Staples Company Profile (NASDAQ:SPLS)

About Staples

Staples, Inc. is a provider of products and services for business customers and consumers. The Company offers a selection of products, Websites and mobile platforms, and a range of copy, print and technology services. The Company operates through three business segments, which include North American Stores & Online, North American Commercial and International Operations. The North American Stores & Online segment includes its retail stores and Staples.com businesses in the United States and Canada. The North American Commercial segment consists of the United States and Canadian businesses that sell and deliver products and services directly to businesses, including Staples Advantage and Quill.com. The International Operations segment consists of businesses in approximately 25 countries in Europe, Australia, South America and Asia. It serves businesses of all sizes and consumers in North America, Europe, Australia, South America and Asia.

Industry, Sector and Symbol:

Sector: Retail/Wholesale
Industry: Specialty Retail, Other
Sub-Industry: Specialty Stores
Exchange: NASDAQ
Symbol: SPLS
CUSIP: 85503010

Key Metrics:

Previous Close: $8.36
50 Day Moving Average: $8.69
200 Day Moving Average: $9.29
52-Week Range: $8.00 - $13.50
Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
Foreward P/E Ratio: 9.50
P/E Growth: 15.25
Market Cap: $5.44B
Outstanding Shares: 650,423,000
Beta: 1.52

Profitability:

Net Margins: -2.13%
Return on Equity: 11.20%
Return on Assets: 5.44%

Debt:

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.22%
Current Ratio: 1.54%
Quick Ratio: 0.89%

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Consensus Ratings for Staples (NASDAQ:SPLS) (?)

Ratings Breakdown:	12 Hold Ratings, 1 Buy Rating
Consensus Rating:	Hold (Score: 2.08)
Consensus Price Target:	$11.20 (33.97% upside)

Analysts' Ratings History for Staples (NASDAQ:SPLS)

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Date	Firm	Action	Rating	Price Target
8/25/2016	Citigroup Inc.	Lower Price Target	Neutral	$18.00 -> $15.00
8/18/2016	Morgan Stanley	Set Price Target	Hold	$10.00
8/18/2016	Jefferies Group	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$9.00
8/18/2016	Deutsche Bank AG	Lower Price Target	Hold	$9.00 -> $8.00
7/15/2016	Argus	Reiterated Rating	Hold
5/29/2016	Bank of America Corp.	Boost Price Target	Underperform -> Buy	$8.10 -> $10.00
5/19/2016	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Lower Price Target	Neutral	$12.00 -> $9.00
5/15/2016	Wells Fargo & Co.	Reiterated Rating	Equal Weight
5/11/2016	Telsey Advisory Group	Boost Price Target	Market Perform	$8.00 -> $10.00
3/25/2016	KeyCorp	Reiterated Rating	Equal Weight
3/8/2016	Goldman Sachs Group Inc.	Reiterated Rating	Hold
3/7/2016	Credit Suisse Group AG	Lower Price Target	Neutral	$15.00 -> $10.00
12/7/2015	BB&T Corp.	Downgrade	Buy -> Hold
8/22/2015	B. Riley	Reiterated Rating	Neutral	$16.00
7/30/2015	Evercore Partners Inc.	Upgrade	Sell -> Hold
7/30/2015	Evercore ISI	Upgrade	Sell -> Hold
7/24/2015	Cleveland Research	Reiterated Rating	Neutral
2/4/2015	Janney Montgomery Scott	Upgrade	Neutral -> Buy	$22.00
12/11/2014	Wolfe Research	Upgrade	Underperform -> Market Perform

(Data available from 9/28/2014 forward)

Earnings History for Staples (NASDAQ:SPLS)

