Home Depot Scores Big With $18.25B SRS Acquisition, Boosts Addressable Market To $1T
Portfolio Pulse from Lekha Gupta
Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD) has announced an agreement to acquire SRS Distribution Inc. for $18.25 billion, expanding its addressable market to $1 trillion. The acquisition, expected to close by the end of fiscal 2024, will be funded through cash and debt. It is anticipated to be dilutive to GAAP EPS but accretive to cash EPS in the first year post-closure. Investors can also gain exposure to Home Depot through IShares U.S. Consumer Focused ETF (BATS:IEDI) and VanEck Retail ETF (NASDAQ:RTH).
March 28, 2024 | 1:57 pm
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Home Depot's acquisition of SRS Distribution for $18.25 billion aims to expand its market and is expected to be dilutive to GAAP EPS but accretive to cash EPS in the first year.
The acquisition of SRS Distribution significantly expands Home Depot's addressable market and service capabilities, indicating a positive long-term growth outlook. However, the short-term dilution to GAAP EPS may concern some investors, while the accretion to cash EPS suggests financial health and potential for increased shareholder value.
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Investors can gain exposure to Home Depot's stock through the IShares U.S. Consumer Focused ETF, which may see an impact from Home Depot's acquisition news.
As IEDI includes Home Depot in its holdings, the ETF could benefit from the positive market reaction to Home Depot's strategic acquisition, potentially leading to an increase in its value.
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VanEck Retail ETF, which includes Home Depot, may be positively impacted by Home Depot's strategic acquisition of SRS Distribution.
Given that RTH holds Home Depot shares, the ETF stands to gain from the anticipated positive effects of Home Depot's acquisition on its stock price, potentially enhancing RTH's performance.
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