Home Depot & Lowe's

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This paper discusses the financial state and performance of Home Depot and Lowe's home improvement stores. The criteria utilized consist of ROE, ROA, debt ratios, stock performance and price along with a host of other criteria. While Home Depot is the industry leader, Lowe's is a strong performer. The paper points out, however, that both competitors are highly susceptible to market downturns in the housing industry.

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"Home Depot is a home improvement retailer and is the current industry leader. Home Depot operates over 1500 store locations throughout North America and Latin America although the majority of its locations are in the United States (Home, 2005). The company's headquarters is in Atlanta, Georgia and sales for its fiscal year 2005 exceeded $81.5b while its net income for that same period was $5.8b, which represents an approximate 8% increase over the previous period (Leading, 2005). Home Depot is classified as a big-box retailer which operates its line of business out of warehouse style locations and sells a variety of building materials, home improvement supplies, lawn and garden supplies targeting the do-it yourself-er customer as well as the small, independent contractor."

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