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		<title>(HD) Home Depot Analyst Stays Neutral on Shares</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/04/22/hd-home-depot-analyst-stays-neutral-on-shares/99407</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 17:28:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Home Depot Inc. (HD) is the leading player in the highly fragmented home improvement industry. The company has reinvigorated itself with a shift in focus from new square footage growth to maximization of productivity through its existing store base. In addition, the company has implemented significant changes to its store operations to make them simpler and more customer-friendly, thereby inducing more customer traffic. Driven by solid comparable sales growth and strong operating performance, the company’s reported earnings of 50 cents per share for fourth-quarter 2011, handily surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 42 cents and climbed nearly 39% from the prior-year quarter. Following better-than-expected fourth-quarter results, management anticipates 2012 diluted earnings per share to increase by 13% year over year to $2.79 (after share repurchases) on the back of ]]></description>
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		<title>(LOW) Lowe’s Companies Earnings Preview</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/15/low-lowe%e2%80%99s-companies-earnings-preview/81246</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 14:03:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lowe’s Companies Inc. (LOW), the world&#8217;s second largest home improvement retailer, is scheduled to report its second-quarter 2011 financial results on Monday, August 15, 2011. The current Zacks Consensus Estimate for the quarter is 67 cents a share. For the quarter under review, revenue is $14,743 million, according to the Zacks Consensus Estimate. First-Quarter 2011, a Synopsis On May 16, 2011, Lowe’s posted lower-than-expected first-quarter 2011 results, reflecting sluggish economic recovery and difficult comparison on account of government stimulus programs that benefited the prior-year quarter. The quarterly earnings of 34 cents a share missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 36 cents and remained flat compared with the prior-year quarter. The quarterly earnings was at the lower end of the company’s guidance range of 34 cents to 38 cents a share. ]]></description>
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		<title>(LOW) Lowe&#8217;s Cuts Back on New Stores</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/17/low-lowes-cuts-back-on-new-stores/76573</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 14:45:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As per The Street, Lowe&#8217;s Companies Inc. (LOW) has struck a policy of rewarding shareholder value via dividend payouts and share repurchases at the cost of curtailing new store openings and saving on capital expenses. The company has declared a five-year share buyback program in which it intends to reduce the share base by repurchasing worth $18 billion of its common stock. Lowe’s now targets 25 new store openings in fiscal 2011 in comparison with the earlier expectation of 25 to 30 new stores. Recently, Lowe’s Chairman and Chief Executive, Robert Niblock, revealed that the company’s underperformance was not due to a loss of market share to its arch competitor The Home Depot Inc. (HD), but owed to introduction of new stores that perpetrated a loss in sales of older ]]></description>
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		<title>(HD$) Home Depot Quarterly Report Surprises</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/02/25/hd-home-depot-quarterly-report-surprises/67353</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 19:03:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Home Depot Inc. (HD), surprised with its fourth-quarter 2010 adjusted earnings of 36 cents a share. The adjusted earnings not only surpassed the prior-year quarters&#8217; earnings of 24 cents (an increment of 50%), but also outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 30 cents. For fiscal 2010, adjusted earnings grew by 21.1% to $2.01 a share from $1.66 in the prior fiscal year. Financial Details During the reported quarter, net sales inched up 3.8% year over year to $15,126.0 million compared with $14,569.0 million in the prior-year quarter, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $14,800.0 million. The growth in net sales was primarily driven by an increase of 3.9% in total company comparable store sales and a rise of 4.8% in comparable store sales in the U.S. Operating margin for ]]></description>
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		<title>(HD) Valuations Rising &#8211; Are They Pricey? &#8211; AAII Investor Update</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/12/hd-valuations-rising-are-they-pricey-aaii-investor-update/59037</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2010 19:40:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[November 11, 2010 I noticed a decline in the number of stocks that were trading below their average valuations of the past five years in my Risk-Reward stock screen this past weekend. I was not surprised to see to this change, given the nice upward move in stocks we have had lately. The obvious question, however, is whether valuations are starting to become pricey? To answer this question, I screened the price-book (P/B) ratios of S&#38;P 500 companies using our Stock Investor Pro program. (Price-book is a stock&#8217;s price divided by equity per share.) As of last Friday, 166 S&#38;P 500 member companies had P/B ratios that were above their five-year averages and 297 had P/B ratios that were below their five-year averages. (The remainder either had valuations that matched ]]></description>
