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[|Lowe's]



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Industry:
Home Improvement Store

What they produce:
Copied from[| Yahoo Finance] Lowe's Companies, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a home improvement retailer. The company offers a range of products for maintenance, repair, remodeling, home decorating, and property maintenance. It provides home improvement products in the categories of appliances, lumber, paint, millwork, building materials, lawn and landscape products, flooring, rough plumbing, seasonal living, tools, hardware, fashion plumbing, lighting, nursery, outdoor power equipment, cabinets and countertops, home organization, rough electrical, and home fashion, as well as boards, panel products, irrigation pipes, vinyl sidings, and ladders. The company also offers installation services through independent contractors in various product categories. Lowe's Companies, Inc. serves homeowners and renters primarily consisting of do-it-yourself customers and do-it-for-me customers; and commercial business customers, who work in the construction, repair/remodel, commercial and __residential property management__, or business maintenance professions. As of February 27, 2012, it operated 1,725 home improvement stores in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The company also offers its products through electronic product catalogs and Lowes.com. Lowe's Companies, Inc. was founded in 1946 and is based in Mooresville, North Carolina.

Current P/E ratio:
21.90

Dividend Information:
Div & Yield:0.56 (1.80%)

52 Week High/Low:
18.07 - 31.19

Competitors:
[|The Home Depot, Inc.] [|CCA Global Partners, Inc.] [|Wolseley plc]

[|Walmart]

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Stock Symbol:WMT Stock Exchange:NYSE

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Industry:
Retail **, Variety Stores, Department Stores**

What they produce:
Copied from[| Yahoo Finance] Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. operates retail stores in various formats worldwide. The companys Walmart U.S. segment offers meat, produce, deli, bakery, dairy, frozen foods, alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages, and floral and dry grocery; health and beauty aids, baby products, household chemicals, paper goods, and pet supplies; electronics, toys, cameras and supplies, photo processing services, cellular phones, cellular service plan contracts and prepaid service, and seasonal merchandise; fabrics and crafts, stationery and books, automotive accessories, hardware and paint, and sporting goods; pharmacy and optical services; shoes, jewelry, and accessories, as well as apparel for women, girls, men, boys, and infants; and home furnishings, housewares and small appliances, bedding, home décor, outdoor living, and horticulture products through discount stores, supercenters, and neighborhood markets, as well as through walmart.com. This segment also provides financial services and products comprising money orders, wire transfers, check cashing, and bill payment. Its Walmart International segment includes various formats of retail stores, discount stores, supermarkets, supercenters, hypermarkets, restaurants, apparel stores, Sams Clubs, and online retail operations. This segment also operates banks that focus on consumer lending, as well as consumer credit products. The companys Sams Club segment offers merchandise comprising hardgoods, softgoods, and selected private-label items under the Members Mark, Bakers & Chefs, and Sams Club brands through warehouse membership clubs in the United States, as well as through samsclub.com. It operates stores in the United States and Puerto Rico, as well as in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Japan, Mexico, Nicaragua, the United Kingdom, China, and India. The company was founded in 1945 and is based in Bentonville, Arkansas.

Current P/E ratio:
13.51 Dividend Information: Div & Yield: 1.59 (2.60%) 52 Week High/Low:

Competitors:
 [|Costco Wholesale Corporation] [| Target Corp.] [| Discount, Variety Stores]

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Stock Symbol:K Stock Exchange:NYSE

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Industry: **Food** What they produce: Copied from[| Yahoo Finance]

Kellogg Company, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets ready-to-eat cereal and convenience food products primarily in North America, Europe, Latin America, and the Asia Pacific. It primarily produces snacks and frozen food, including cookies, crackers, toaster pastries, cereal bars, fruit-flavored snacks, frozen waffles, and veggie foods. The company sells its products to grocery trade through its direct sales force, brokers, and distributors under the Kelloggs name. It also offers its products under the Kelloggs, Keebler, Cheez-It, Murray, Austin, and Famous Amos brand names to supermarkets through direct store-door delivery system and other distribution methods. Kellogg Company was founded in 1906 and is headquartered in Battle Creek, Michigan.

Current P/E ratio: 15.71 Dividend Information: Div & Yield:1.72 (3.30%) 52 Week High/Low: 48.10 - 57.70 Competitors: [|General Mills, Inc.]

[|Nestl] [|Ralcorp Holdings Inc].

[|H&R Block Inc]



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Industry: Tax Preparation Services

What they produce: Copied from[| Yahoo Finance] H&R Block, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides tax preparation, retail banking, and various business advisory and consulting services. The companys Tax Services segment provides income tax return preparation, electronic filing, and other services and products related to income tax return preparation to the general public primarily in the United States, as well as in Canada and Australia. It offers its services through a system of retail offices operated directly by the company or by franchisees; and online. This segment also provides the H&R Block At Home, an income tax preparation software, as well as a range of online tax services, including tax advice, professional and do-it-yourself tax return preparation, and electronic filing services through its Website at hrblock.com primarily in the United States, Canada, and Australia; and the H&R Block Prepaid Emerald MasterCard and Emerald Advance lines of credit through H&R Block Bank, as well as other retail banking services, including checking and savings accounts, individual retirement accounts, and certificates of deposit. The companys Business Services segment offers tax and consulting services, wealth management, and capital markets services to middle-market companies in the U.S. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri.

Current P/E ratio: 15.27

Dividend Information: Div & Yield:0.80 (4.70%) 52 Week High/Low: 12.54 - 18.00 Competitors: [|Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc.]

[|JTH Holding, Inc.] [|Industry]

[|Radian Group Inc]



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Industry:Property and Casualty Insurance What they produce: Copied from[| Yahoo Finance] Radian Group Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a credit enhancement company in the United States. The company offers credit-related insurance coverage, primarily through private mortgage insurance, and risk management services to mortgage lending institutions. Its private mortgage insurance protects the holders of the companys insurance from default-related losses on residential mortgage loans made generally to home buyers, as well as facilitates the sale of these mortgage loans in the secondary mortgage market. The company primarily serves mortgage originators, such as mortgage bankers, mortgage brokers, commercial banks, savings institutions, credit unions, and community banks. Radian Group Inc. was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Current P/E ratio: 1.97 Dividend Information: Div & Yield:0.01 (0.20%) 52 Week High/Low: 1.80 - 7.12 Competitors: [|Genworth Financial Inc] [|.] [|MGIC Investment Corp.] [|PMI Group Inc.]