Home Depot (HD) Closing All Big Box Stores in China; Sees One-Time 10c/Share Charge
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The Home Depot (NYSE: HD) is closing its remaining seven big box stores in China as the Company shifts its focus in that market to specialty stores and online offerings.
The closings will affect approximately 850 associates, who will receive severance packages and job placement assistance.
As a result of the store closings, the Company will record an after-tax charge of approximately $160 million, or approximately $0.10 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2012, which includes impairment of goodwill and other assets, lease terminations, severance and other charges associated with closing the stores. Excluding the approximately $0.10 per diluted share charge associated with the store closings, the Company confirmed that it still expects its fiscal 2012 diluted earnings-per-share to be up approximately 19 percent to $2.95 for the year, which is in line with prior guidance.
While it is closing its big box stores, The Home Depot is maintaining a new formats team to continue research and development activities. In addition, the Company is maintaining two recently-opened specialty stores – a paint and flooring store and a Home Decorators Collection store, both located in Tianjin – and is in the beginning stages of developing relationships with several of China's leading e-commerce websites, a combination which the Company believes is more tailored to Chinese customers' needs and shopping preferences.
The Company will continue to employ approximately 170 associates in China, working in the sourcing offices in Shanghai and Shenzhen, which opened in 2002, and working on its new retail formats team and in the specialty stores.
The closings will affect approximately 850 associates, who will receive severance packages and job placement assistance.
As a result of the store closings, the Company will record an after-tax charge of approximately $160 million, or approximately $0.10 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2012, which includes impairment of goodwill and other assets, lease terminations, severance and other charges associated with closing the stores. Excluding the approximately $0.10 per diluted share charge associated with the store closings, the Company confirmed that it still expects its fiscal 2012 diluted earnings-per-share to be up approximately 19 percent to $2.95 for the year, which is in line with prior guidance.
While it is closing its big box stores, The Home Depot is maintaining a new formats team to continue research and development activities. In addition, the Company is maintaining two recently-opened specialty stores – a paint and flooring store and a Home Decorators Collection store, both located in Tianjin – and is in the beginning stages of developing relationships with several of China's leading e-commerce websites, a combination which the Company believes is more tailored to Chinese customers' needs and shopping preferences.
The Company will continue to employ approximately 170 associates in China, working in the sourcing offices in Shanghai and Shenzhen, which opened in 2002, and working on its new retail formats team and in the specialty stores.
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