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Exhibit 99.1

THE HOME DEPOT ANNOUNCES SECOND QUARTER RESULTS;
RAISES FISCAL YEAR 2013 GUIDANCE

ATLANTA, August 20, 2013 -- The Home Depot®, the world's largest home improvement retailer, today reported sales of $22.5 billion for the second quarter of fiscal 2013. On a like for like basis, comparable store sales for the second quarter of fiscal 2013 were positive 10.7 percent, and comp sales for U.S. stores were positive 11.4 percent. Total sales increased 9.5 percent from the second quarter of fiscal 2012. Due to the 14th week in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012, second quarter sales were impacted by a calendar timing change that resulted in one less week of spring sales in the second quarter when compared to the same period of fiscal 2012. This shift reduced total sales growth by approximately $249 million or 120 basis points.

Net earnings for the second quarter were $1.8 billion, or $1.24 per diluted share, compared with net earnings of $1.5 billion, or $1.01 per diluted share, in the same period of fiscal 2012. For the second quarter of fiscal 2013, diluted earnings per share increased 22.8 percent from the same period in the prior year.

“The second quarter results exceeded our expectations as our business benefited from a rebound in our seasonal categories, continued strength in the core of the store and the recovering housing market in the U.S.,” said Frank Blake, chairman & CEO. “Our associates did an outstanding job of responding to the strong increased demand. I would like to thank them for their hard work and dedication.”
    
Updated Fiscal 2013 Guidance

Based on its year-to-date performance and outlook for the balance of the year, the Company raised its fiscal 2013 sales guidance and now expects sales to be up approximately 4.5 percent with comparable store sales up approximately 6.0 percent for the year. The Company raised its fiscal 2013 diluted earnings-per-share guidance and now expects diluted earnings per share to be up approximately 20 percent to $3.60 for the year. The Company's fiscal 2013 sales and earnings-per-share guidance is based on a 52-week year compared to fiscal 2012, a 53-week year.

This earnings-per-share guidance includes the benefit of the Company's year-to-date share repurchases totaling $4.3 billion and the Company's intent to repurchase $2.2 billion of additional shares over the remainder of the year.

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 earnings.homedepot.com.

At the end of the second quarter, the Company operated a total of 2,258 retail stores in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, 10 Canadian provinces and Mexico. The Company employs more than 300,000 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 demand for our products and services, net sales growth, comparable store sales, state of the economy, state of the residential construction, housing and home improvement markets, state of the credit markets, including mortgages, home equity loans and consumer credit, inventory and in-stock positions, commodity price inflation and deflation, implementation of store and supply chain initiatives, continuation of share repurchase programs, net earnings performance, earnings per share, capital allocation and expenditures, liquidity, return on invested capital, management of relationships with our suppliers and vendors, stock-based compensation expense, the effect of accounting charges, the effect of adopting certain accounting standards, the ability to issue debt on terms and at rates acceptable to us, store openings and closures, expense leverage, guidance for fiscal 2013 and beyond and financial outlook. 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 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 February 3, 2013 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.

For more information, contact:
 
 
Financial Community
 
News Media
Diane Dayhoff
 
Stephen Holmes
Vice President of Investor Relations
 
Director of Corporate Communications
770-384-2666
 
770-384-5075
diane_dayhoff@homedepot.com
 
stephen_holmes@homedepot.com

 
 






THE HOME DEPOT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED AUGUST 4, 2013 AND JULY 29, 2012
(Unaudited)
(Amounts in Millions Except Per Share Data and as Otherwise Noted)
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
 
Six Months Ended
 
 
 
August 4,
2013
 
July 29,
2012
 
% Increase
(Decrease)
 
August 4, 2013
 
July 29, 2012
 
% Increase
(Decrease)
NET SALES
$
22,522

 
$
20,570

 
9.5
 %
 
$
41,646

 
$
38,378

 
8.5
 %
Cost of Sales
14,801

 
13,544

 
9.3

 
27,246

 
25,169

 
8.3

GROSS PROFIT
7,721

 
7,026

 
9.9

 
14,400

 
13,209

 
9.0


Operating Expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Selling, General and Administrative
4,294

 
4,066

 
5.6

 
8,477

 
8,152

 
4.0

Depreciation and Amortization
409

 
391

 
4.6

 
811

 
774

 
4.8

Total Operating Expenses
4,703

 
4,457

 
5.5

 
9,288

 
8,926

 
4.1


OPERATING INCOME

3,018

 
2,569

 
17.5

 
5,112

 
4,283

 
19.4

Interest and Other (Income) Expense:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest and Investment Income
(2
)
 
(4
)
 
(50.0
)
 
(5
)
 
(9
)
 
(44.4
)
Interest Expense
174

 
155

 
12.3

 
338

 
311

 
8.7

Other

 

 

 

 
(67
)
 
