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Abdulaziz Mohammad Ghani
Business Strategy Report: Home Depot
March,6 2014
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TableofContents
Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 3
Current Performance ...................................................................................................................... 3
Strategic Posture............................................................................................................................. 3
Mission Statement ...................................................................................................................... 3
Vision Statement ......................................................................................................................... 3
Objective ..................................................................................................................................... 4
Current Strategy.............................................................................................................................. 4
Corporate Governance.................................................................................................................... 5
External Environment: PESTLE ........................................................................................................ 6
Porters’ five forces.......................................................................................................................... 8
Customers ....................................................................................................................................... 9
Competitors .................................................................................................................................... 9
Internal Environment.................................................................................................................... 10
Corporate Structure .................................................................................................................. 10
Corporate resources ..................................................................................................................... 11
Marketing .................................................................................................................................. 11
Financial..................................................................................................................................... 12
Research & Development ......................................................................................................... 12
Operation & Logistics................................................................................................................ 13
Human Resources...................................................................................................................... 13
Information technology ............................................................................................................ 13
Alternatives and Strategic recommendations .............................................................................. 13
Alternatives ............................................................................................................................... 13
Recommended Strategy................................................................................................................ 17
Implementation. ........................................................................................................................... 17
Contingency plan .......................................................................................................................... 18
Reference...................................................................................................................................... 19
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Introduction
Arthur Blank and Bernie Marcus founded Home Depot in Atlanta, Georgia, US in 1978. Since its
initial opening, Home Depot has managed to grow into the country’s largest retailer in home
improvements. As of 2012, there were a total of 2,256 stores located throughout the US, Canada,
Mexico, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, China and Guam. Each store is approximately 104,000
square feet with an additional 24000 square feet of the outside garden area. With over 600,000
SKU’s each store provides a one stop shop for all building materials, home improvement and
garden products. Since its founding years Home Depot has been able to innovate products to
make life of home owners become tranquil with working around the house. (Home Depot, 2013)
Current Performance
Since its opening, Home Depot has expanded into 7 countries, mainly in the Americas. The
company currently has 1,976 locations in the US, 180 in Canada and 100 in Mexico, during 2012
Home Depot closed 7 of its stores in China this leaving them with 1 paint specialty store in the
region. The company reported employing approximately 340,000 employees in its stores,
warehouses and the head office. Total sales recorded by all Home Depot stores increase from
$70.4 billion in FY 2011 to $ $74.8 billion in FY 2012, indicating the beginning of a healing
progression in the US housing market. (Home Depot, 2013)
Strategic Posture
Mission Statement
Home Depot’s mission is to excel customer satisfaction through consistent high quality products,
customer service and competitive pricing. The company strives for the customer to get the best
possible service by training skilled employees and nurturing long lasting relationships with
customers. (Blake, 2013)
Vision Statement
Home Depot’s vision is driven by a set of core values supporting it in developing a high standard
of product, the highest level of service, the most competitive prices and the broadest selection of
products. The eight core values are:
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 Excellent customer service
 Taking care of our people
 Giving back
 Doing the "right" thing
 Creating shareholder value
 Respect for all people
 Entrepreneurial spirit
Objective
Home Depot’s onward objective prospects are based on a number of elements in its
operation. Home Depot anticipates maintaining its position in the industry and expects to
prevail amongst competitors. Its objectives reflect current and future goals Home Depot
aspires to achieve, the following is the list of these objectives:
 To offer excellent customer service
 Delivering innovation, assortment and value in its product offering.
 Disciplined Capital Allocation, efficiency and productivity.
Current Strategy
Home Depot’s current strategy allowed it to become one of the major players in the retailing of
home improvement products. Since the company’s founding it has had to shift between different
strategies to help achieve what it is recognized for today. Home Depot’s strategic factors
augmenting it in the industry are the following:
Customer service- Home Depot endeavors in creating an emotional connection with its
customers, recently the company has opened new customer call centers to support it in
achieving greater customer service, the previous year it implemented a new scheduling
system for store associates and a centralized process for returning products to vendor to
increase customer satisfaction. Home Depot estimates that currently 57% of its store labor
hours are committed to customer-facing activity and the company anticipates increasing it
60% in fiscal 2013(Blake, 2013) .
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Product Authority- Home Depot continuously aims at providing product value, innovation
and assortment. During 2012 it broadened the number of brands it offers in its appliance
showroom by including Whirlpool, Frigidaire and Electrolux, additionally it also introduced
innovative new products to its D-I-Y and professional customers most of its departments
(Blake,2013).
Productivity and Efficiency- Home Depot strives to continuously optimize the efficiency and
productivity of its operation, the company achieves this by building best-in-class supply chain
network and through advanced information technology systems. This allows the company to
lower its operating cost and increase shareholder wealth (Blake, 2013).
Interconnected Retail- Home Depot aims to sell through different channels to meet the needs of
customers wanting to purchase through online, phone or store. The company recently upgraded
its online shopping website with a new interface to make the shopping experience seamless, it
also implemented programs to offer customers numerous ways of receiving their purchase such
as buy online, ship to store and buy online, return in store (Blake, 2013).
Corporate Governance
FRANCIS S. BLAKE, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
MATTHEW A. CAREY, Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer
TIMOTHY M. CROW, Executive Vice President – Human Resources
MARVIN R. ELLISON, Executive Vice President – U.S. Stores
CRAIG A. MENEAR, Executive Vice President – Merchandising
CAROL B. TOMÉ, Chief Financial Officer
TERESA WYNN ROSEBOROUGH, Executive Vice President, General Counsel
Board of director
F. Duane Ackerman
Former President and
Chief Executive Officer,
BellSouth Corporation
Francis S. Blake
Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer, The Home Depot, Inc.
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Ari Bousbib
Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer, IMS Health Inc
Gregory D. Brenneman
Chairman, CCMP Capital
Advisors, LLC
J. Frank Brown
Managing Director and
Chief Operating Officer,
General Atlantic LLC
Albert P. Carey
Chief Executive Officer,
PepsiCo Americas Beverages
Armando Codina
Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer, Codina Partners, LLC
Bonnie G. Hill, Ed.D
President, B. Hill Enterprises,
LLC
Karen L. Katen
Senior Advisor, Essex
Woodlands Health Ventures
Mark Vadon
Chairman, Blue Nile, Inc.
and zulily, Inc.