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		<title>(HD) Panasonic Expands VIERA HD Series TV Line</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/22/hd-panasonic-expands-viera-hd-series-tv-line/48433</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Aug 2010 23:17:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A leading manufacturer of High Definition (HD) televisions, Panasonic Corp. (PC) recently launched a new VIERA GT25 series of full HD three dimensional (3D) Plasma televisions, expanding its premier VIERA brand. The GT25 series has 600Hz sub-field drive; 1080 pixel full HD resolution; 1080 lines of moving picture resolution; VIERA Image Viewer (for viewing of digital still images), 24 pixel cinematic playback and a new fast switching phosphors. GT25 Series can convert a two dimensional (2D) image or video to 3D. For 3D viewing, customers have to purchase an Active Shutter 3D Eyewear, which is sold separately. The new series has two classes. The 42 inch class (41.6” measured diagonally) is the first of its kind priced around $1,699.95. The second one has a screen size of 50 inches (49.9” ]]></description>
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		<title>(LOW) Lowe&#8217;s Companies Misses Consensus Estimates</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/22/low-lowes-companies-misses-consensus-estimates/48104</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Aug 2010 23:03:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (LOW) recently posted lower-than-expected second-quarter 2010 results. Quarterly earnings of 58 cents per share missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny but rose 13.7% from 51 cents in the prior-year quarter. The growth in the top-line and cost containment effort aided bottom-line growth. Lowe’s said that it now expects third-quarter 2010 earnings in the range of 28 cents to 32 cents per share, and fiscal year 2010 earnings between $1.38 and $1.45 per share. The company’s third-quarter and fiscal 2010 guidance dovetails with the current Zacks Consensus Estimate of 31 cents and $1.42 per share, respectively. The growth in the top-line has decelerated. After increasing 4.7% year over year in the first-quarter 2010, net sales for the quarter rose 3.7% to $14,361 million. The quarterly sales also missed the Zacks ]]></description>
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		<title>(LOW) Lowe&#8217;s Companies Incorporated &#8211; Bear of the Day</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/20/low-lowes-companies-incorporated-bear-of-the-day/48642</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:40:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lowe&#8217;s Companies, Inc. (LOW) recently posted lower-than-expected second quarter 2010 results. The quarterly earnings of $0.58 per share missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny. The company also witnessed a decline in the rate of growth of sales and comps in the quarter that breached its planned outlook. As a result, the company lowered its fiscal 2010 sales guidance. Although the economy is showing signs of revival, we believe that spending on big remodeling projects will likely remain under pressure until the housing market stabilizes, inventory levels normalize and consumer-spending rebounds. Consequently, we prefer an Underperform recommendation on the stock, until we observe steady improvement in the housing markets, which most likely will occur in 2011. Zacks Investment Research]]></description>
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		<title>(HD) Panasonic Expands VIERA High Definition TV Series</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/18/hd-panasonic-expands-viera-high-definition-tv-series/48239</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 14:28:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A leading manufacturer of High Definition (HD) televisions, Panasonic Corp. (PC) recently launched a new VIERA GT25 series of full HD three dimensional (3D) Plasma televisions, expanding its premier VIERA brand. The GT25 series has 600Hz sub-field drive; 1080 pixel full HD resolution; 1080 lines of moving picture resolution; VIERA Image Viewer (for viewing of digital still images), 24 pixel cinematic playback and a new fast switching phosphors. GT25 Series can convert a two dimensional (2D) image or video to 3D. For 3D viewing, customers have to purchase an Active Shutter 3D Eyewear, which is sold separately. The new series has two classes. The 42 inch class (41.6” measured diagonally) is the first of its kind priced around $1,699.95. The second one has a screen size of 50 inches (49.9” ]]></description>
