These Dow Winners Keep Success Simple: The Home Depot, Inc. (HD) and More

The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO)
What could be simpler than giving people something to drink? That’s the business model that Coke has used to near-perfection throughout its long history, and in the process, it built up operations that are the envy of the retail world.

Coke makes its business look easy, but building the bottling operations, distribution facilities, and retail relationships that are all key parts of the Coke network is no small effort. That’s why some of Coke’s rivals rely on Coke for distribution rather than trying to reinvent the wheel themselves, and it provides a lasting competitive advantage that puts the company in an attractive position to extend its global reach and duplicate its success in emerging markets around the world.

Keep it simple
The lesson from these four winning Dow stocks is that a business doesn’t have to be complicated to be successful. Sometimes, all it takes to win is a good idea and the ability to execute on that idea well.

The article These Dow Winners Keep Success Simple originally appeared on Fool.com and is written by Dan Caplinger.

Fool contributor Dan Caplinger has no position in any stocks mentioned. You can follow him on Twitter @DanCaplinger. The Motley Fool recommends Coca-Cola, Home Depot, and McDonald’s. The Motley Fool owns shares of McDonald’s.

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