Tapping into consumer needs, wants, and purchasing tendencies could present a challenge due to the country's size and diverse population in terms of taste, preferences, and purchasing power. The need for more interior home products is going to be critical to the company's growth Driving up square footage growth globally. According to DataMonitor (2006) Home Depot's weaknesses include a declining sales per square foot, which is forcing the company to

Finance for the Nonfinancial ManagerIntroductionHome Depot and Lowes are two of the largest home improvement store chains in the United States. Both companies were founded in the 1970s, and they have since grown to become leading retailers in the home improvement industry. The industry itself is sizable, with an estimated worth of over 600 billion dollars in the United States alone. Home Depot and Lowes hold a significant share of

Home Depot is a retailer of home improvement supplies, and Lowe's is its biggest rival. Both are very large companies, and they have a lot of similarities. Both companies competes only in this one industry, focused on big box retailing of home improvements and home finishings. These are considered to be category killers, in that once they enter a market few other firms can exist in that market selling the

HD LOW Home Depot, Lowe's and Wolseley are all companies in the hardware store business. Home Depot and Lowe's are primarily American while Wolseley has operations in a number of different companies but has its home market in the United Kingdom. All of these companies are highly susceptible to the economic conditions surrounding the housing market and the general health of the economy overall. This paper will focus on how these

Financial Research Report: Home Depot For stakeholders and investors, financial analysis is of great importance as it enables them to evaluate and assess a company's performance and financial health from different perspectives. One of the important aspects is financial ratios deemed important in the financial analysis of a company. Financial ratio analysis encompasses different aspects of business performance for instance profitability, efficiency, leverage, liquidity and so on. This financial research report

25 per share on the initial offering date in 1961 and held as a long-term investment. The original 100 shares has grown to 48,000 shares through stock splits and stock dividends. And this does not include the reinvestment of cash dividends. Action Shares Shares After Split Closing Price Before Split Oct 1961 Bought 100 Shares April 1966 100% stock dividend (2 for 1) Nov 1969 Stock Split (2 for 1) Nov 1971 50% Dividend (3 for 2) July 1972 33 1/3% Dividend (4 for 3) June 1976 50% Dividend (3 for 2) Nov 1981 Stock Spilt (3 for 2) April 1983 Stock Split (5 for 3) June 1992 100% Dividend (2