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		<title>(HD) Home Depot &#8211; Strong First-Quarter Earnings Results</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/05/25/hd-home-depot-strong-first-quarter-earnings-results/38320</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 15:20:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Home Depot (HD) has beaten the Zacks Consensus Estimate in each of the last five quarters by an average of 10.3%. Home Depot is a Zacks #2 Rank stock that trades at 17x fiscal 2011 EPS estimates and 15x fiscal 2012 EPS estimates. Business The Home Depot, Inc., is the leading home improvement retailer with a market capitalization of $56 billion. Strong First-Quarter Results On May 18, Home Depot reported financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2011. Revenue rose 4.3% to $16.9 billion from $16.18 billion in the year-ago period. The company earned $0.45, topping the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.40. Home Depot&#8217;s better-than-expected results were due to an increase in spending on springtime gardening and for basic home improvement projects like paint. Company Outlook Management boosted ]]></description>
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		<title>(HD) Home Depot Earnings Report Beats &#8211; Ups Guidance</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/05/18/hd-home-depot-earnings-report-beats-ups-guidance/37522</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 15:44:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Home Depot Inc.’s (HD) fiscal 2010 first-quarter GAAP net income jumped 41% to $725 million from $514 million in the year-ago period. Excluding special items, adjusted earnings per share came in at 45 cents, which topped the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 40 cents derived from 24 covering analysts. Shares of Home Depot have gained 0.65% in pre-market trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Bolstered by the better-than-expected quarterly performance, Home Depot also raised its earnings guidance for fiscal 2010 to $1.88 per share on revenue growth of 3.5% over $66.2 billion recorded in fiscal 2009. The company earlier predicted earnings of $1.79 per share on a revenue growth of 2.5%. The revised earnings guidance for fiscal 2010 is a penny above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.87 per ]]></description>
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		<title>(LOW) Lowe&#8217;s Companies Earnings Results Outpace Consensus</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/05/17/low-lowes-companies-earnings-results-outpace-consensus/37427</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 22:38:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lowe’s Companies Inc. (LOW), the world’s second largest home improvement retailer, recently posted better-than-expected first-quarter 2010 results, showing signs of improvement with consumers willing to spend on remodeling projects and big ticket items. The quarterly earnings of 34 cents a share came ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 31 cents, and climbed 6.3% from 32 cents posted in the prior-year quarter. Lowe’s said that it now expects second-quarter 2010 earnings in the range of 57 cents to 59 cents a share, and fiscal year 2010 earnings between $1.37 and $1.47 per share. The company’s second-quarter 2010 guidance fell short of the current Zacks Consensus Estimate of 62 cents a share. The stock fell $1.12 or 4.3% to $24.95 in pre-market trading on modest outlook despite stronger-than-expected results. Net sales ]]></description>
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		<title>(LOW) Lowe’s Companies Analyst Remains Neutral</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/04/07/low-lowe%e2%80%99s-companies-analyst-remains-neutral/33083</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 23:51:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are maintaining our Neutral recommendation on Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (LOW), one of the largest home improvement retailers, with a target price of $26.00. Lowe’s boasts a proven strategy of investing in stores to enhance customer-shopping experience by improving point-of-sale and directional signage, and adding more products. The company’s sustained focus on Everyday Low Prices has helped it to grow its market share. The company is also actively managing its capital. Lowe’s is rationalizing its capital expenditures Incorporatedluding store-remerchandising efforts, to improve its return on investment. As a result, the company expects to generate substantial future cash flows. The company’s strong liquidity will position it to drive future growth. We also appreciate the company’s rational approach of cutting new store growth targets, given the weak consumer environment and the trends ]]></description>
