up with investment banker Ken Langone and merchandising guru Pat Farah ultimately became the visionaries for the one-stop-shop do-it-yourself store which today has become a very lucrative business bring the vision to fruition. The Home Depot is the world’s largest home improvement retailer based upon reported $4.5billion in net sales for the fiscal year 2012. Home Depot has more than 2,200 locations throughout the United States and now has expanded across the globe with stores located in territories of the U.S. Virgin Island, Guam, Canada, Puerto Rico, Mexico and reaching as far as China. Stores averaging 105,000 square feet with approximately 23,000 additional square feet outside garden area; inventory consist up to 40,000 different kinds of building materials, home improvement supplies and equipment to also include appliances along with lawn and garden products and equipment for just about every imaginable project need. Home Depot offers competitive prices with a guarantee they can beat anyone’s advertised specials. Among other offers, Home Depot offers home services such as contractor services, home services, free “how-to-clinics” and a free children’s “how-to-clinic” offering ideas that can range from simple to complex ideas. Report I Reporting and Auditors Financial statements...
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...Company Overview Home Depot, Inc. (Home Depot) was, for the 2008 fiscal year ending in February 2009, the world’s largest home improvement retailer. It is known for its warehouse-style stores offering a wide range of building materials, appliances, and lawn and garden products. Home Depot serves three primary customer groups: Do-It-Yourself (DIY), Do-It-For-Me (DIFM), and Professionals, each of whom have different inventory and customer service needs. As of February, 2009, Home Depot had 1,971 stores in the U.S., including the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the territories of the U.S. Virgin Islands and Guam; 176 stores in Canada; 74 stores in Mexico and 12 stores in China. (Home Depot 2008 Annual Report, 2009). The Home Depot, like many large corporate entities, has found purpose in creating a mission statement to drive its future operations. The Home Depot website outlines the Company Mission Statement as follows: “The Home Depot is in the home improvement business and our goal is to provide the highest level of service, the broadest selection of products and the most competitive prices. We are a values-driven company and our eight core values include the following: 1. Excellent customer service 2. Taking care of our people 3. Giving back 4. Doing the “right” thing 5. Creating shareholder value 6. Respect for all people 7. Entrepreneurial spirit (and) 8. Building strong relationships” Fiscal 2008 was a challenging year for the United States economy, and was particularly...
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...Home Depot vs. Lowe’s Retail Home Improvement Financial Analysis Background Introduction The home improvement sector of the economy is large with two major players in the industry and with many smaller local and regional competitors. These two major competitors are Home Depot and Lowe’s. These two companies account for over $110 billion in total sales each year. Even though sales have gone down over the past few years due to the downturn in the economy they have not gone down nearly as much as home sales and this is due to more people deciding to do more home improvements to their own home then buying a new home. Both of these companies have been able to keep up sales and increase them year over year by improving current stores and at the same time expanding both here in the United States and overseas. Company introduction Home Depot The Home Depot also known as Home Depot is a retailer of home improvement and construction products and services. The Home Depot was founded in 1978. The Home Depot operates 2,242 stores across the United States in all 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Guam. Sales within the United States were over $77 billion in 2010. The Home Depot also operates internationally in Canada, Mexico and China. Lowe’s Lowe's Companies, Inc. is a retail home improvement and appliance stores and also does construction. Lowe’s was founded in 1946 in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina. Lowe’s operates 1,710 stores...
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...Financial Statements Part Two Home Depot is a retailer that operates in the home improvement industry. The company sells building materials and home improvement products. Part Two of the Financial Statements paper will assess the financial statements of Home Depot to ascertain how effective the company’s management is in achieving its goals and mission statement to the stakeholder’s. The analysis will use vertical analysis, trend analysis, and ratio analysis to achieve to support the findings. A vertical analysis is a report that reports each amount on a financial statement as a percentage of another item. In performing the vertical analysis we need to look at the economic conditions of 2008. Mortgages started failing in the early months of 2008. Several guarantee’s of mortgage loans were placed under governmental conservatorship including Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which resulted in the U.S. Treasury Department supplying funds to help stabilize these companies, raising the national debt ceiling in the process (Money-Zine.com, 2011.) As a retail supplier of home improvement and home building materials, Home Depot was hit hard by the economic condition resulting in the company’s retail sales declining by 7.8 percent and its adjusted earnings per share declining by 22 percent in 2008. In the 2008 Home Depot Annual report, the company Chairman and the Chief Executive Officer, Francis S. Blake, advised that he viewed this year as not being a very ordinary year, with...