Source http://ir.homedepot.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=63646&p=irol-govhighlights
External Environment:PESTLE
Political factors
Home Depot gets its products from third party suppliers, most of these products are
manufactured in third-world countries with unstable political environment. Home Depot is
exposed to trade embargos and increase in tariff rates. Home Depot operates in countries with
different tax regulations, exposing it to double taxation if the countries do not have respective
treaties in place to avoid double taxation. Yet the governments of these countries may have
incentive programs applicable for Home Depot as an employer of local labor (Home Depot,
2013).
Economic factors
Home Depot operates in different economies, some of which are declining, increasing or are in a
stagnation stage, but no one can foresee the future of a market. Home Depot purchases and sells
its merchandise in different currencies affecting the cost of importing and sales, which may serve
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as an advantage and disadvantage for Home Depot. The company is also exposed to inflation that
can have an adverse effect if operating cost increases while the selling price remains the same.
Social factors
Home Depot promotes an environmentally friendly atmosphere with protecting its employees’
health and safety requirements. It has also created a supplier social responsibility program
intended to ensure that suppliers observe a high standard of social responsibility (Home Depot,
2013).
Technological factors
Home Depot is operating in an era where 2.4 billion people surf the Internet causing the spread
of globalization. This allows Home Depot to have access to different manufacturers to support it
in locating suppliers. The Internet also allows customers to shop more confidently as they can
compare competing products of different producers. Retailers can take advantage of selling
through e-commerce due to low operating cost. Statistics have shown the amount spent on online
shopping was $763 billion dollars in 2011. The Internet has enabled advertising to be done
through social media, via mobile means and search engine marketing, making it one of the
cheapest and efficient ways to market a product (Brain,2012).
Legal factors
Home Depot gets involved in legal matters with its customers, employees, competitors and
suppliers due to disagreements and damages caused while doing business, but the resolution of
such matters does not have any adverse effect on the operation of the company.
Environmental factors
Home Depot is dedicated to conducting business in an environmentally responsible manner. This
commitment is implemented in all areas of Home Depot’s operation, including its energy
consumption, supply chain network, store maintenance and construction, furthermore it offers
many products that participate in the "Energy Saving Program,"
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Porters’five forces
Threat of new entrants – Low
The threat of new entrants is low. Home depot currently dominates the markets, it is competing
in, for an entrant to enter the market; it will need to have the same influence over its suppliers
and distributors as Home Depot. Furthermore the company has the ability to offer competitive
prices on products and have exclusive rights to brands which is impossible for a new entrant to
offer to its customer (Blake, 2013).
Bargaining power of buyers – Low
The Bargaining power of buyers is low due to Home Depots’ efficient supply chain network, The
company offers everything a customer would need from a home improvement retailer, this puts
the buyer in a weak position to demand more products and lower price. Customers will always
have the option of choosing amongst other home improvement retailers, however Home Depot
has retained a large share of the market due to its convenient store locations, product assortment
and competitive prices (Blake, 2013).
Bargaining power of suppliers – Low
The bargaining power of suppliers is low due to Home Depot not having a long term contract
with its suppliers, Home Depot has eliminated third party distributors due to establishing their
own distributing centers to have more control over its merchandise inventory. Furthermore
Home Depots’ purchases would outweigh purchases made by other retailers due to its large
purchase orders. As well a supplier's product gets greater exposure through Home Depot stores
versus smaller home improvement retailers this is due to their large retail presence in the market
(Blake, 2013).
Threat of substitute products – Low
The threat of substitute products is relatively low as the variety offered by Home Depot is vast.
The trend within the retail industry is not to specialize in one good or service, but instead offer
an array of products and services and Home Depot is currently in that direction (Blake, 2013).
Rivalry among existing competitors – Medium
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The rivalry among competitors in the retail industry is medium. Home Depots main competitors
are Lowe’s, Home Hardware, Ace Hardware and local improvement retailers. Some of these
competitors have access to a great amount of resources and can expand into markets Home
Depot is situated in. However Home Depot has the resources to allow it to compete on price,
service and product variety (Blake, 2013).
Customers
Home Depot’s customers are mainly home owners, general contractors, tradesmen, repairmen
and small business owners. However Home Depot has categorized its customers into 3 groups,
Do-It-Yourself, Do-It-For-Me and Professional customers (Home Depot, 2013).
 The Do-It-Yourself customers are the typical home owners who purchase the required
products to complete their project and repairs by themselves.
 The Do-If-For-Me customers are the typical home owners who purchase their products
and hire a third party to complete their repair and projects. To these customers Home
Depot is able to offer its installation program, the company offers installation programs
on carpeting, countertops, water heaters, roofing and many others.
 The professional customers are mainly general contractors, repairmen and small business
owners. Home Depot offers numerous services to these customers to make their shopping
experience content, such as dedicated staff, designated parking and bulk pricing.
Competitors
Home Depot operates in markets which are highly competitive. Competition is mainly on
customer service, store location, price and quality. The markets Home Depot serves in, there are
major home improvement stores that have large market share. The company's top competitors
are lowest, Ace Hardware, Amazon, Rona and local home improvement retailers. Although
Home Depot is competing amongst many retailers, its market share and resources are greater
than its competitors.
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Direct Competitor Comparison
HD LOW PVT1 PVT2 Industry
Market Cap: 113.37B 51.53B N/A N/A 52.34B
Employees: N/A N/A 40,5001 N/A N/A
Qtrly Rev Growth (yoy): -0.03 0.06 N/A N/A 0.03
Revenue (ttm): 78.81B 53.42B 7.60B1 N/A 53.42B
Gross Margin (ttm): 0.35 0.35 N/A N/A 0.35
EBITDA (ttm): 10.92B 5.71B N/A N/A 5.71B
Operating Margin (ttm): 0.12 0.08 N/A N/A 0.05
Net Income (ttm): 5.38B 2.29B N/A N/A N/A
EPS (ttm): 3.76 2.14 N/A N/A 2.14
P/E (ttm): 21.82 23.38 N/A N/A 23.75
PEG (5 yr expected): 1.08 1.16 N/A N/A 1.16
P/S (ttm): 1.44 0.98 N/A N/A 0.98
HD= Home Depot
LOW = Lowe's Companies, Inc.
