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45. Sears Holdings

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Financials: Latest Results

Rank: 45 (Previous rank: 38)
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CEO: W. Bruce Johnson
Address: 3333 Beverly Rd.
Hoffman Estates, IL 60179
Phone: 847-286-2500
Website: www.searsholdings.com

It was a dismal year for Sears' chairman, billionaire Eddie Lampert, who is trying to revive retailers Kmart and Sears. He announced a plan to divide the company into five business units, and then dismissed CEO Aylwin Lewis in January. So far, a replacement hasn't been found. The results show why the position is vacant: Revenue fell 4% and profit plunged 44.6%, despite Lampert's efforts to cut costs and offer competitive prices.

	$ millions	% change from 2006
Revenues	50,703.0	-4.4
Profits	826.0	-44.6
Assets	27,397.0	—
Stockholders' equity	10,667.0	—
Market value (3/28/2008)	13,525.8	—

Profits as % of
Revenues	1.6
Assets	3.0
Stockholders' equity	7.7

Earnings per share
2007 $	5.70
% change from 2006	-40.4
1997-2007 annual growth rate %	N.A.

Total return to investors	%
2007	-39.2
1997-2007 annual rate	N.A.

Industry: General Merchandisers

Rank	Company	500 rank	Revenues ($ millions)
1	Wal-Mart Stores	1	378,799.0
2	Target	31	63,367.0
3	Sears Holdings	45	50,703.0


4	Macy's	91	26,340.0
5	J.C. Penney	126	19,860.0
6	Kohl's	152	16,473.7
7	Dollar General	274	9,495.2
8	Nordstrom	299	8,828.0
9	Dillard's	338	7,370.8
10	Family Dollar Stores	358	6,834.3
11	Belk	570	3,824.8
12	Bon-Ton Stores	603	3,467.7
13	Saks	625	3,282.6
14	Retail Ventures	667	3,044.6