Date	Quarter	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call
11/16/2016
8/17/2016	Q216	$0.12	$0.12	$4.78 billion	$4.80 billion	View	Listen
5/18/2016	Q116	$0.16	$0.17	$5.08 billion	$5.10 billion	View	Listen
3/4/2016	Q415	$0.28	$0.26		$5.30 billion	View	Listen
11/18/2015	Q315	$0.35	$0.35	$5.67 billion	$5.60 billion	View	Listen
8/19/2015	Q215	$0.12	$0.12	$4.96 billion	$4.90 billion	View	Listen
5/20/2015	Q115	$0.17	$0.17	$5.46 billion	$5.30 billion	View	Listen
3/6/2015	Q414	$0.30	$0.31		$5.66 billion	View	Listen
11/19/2014	Q314	$0.36	$0.37	$5.95 billion	$5.96 billion	View	Listen
8/20/2014	Q214	$0.11	$0.12	$5.16 billion	$5.20 billion	View	Listen
5/20/2014	Q114	$0.21	$0.18	$5.62 billion	$5.70 billion	View	N/A
3/6/2014	Q413	$0.39	$0.33	$5.98 billion	$5.87 billion	View	Listen
11/20/2013	Q3	$0.42	$0.42	$6.18 billion	$6.11 billion	View	Listen
8/21/2013	Q2 2013	$0.18	$0.16	$5.37 billion	$5.30 billion	View	Listen
5/22/2013	Q1 2013	$0.27	$0.26	$5.91 billion	$5.81 billion	View	Listen
3/6/2013	Q4 2012	$0.45	$0.46	$6.72 billion	$6.57 billion	View	Listen
11/14/2012	Q312	$0.45	$0.46	$6.46 billion	$6.35 billion	View	N/A
8/15/2012		$0.22	$0.18			View	N/A
5/16/2012		$0.30	$0.30			View	N/A
2/29/2012		$0.41	$0.41			View	N/A
11/15/2011		$0.47	$0.47			View	N/A
8/17/2011		$0.20	$0.22			View	N/A
5/18/2011		$0.32	$0.28			View	N/A
3/2/2011		$0.40	$0.39			View	N/A

(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward)

Earnings Estimates for Staples (NASDAQ:SPLS)

Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $0.88 EPS
Next Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $0.88 EPS

Quarter	Number of Estimates	Low Estimate	High Estimate	Average Estimate
Q1 2016	5	$0.26	$0.30	$0.28
Q2 2016	5	$0.15	$0.18	$0.17
Q3 2016	4	$0.11	$0.14	$0.12
Q4 2016	4	$0.33	$0.36	$0.35
Q1 2017	5	$0.24	$0.31	$0.27
Q2 2017	3	$0.12	$0.13	$0.12
Q3 2017	4	$0.33	$0.36	$0.35
Q4 2017	3	$0.25	$0.28	$0.26

(Data provided by Zacks Investment Research)

Current Dividend Information for Staples (NASDAQ:SPLS)

Annual Dividend:	$0.48
Dividend Yield:	5.74%
Payout Ratio:	-70.59% (Based on Trailing 12 Months of Earnings) 54.55% (Based on Current Year Consensus EPS Estimate) 54.55% (Based on Next Year Consensus EPS Estimate)

Dividend History for Staples (NASDAQ:SPLS)

Announced	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
9/13/2016	quarterly	$0.12	5.66%	9/21/2016	9/23/2016	10/13/2016
6/14/2016	quarterly	$0.12	5.52%	6/22/2016	6/24/2016	7/14/2016
3/1/2016	quarterly	$0.12	4.95%	3/22/2016	3/25/2016	4/14/2016
12/2/2015	quarterly	$0.12	3.98%	12/21/2015	12/23/2015	1/14/2016
9/15/2015	quarterly	$0.12	3.45%	9/23/2015	9/25/2015	10/15/2015
6/1/2015	quarterly	$0.12	2.92%	6/24/2015	6/26/2015	7/16/2015
3/3/2015	quarterly	$0.12	2.89%	3/25/2015	3/27/2015	4/16/2015
12/2/2014	quarterly	$0.12	3.33%	12/23/2014	12/26/2014	1/15/2015
9/9/2014	quarterly	$0.12	3.86%	9/24/2014	9/26/2014	10/16/2014
6/3/2014	quarterly	$0.12	4.38%	6/25/2014	6/27/2014	7/17/2014
3/6/2014	quarterly	$0.12	4.23%	3/26/2014	3/28/2014	4/17/2014
12/3/2013	quarterly	$0.12	3.12%	12/24/2013	12/27/2013	1/16/2014
9/11/2013	quarterly	$0.12	3.26%	9/25/2013	9/27/2013	10/17/2013
6/3/2013	quarterly	$0.12	3.18%	6/26/2013	6/28/2013	7/18/2013
3/6/2013	quarterly	$0.12	3.76%	3/26/2013	3/29/2013	4/18/2013
12/4/2012	quarterly	$0.11			12/14/2012	12/21/2012