Pvt1 = Menard, Inc. (privately held)
Pvt2 = True Value Company (privately held)
Industry = Home Improvement Stores
Source http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/q/co?s=HD
Internal Environment
Corporate Structure
Home Depot is structured in a way that information travels from top to bottom. The CEO passes
information to company executives in which at this point, information flow to the different
organizations. These organizations have their own management team headed by middle
management that connects top level management to regional managers. There are many regions,
each of which consists of districts. These districts, each has its own district manager that reports
to the regional manager. There are over 5 stores headed by General Manager in each district.
Each store’s department is overseen by a supervisor who answers to the General Manager. Home
Depot has a good structure that allows communication from top to bottom through company
designed communication channels, such as Employee News Feed and email system. The
company develops a list of objectives, goals and duties, which employees must accomplish. The
table below show the organizational chart of Home Depot.
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Source http://www.theofficialboard.com/org-chart/home-depot
Corporate resources
Marketing
Home Depot needs to market and advertise due to the competitiveness in the industry. The
company reported spending a total of $831 million dollars on advertising and promotions. The
current marketing objectives are in line with the company’s mission, strategy and policy.The
company’s channel of advertising is through TV, flyers, radio, internet and other media (Blake,
2013).
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Financial
In 2012, Home Depot had a consolidated net profit of $7.8 billion, which represented about
$3.00 earnings per share. Its total assets were valued at over $41 billion dollars of which almost
half were considered current assets. Cash and cash equivalents increased by approximately $500
million between 2011 and 2012 to an amount of $2.5 billion. Current liabilities increased by a
little over $500 million during the same period to an amount of $5.3 billion. Overall, Home
Depot has substantial financial resources and was in a better financial position than the previous
year (Blake, 2013).
Efficiency Ratios 2009-06 2010-06 2011-06 2012-06 2013-06 TTM
Days Sales Outstanding 1.25 0.99 1.07 1..11 2.02 3.69
Days Inventory 99.81 112.14 142.000 137.44 113.68 156.20
Payables Period — — — 3.78 7.92 10.99
Cash Conversion Cycle — — — 134.77 107.78 148.90
Receivables Turnover 293.14 367.38 339.70 328.65 180.86 98.82
Inventory Turnover 3.66 3.25 2.57 2.66 3.21 2.34
Fixed Assets Turnover 7.98 9.20 10.04 9.86 9.98 8.79
Asset Turnover 2.28 2.29 2.09 1.91 2.10 1.85
Profitability 2009-06 2010-06 2011-06 2012-06 2013-06 TTM
Tax Rate % — 34.06 29.57 27.57 28.77 —
Net Margin % -1.42 4.40 4.85 2.70 0.91 -0.15
Asset Turnover (Average) 2.28 2.29 2.09 1.91 2.10 1.85
Return on Assets % -3.25 10.08 10.14 5.16 1.91 -0.28
Financial Leverage (Average) 1.22 1.35 1.22 1.20 1.24 1.36
Return on Equity % -3.95 12.95 13.00 6.25 2.32 -0.39
Return on Invested Capital % -3.92 12.95 13.00 6.19 2.26 0.46
Interest Coverage — — — 109.37 39.84 -7.20
Source http://quotes.morningstar.com/stock/hd/s?t=hd
Research & Development
The Home improvement industry experiences continuous innovation. Home Depot must be up-
to-date with new products to allow it in adapting to the change in equipment and consumer
preferences. Home Depot seeks to collaborate with new and existing manufacturers to sell their
products to enable it to be a one-stop-shop for home improvement products. The stores are
continuously changing their design to allow customers to interact more with products and to
allow the stocking of products efficiently. Research is done in customer service as well to make
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sure their experience is at the best possible level. Home Depot also continuously researches
competitor’s pricing, to enable them in pricing competitively (Home Depot, 2013).
Operation & Logistics
The company manages a distribution network for its stores in the US, Canada and Mexico. Home
Depot currently operates 18 remote distribution centers in the US, and 33 bulk distribution
centers within the US, Canada and Mexico. Home Depot continuously innovates the distribution
centers, build new logistic competences and improve its inventory management systems. Home
Depot over the past years has centralized its inventory planning and implemented new
forecasting technology, currently 91% of its US store products are ordered through a central
replenishment and it hopes to increase the number in the coming years (Blake, 2013).
Human Resources
Home Depot reported having 340,000 associates as of the last reporting fiscal. The employees
are expected to share the same vision as Home Depot. Employees are provided with many in-
house workshops such as customers first training program and company sponsored programs to
give associates a better understanding of their product. Home Depot believers their employees
are satisfied with the compensation they receive for their employment and has offered them
many means to keep their relationship excellent with the employees. One is to offer them an
option to purchase a limited amount of stocks in the company at a discount rate from fair market
value and medical insurance (Home Depot, 2013).
Information technology
Home Depot is highly dependent on its information system to operate its business. The system it
employs assists them to process transactions, inventory management, sales, purchases and
overall support a cost efficient operation. Home Depot is promoting the sale of products through
its website, an advantage of selling through its website is that it allows customers to purchase at
any time, wide exposure, low overhead and helps in entering new markets. Alternatives and
Strategic recommendations
Alternatives
Alternative 1
Make space available for more than one chain of popular fast food restaurant in all stores.
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Building lease will be partially offset plus Home Depot will be receiving a small percentage of
the fast food chain’s revenue. The restaurant must operate during regular business hours of
Home Depot. Currently Home Depot stores only have a Subway, Harvey’s or a Tim Hortons.
Pros
 This will help to partially offset building lease costs.
 The restaurant will attract more customers to walk into the store and will keep them in the
store longer.
 A low-cost strategy to implement, it will be at the cost of the fast-food to set the restaurant
and the operation.
Cons
 All stores will have to change the layout to fit the restaurant.
 The restaurants, food quality and service is controlled by a third party, and any bad publicity
can have a negative impact on Home Depot.
