Home Depot SWOT Analysis
Analyze the internal and external environments of the organization along the following terms:
Section I:
Write a company history, including a mission statement if available.
Section II:
Thoroughly explain at least two major strengths and two major weaknesses of the organization.
Select any five relevant financial ratios that would be appropriate to the analysis.If these links are not working, you can still search using the key words “financial ratios” and that should take you to websites that provide this information:
https://www.accountingverse.com/managerial-accounting/fs-analysis/financial-ratios.html (Links to an external site.).
https://www.investopedia.com/financial-edge/0910/6-basic-financial-ratios-and-what-they-tell-you.aspx (Links to an external site.)
Discuss how the financial ratios can be applied to the SWOT analysis. Do these ratios show strengths? Is the organization struggling financially? Are there financial opportunities?
Section III:
Thoroughly research and analyze two opportunities and two threats that this organization is facing. Be sure to include in your discussion the relevant dimension of the general environment from which each of these forces is derived.
Include in your analysis an explanation of how each of the opportunities and threats will likely impact the company and why.
Include other companies or industries which may also be affected.
Include a TOWS analysis and be ready to make recommendations and suggestions as though you were the manager.
For each opportunity and threat, ensure you use relevant business theories, concepts, and practices that are aligned to support the statements and findings.
Section IV:
Summarize your SWOT analysis by discussing how the organization can capitalize on the opportunities presented in the analysis along with ways it can limit or neutralize identified threats before they happen.