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Insider Trading History for Staples (NASDAQ:SPLS)

Insider Ownership Percentage: 1.80%
Institutional Ownership Percentage: 86.59%

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction
6/30/2016	Michael Williams	General Counsel	Sell	12,458	$8.59	$107,014.22
12/15/2015	Shira Goodman	Insider	Buy	5,100	$9.70	$49,470.00
6/10/2014	Rowland Moriarty	Director	Sell	100,000	$11.14	$1,114,000.00
4/4/2014	Rowland Moriarty	Director	Sell	25,235	$12.20	$307,867.00
4/3/2014	Ronald Sargent	CEO	Buy	8,500	$11.82	$100,470.00
3/20/2014	Shira Goodman	Insider	Buy	5,000	$11.44	$57,200.00
12/10/2013	Joseph Doody	Insider	Sell	32,041	$16.17	$518,102.97
7/5/2013	Ronald Sargent	CEO	Sell	68,806	$15.90	$1,094,015.40
6/28/2013	Demos Parneros	Insider	Sell	75,000	$16.00	$1,200,000.00
6/18/2013	Joseph Doody	Insider	Sell	40,000	$16.50	$660,000.00
6/4/2013	Ronald Sargent	CEO	Sell	525,000	$15.04	$7,896,000.00
5/31/2013	Christine T Komola	CFO	Sell	18,000	$14.93	$268,740.00
5/29/2013	Robert Nakasone	Director	Sell	21,825	$14.95	$326,283.75
5/23/2013	Michael Williams	SVP	Buy	10,000	$14.90	$149,000.00
5/23/2013	Paul Walsh	Director	Sell	22,500	$14.90	$335,250.00

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Latest Headlines for Staples (NASDAQ:SPLS)