 This move may lose more business to Home Depot due to store layout change, than bring
new business in. Unfortunately, this may be known once the restaurant is established.
Alternative 2
Home Depot increases its product offering in private labels, particularly in kitchen and
household appliances.
Pros
 Higher profit margins when compared to branded products.
 Reduced dependence on branded products.
 Exclusivity of the product, competitors will not have the same product.
 Control over price, and marketing plans.
Cons
 The setup of the private label has to go through intensive research, logo, brand name, and
design.
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 Home Depot must audit the quality of the manufacturers that will be used to manufacture for
their private label.
 The quality of the product will impact Home Depot and not the manufacturer that produces
it.
 Home Depot is trusting a third party to manufacture a product that will be sold under their
name.
 There is no support from manufacturers in marketing and selling the product.
 If the product does not sell, Home Depot will be responsible for liquidating the unsold
merchandise.
 Warranty of the product will be Home Depot’s responsibility.
Alternative 3
To Continue with its current strategy and driving the organization more towards it. ( Status Quo)
Pros
 The current strategy has enabled them to be profitable and increase shareholder wealth.
 The organization will not be experiencing any changes in its operation.
 Home Depot will continue doing what they are good at, and no new risks will be taken.
 The company will not require extra cash to implement this strategy.
 Management will not be required to go through a board approval.
 The company will not need to go through any changes, managing change without planning
every step of it, the strategy could fail at any stage of the implementation, and possibly even
bring the company down.
Cons
 Home Depot can be at a risk of losing market share.
 Not responding to changes to the market and consumer demand can possibly make the
company less profitable.
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 The company might not remain as up-to-date with technology and other effective operation
methods.
 Not implementing a new strategy can make Home Depot lose an opportunity to better
compete with its rivals and in developing new skills or products that can bring in higher
profits.
 New strategies give investors confidence that the company is experiencing growth and is not
in a stagnation stage.
Alternative 4
Home Depot hiring qualified employees to provide installation services to its Do-It-For-Me
customers instead of contracting it to a third party installer.
Pros
 Higher profit margin due to backward integration.
 Reduce dependence on third-party contractors, and instead take control of the installation.
 Have a competitive advantage over competitors who provide installation of third party to its
customer.
 Have more control over the quality and service of the installation job.
 Home Depot will be providing a service it currently offers, this allows the company to
efficiently forecast and hire the required labor.
 Consistency in the quality of the work due to having a set of requirements when hiring
employees.
Cons
 Investment is required due to appointing a new HR team to hire, and employees will be paid
hourly or salary, rather than piece work.
 Dependence on installation from own employee. In case of employees not being available,
Home Depot will not be able to provide the installation on time.
 Permitting and licensing of employees can change, which may require the employee to
educate itself and go through exams.
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RecommendedStrategy
Home Depot should establish its own team of skilled employees to install material customers
purchase from the company’s store. The company currently outsources its installation services to
a third party company. Home Depot acts as the general contractor in providing the installation
services to its Do-It-For-Me customers, this places the company in a position where it does not
have full control over the quality of work the installers would provide. All though it is through a
third party, Home Depot is still liable for the installation, regulatory requirements and customer
satisfaction. If the installation process is not effective, the company could suffer lost sales,
lawsuits and fines. By implementing this strategy, Home Depot would have maximum control
over the installation process and reduce the risks that come with contracting to a third party.
This strategy would enable Home Depot to increase profit margin in its installation segment due
to not sharing its installation revenue with a third party installer, Home Depot reported a total
amount of $3.2 billion in service revenue for the year 2012, this is an increase of $300 million
dollars when compared to 2011. The Indirect benefits of implementing this strategy is that
material sales can rise if installation charges are reduced to customers that purchase at the store,
this will also allow Home Depot to be more flexible with charges and can easily provide
competitive prices to customers that purchase material with installation packages.
Implementation.
For Home Depot to implement the proposed strategy, they will need to hire the required
employees to carry forward the jobs. Home Depot will first implement this strategy in major
cities. In Canada Home Depot will concentrate in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and Alberta.
Home Depot will hire approximately 50-80 skilled employees in each metropolitan area. The
company must first concentrate on installation services that are most frequently purchased and
are not seasonal e.g. flooring, cabinets and countertops. Employees hired must go through a
month of training, and once the training is over, Home Depot will be able to use its own
employees to offer installation services. Although Home Depot will have employees to offer
installation services, it will keep its relationship with the third party contractors the case of
employees hired not being enough to do all the services Home Depot sells.
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Time Line
Task Estimated time Estimated Cost
Phase 1
Finalize proposedstrategywith
relevantstrategy
1 month $4000
Seekboard of directors
approval
1 week $0
Seeka team to leadthe project 1 month $5000
Finalize the project 1 week $5000
Lease or purchase propertyto
hold employee training
3 months $1,000,000
Purchase equipment 2 weeks $100,000
Recruit certifiedtechnicians 1 month $50,000
Phase 2
Orientation 2 weeks $25,000
Train employees 2 weeks $100,000
Phase 3
Dedicate employeestocertain
stores
1 week $0
Phase 4
Evaluate the employeesand
theircompletedjobs
1 month $10,000
Hire more employeesifneeded 3 month $10,000
Total Cost $1,309,000
Contingency plan
If the proposed strategy is not as successful as anticipated, Home Depot must continue with what
they are currently doing, with its current strategy Home Depot has been experiencing growth and
an increase in its net income compared to the previous year. In 2012 the company’s comparable
store sales were up by 4.6%, total sales grew by 6.2% and earnings per share were up by 21.5%.
The company achieved 10% operating profit and 15% return on investment capital. This was
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achieved due to Home Depot’s current strategy of further improving customer service, increase
product selection and continuously allocating capital effectively.
Reference
E-Commerce / Online Sales Statistics | Statistic Brain. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.statisticbrain.com/total-online-sales/
Form 10-K. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/354950/000119312511076501/d10k.htm
HD Competitors | Home Depot, Inc. (The) Common S Stock - Yahoo! Canada Finance. (n.d.).
