Richard Haas - OFFICE DEPOT Senior Vice President Chief Accounting Officer

Elected by the shareholders, the OFFICE DEPOT's board of directors comprises two types of representatives: OFFICE DEPOT inside directors who are chosen from within the company, and outside directors, selected externally and held independent of OFFICE. The board's role is to monitor OFFICE DEPOT's management team and ensure that shareholders' interests are well served. OFFICE DEPOT's inside directors are responsible for reviewing and approving budgets prepared by upper management to implement core corporate initiatives and projects. On the other hand, OFFICE DEPOT's outside directors are responsible for providing unbiased perspectives on the board's policies.

The ability to make a profit is the ultimate goal of any investor. But to identify the right stock is not an easy task. Is OFFICE DEPOT a good investment? Although profit is still the single most important financial element of any organization, multiple performance indicators can help investors identify the equity that they will appreciate over time.

OFFICE DEPOT financial ratios help investors to determine whether OFFICE Stock is cheap or expensive when compared to a particular measure, such as profits or enterprise value. In other words, they help investors to determine the cost of investment in OFFICE with respect to the benefits of owning OFFICE DEPOT security.