Home Depot's results weren't a huge surprise, ... Home Depot is basically a turnaround in progress, but the company did say it expects the back half of the year to show some material improvement. So that explains why it's not giving quarterly guidance.
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New growth drivers are more of an issue for Home Depot than Lowe's. Lowe's domestically still has about half the sales of Home Depot. To some extent, Home Depot's growth opportunity is limited in the U.S. where it already has nearly 2,000 stores.
The market may be overreacting to stock news that really isn't so terrible. For some reason, Home Depot's news is being seen as really negative.
The continued weakness in the North American economy and the strengthening U.S. dollar overseas are masking otherwise significant improvement in Office Depot's operating results, and our progress toward making Office Depot a more compelling place to work, shop and invest,
We remain very positive on the home improvement sector and Home Depot's prospects, particularly given current valuation levels. Home Depot shares are currently trading in line with the five-year historic low forward price-to-earnings ratio, based on consensus estimates.
Our belief is that a lot of companies are short-sighted. They're told to do something by a retailer, and they run out and do it. While they're complying with the mandate, it's the channel master (the Wal-Marts and Home Depots) that gets all the value out of it. The company is happy that its customer is happy however, if they were to integrate data and e-business initiatives, they would gain five times the effectiveness in terms of supply chain functionality and usability.
One person comes in the morning and starts all the buses in a lot, and they idle until the drivers arrive. That can take an hour. These depots should never be in residential areas.
The Home Depot's introduction of these revolutionary, new power tools reinforces our commitment to bringing the latest innovations to our customers, ... The new tools from Makita and Milwaukee offer more than just battery technology. They feature better ergonomics, longer cycle times and low weight-to-torque ratios that help make these tools the biggest step forward in cordless technology in years.
Even Home Depot's generally positive meeting yesterday was somewhat marred by the release of poor December housing starts.
We started off with a bang yesterday, so it's not surprising that there would be a pullback. Plus, you had Home Depot's pre-announcement,
We very much benefited this year from the still-low interest rates, with the Home Depot's and Lowe's of the world doing well, ... The whole universe of homebuilders and mortgagers did really well, too, but as interest rates continue to rise next year, that's going to dry up some.
Home Depot's balance sheet looks strong, with enough cash and low debt. But we remain concerned about declining return on capital from Home Depot's high inventory levels.