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Home Depot Earnings Fall, Housing and Renovation Markets Remained Weak
Excerpt from the InvestorGuide.com Stock of the Day on 11/17/2009

Both Home Depot (HD: Charts, News, Offers) and Lowe's (LOW: Charts, News, Offers) have been hurt by the recession and the housing market slump that made consumers weary of sinking more money into their homes. Today, Home Depot reported its fiscal third-quarter profit fell 8.9 percent to $689 million, or 41 cents a share, down from $756 million, or 45 cents a share, a year earlier. Fortunately, the shortfall beats analysts estimate of 36 cents per share, and overall, it fared much better than Lowe's who reported 30 percent profit drop yesterday. From an economic standpoint, Home Depot is the biggest home-improvement retailer in the U.S. and is considered a bellwether for housing-related spending. Does this stronger than expected performance a sign that our economy is moving in the right direction? Or perhaps, Home Depot is executing better than its competitors and the result has nothing to do with the economy?

Underlying the 8.9 percent earnings drop, Home Depot's revenue fell 8 percent to $16.36 billion due to same store sales decline of 6.9 percent at stores open at least a year -- a key measurement for retailers because it excludes the effect of store expansions or closings. The average checkout receipt also fell 7.1 percent to $51.89, but better than the 8.2 percent fall for the year to date and better than Lowe's 7.5% decrease at its stores. Despite these weaknesses, Home Depot continues to invest in its infrastructure, including opening regional distribution centers to reduce shipping expenses, keep merchandise in stock, and optimize inventory, implementing new performance tracking software, improving stores and customer service to make them more appealing, and investing in consumer-research to help it captures more business from professional contractors -- a group that makes up just 3% of its customer base but represents more than a quarter of sales. More >

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Lowe's Profit Falls 30 Percent
Excerpt from the InvestorGuide.com Stock of the Day on 11/16/2009

The direction of the housing market has a direct impact on many other parts of the economy. When the market started to improve, these areas started to reap the benefits of the change. Retailers specializing in home building and improvement supplies have definitely seen a positive change in the amount of sales they are conducting on a quarterly basis. Lowe's is one of the companies that took a major hit when the housing market deteriorated during 2008 and the early part of 2009. The second-largest US home-improvement retailer posted third-quarter profit that met analysts' estimates and saw improved sales in several major big-ticket categories. Could this be an indicator that the company is finally on the right track? How does Lowe's performance stack up to Home Depot's? More >

Williams-Sonoma Boosts Full-Year Outlook
Excerpt from the InvestorGuide.com Stock of the Day on 8/26/2009

Williams-Sonoma posted a better-than-expected quarterly performance today. The home-goods retailer surprised Wall Street with a profit of $399,000. Williams-Sonoma Inc. even boosted its full-year forecast in accordance to its second quarter performance. Williams-Sonoma originally projected anywhere from a loss of 7 cents to a profit of 11 cents per share. However, now the San Francisco based company is expecting an earnings of 19 cents to 31 cents a share. How was Williams-Sonoma able to beat out analyst predictions for the quarter? More >