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		<title>(HD) The Home Depot to roll out Spring Black Friday</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/03/19/hd-the-home-depot-to-roll-out-spring-black-friday/31375</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:55:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Similar to the traditional Black Friday that kick-starts the Christmas holiday shopping season, The Home Depot Inc. (HD), the world’s largest home improvement specialty retailer, has decided to implement Spring Black Friday in March and April to mark the beginning of the busiest shopping season of the home improvement industry. Home Depot will selectively implement Spring Black Friday in each market. In the warmer, Southern and Western states, Spring Black Friday will begin on March 18, and in the colder, Northern states in the U.S., it will begin at a later date. The weekend promotion of regional door buster deals would include heavy discounts on most of the sought-after spring products such as a variety of live goods and lawn care; outdoor power; eco-friendly gardening products; and patio and grills. ]]></description>
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		<title>(LOW) Lowe&#8217;s Earnings Report Beats Consensus Estimates</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/02/23/low-lowes-earnings-report-beats-consensus-estimates/28541</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 04:19:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (LOW), the world’s second largest home improvement retailer, recently reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter 2009 results, showing signs of improvement with consumers now willing to spend on remodeling projects. The shares of Lowe’s rose in pre-market trading, but has since fallen 9 cents per share to $23.04 by mid-day. The quarterly earnings of 14 cents a share came ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 12 cents, and climbed 27.3% from 11 cents posted in the prior-year quarter. Lowe’s said that it expects first-quarter 2010 earnings in the range of 27 cents to 29 cents a share, and fiscal year 2010 earnings between $1.30 and $1.42 per share. The company’s first-quarter 2010 guidance fell short of the current Zacks Consensus Estimate of 33 cents a share. Over the last ]]></description>
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		<title>(HD) Retail in the Spotlight &#8211; Earnings Preview</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/02/23/hd-retail-in-the-spotlight-earnings-preview/28485</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 03:47:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earnings Preview 2/19/10 Earnings Season is winding down, but that does not mean it is over. Next week will bring 570 earnings reports Incorporatedluding 57 members of the S&#38;P 500. The focus will mostly be on the retailers, with such heavyweights as Home Depot (HD), Target (TGT), Lowe’s (LOW) and Macy’s (M) expected to report. Housing will take center stage on the economic data front, although the most important report will be the second cut at 4th quarter GDP, which is due out on Friday. Monday • Nothing particularly noteworthy on the economic data front Tuesday • The Case-Schiller home price index for December is released. The year-over-year decline in home prices is expected to moderate to 3.0% from 5.3% in November. Housing prices do show some seasonality, so when doing an ]]></description>
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		<title>(LOW) Lowe’s Companies Analyst Coverage Initiated at Neutral</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/01/18/low-lowe%e2%80%99s-companies-analyst-coverage-initiated-at-neutral/25190</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:34:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have recently initiated coverage on Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (LOW), the world’s second largest home improvement retailer operating in the United States and Canada, with a Neutral recommendation and a target price of $24.00. We expect it to perform in line with the industry. Based in Mooresville, North Carolina, Lowe’s offers services to homeowners, renters and commercial business customers. Homeowners and renters principally include do-it-yourself (DIY) customers and do-it-for-me (DIFM) customers who utilize the company’s installed sales programs. Lowe’s offers a wide range of products and services for home decoration, maintenance, repair, remodeling, and property maintenance. Lowe’s boasts a proven strategy of investing in stores to enhance the customer-shopping experience by improving point-of-sale and directional signage, and adding more product selection. The company’s sustained focus on Everyday Low Prices, New ]]></description>
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		<title>(HD) Home Depot Supply Supply to Lay Off Employees</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/12/22/hd-home-depot-supply-supply-to-lay-off-employees/23294</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:03:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Home Depot Supply, a leading diversified wholesale distributor in the U.S. and Canada, has recently decided to lay off 350 employees and consolidate 25 branches in order to reduce its operating expenses amid deteriorating fundamentals in the real estate construction industry. Since the fourth quarter of 2008, the company has laid off approximately 4,500 employees across the U.S. and consolidated about 210 branches. Home Depot Supply was earlier a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Home Depot Inc. (HD), the world’s largest home improvement specialty retailer. The division was sold off in 2007 for $8.5 billion, as the parent company wanted to focus on its core business. Currently Home Depot retains a 12.5% ownership stake in Home Depot Supply. Home Depot Supply provides products and value-added services to professional customers in the ]]></description>
