Company overview

Best Buy is a specialty retailer of consumer electronics, home-office products, entertainment software, appliances and related services. The company operates in the US, Canada, Europe and Mexico. It is headquartered in Richfield, Minnesota and employs about 155,000 people.

The company recorded revenues of $45,015 million during the financial year ended February 2009 (FY2009), an increase of 12.5% over FY2008. The increase was driven primarily by the acquisition of Best Buy Europe. The operating profit of the company was $1,870 million during FY2009, a decrease of 13.5% compared to FY2008. The net profit was $1,003 million in FY2009, a decrease of 28.7% compared to FY2008.

Key facts

New York ticker: BBY

No. employees: 155000

Turnover: 45,015,000,000 (USD)

Financial year end: February

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