(100.0
)
Interest and Other, net
172

 
151

 
13.9

 
333

 
235

 
41.7


EARNINGS BEFORE PROVISION FOR
INCOME TAXES
2,846

 
2,418

 
17.7

 
4,779

 
4,048

 
18.1

Provision for Income Taxes
1,051

 
886

 
18.6

 
1,758

 
1,481

 
18.7

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET EARNINGS
$
1,795

 
$
1,532

 
17.2
 %
 
$
3,021

 
$
2,567

 
17.7
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted Average Common Shares
1,434

 
1,501

 
(4.5
)%
 
1,452

 
1,513

 
(4.0
)%
BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE
$
1.25

 
$
1.02

 
22.5

 
$
2.08

 
$
1.70

 
22.4

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Diluted Weighted Average Common Shares
1,443

 
1,512

 
(4.6
)%
 
1,462

 
1,525

 
(4.1
)%
DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE
$
1.24

 
$
1.01

 
22.8

 
$
2.07

 
$
1.68

 
23.2

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
 
Six Months Ended
 
 
SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS
August 4,
2013
 
July 29,
2012
 
% Increase
(Decrease)
 
August 4, 2013
 
July 29, 2012
 
% Increase
(Decrease)
Number of Customer Transactions
393.2

 
374.9

 
4.9
 %
 
730.3

 
703.9

 
3.8
 %
Average Ticket (actual)
$
57.39

 
$
55.02

 
4.3

 
$
57.32

 
$
54.78

 
4.6

Weighted Average Weekly Sales per
Operating Store (in thousands)
$
768

 
$
704

 
9.1

 
$
713

 
$
658

 
8.4

Square Footage at End of Period
235

 
236

 
(0.4
)
 
235

 
236

 
(0.4
)
Capital Expenditures
$
321

 
$
323

 
(0.6
)
 
$
599

 
$
551

 
8.7

Depreciation and Amortization (1)
$
442

 
$
423

 
4.5
 %
 
$
877

 
$
833

 
5.3
 %
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(1)
Includes depreciation of distribution centers and tool rental equipment included in Cost of Sales and amortization of deferred financing costs included in Interest Expense.








THE HOME DEPOT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
AS OF AUGUST 4, 2013, JULY 29, 2012 AND FEBRUARY 3, 2013
(Unaudited)
(Amounts in Millions)

 
August 4,
2013
 
July 29,
2012
 
February 3,
2013
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents
$
3,419

 
$
2,810

 
$
2,494

Receivables, net
1,542

 
1,505

 
1,395

Merchandise Inventories
11,086

 
10,910

 
10,710

Other Current Assets
848

 
1,006

 
773

Total Current Assets
16,895

 
16,231

 
15,372


Property and Equipment, net
23,650

 
24,154

 
24,069

Goodwill
1,170

 
1,157

 
1,170

Other Assets
477

 
441

 
473

TOTAL ASSETS
$
42,192

 
$
41,983

 
$
41,084

 
 
 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts Payable
$
6,585

 
$
6,137

 
$
5,376

Accrued Salaries and Related Expenses
1,423

 
1,370

 
1,414

Current Installments of Long-Term Debt
1,308

 
34

 
1,321

Other Current Liabilities
3,679

 
3,693

 
3,351

Total Current Liabilities
12,995

 
11,234

 
11,462


Long-Term Debt, excluding current installments
11,450

 
10,771

 
9,475

Other Long-Term Liabilities
2,269

 
2,344

 
2,370

Total Liabilities
26,714

 
24,349

 
23,307


Total Stockholders' Equity
15,478

 
17,634

 
17,777

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
$
42,192

 
$
41,983

 
$
41,084






THE HOME DEPOT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED AUGUST 4, 2013 AND JULY 29, 2012
(Unaudited)
(Amounts in Millions)
 
 
Six Months Ended
 
August 4,
2013
 
July 29,
2012
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
Net Earnings
$
3,021

 
$
2,567

Reconciliation of Net Earnings to Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities:
 
 
 
Depreciation and Amortization
877

 
833

Stock-Based Compensation Expense
116

 
107

Changes in Working Capital and Other
704

 
754

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
4,718

 
4,261


CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
Capital Expenditures
(599
)
 
(551
)
Payments for Businesses Acquired, net
(13
)
 
(45
)
Proceeds from Sales of Property and Equipment
16

 
15

Net Cash Used in Investing Activities
(596
)
 
(581
)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
Proceeds from Long-Term Borrowings, net of discount
1,994

 

Repayments of Long-Term Debt
(17
)
 
(16
)
Repurchases of Common Stock
(4,346
)
 
(2,630
)
Proceeds from Sales of Common Stock
150

 
553

Cash Dividends Paid to Stockholders
(1,143
)
 
(880
)
Other
154

 
122

Net Cash Used in Financing Activities
(3,208
)
 
(2,851
)

Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents

914

 
829

Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash and Cash Equivalents
11

 
(6
)
Cash and Cash Equivalents at the Beginning of the Period
2,494

 
1,987


Cash and Cash Equivalents at the End of the Period
$
3,419

 
$
2,810