Home Depot (HD) Tops Q3 EPS by 4c; Updates FY15 Outlook

Home Depot (NYSE: HD) reported Q3 EPS of $1.36, $0.04 better than the analyst estimate of $1.32. Revenue for the quarter came in at $21.8 billion versus the consensus estimate of $21.77 billion.

Updated Fiscal 2015 Guidance

Based on its year-to-date results and the outlook for the fourth quarter, the Company expects fiscal 2015 sales growth of approximately 5.7 percent, with comps of approximately 4.9 percent. The Company also expects fiscal 2015 diluted earnings per share to grow by approximately 14 percent to $5.36. This guidance assumes foreign exchange rates remain at current levels through the fourth quarter. The Company's diluted earnings-per-share guidance includes the benefit of its intent to repurchase an additional $2 billion of shares in the fourth quarter, bringing total fiscal 2015 share repurchases to $7 billion.

*** The Street was looking for FY15 EPS of $5.31. Home Depot was previously modeling a FY15 EPS range of $5.31 to $5.36, or 13 to 14 percent growth.

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