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		<title>(LL) Lumber Liquidators, Inc. &#8211; ROE of 20.9% is Almost Double Industry Average</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/12/22/ll-lumber-liquidators-inc-roe-of-20-9-is-almost-double-industry-average/23349</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:28:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lumber Liquidators Inc. (LL) shares continue to set new all-time highs on the heels of its latest earnings surprise. Company Description Lumber Liquidators sells hardwood flooring through 180 locations in the U.S. The company sells a variety of flooring with up to 150 varieties of material. Sales Up 14% Lumber Liquidators saw sales rise 14%, to $141 million, when they reported third-quarter results on Nov 4. Net income came in at $7.8 million, or 28 cents per share. This topped the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 23 cents. The company has beat expectations for the fifth time in a row. Raising Guidance In the same press release, Lumber Liquidators increased its projections for the full year. Revenue is now expected to fall between $535 and $543 million. This breaks down to ]]></description>
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		<title>(LOW) Cash for Clunkers: Fail</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/12/08/low-cash-for-clunkers-fail/22204</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:21:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This analysis is by Sheena Martin, Contributing Editor, Investment U Monday, December 7, 2009 On the surface, the headline news from the much-vaunted Cash For Clunkers auto program looks pretty good: August car sales were the highest all year – a 26.5% spike from July’s figures. By the time the program ended on August 24, it had accounted for 700,000 new car sales, worth a total of $2.8 billion. But I’ve got news for you: Aside from the short, sharp jolt to the economy, the program made little difference. In fact, it flopped… Credit Suisse Chief Economist, Neal Soss, says at least some of the purchases came from people who’d have replaced their cars in the coming months anyway. So this wasn’t an increase in demand… it was just squeezed ]]></description>
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		<title>(HD) Home Depot&#8217;s Sales Dip</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/11/17/hd-home-depots-sales-dip/20755</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:59:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Home Depot (HD), the largest home improvement retailer in the world, reported net income of $689 million or 41 cents per share in the third quarter of fiscal 2009, compared to net income of $756 million or 45 cents per share in the year-earlier quarter. The company witnessed severe stress from declining market fundamentals during the quarter in a challenging macroeconomic environment and weakness in the U.S. housing sector. Total sales decreased 8.0% year-over-year to $16.4 billion, while overall same-store sales decreased 6.9%. In order to tide over the storm, Home Depot has decided to focus on core retail activities and has exited businesses like EXPO, THD Design Center, Yardbirds, and HD Bath. In addition, the company has taken strict cost-control measures and has initiated prudent inventory management policies. Home Depot was ]]></description>
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		<title>(LOW) Lowe&#8217;s Companies&#8217; Earnings Report Tumbles</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/11/16/low-lowes-companies-earnings-report-tumbles/20691</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:24:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Amidst a bleak economic outlook, Lowe’s Companies Inc. (LOW) recently reported its third quarter results. Quarterly earnings of 24 cents a share fell 27.3% from 33 cents posted in the prior-year quarter due to sluggish consumer demand for big renovations. However, the earnings remained in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The world’s second largest home improvement retailer said that it expected fourth-quarter earnings in the range of 9 cents to 13 cents a share. For the fiscal 2009, earnings are expected between $1.16 and $1.20 per share. On a reported basis Incorporatedluding one-time items, earnings came in at 23 cents a share, down 30.3% year on year. Lowe’s hinted that the markets of California and Florida, which were battered by the housing downturn, are showing some signs of revival. ]]></description>
