ATLANTA, August 17, 2021 -- The Home Depot®, the world's largest home improvement retailer, today reported sales of $41.1 billion for the second quarter of fiscal 2021, an increase of $3.1 billion, or 8.1 percent from the second quarter of fiscal 2020. Comparable sales for the second quarter of fiscal 2021 increased 4.5 percent, and comparable sales in the U.S. increased 3.4 percent.
Net earnings for the second quarter of fiscal 2021 were $4.8 billion, or $4.53 per diluted share, compared with net earnings of $4.3 billion, or $4.02 per diluted share, in the same period of fiscal 2020. For the second quarter of fiscal 2021, diluted earnings per share increased 12.7 percent from the same period in the prior year.
“I am very proud of our associates, who continue to demonstrate a relentless focus on serving our customers,” said Craig Menear, chairman and CEO. “As a result of their efforts, we achieved a milestone of over $40 billion in quarterly sales for the first time in Company history. I would like to extend my sincere appreciation to our team, as well as our supplier and supply chain partners, as they continue to operate in this dynamic and challenging environment”
The Home Depot will conduct a conference call today at 9 a.m. ET to discuss information included in this news release and related matters. The conference call will be available in its entirety through a webcast and replay at ir.homedepot.com/events-and-presentations.
At the end of the first quarter, the Company operated a total of 2,298 Home Depot retail stores in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, 10 Canadian provinces and Mexico. The Company employs approximately 500,000 associates. The Home Depot's stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: HD) and is included in the Dow Jones industrial average and Standard & Poor's 500 index.
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Certain statements contained herein constitute “forward-looking statements” as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may relate to, among other things, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the related recovery on our business, operations and financial results (which, among other things, may affect many of the items listed below); the demand for our products and services; net sales growth; comparable sales; effects of competition; our brand and reputation; implementation of store, interconnected retail, supply chain and technology initiatives; inventory and in-stock positions; state of the economy; state of the housing and home improvement markets; state of the credit markets, including mortgages, home equity loans and consumer credit; impact of tariffs; issues related to the payment methods we accept; demand for credit offerings; management of relationships with our associates, suppliers and service providers; international trade disputes, natural disasters, public health issues (including pandemics and quarantines, related shut-downs and other governmental orders, and similar restrictions, as well as subsequent re-openings), and other business interruptions that could disrupt supply or delivery of, or demand for, the Company’s
products or services; continuation or suspension of share repurchases; net earnings performance; earnings per share; dividend targets; capital allocation and expenditures; liquidity; return on invested capital; expense leverage; stock-based compensation expense; commodity price inflation and deflation; the ability to issue debt on terms and at rates acceptable to us; the impact and expected outcome of investigations, inquiries, claims and litigation, including compliance with related settlements; the effect of accounting charges; the effect of adopting certain accounting standards; the impact of regulatory changes, including changes to tax laws and regulations; store openings and closures; guidance for fiscal 2021 and beyond; financial outlook; and the impact of acquired companies, including HD Supply Holdings, Inc., on our organization and the ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of those acquisitions. Forward-looking statements are based on currently available information and our current assumptions, expectations and projections about future events. You should not rely on our forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to future events, risks and uncertainties – many of which are beyond our control, dependent on the actions of third parties, or are currently unknown to us – as well as potentially inaccurate assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations and projections. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those described in Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” and elsewhere in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for our fiscal year ended January 31, 2021 and in our subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.
Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and we do not undertake to update these statements other than as required by law. You are advised, however, to review any further disclosures we make on related subjects in our periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and in our other public statements.
