Home Depot (HD $33.00 +1.54) reported second quarter earnings of $0.86
per share, $0.04 better than the Capital IQ Consensus Estimate of $0.82.
Revenues rose 4.2% year/year to $20.23 billion versus the $19.96 billion
consensus.
For its fiscal year 2012, the company raised its earnings guidance to $2.34 from
approx. $2.24 versus the $2.30 Capital IQ Consensus Estimate. On the top line,
the company reaffirmed revenue guidance of +2.5% year/year growth, which
calculates to approx. $69.7 billion versus the $69.41 billion Capital IQ
Consensus Estimate.