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...Disclosure Analysis Paper-Home Depot University of Phoenix Intermediate Accounting II ACC 422 Steven Uhl May 10, 2010 Disclosure Analysis Paper Home depot is known as one of the world’s biggest publicly held home improvement retailers to date. Home depot stores sell an assortment of building supplies, home improvement, and lawn and garden materials with a focus on three primary customer groups; the do-it-yourself customers, do-it-for-me customers and the professional customers (Annual Report, 2010), and as a result the Home depot has been very successful and has grew to include stores not only all over the United States, but in Canada, China and Mexico as well. According to Home depot annual report (form 10-k), for fiscal year ended January 31, 2010, the carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, receivables, accounts payable and short-term debt are approximates of fair value because of the short-term maturities of their financial statements. Home depot considers highly liquid investments that were purchased with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Therefore, cash equivalents are carried at fair market value and consist primarily of high-grade commercial paper, money market funds and U.S. government agency securities. As for accounts receivables, Home depot has an agreement with a third-party company that expires in 2018, who extends credit to customers and manages the companys private label credit card program and owns the related...
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...7/26/2014 Home Depot vs. Lowes As a recent home buyer, I know first-hand the importance and value of having a local home improvement store. Within the first 6 months as a property owner, I have spent numerous hours, visits and money buying the essentials to complete my home. I never thought of myself as a loyal customer to Home Depot (HD) vs. Lowes (LOW) but after researching the two competitors, I have found myself take pride and loyalty with Home Depot. In this report, I will provide you with a full analysis comparing and contrasting Home Depot and Lowes. My conclusions will yield that clearly there is a difference between both company’s values and strategies, but importantly, Home Depot is a stronger investment for the short-term and long-term. My recommendations will support holding stock with Home Depot or invest soon. Quantity: The Value of Market Share In America, “size of the US home improvement retail industry is approximately $129.2B by revenues, with Home Depot leading the market with a 58.9% share; together Home Depot and Lowe’s account for 97% of the market share by revenues,” stated by William Bias. The fact remains that brand recognition drives price. There is clearly brand recognition and more importantly, brand loyalty with Home Depot compared to Lowes. And where does the brand loyal derive from…Proximity. The humanity that dwells within us tends to migrate to common and frequent people and venues. We are creatures of habits and Home Depot has strategically...
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...A Strategic Analysis of Home Depot GM599 A Strategic Analysis of Home Depot Introduction The Home Depot (NYSE: HD) is a home improvement, construction products and services retailer operating over 2,000 big-box stores in the United States and abroad. The Home Depot was founded in 1978 by Bernie Marcus and Arthur Blank with the vision of one-stop shopping for do-it-yourself (DIY) customers, installation services for do-it-for-me (DIFM) customers and competitive products for the professional market. Their DIFM installation programs include products such as carpeting, flooring, cabinets, countertops, and water heaters. In addition, the company provides installation of various professional products like generators and HVAC systems. The Home Depot developed strategic product alliances directly with industry-leading manufacturers to deliver the most exclusive assortments to customers. Through a combination of national brands and proprietary products The Home Depot exclusively carries several major brands, including: BEHR Paint, G.E., Martha Stewart Living and Thomasville, which sets the standard for the do-it-yourselfer and the professional contractor. The Home Depot revolutionized the home improvement industry by bringing the know-how and the tools to the consumer and by saving them money. According to the founders, the customer has a bill of rights at The Home Depot, and this entitles the customer to the right assortment, quantities and price, along with trained associates...