Retrieved from http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/q/co?s=HD
HD Home Depot, Inc. XNYS:HD Stock Quote Price News. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://quotes.morningstar.com/stock/hd/s?t=hd
The Home Depot, Inc. - Corporate Governance Overview. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://ir.homedepot.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=63646&p=irol-govhighlights
Org Chart Home Depot - TheOfficialBoard. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.theofficialboard.com/org-chart/home-depot

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Home depot Strategy Report

  • 1. 1 Abdulaziz Mohammad Ghani Business Strategy Report: Home Depot March,6 2014
  • 2. 2 TableofContents Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 3 Current Performance ...................................................................................................................... 3 Strategic Posture............................................................................................................................. 3 Mission Statement ...................................................................................................................... 3 Vision Statement ......................................................................................................................... 3 Objective ..................................................................................................................................... 4 Current Strategy.............................................................................................................................. 4 Corporate Governance.................................................................................................................... 5 External Environment: PESTLE ........................................................................................................ 6 Porters’ five forces.......................................................................................................................... 8 Customers ....................................................................................................................................... 9 Competitors .................................................................................................................................... 9 Internal Environment.................................................................................................................... 10 Corporate Structure .................................................................................................................. 10 Corporate resources ..................................................................................................................... 11 Marketing .................................................................................................................................. 11 Financial..................................................................................................................................... 12 Research & Development ......................................................................................................... 12 Operation & Logistics................................................................................................................ 13 Human Resources...................................................................................................................... 13 Information technology ............................................................................................................ 13 Alternatives and Strategic recommendations .............................................................................. 13 Alternatives ............................................................................................................................... 13 Recommended Strategy................................................................................................................ 17 Implementation. ........................................................................................................................... 17 Contingency plan .......................................................................................................................... 18 Reference...................................................................................................................................... 19
  • 3. 3 Introduction Arthur Blank and Bernie Marcus founded Home Depot in Atlanta, Georgia, US in 1978. Since its initial opening, Home Depot has managed to grow into the country’s largest retailer in home improvements. As of 2012, there were a total of 2,256 stores located throughout the US, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, China and Guam. Each store is approximately 104,000 square feet with an additional 24000 square feet of the outside garden area. With over 600,000 SKU’s each store provides a one stop shop for all building materials, home improvement and garden products. Since its founding years Home Depot has been able to innovate products to make life of home owners become tranquil with working around the house. (Home Depot, 2013) Current Performance Since its opening, Home Depot has expanded into 7 countries, mainly in the Americas. The company currently has 1,976 locations in the US, 180 in Canada and 100 in Mexico, during 2012 Home Depot closed 7 of its stores in China this leaving them with 1 paint specialty store in the region. The company reported employing approximately 340,000 employees in its stores, warehouses and the head office. Total sales recorded by all Home Depot stores increase from $70.4 billion in FY 2011 to $ $74.8 billion in FY 2012, indicating the beginning of a healing progression in the US housing market. (Home Depot, 2013) Strategic Posture Mission Statement Home Depot’s mission is to excel customer satisfaction through consistent high quality products, customer service and competitive pricing. The company strives for the customer to get the best possible service by training skilled employees and nurturing long lasting relationships with customers. (Blake, 2013) Vision Statement Home Depot’s vision is driven by a set of core values supporting it in developing a high standard of product, the highest level of service, the most competitive prices and the broadest selection of products. The eight core values are:
  • 4. 4  Excellent customer service  Taking care of our people  Giving back  Doing the "right" thing  Creating shareholder value  Respect for all people  Entrepreneurial spirit Objective Home Depot’s onward objective prospects are based on a number of elements in its operation. Home Depot anticipates maintaining its position in the industry and expects to prevail amongst competitors. Its objectives reflect current and future goals Home Depot aspires to achieve, the following is the list of these objectives:  To offer excellent customer service  Delivering innovation, assortment and value in its product offering.  Disciplined Capital Allocation, efficiency and productivity. Current Strategy Home Depot’s current strategy allowed it to become one of the major players in the retailing of home improvement products. Since the company’s founding it has had to shift between different strategies to help achieve what it is recognized for today. Home Depot’s strategic factors augmenting it in the industry are the following: Customer service- Home Depot endeavors in creating an emotional connection with its customers, recently the company has opened new customer call centers to support it in achieving greater customer service, the previous year it implemented a new scheduling system for store associates and a centralized process for returning products to vendor to increase customer satisfaction. Home Depot estimates that currently 57% of its store labor hours are committed to customer-facing activity and the company anticipates increasing it 60% in fiscal 2013(Blake, 2013) .
  • 5. 5 Product Authority- Home Depot continuously aims at providing product value, innovation and assortment. During 2012 it broadened the number of brands it offers in its appliance showroom by including Whirlpool, Frigidaire and Electrolux, additionally it also introduced innovative new products to its D-I-Y and professional customers most of its departments (Blake,2013). Productivity and Efficiency- Home Depot strives to continuously optimize the efficiency and productivity of its operation, the company achieves this by building best-in-class supply chain network and through advanced information technology systems. This allows the company to lower its operating cost and increase shareholder wealth (Blake, 2013). Interconnected Retail- Home Depot aims to sell through different channels to meet the needs of customers wanting to purchase through online, phone or store. The company recently upgraded its online shopping website with a new interface to make the shopping experience seamless, it also implemented programs to offer customers numerous ways of receiving their purchase such as buy online, ship to store and buy online, return in store (Blake, 2013). Corporate Governance FRANCIS S. BLAKE, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer MATTHEW A. CAREY, Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer TIMOTHY M. CROW, Executive Vice President – Human Resources MARVIN R. ELLISON, Executive Vice President – U.S. Stores CRAIG A. MENEAR, Executive Vice President – Merchandising CAROL B. TOMÉ, Chief Financial Officer TERESA WYNN ROSEBOROUGH, Executive Vice President, General Counsel Board of director F. Duane Ackerman Former President and Chief Executive Officer, BellSouth Corporation Francis S. Blake Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, The Home Depot, Inc.
