The Home Depot, Inc. (HD)

TMFPlatoish (36.61) Submitted: 7/10/06 1:13 AM : Start Price: $34.95 HD Score: -18.35

Home Depot has changed from everyone's favorite growth stock to everyone's favorite whipping boy. The media has decided that Bob Nardelli is the poster child for all the ills of corporate America. I don't view the situation in quite so dire terms. Wh...

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mxstanl (92.13) Submitted: 6/19/07 12:17 AM : Start Price: $36.87 HD Score: 7.89

HD does not get it. Stores are a mess, they don't keep wood carts in the store, you have to drag one in from the parking lot. They just don't get it. I would provide more examples, but they are not worth my time.

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Manifest (83.29) Submitted: 8/24/06 5:31 PM : Start Price: $31.45 HD Score: -9.38

It's not all about Nardelli and with the wave of CEO expulsions, he could be history soon. The company executes well, generally keeps customers happy (sure, the Lowe's loyalists and Kingfisher fans will howl) but they do. Our projected annual retur...

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Swizzled (< 20) Submitted: 6/05/06 9:10 PM : Start Price: $35.70 HD Score: -19.57

Obnoxious CEO and silly Board of Directors of helped push stock price even further down to a very attractive risk/reward level. PE currently under 14 is very low for such a consistently growing franchise with such a solid balance sheet. I believe t...

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TMFSelena (92.98) Submitted: 8/26/06 8:59 PM : Start Price: $31.84 HD Score: -10.40

I'm thinking this stock should do relatively well in the coming years partly because it's been rather beaten down lately and should bounce back. Its net profit margin has risen from less than 5% in 1997 to more than 7% recently. Its P/E, which is usu...

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chrispw (< 20) Submitted: 10/08/06 3:10 PM : Start Price: $34.98 HD Score: -13.63

Seems everyone says "sell HD / buy LOW". But HDs purchase of HughesSupply was shrewd, giving them growth beyond the DIY market. At $37, HD is under 1x sales, under 13 on TTM P/E, margins are expanding, ROE above 20%, earnings growth better than 1...

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NetscribeRetail (61.52) Submitted: 5/24/07 8:46 AM : Start Price: $36.92 HD Score: -7.98

The Home Depot acquired China’s first home improvement retailer, The Home Way in December 2006. The transaction has received the necessary Chinese government regulatory approvals. The Home Depot's strategy is to expand its business globa...

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willij100 (62.05) Submitted: 8/30/06 2:51 PM : Start Price: $32.44 HD Score: -10.98

The market has overreacted. Growth has been steady over the tenure of current managment. Consideration needs to be given to managements attitude towards investors but the value is hard to pass up.

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optionwinners (51.34) Submitted: 7/10/07 10:58 PM : Start Price: $38.67 HD Score: -11.55

I am making three picks today in three different sectors, but the underlying reason is this. BUY BACK and yes they are BIG BUY BACKS. I am going after these three specifically BIIB, COP, HD. Buy them now. The owners of the companies are telling y...

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Pilgreen12 (< 20) Submitted: 10/02/06 7:17 PM : Start Price: $34.57 HD Score: -13.81

HD is priced for mediocrity and housing collapse. It has an excellent balance sheet and owns much of the real estate. It has a rising dividend. The depressed price is based on housing sector fears and Nardelli pay. Although I don't expect HD to l...

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