Staples (FRA:STP) Revenue : €14,976 Mil (TTM As of Jul. 2017)

Staples Revenue Chart

Staples Annual Data
	Trend	Jan08	Jan09	Jan10	Jan11	Jan12	Jan13	Jan14	Jan15	Jan16	Jan17
Revenue		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					18,334.14	16,965.68	16,947.92	17,281.64	17,152.18

Staples Quarterly Data
	Oct12	Jan13	Apr13	Jul13	Oct13	Jan14	Apr14	Jul14	Oct14	Jan15	Apr15	Jul15	Oct15	Jan16	Apr16	Jul16	Oct16	Jan17	Apr17	Jul17
Revenue	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															3,648.96	4,862.34	2,856.66	3,871.02	3,385.64

Competitive Comparison of Staples's Revenue

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Staples's Revenue, along with its competitors' market caps and Revenue data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Staples's Revenue Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Staples's Revenue distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Staples's Revenue falls into.

Staples Revenue Calculation

Also referred as sales, revenue is income that a company receives from its normal business activities, usually from the sale of goods and services to customers. Revenue is often referred to as the "top line" due to its position on the income statement at the very top.

Revenue for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jul. 2017 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €14,976 Mil.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Staples  (FRA:STP) Revenue Explanation

In ranking the predictability, companies with more consistent revenue and earnings growth are ranked high with predictability.

Peter Lynch categorized companies according to their revenue growth:

His favorite companies are stalwart, those growing between 10-20% a year.

Companies in cyclical industries may see their revenue fluctuate wildly in good years and bad years.

Be Aware

Revenue can be manipulated by changing the way how revenue is booked. Companies may book sales before the payment is received, or before the revenue is fully earned. These will be added to balance sheet items such as account payable or account receivables.

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