  • 6. 6 Ari Bousbib Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, IMS Health Inc Gregory D. Brenneman Chairman, CCMP Capital Advisors, LLC J. Frank Brown Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer, General Atlantic LLC Albert P. Carey Chief Executive Officer, PepsiCo Americas Beverages Armando Codina Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Codina Partners, LLC Bonnie G. Hill, Ed.D President, B. Hill Enterprises, LLC Karen L. Katen Senior Advisor, Essex Woodlands Health Ventures Mark Vadon Chairman, Blue Nile, Inc. and zulily, Inc. Source http://ir.homedepot.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=63646&p=irol-govhighlights External Environment:PESTLE Political factors Home Depot gets its products from third party suppliers, most of these products are manufactured in third-world countries with unstable political environment. Home Depot is exposed to trade embargos and increase in tariff rates. Home Depot operates in countries with different tax regulations, exposing it to double taxation if the countries do not have respective treaties in place to avoid double taxation. Yet the governments of these countries may have incentive programs applicable for Home Depot as an employer of local labor (Home Depot, 2013). Economic factors Home Depot operates in different economies, some of which are declining, increasing or are in a stagnation stage, but no one can foresee the future of a market. Home Depot purchases and sells its merchandise in different currencies affecting the cost of importing and sales, which may serve
  • 7. 7 as an advantage and disadvantage for Home Depot. The company is also exposed to inflation that can have an adverse effect if operating cost increases while the selling price remains the same. Social factors Home Depot promotes an environmentally friendly atmosphere with protecting its employees’ health and safety requirements. It has also created a supplier social responsibility program intended to ensure that suppliers observe a high standard of social responsibility (Home Depot, 2013). Technological factors Home Depot is operating in an era where 2.4 billion people surf the Internet causing the spread of globalization. This allows Home Depot to have access to different manufacturers to support it in locating suppliers. The Internet also allows customers to shop more confidently as they can compare competing products of different producers. Retailers can take advantage of selling through e-commerce due to low operating cost. Statistics have shown the amount spent on online shopping was $763 billion dollars in 2011. The Internet has enabled advertising to be done through social media, via mobile means and search engine marketing, making it one of the cheapest and efficient ways to market a product (Brain,2012). Legal factors Home Depot gets involved in legal matters with its customers, employees, competitors and suppliers due to disagreements and damages caused while doing business, but the resolution of such matters does not have any adverse effect on the operation of the company. Environmental factors Home Depot is dedicated to conducting business in an environmentally responsible manner. This commitment is implemented in all areas of Home Depot’s operation, including its energy consumption, supply chain network, store maintenance and construction, furthermore it offers many products that participate in the "Energy Saving Program,"
  • 8. 8 Porters’five forces Threat of new entrants – Low The threat of new entrants is low. Home depot currently dominates the markets, it is competing in, for an entrant to enter the market; it will need to have the same influence over its suppliers and distributors as Home Depot. Furthermore the company has the ability to offer competitive prices on products and have exclusive rights to brands which is impossible for a new entrant to offer to its customer (Blake, 2013). Bargaining power of buyers – Low The Bargaining power of buyers is low due to Home Depots’ efficient supply chain network, The company offers everything a customer would need from a home improvement retailer, this puts the buyer in a weak position to demand more products and lower price. Customers will always have the option of choosing amongst other home improvement retailers, however Home Depot has retained a large share of the market due to its convenient store locations, product assortment and competitive prices (Blake, 2013). Bargaining power of suppliers – Low The bargaining power of suppliers is low due to Home Depot not having a long term contract with its suppliers, Home Depot has eliminated third party distributors due to establishing their own distributing centers to have more control over its merchandise inventory. Furthermore Home Depots’ purchases would outweigh purchases made by other retailers due to its large purchase orders. As well a supplier's product gets greater exposure through Home Depot stores versus smaller home improvement retailers this is due to their large retail presence in the market (Blake, 2013). Threat of substitute products – Low The threat of substitute products is relatively low as the variety offered by Home Depot is vast. The trend within the retail industry is not to specialize in one good or service, but instead offer an array of products and services and Home Depot is currently in that direction (Blake, 2013). Rivalry among existing competitors – Medium
  • 9. 9 The rivalry among competitors in the retail industry is medium. Home Depots main competitors are Lowe’s, Home Hardware, Ace Hardware and local improvement retailers. Some of these competitors have access to a great amount of resources and can expand into markets Home Depot is situated in. However Home Depot has the resources to allow it to compete on price, service and product variety (Blake, 2013). Customers Home Depot’s customers are mainly home owners, general contractors, tradesmen, repairmen and small business owners. However Home Depot has categorized its customers into 3 groups, Do-It-Yourself, Do-It-For-Me and Professional customers (Home Depot, 2013).  The Do-It-Yourself customers are the typical home owners who purchase the required products to complete their project and repairs by themselves.  The Do-If-For-Me customers are the typical home owners who purchase their products and hire a third party to complete their repair and projects. To these customers Home Depot is able to offer its installation program, the company offers installation programs on carpeting, countertops, water heaters, roofing and many others.  The professional customers are mainly general contractors, repairmen and small business owners. Home Depot offers numerous services to these customers to make their shopping experience content, such as dedicated staff, designated parking and bulk pricing. Competitors Home Depot operates in markets which are highly competitive. Competition is mainly on customer service, store location, price and quality. The markets Home Depot serves in, there are major home improvement stores that have large market share. The company's top competitors are lowest, Ace Hardware, Amazon, Rona and local home improvement retailers. Although Home Depot is competing amongst many retailers, its market share and resources are greater than its competitors.