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...The Home Depot Financial Management Project Company Financial Analysis For: Professor Ana Machuca Submitted by Team A: Betcher, Rhonda Cammack, Cheryl Desai, Shekhar Barnes, John Babatunde, Lasisi Adamson, Christopher Submission Date: February 26, 2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: ...................................................................................... 3. COMPANY INTRODUCTION: ............................................................................... 5. FINANCIAL ANALYSIS: ......................................................................................... 8. WEIGHTED AVERAGE COST OF CAPTIAL (WACC): ........................................ 11. FUTURE CASH FLOWS: ...................................................................................... 16. HISTORICAL STOCK PRICE: .............................................................................. 22. SECURITY ANALYST’S REPORTS: .................................................................... 25. DIVIDEND and CAPITAL STRUCTURE: .............................................................. 26. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE: ............................................................................ 28. MERGER and INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY: .................................................... 29. REFERENCES: .....................................................................................................
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...The Home Depot - Business Analysis Part I The Home Depot (HD) was founded in 1978 on the vision of one-stop shopping for the do-it-yourselfer (DIY). It has become the largest company in the home improvement retail industry with $70 billion in sales in 2011 (Home Depot Annual Report 2011, 2012). Throughout its history, HD has focused on providing the best customer service in the industry, which is the basis of their success. Home Depot draws investor dollars by capitalizing on strengths, minimizing weaknesses, taking advantage of opportunities, and reducing threats. SWOT Analysis Strengths The table below identifies the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) that need to be analyzed when making investment decisions. HD’s greatest strength is customer service. In the annual report to shareholders, customer service is identified as the foundation of the business (Home Depot Annual Report 2011, 2012). HD not only offers products the DIY needs but also clinics to teach customers how to complete their projects. HD has transformed the industry by providing the DIY market the know-how and tools while also saving them money. HD has also developed supplier partnerships and supply chain management processes that have delivered significant benefits in terms of product availability and cost reduction. HD is committed to leverage e-commerce business (Home Depot Annual Report 2011, 2012) such as UPC scan and mobile applications. Weaknesses HD operates in atmosphere...
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...Financial Statements Part 1 Accounting 497 Financial Statements Part 1 Financial statements provide investors, creditors, and employees with important information related to a company’s overall performance. Public traded companies are required by the Securities and Exchange Commission to release financial statements on quarterly and annual basis. The three main statements included in the annual report include the consolidated statement of earnings, balance sheet, and statement of cash flows. This paper will analyze Home Depot, Inc. 2008 annual report. The Home Depot, Inc. The Home Depot is a public “do-it yourself” home improvement and construction retailer. The Home Depot was founded in 1978 by Bernie Marcus and Arthur Blank (depot, 2015). The company’s website states that “today The Home Depot is the world’s largest home improvement specialty retailer, with more than 2,200 retail store in the United States (including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands), Canada, and Mexico” (depot, 2015). The Consolidated Statements of Earnings The consolidated statement of earnings or commonly known as the income statement is a financial statement that measures a company’s financial position over a specific accounting period. The statement includes: revenues, expenses, gains and losses. The fundamental equation used to generate the income statement is Revenues-Expenses=Profit or Loss. A consolidated statement of earnings combines all major expense accounts into broad categories...
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...So, as anyone can see, Home Depot's weaknesses have ideal and satisfying solutions that can embed the structure of Home Depot. Home Depot can truly make a difference in society and impact the business world. Home Depot has opportunities to make wise and smart decisions, and to persuade people to come to their side of thinking. If Home Depot can overcome their weaknesses, they will ultimately reap the rewards. Recommendation for the threat In the past, we have discussed that online database breach in the payment section of Home Depot can steer away from the customers. Home Depot wants to provide an immediate access to products to its customers. As a form of convenience, they have a website, where customers can make purchases and can either...