For more information, contact:
Financial Community
News Media
Isabel Janci
Sara Gorman
Vice President of Investor Relations and Treasurer
Senior Director of Corporate Communications
770-384-2666
770-384-2852
isabel_janci@homedepot.com
sara_gorman@homedepot.com
THE HOME DEPOT, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
in millions, except per share data
August 1, 2021
August 2, 2020
% Change
August 1, 2021
August 2, 2020
% Change
Net sales
$
41,118
$
38,053
8.1
%
$
78,618
$
66,313
18.6
%
Cost of sales
27,453
25,112
9.3
52,211
43,747
19.3
Gross profit
13,665
12,941
5.6
26,407
22,566
17.0
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative
6,433
6,355
1.2
12,807
12,184
5.1
Depreciation and amortization
593
519
14.3
1,180
1,039
13.6
Total operating expenses
7,026
6,874
2.2
13,987
13,223
5.8
Operating income
6,639
6,067
9.4
12,420
9,343
32.9
Interest and other (income) expense:
Interest and investment income
(5)
(9)
(44.4)
(11)
(26)
(57.7)
Interest expense
326
346
(5.8)
665
670
(0.7)
Interest and other, net
321
337
(4.7)
654
644
1.6
Earnings before provision for income taxes
6,318
5,730
10.3
11,766
8,699
35.3
Provision for income taxes
1,511
1,398
8.1
2,814
2,122
32.6
Net earnings
$
4,807
$
4,332
11.0
%
$
8,952
$
6,577
36.1
%
Basic weighted average common shares
1,058
1,073
(1.4)
%
1,064
1,073
(0.8)
%
Basic earnings per share
$
4.54
$
4.04
12.4
$
8.41
$
6.13
37.2
Diluted weighted average common shares
1,062
1,077
(1.4)
%
1,068
1,077
(0.8)
%
Diluted earnings per share
$
4.53
$
4.02
12.7
$
8.38
$
6.11
37.2
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
Selected Sales Data (1)
August 1, 2021
August 2, 2020
% Change
August 1, 2021
August 2, 2020
% Change
Customer transactions (in millions)
481.7
511.5
(5.8)
%
928.9
886.3
4.8
%
Average ticket
$
82.48
$
74.12
11.3
$
82.43
$
74.37
10.8
Sales per retail square foot
$
663.05
$
629.38
5.3
$
634.30
$
547.94
15.8
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(1)Selected Sales Data does not include results for the legacy Interline Brands business or results for HD Supply Holdings, Inc.
THE HOME DEPOT, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
in millions
August 1, 2021
August 2, 2020
January 31, 2021
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
$
4,566
$
14,139
$
7,895
Receivables, net
3,322
2,562
2,992
Merchandise inventories
18,909
13,498
16,627
Other current assets
1,465
1,162
963
Total current assets
28,262
31,361
28,477
Net property and equipment
24,750
23,387
24,705
Operating lease right-of-use assets
5,960
5,436
5,962
Goodwill
7,454
2,233
7,126
Other assets
4,343
932
4,311
Total assets
$
70,769
$
63,349
$
70,581
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable
$
12,817
$
11,691
$
11,606
Accrued salaries and related expenses
2,329
2,402
2,463
Current installments of long-term debt
2,428
2,476
1,416
Current operating lease liabilities
814
831
828
Other current liabilities
8,278
6,799
6,853
Total current liabilities
26,666
24,199
23,166
Long-term debt, excluding current installments
33,746
32,370
35,822
Long-term operating lease liabilities
5,360
4,895
5,356
Other long-term liabilities
2,928
2,299
2,938
Total liabilities
68,700
63,763
67,282
Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)
2,069
(414)
3,299
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$
70,769
$
63,349
$
70,581
THE HOME DEPOT, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
Six Months Ended
in millions
August 1, 2021
August 2, 2020
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net earnings
$
8,952
$
6,577
Reconciliation of net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
1,414
1,222
Stock-based compensation expense
226
155
Changes in working capital
(603)
6,834
Changes in deferred income taxes
(116)
13
Other operating activities
74
28
Net cash provided by operating activities
9,947
14,829
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Capital expenditures
(1,042)
(1,032)
Payments for businesses acquired, net
(416)
—
Other investing activities
—
12
Net cash used in investing activities
(1,458)
(1,020)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Repayments of short-term debt, net
—
(974)
Proceeds from long-term debt, net of discounts and premiums
—
4,960
Repayments of long-term debt
(1,434)
(1,806)
Repurchases of common stock
(6,905)
(791)
Proceeds from sales of common stock
167
164
Cash dividends
(3,526)
(3,223)
Other financing activities
(136)
(127)
Net cash used in financing activities
(11,834)
(1,797)
Change in cash and cash equivalents
(3,345)
12,012
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
