Final project paper
03-14/14
The Home depot financial report
Table of contents
Company introduction..............2
Executive summary...................2
Company financial position.......3
Questions from assignments.......3-4
Graph with weekly analysis..........6
Weekly analysis of the change in the price of your stock...7
A weekly analysis of the change in the S&P 500....7
Major competitors....7
Company introduction
The Home Depot (HD) is the largest U.S home improvement retailer as well as the largest growing retailer in U.S history. The company was founded in 1978 by four men, with a vision for for business with one stop to shop. The company headquarter is in Atlanta, Georgia and has stores in all fifty states.
The Home Depot was founded in 1978 by Bernard Marcus, Arthur Blank, Ron Brill, and Pat Farrah.The Home Depot's proposition was to build home-improvement superstores, larger than any of their competitors' facilities. Investment banker helped Marcus and Blank to secure the necessary capital. Current members of the board of directors of the Home Depot are: F. Duane Ackerman, David H. Batchelder, Frank Blake, Ari Bousbib, Gregory D. Brenneman, Albert P. Carey, Armando Codina, Bonnie G. Hill, and Karen Katen.[14] The Home Depot's board consists of 9 members, with 8 of them being independent directors.
Executive summary:
Home depot offers many different products for the home improvements enthusiast or the do-it yourself.
Some of the products the company offer are: hardware, plumping, electrical, building ,materials, lumber, paint and