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...CONFORMING LETTER Home Depot Inc. Dear Home Depot Inc. Management, As a partner of KNAM LLC, it is my pleasure to present you with the results of our initial review. Included with these results is our assessment of Home Depot Inc.’s performance is our proposition of areas we’d like to review further to determine improvements, efficiency, functionality, and health of your organization. Background Your organization’s core service is in the DIY home improvement market. You sell goods that consumers need for home improvement as well as advice on said projects, contracting services, lawn and garden, and appliances and tools. Your organization was founded in 1978 with the purpose of providing DIY one-stop shopping. Since inception, Home Depot Inc. has grown to become a multinational company with foundations strongly in the United States with roots in the Canadian, Mexican, and Chinese markets. Shortly after inception, Home Depot Inc. enlisted on NASDAQ and the NYSE. Your company has seen considerable growth in its main business as well as developments in subsidiary businesses and services. Home Depot Inc. has become one of the fastest growing retailers in America and as such, you would like to review the operations of your organization to determine areas of further growth and areas that may need to be leaner. Objectives of the Operational Review As a result of our initial review and interviews with your executive management...
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...Group report The Home Depot, Inc. and Canadian Tire Corporation Financial Statement Analysis Part A Description of Retail Industry: Retail is the process of selling consumer goods and/or services to customers through multiple channels of distribution to earn a profit. Demand is created through diverse target markets and promotional tactics, satisfying consumers' wants and needs through a lean supply chain. In the 2000s, an increasing amount of retailing is done online using electronic payment and delivery via a courier or postal mail. Retailing includes subordinated services, such as delivery. The term "retailer" is also applied where a service provider services the small orders of a large number of individuals, rather than large orders of a small number of wholesale, corporate or government clientele. Shops may be on residential streets, streets with few or no houses, or in a shopping mall. Shopping streets may be for pedestrians only. Sometimes a shopping street has a partial or full roof to create a more comfortable shopping environment protecting customers from various types of weather conditions such as extreme temperatures, winds or precipitation. Online retailing, a type of electronic commerce used for business-to-consumer (B2C) transactions and mail order, are forms of non-shop retailing. Retail Industry competitive environment: Retail industry is a highly competitive industry. Recently, as technologies advances dramatically, traditional retailers have been transforming...
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...environmental scanning with an internal analysis of the organization strengths, weakness, mission, and vision can assist management to formulate a strategic plan to gain control that may have potentially significant affect. Successful organizations like The Home Depot and Wal-Mart are dependent upon the ability of leaders and employees to adapt to the rapidly transforming external environment (Wheeler & Hunter, 2010). The Home Depot is the world's largest home improvement specialty retailer with more than 2,200 stores in the United States, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, Canada, Mexico, and China (Annual Report, 2011, p. 7). The retailer sells approximately 40,000 products to consumers and its 321,000 associates are the key to the organization success who deeply believe in the values the organization. Instead of a mission statement, Home Depot has eight corporate values designed to guide the actions of all its employees. According to Home Depot, the corporate values are: “Taking care of our people, giving back to our communities, doing the right thing, excellent customer service, creating shareholders value, building strong relationships, entrepreneurial spirit, and respect for all people.” Home Depot long-term objectives are to maintain constant growth expansion, increase store modernization, increase investment in technology, and sustain control through the organization’s vertical growth strategy (Home Depot, 2011). The organization...
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...Accounting/Financial Analysis Of Lowe's Inc. Lowe’s is the world’s second largest home improvement retailer and operated 952 stores in forty five states at their fiscal year ending January 30, 2004. The company is currently in the midst of the most aggressive expansion in its history with 130 new stores opened in 2003 and another 140 slated for this year. Lowe’s saw 2003 sales reach approximately $30.8 billion, due largely to their focus on the retail customers and home-improvement projects. Fifty eight years ago Lowe’s began as North Wilkesboro Hardware Company, a neighborhood hardware store fittingly named after the small town it was located in. Owned by partners H. Carl Buchan and James Lowe, this concept was more than a living, it was a vision of creating a chain of hardware stores. The concept was easy and straight forward. Lowe’s concentrated on selling only hardware, appliances and hard-to-find building materials while eliminating wholesalers and dealing directly with manufacturers to establish a reputation of offering the lowest prices. The company went public in 1961 and began trading on the New York Stock Exchange in 1979 (NYSE:LOW). In 1982, Lowe’s had its first billion-dollar sales year, earning a record profit of $25 million, establishing them as an industry force. Lowe’s has posted extremely strong numbers in the past few years and the company has grown rapidly, swelling it’s store base from 500 to over 950. Sales have increased an average of 20% per year...
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