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		<title>(LL) Lumber Liquidators, Inc. &#8211; Consensus Estimates Rise</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/11/10/ll-lumber-liquidators-inc-consensus-estimates-rise/20174</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:58:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lumber Liquidators, Inc. (LL) expects to open an additional 34 to 36 stores in 2009 despite the challenging retail environment. Analysts expect year over year earnings growth in 2009 of 15.37%. Lumber Liquidators is the largest retailer of hardwood floor in the United States. The company operates 180 stores but has been quickly expanding. In the third quarter, Lumber Liquidators opened another 9 new stores. On Nov 4, Lumber Liquidators reported its third quarter results which easily surprised on the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 21.74%. It was the fourth straight earnings surprise. Earnings per share were 28 cents compared to 20 cents in the year ago quarter. Analysts had expected just 23 cents. Sales jumped 14.2% to $140.5 million from $123.1 million in the third quarter of 2008. Comparable store ]]></description>
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		<title>(HD) Home Depot Joins Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia in New Product Line</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/10/03/hd-home-depot-joins-martha-stewart-living-omnimedia-in-new-product-line/16539</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 21:59:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Home Depot Inc (HD), the world’s largest home improvement specialty retailer, has recently announced a deal with Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia (MSO), a diversified media and merchandising company, to create a new product line of home improvement products. The strategic move is aimed at getting a leg up on rival companies like Lowe Companies (LOW), a leading chain of retail home improvement and appliance stores. The new product line will primarily feature outdoor living, home organization, and home decor items. The outdoor living products are scheduled to hit the shelves in Jan. 2010 in the U.S. and in Feb. 2010 in Canada. Home organization products are expected to be launched in Feb. 2010 across the globe. Martha Stewart intends to promote the products through diverse marketing channels including its ]]></description>
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		<title>(HD) Sweet, Sweet Rebound &#8211; Or is it?</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/19/hd-sweet-sweet-rebound%e2%80%a6-or-is-it/12637</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 23:11:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by The Investment U Research Team After a brutal thrashing at the hands of the markets yesterday investors breathed a sign of relief as the indices rebounded slightly in morning trading. It would appear that it was all just a bad dream and we can get back to the business of recovery. Or is it? Like residents in front of hurricane Bill, investors are wondering what kind of damage they can expect from an extended pullback. And in another eerily similar parallel housing seems to be the root of our concerns. Home Depot (NYSE: HD) beat estimates because of better housing market conditions in the northeast and California. But that also comes on news that housing starts were lower than expected. We’ll see if today’s bounce back rally can undo ]]></description>
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		<title>(LL) Lumber Liquidators, Inc. &#8211; Full Year Guidance Raised</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/10/ll-lumber-liquidators-inc-full-year-guidance-raised/12217</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 02:32:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lumber Liquidators, Inc. (LL) has been on a tear since reporting second-quarter earnings on Aug 5 that surprised on the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 8.7%. The company, a hardwood flooring retailer with 170 stores, continues to grow. Sales increased in the second quarter by 11.8% to $143.1 million from $128 million a year ago. Comparable store sales, however, fell 1.8% but this was an improvement over the 5.8% year over year decline in the first quarter of 2009. Despite the recession, the Lumber Liquidators opened 8 new stores during the second quarter. Net income rose 18.1% to $6.9 million, or 25 cents per share, from $5.9 million, or 22 cents, in the year ago quarter. The Zacks Consensus Estimate called for 23 cents. Full Year Guidance Raised The company is ]]></description>
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		<title>(LL) Lumber Liquidators, Inc. &#8211; Aggressive Growth &#8211; Zacks Rank Buy</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:14:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lumber liquidators, Inc. (LL) is expanding its footprint throughout the U.S. and earnings continue to grow. Company Description Lumber Liquidators, Inc. is a retailer of hardwood flooring. The company operates through over 100 locations in addition its web site and an 800 number. Lumber Liquidators&#8217; product offering is substantially comprised of its own brands Incorporatedluding its Bellawood brand, as well as its Builder&#8217;s Pride, Virginia Mill Works, Schon, Morning Star Bamboo and Dream Home brands. Sales, Income Rising On May 6 the company released is first quarter results that included sales of $124 million, an 8% year-over-year increase. Same-store sales declined slightly but were out weighed by a $16 million rise in non-comparable sales and 10 new locations. Earnings came in at $5.1 million, an 18% increase since the same ]]></description>
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