  • 10. 10 Direct Competitor Comparison HD LOW PVT1 PVT2 Industry Market Cap: 113.37B 51.53B N/A N/A 52.34B Employees: N/A N/A 40,5001 N/A N/A Qtrly Rev Growth (yoy): -0.03 0.06 N/A N/A 0.03 Revenue (ttm): 78.81B 53.42B 7.60B1 N/A 53.42B Gross Margin (ttm): 0.35 0.35 N/A N/A 0.35 EBITDA (ttm): 10.92B 5.71B N/A N/A 5.71B Operating Margin (ttm): 0.12 0.08 N/A N/A 0.05 Net Income (ttm): 5.38B 2.29B N/A N/A N/A EPS (ttm): 3.76 2.14 N/A N/A 2.14 P/E (ttm): 21.82 23.38 N/A N/A 23.75 PEG (5 yr expected): 1.08 1.16 N/A N/A 1.16 P/S (ttm): 1.44 0.98 N/A N/A 0.98 HD= Home Depot LOW = Lowe's Companies, Inc. Pvt1 = Menard, Inc. (privately held) Pvt2 = True Value Company (privately held) Industry = Home Improvement Stores Source http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/q/co?s=HD Internal Environment Corporate Structure Home Depot is structured in a way that information travels from top to bottom. The CEO passes information to company executives in which at this point, information flow to the different organizations. These organizations have their own management team headed by middle management that connects top level management to regional managers. There are many regions, each of which consists of districts. These districts, each has its own district manager that reports to the regional manager. There are over 5 stores headed by General Manager in each district. Each store’s department is overseen by a supervisor who answers to the General Manager. Home Depot has a good structure that allows communication from top to bottom through company designed communication channels, such as Employee News Feed and email system. The company develops a list of objectives, goals and duties, which employees must accomplish. The table below show the organizational chart of Home Depot.
  • 11. 11 Source http://www.theofficialboard.com/org-chart/home-depot Corporate resources Marketing Home Depot needs to market and advertise due to the competitiveness in the industry. The company reported spending a total of $831 million dollars on advertising and promotions. The current marketing objectives are in line with the company’s mission, strategy and policy.The company’s channel of advertising is through TV, flyers, radio, internet and other media (Blake, 2013).
  • 12. 12 Financial In 2012, Home Depot had a consolidated net profit of $7.8 billion, which represented about $3.00 earnings per share. Its total assets were valued at over $41 billion dollars of which almost half were considered current assets. Cash and cash equivalents increased by approximately $500 million between 2011 and 2012 to an amount of $2.5 billion. Current liabilities increased by a little over $500 million during the same period to an amount of $5.3 billion. Overall, Home Depot has substantial financial resources and was in a better financial position than the previous year (Blake, 2013). Efficiency Ratios 2009-06 2010-06 2011-06 2012-06 2013-06 TTM Days Sales Outstanding 1.25 0.99 1.07 1..11 2.02 3.69 Days Inventory 99.81 112.14 142.000 137.44 113.68 156.20 Payables Period — — — 3.78 7.92 10.99 Cash Conversion Cycle — — — 134.77 107.78 148.90 Receivables Turnover 293.14 367.38 339.70 328.65 180.86 98.82 Inventory Turnover 3.66 3.25 2.57 2.66 3.21 2.34 Fixed Assets Turnover 7.98 9.20 10.04 9.86 9.98 8.79 Asset Turnover 2.28 2.29 2.09 1.91 2.10 1.85 Profitability 2009-06 2010-06 2011-06 2012-06 2013-06 TTM Tax Rate % — 34.06 29.57 27.57 28.77 — Net Margin % -1.42 4.40 4.85 2.70 0.91 -0.15 Asset Turnover (Average) 2.28 2.29 2.09 1.91 2.10 1.85 Return on Assets % -3.25 10.08 10.14 5.16 1.91 -0.28 Financial Leverage (Average) 1.22 1.35 1.22 1.20 1.24 1.36 Return on Equity % -3.95 12.95 13.00 6.25 2.32 -0.39 Return on Invested Capital % -3.92 12.95 13.00 6.19 2.26 0.46 Interest Coverage — — — 109.37 39.84 -7.20 Source http://quotes.morningstar.com/stock/hd/s?t=hd Research & Development The Home improvement industry experiences continuous innovation. Home Depot must be up- to-date with new products to allow it in adapting to the change in equipment and consumer preferences. Home Depot seeks to collaborate with new and existing manufacturers to sell their products to enable it to be a one-stop-shop for home improvement products. The stores are continuously changing their design to allow customers to interact more with products and to allow the stocking of products efficiently. Research is done in customer service as well to make
  • 13. 13 sure their experience is at the best possible level. Home Depot also continuously researches competitor’s pricing, to enable them in pricing competitively (Home Depot, 2013). Operation & Logistics The company manages a distribution network for its stores in the US, Canada and Mexico. Home Depot currently operates 18 remote distribution centers in the US, and 33 bulk distribution centers within the US, Canada and Mexico. Home Depot continuously innovates the distribution centers, build new logistic competences and improve its inventory management systems. Home Depot over the past years has centralized its inventory planning and implemented new forecasting technology, currently 91% of its US store products are ordered through a central replenishment and it hopes to increase the number in the coming years (Blake, 2013). Human Resources Home Depot reported having 340,000 associates as of the last reporting fiscal. The employees are expected to share the same vision as Home Depot. Employees are provided with many in- house workshops such as customers first training program and company sponsored programs to give associates a better understanding of their product. Home Depot believers their employees are satisfied with the compensation they receive for their employment and has offered them many means to keep their relationship excellent with the employees. One is to offer them an option to purchase a limited amount of stocks in the company at a discount rate from fair market value and medical insurance (Home Depot, 2013). Information technology Home Depot is highly dependent on its information system to operate its business. The system it employs assists them to process transactions, inventory management, sales, purchases and overall support a cost efficient operation. Home Depot is promoting the sale of products through its website, an advantage of selling through its website is that it allows customers to purchase at any time, wide exposure, low overhead and helps in entering new markets. Alternatives and Strategic recommendations Alternatives Alternative 1 Make space available for more than one chain of popular fast food restaurant in all stores.
  • 14. 14 Building lease will be partially offset plus Home Depot will be receiving a small percentage of the fast food chain’s revenue. The restaurant must operate during regular business hours of Home Depot. Currently Home Depot stores only have a Subway, Harvey’s or a Tim Hortons. Pros  This will help to partially offset building lease costs.  The restaurant will attract more customers to walk into the store and will keep them in the store longer.  A low-cost strategy to implement, it will be at the cost of the fast-food to set the restaurant and the operation. Cons  All stores will have to change the layout to fit the restaurant.  The restaurants, food quality and service is controlled by a third party, and any bad publicity can have a negative impact on Home Depot.  This move may lose more business to Home Depot due to store layout change, than bring new business in. Unfortunately, this may be known once the restaurant is established. Alternative 2 Home Depot increases its product offering in private labels, particularly in kitchen and household appliances. Pros  Higher profit margins when compared to branded products.  Reduced dependence on branded products.  Exclusivity of the product, competitors will not have the same product.  Control over price, and marketing plans. Cons  The setup of the private label has to go through intensive research, logo, brand name, and design.
