Home Depot (HD) Tops Q4 EPS by 4c, Comps Increase 24.5%

Home Depot (NYSE: HD) reported Q4 EPS of $2.65, $0.04 better than the analyst estimate of $2.61. Revenue for the quarter came in at $32.3 billion versus the consensus estimate of $30.66 billion.

• Comparable sales for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020 increased 24.5 percent, and comparable sales in the U.S. increased 25.0 percent.

Fiscal 2021

Given the uncertainty related to the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic and its influence on the consumer, the Company believes it is limited in its ability to forecast demand for fiscal 2021. As a result, the Company is not providing guidance for fiscal 2021.

"We were pleased with our record financial performance in fiscal 2020. As we look ahead to fiscal 2021, while we are not able to predict how consumer spending will evolve, if the demand environment during the back half of fiscal 2020 were to persist through fiscal 2021, it would imply flat to slightly positive comparable sales growth and operating margin of at least 14 percent," said Richard McPhail, executive vice president and CFO.

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