Overview Office Depot‚ Inc. (“Office Depot”)‚ a supplier of a broad assortment of office products and business services throughout the United States and worldwide‚ announced on February 20‚ 2013 a merger agreement with OfficeMax‚ Inc.‚ which will better equip them to compete in the rapidly-changing industry. In fiscal year 2012 alone‚ Office Depot generated $10.7 billion of revenues from its products and services‚ yet industry reviews of this company seem unfavorable. In this FSA Case Analysis
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rating Memorandum: Credit Rating assignment: Home Depot‚ Inc. After analysing the financial statements of Home Depot‚ we have allocated a “C” rating of credit risk. The proposal is to start with the “C” rating and then to either upgrade to a “B” rating or to be down graded to a “D” rating. The reason for such a decision is discussed below. Home Depot has a current ratio of 1.19 to 1 which means that it’s current assets covers it’s current liabilities by 1.19 times. This is the lowest that it
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1. Company Introduction Established in 1978 by Bernie Marcus and Arthur Blank‚ the Home Depot Corporation opened its first store in Atlanta‚ becoming the world’s largest home improvement retailer. They are now the second largest retailer in the United States‚ offering 40‚000 to 50‚000 different types of home improvement supplies‚ building materials‚ and lawn and garden products. They carry a wide assortment of low-cost products‚ and offer expert advice and exceptional customer service. As an
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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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INTRODUCTION AND HISTORY 2. COMPANY MISSION / VISION 3. LEADERSHIP 4. THE HOME DEPOT COMPANIES 4.1 EXPO Design Center 4.2 The Home Depot 4.3 The Home Depot Floor Store 4.4 The Home Depot Landscape Supply 4.5 The Home Depot Supply 5. STORES 6. SERVICES 7. SUPPLIERS 8. CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY 8.1 The Home Depot Foundation 9. MARKETING STRATEGY 9.1 Neighbor of Choice? 9.2 Employer of Choice? 9.3 Retailer of Choice? 9.4 Investment of Choice? 10. THE HOME DEPOT VALUES 11. COMPETITION
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supply business and home service business 4. Cutting labor costs by doubling the number of part-time workers Weakness: 1. The large number of part-time workers can decrease the quality of products. Workers won’t work so hard. 2. Selling wholesale distribution channels makes it loss the wholesale customers. 3. The customer satisfaction decreased‚ because the store is not that modern 4. The huge debt ratio from 10% to 47% Opportunity: 1. Acquiring the Chinese home-improvement retailer
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1. On the basis of Home Depot’s response to environmentalist issues‚ describe the attributes (power‚ legitimacy‚ urgency) of this stakeholder. Using the Reactive Defensive-Accommodative-Proactive Scale in Chapter 2‚ assess the company’s strategy and performance with environmental and employee stakeholders. In 1990 Home Depot began to work off a basis of environmental principles. People in the community pushed for the company to become more eco-friendly. These principles help to guide a number of
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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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9/15/12 Home Depot Learns Chinese Prefer ’Do‑It‑for‑Me’ ‑ WSJ.com Dow Jones Reprints: This copy is for your personal‚ noncommercial use only. To order presentationready copies for distribution to your colleagues‚ clients or customers‚ use the Order Reprints tool at the bottom of any article or visit www.djreprints.com See a sample reprint in PDF format. Order a reprint of this article now BUSINESS Updated September 14‚ 2012‚ 5:52 p.m. ET Home Depot Learns Chinese Prefer ’DoItforMe’
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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
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