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The Onset Of Hurricane Season Drives Up The Stocks Of Home Improvement Retailers
Home improvement companies Home Depot (NYSE:HD) and Lowe’s (NYSE:LOW) seem to be ready for the hurricane season even if the residents are not. With Hurricane Florence looming on the horizon, consumers have been flocking to grocery and ha...
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Home Depot Delivers An Impressive Beat In The Second Quarter Driven By Recovery In Seasonal Sales
Home Depot (NYSE:HD) knocked one out of the park in its second quarter, posting a beat of $450 million on revenues and $0.21 per share for earnings. The home improvement retailer delivered a comparable sales growth of an impressive 8%, versus a ...
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Strong Economy Bodes Well For Home Depot In The Second Quarter
Home Depot (NYSE:HD) is scheduled to report its second quarter results on August 14, wherein a substantial rise in both revenues and earnings is expected. A strong economy, as well as the benefit to be received from the tax reform, had prompted ...
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Why Is Home Depot Making A Considerable Investment In Its Supply Chain?
Home Depot (NYSE: HD) has stated its intention of investing roughly $1.2 billion into its supply chain over the next five years. Given the changing retail landscape, the company believes “a great customer experience depends on great supply ...
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Home Depot Deals With The Winter Blues In The First Quarter
A “ slow start to the spring selling season ” can be blamed for a rare revenue miss posted by Home Depot (NYSE:HD) in the first quarter. Despite that, the company still delivered a sales increase of 4.4%, and a comparable sales impr...
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Can Online Sales Drive Growth For Home Depot In The First Quarter?
Home Depot (NYSE:HD) is scheduled to report its first quarter results on May 15, wherein a substantial rise in both revenues and earnings is expected. A strong economy, as well as the benefit to be received from the tax reform, had prompted Home...
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Home Depot Beats Consensus Expectations On The Back Of A Strong Housing Market
Home Depot ‘s (NYSE:HD) fourth quarter results came in higher than expected, spurred on by an improving housing market. Excluding the $127 million charge related to a one-time tax, the earnings per share came in at $1.69. A strong economy, ...
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What To Expect From Home Depot’s Earnings
Home Depot (NYSE:HD) is scheduled to report earnings on February 20. Through the first nine months of 2017, the company’s sales and comparable sales accelerated. Revenues surged in the wake of the hurricanes in the third quarter; however, ...
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What Does A Partnership With Tesla Mean For Home Depot?
Tesla has made a deal with Home Depot (NYSE:HD) to sell its rooftop solar panels and Powerwall, a battery it designed for homes that stores the energy generated by solar panels, in the latter’s stores. This news was first reported in Bloo...
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How Can A Change In Home Depot’s EBITDA Margins Impact Its Valuation?
Home improvement giant Home Depot (NYSE:HD) has successfully managed to improve its EBITDA margin year after year, on the back of higher sales and increased productivity. Moreover, as the sales grow, the company is able to leverage the fixed co...
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Is Home Depot Considering Buying XPO Logistics?
The home improvement industry in the US is massive, with Home Depot (NYSE:HD), one of the biggest players in this space, garnering close to $100 billion in sales. Furthermore, the relatively decent operating margin for the company, 14.9% in the...
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Home Depot Concentrates On Its Décor Business
Home Depot (NYSE:HD) has announced the acquisition of The Company Store, an online provider of textiles and home décor products. While the terms of the deal were not disclosed, it was reported that the deal did not include the company’s fi...
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What Is Home Depot Doing To Ensure Continued Growth Online?
Ensuring a seamless and coherent integration of the online and offline channels is imperative for a retail company to survive these days. It is safe to say that Home Depot (NYSE:HD) is winning in the multichannel space, despite the looming thre...
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Why Is Home Depot Concentrating On Interconnected Retail?
The home improvement industry in the US is massive, with Home Depot (NYSE:HD), one of the biggest players in this space, garnering close to $100 billion in sales. Furthermore, the relatively decent operating margin for the company, 14.9% in the...
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What Is Home Depot’s Growth Strategy For the Future?
Amid a changing retail landscape, many companies have had to adapt in order to stay relevant in today’s day and age. The fact that Home Depot (NYSE:HD) has been able to continue to grow and thrive in this new environment is commendable. T...