  • 15. 15  Home Depot must audit the quality of the manufacturers that will be used to manufacture for their private label.  The quality of the product will impact Home Depot and not the manufacturer that produces it.  Home Depot is trusting a third party to manufacture a product that will be sold under their name.  There is no support from manufacturers in marketing and selling the product.  If the product does not sell, Home Depot will be responsible for liquidating the unsold merchandise.  Warranty of the product will be Home Depot’s responsibility. Alternative 3 To Continue with its current strategy and driving the organization more towards it. ( Status Quo) Pros  The current strategy has enabled them to be profitable and increase shareholder wealth.  The organization will not be experiencing any changes in its operation.  Home Depot will continue doing what they are good at, and no new risks will be taken.  The company will not require extra cash to implement this strategy.  Management will not be required to go through a board approval.  The company will not need to go through any changes, managing change without planning every step of it, the strategy could fail at any stage of the implementation, and possibly even bring the company down. Cons  Home Depot can be at a risk of losing market share.  Not responding to changes to the market and consumer demand can possibly make the company less profitable.
  • 16. 16  The company might not remain as up-to-date with technology and other effective operation methods.  Not implementing a new strategy can make Home Depot lose an opportunity to better compete with its rivals and in developing new skills or products that can bring in higher profits.  New strategies give investors confidence that the company is experiencing growth and is not in a stagnation stage. Alternative 4 Home Depot hiring qualified employees to provide installation services to its Do-It-For-Me customers instead of contracting it to a third party installer. Pros  Higher profit margin due to backward integration.  Reduce dependence on third-party contractors, and instead take control of the installation.  Have a competitive advantage over competitors who provide installation of third party to its customer.  Have more control over the quality and service of the installation job.  Home Depot will be providing a service it currently offers, this allows the company to efficiently forecast and hire the required labor.  Consistency in the quality of the work due to having a set of requirements when hiring employees. Cons  Investment is required due to appointing a new HR team to hire, and employees will be paid hourly or salary, rather than piece work.  Dependence on installation from own employee. In case of employees not being available, Home Depot will not be able to provide the installation on time.  Permitting and licensing of employees can change, which may require the employee to educate itself and go through exams.
  • 17. 17 RecommendedStrategy Home Depot should establish its own team of skilled employees to install material customers purchase from the company’s store. The company currently outsources its installation services to a third party company. Home Depot acts as the general contractor in providing the installation services to its Do-It-For-Me customers, this places the company in a position where it does not have full control over the quality of work the installers would provide. All though it is through a third party, Home Depot is still liable for the installation, regulatory requirements and customer satisfaction. If the installation process is not effective, the company could suffer lost sales, lawsuits and fines. By implementing this strategy, Home Depot would have maximum control over the installation process and reduce the risks that come with contracting to a third party. This strategy would enable Home Depot to increase profit margin in its installation segment due to not sharing its installation revenue with a third party installer, Home Depot reported a total amount of $3.2 billion in service revenue for the year 2012, this is an increase of $300 million dollars when compared to 2011. The Indirect benefits of implementing this strategy is that material sales can rise if installation charges are reduced to customers that purchase at the store, this will also allow Home Depot to be more flexible with charges and can easily provide competitive prices to customers that purchase material with installation packages. Implementation. For Home Depot to implement the proposed strategy, they will need to hire the required employees to carry forward the jobs. Home Depot will first implement this strategy in major cities. In Canada Home Depot will concentrate in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and Alberta. Home Depot will hire approximately 50-80 skilled employees in each metropolitan area. The company must first concentrate on installation services that are most frequently purchased and are not seasonal e.g. flooring, cabinets and countertops. Employees hired must go through a month of training, and once the training is over, Home Depot will be able to use its own employees to offer installation services. Although Home Depot will have employees to offer installation services, it will keep its relationship with the third party contractors the case of employees hired not being enough to do all the services Home Depot sells.
  • 18. 18 Time Line Task Estimated time Estimated Cost Phase 1 Finalize proposedstrategywith relevantstrategy 1 month $4000 Seekboard of directors approval 1 week $0 Seeka team to leadthe project 1 month $5000 Finalize the project 1 week $5000 Lease or purchase propertyto hold employee training 3 months $1,000,000 Purchase equipment 2 weeks $100,000 Recruit certifiedtechnicians 1 month $50,000 Phase 2 Orientation 2 weeks $25,000 Train employees 2 weeks $100,000 Phase 3 Dedicate employeestocertain stores 1 week $0 Phase 4 Evaluate the employeesand theircompletedjobs 1 month $10,000 Hire more employeesifneeded 3 month $10,000 Total Cost $1,309,000 Contingency plan If the proposed strategy is not as successful as anticipated, Home Depot must continue with what they are currently doing, with its current strategy Home Depot has been experiencing growth and an increase in its net income compared to the previous year. In 2012 the company’s comparable store sales were up by 4.6%, total sales grew by 6.2% and earnings per share were up by 21.5%. The company achieved 10% operating profit and 15% return on investment capital. This was
  • 19. 19 achieved due to Home Depot’s current strategy of further improving customer service, increase product selection and continuously allocating capital effectively. Reference E-Commerce / Online Sales Statistics | Statistic Brain. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.statisticbrain.com/total-online-sales/ Form 10-K. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/354950/000119312511076501/d10k.htm HD Competitors | Home Depot, Inc. (The) Common S Stock - Yahoo! Canada Finance. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/q/co?s=HD HD Home Depot, Inc. XNYS:HD Stock Quote Price News. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://quotes.morningstar.com/stock/hd/s?t=hd The Home Depot, Inc. - Corporate Governance Overview. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://ir.homedepot.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=63646&p=irol-govhighlights Org Chart Home Depot - TheOfficialBoard. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.theofficialboard.com/org-chart/home-depot