Part 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
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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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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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Strengths • Home Depot is the world’s largest home retailer. The fourth largest retailer in the U.S. and the fifth largest retailer in the world. • Home Depot ranks #37 on Forbe’s “ World’s Most Valuable Brands” list. • Offering the largest selection of home products‚ Home Depot can cater to three distinct target audiences‚ do-it-yourselfers‚ do-it-for-me consumers and professional customers. • The company has alliances with many exclusive brands giving them a competitive advantage. • Home Depot is ahead
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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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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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classmates‚ the mass media‚ and the President. Unfortunately‚ all that is discussed are the negative notes of how much money one lost in the stock market‚ how homes no longer have the equity it once had‚ and how some lost a home because of having the current status of consulting and being in between jobs. Because Home Depot is the leading supplier of home improvement building materials and related tools and supplies‚ the economy has greatly affected the company’s revenue and generating lower profits. However
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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
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of 2007 has not looked to well for Home Depot. The company has seen a 3% decline in revenues and that resulted in a 21% decrease in earning as compared to the last half of 2006. The prudence concept is the accounting concept that best describes the situation that Home Depot is currently facing. The prudence concept is an approach that does not report revenues until they have been realized or very certain to be realized (Edmonds‚ Tsay‚ & Olds‚ 2011). Home depot 3% decline in revenues in the first
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RUNNING HEADER: ETHICAL DILEMMA Home Depot Ethical Dilemma Problem Statement In 2008‚ the CEO‚ Frank Blake was implicated for failing to report employee abuse. The allegation indicated tends from forgery‚ falsifying documents‚ harassment‚ and retaliations. Blake was aware of‚ and in numerous instances‚ participated in the alleged abuse‚ cover-ups and retaliatory actions‚ which involve the stockholders to demand the termination of Blake. His violation of ethics breaches were numerous‚ deliberate
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