Home Depot Inc

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As of December 21, 2017, Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) stock was trading at $21.50. That same day, analysts were expecting the stock to reach $22.78 in the next 12 months.

Analysts expect Home Depot (HD) to post third-quarter revenue of $26.3 billion, a rise of 4.9% year-over-year.

In 2014, Dollar General reported net sales of $18.9 billion, an increase of 8% compared to sales of $17.5 billion in 2013.

In the first quarter, Home Depot (HD) posted SSSG (same-store sales growth) of 4.2%, lower than analysts’ consensus expectation of 5.4%.

Analysts expect Lowe’s (LOW) to post revenue of $15.33 billion in 4Q17, which represents a fall of 2.9% from $15.78 billion in 4Q16.

For the next four quarters, analysts are expecting Lowe’s to post revenue of $68.9 billion—a growth of 3.4% over its ~$66.6 billion from the last four quarters.

As of April 27, 2017, analysts are expecting Home Depot’s stock price to touch $156.4 in the next 12 months, which represents a return potential of 0.2%.

Lowe’s (LOW) derived about 2.5% of its sales from the e-commerce channel, or an estimated $1.4 billion, in fiscal 2015.

Walmex also looking at higher sales through the e-commerce channel. It launched e-commerce in Mexico in 2013. The growth has been moderate.

A professional customer is one who’s looking for products to complete projects for other customers.

Home Depot’s margins are ahead of those reported by the number-two home improvement (XHB) (ITB) retailer, Lowe’s (LOW), over the past twelve months.

Costco’s suppliers include companies like PepsiCo (PEP), Procter & Gamble (PG), and the Kraft Heinz Company (KHC). No single supplier accounts for over 5% of revenue.

Lowe’s is also experimenting with the idea of rolling out other smaller format stores like City Center stores in other under-penetrated and high-density urban areas in the US.

The retail customer accounts for about 70% of Lowe’s sales. However, retail customers account for about two-thirds of Home Depot’s (HD) customer base.

Lowe’s (LOW) operates stores in the select international markets of Canada and Mexico.

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So far this year, Home Depot and Lowe’s have outperformed the broader equity markets. They have returned 16.7% and 9.4% YTD.

Today, Lowe’s reported its first-quarter earnings, which ended on May 1. The company reported an adjusted EPS of $1.77 on revenues of $19.68 billion.

Amid the financial turmoil due to COVID-19, Home Depot (NYSE:HD) continues to stand tall. The company stayed open since it sells essential products.

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As of April 9, Home Depot was trading at 20.1x analysts’ 2020 EPS estimate of $10.04 and at 18.3x analysts’ 2021 EPS estimate of $11.02.

Costco Wholesale (COST) has been growing its top line consistently, thanks to its impressive comparable sales growth. Let’s take a closer look.

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Lowe’s (LOW) operates in the home improvement retail industry. The company competes with a number of retail and wholesale players.

Lowe’s (LOW) operates in the home improvement industry where most products, especially building materials, are largely standardized and undifferentiated.

Lowe’s (LOW) has reported a positive trend in comparable store sales (XRT) for the past ten quarters.

One of the ways retailers can track their store performance is via productivity measures like sales and profitability per retail square foot.

Going omni-channel makes natural sense for both Lowe’s and Home Depot. Both retailers have a massive store network in the US, which can double as strategic fulfillment centers.

Historically, a large percentage of Lowe’s (LOW) capital expenditure (or capex) has been spent on new store rollouts.

Driving growth from sales to pro customers is a key growth opportunity for the world’s largest home improvement retailer.

The Home Depot’s (HD) focus on the pro customer allows the retailer to compete in the installations market and the product demand the services create.

Supply chain sync aims to optimize the logistics of moving products along the supply chain in the shortest and most cost-effective manner.

Productivity enhancements resulted in improved profitability margins for the world’s number one retailer.

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On Tuesday, Guggenheim lowered its outlook on Home Depot (HD) stock. Notably, Guggenheim downgraded the stock to “neutral.”

Home Depot’s (HD) management team expects its revenue to rise 3.3% this year, which also accounts for an extra week of operations in 2018.

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Among the 33 analysts that follow Home Depot, 72.7% recommended a “buy,” while 27.3% recommended a “hold.”

After streamlining its business, Lowe’s is focusing on four key areas to drive its sales.

Home Depot’s integrated retail strategy To counter Amazon (AMZN), Home Depot (HD) has been focusing on its integrated retail strategy, One Home Depot. The strategy integrates its offline and online channels to enhance customers’ experience, which could be hard for Amazon to replicate. In last year’s third quarter, the company’s online sales grew 28%, and […]

In the first three quarters of 2018, Home Depot posted revenues of $81.71 billion—6.1% growth from $77.02 billion in the first three quarters of 2017.

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In the first three quarters of 2017, Home Depot (HD) paid dividends of $0.89 per share. In 3Q17, it paid dividends at a payout ratio of 48.2%.

Valuation multiples help investors determine market values for comparable companies. For our analysis, we consider forward PE (price-to-earnings) multiples due to high visibility in Home Depot (HD) and Lowe’s Companies’ (LOW) earnings.

Home Depot (HD) posted SSSG of 6.3%, while its US stores posted SSSG of 6.6%. Its stores in Mexico and Canada also posted positive SSSG.

Lowe’s Companies (LOW) operates 2,129 home improvement and hardware stores in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

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