The office supply retailer has been having a hard time recently. Closing multiple stores, the company finally decided to sell itself to Sycamore Partners for $6.9 billion.
Company Info
| CEO | Shira D. Goodman |
| CEO Title | President, Chief Executive Officer & Director |
| Sector | Retailing |
| Industry | Specialty Retailers: Other |
| HQ Location | Framingham, MA |
| Website | www.staples.com |
| Years on Fortune 500 List | 22 |
| Employees | 61,503 |
Key Financials (Last Fiscal Year)
| Revenues ($M) | $20,217 |
| Profits ($M) | $-1,497 |
| Assets ($M) | $8,271 |
| Total Stockholder Equity ($M) | $3,688 |
| Market Value — as of March 31, 2017 ($M) | $5,723 |
Profit Ratios
| Profit as % of Revenues | -7.4% |
| Profits as % of Assets | -18.1% |
| Profits as % of Stockholder Equity | -40.6% |
Earnings Per Share (Last Fiscal Year)
| Earnings Per Share ($) | -231 |
| EPS % Change (from 2015) | -491.5% |
| EPS % Change (5 year annual rate) | - |
| EPS % Change (10 year annual rate) | - |
Total Return
| Total Return to Investors (2016) | 0.7% |
| Total Return to Investors (5 year, annualized) | -4.7% |
| Total Return to Investors (10 year, annualized) | -7.9% |