Date	Headline
	Staples announces the appointment of Shira Goodman as its President and CEO (NASDAQ:SPLS) eprretailnews.com - September 27 at 12:03 PM
	Staples (SPLS) Names New CEO (NASDAQ:SPLS) www.streetinsider.com - September 27 at 12:03 PM
	Staples Names Shira Goodman CEO (NASDAQ:SPLS) ih.advfn.com - September 26 at 7:28 PM
	Staples Names Shira Goodman As President And CEO - Quick Facts (NASDAQ:SPLS) www.rttnews.com - September 26 at 7:28 PM
	Reviewing Hot Stock of Yesterday- Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLS ... - Hot Stocks Point (NASDAQ:SPLS) www.hotstockspoint.com - September 26 at 10:48 AM
	Traders Alert: Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLS), Cobalt International Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CIE) - Newburgh Press (NASDAQ:SPLS) newburghpress.com - September 26 at 10:48 AM
	Staples Appoints Shira Goodman as CEO (NASDAQ:SPLS) www.publicnow.com - September 26 at 10:48 AM
	Staples Names Interim CEO Goodman to Position on Permanent Basis (NASDAQ:SPLS) www.bloomberg.com - September 26 at 10:48 AM
	[$$] Staples Names Shira Goodman CEO (NASDAQ:SPLS) www.wsj.com - September 26 at 10:48 AM
	Analysts Valuations For Two Stocks: Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLS), CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) - The Voice Registrar (NASDAQ:SPLS) voiceregistrar.com - September 25 at 12:23 PM
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	Worth Watching Intraday Movers: Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD), Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLS) - NYSE Journal (press release) (NASDAQ:SPLS) stockznews.com - September 21 at 11:34 AM
	Another Drag on Staples ETFs (NASDAQ:SPLS) finance.yahoo.com - September 21 at 11:34 AM
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	Stocks Making Notable Moves: Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLS), American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE:AEO) - Street Wise Report (press release) (blog) (NASDAQ:SPLS) streetwisereport.com - September 20 at 11:13 AM
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	Scorching Hot Services Stocks Tape: Staples, Inc. (SPLS), The ... - The Independent Republic (NASDAQ:SPLS) theindependentrepublic.com - September 19 at 7:22 PM
	Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLS) Upgrades/Downgrades Report - Newburgh Press (NASDAQ:SPLS) newburghpress.com - September 19 at 7:22 PM
	Why Successful M-Commerce Needs To Work At The Speed Of Light (NASDAQ:SPLS) www.forbes.com - September 19 at 7:22 PM
	Ex-Dividend Reminder: Convergys, Staples and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide (NASDAQ:SPLS) www.forbes.com - September 19 at 11:58 AM
	Costco and Walmart Unleash New Office Supplies Delivery Services to Shake Up Staples, Office Depot (NASDAQ:SPLS) www.thestreet.com - September 19 at 11:58 AM
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	Staples opens three initial Workbar in the Greater Boston community (NASDAQ:SPLS) eprretailnews.com - September 16 at 10:59 AM
	Epson Debuts World's Fastest Photo Scanner(1) to Scan, Restore, Organize, and Share Printed Photos (NASDAQ:SPLS) finance.yahoo.com - September 15 at 7:32 PM
	3 Top Consumer-Staples Stocks You Can Buy Right Now (NASDAQ:SPLS) www.fool.com - September 15 at 6:37 PM
	STAPLES : Streaking Naked? No Smartphone for Eternity? Giving up Vacation Time.. (NASDAQ:SPLS) www.4-traders.com - September 15 at 11:05 AM
	Streaking Naked? No Smartphone for Eternity? Giving up Vacation Time? Staples Coffee Survey Shows Lengths Employees Will Go to Keep their Cup of Joe (NASDAQ:SPLS) www.publicnow.com - September 15 at 11:05 AM
	Staples, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2016 Dividend (NASDAQ:SPLS) ih.advfn.com - September 14 at 11:47 AM
	The Future of Work Is Here: Workbar at Staples Now Open (NASDAQ:SPLS) www.publicnow.com - September 14 at 11:47 AM
	ETF’s with exposure to Staples, Inc. : September 13, 2016 (NASDAQ:SPLS) www.capitalcube.com - September 13 at 12:17 PM
	Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLS) Analytical Analysis - Newburg Press (NASDAQ:SPLS) newburghpress.com - September 12 at 11:58 AM
	Attractive Stock of Friday - Staples, Inc.'s (SPLS) - Hot Stocks Point (NASDAQ:SPLS) www.hotstockspoint.com - September 12 at 11:58 AM
	Analysts Valuations For Two Stocks: Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLS), Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPW) - The Voice Registrar (NASDAQ:SPLS) voiceregistrar.com - September 12 at 11:58 AM
	Hot Watch List After Analysts Reviews- Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLS), Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) - Seneca Globe (NASDAQ:SPLS) www.senecaglobe.com - September 9 at 7:02 PM
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	Analyst Perspectives on Price Target History: Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLS) - Post Registrar (NASDAQ:SPLS) postregistrar.com - September 8 at 7:05 PM
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	Survey Shows One Size Does Not Fit All When It Comes to Employees’ Workplace Needs (NASDAQ:SPLS) finance.yahoo.com - September 8 at 11:18 AM
	Will Staples' (SPLS) Strategic Initiatives Propel Growth? (NASDAQ:SPLS) finance.yahoo.com - September 6 at 11:48 AM
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	How Staples helps this retailer weather the doldrums after holiday-sales rush (NASDAQ:SPLS) www.bizjournals.com - September 2 at 7:19 PM
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	ETF’s with exposure to Staples, Inc. : August 31, 2016 (NASDAQ:SPLS) www.capitalcube.com - August 31 at 12:37 PM
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