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Exhibit 99.1
The Home Depot Announces Third Quarter Results;
Reaffirms Fiscal Year 2014 Guidance

ATLANTA, November 18, 2014 -- The Home Depot®, the world's largest home improvement retailer, today reported sales of $20.5 billion for the third quarter of fiscal 2014, a 5.4 percent increase from the third quarter of fiscal 2013. Comparable store sales for the third quarter of fiscal 2014 were positive 5.2 percent, and comp sales for U.S. stores were positive 5.8 percent.

Net earnings for the third quarter were $1.5 billion, or $1.15 per diluted share, compared with net earnings of $1.4 billion, or $0.95 per diluted share, for the same period of fiscal 2013. For the third quarter of fiscal 2014, diluted earnings per share increased 21.1 percent from the same period in the prior year.
 
Third quarter of fiscal 2014 results reflect a pretax gain on sale of $100 million related to the sale of a portion of the Company’s equity ownership in HD Supply Holdings, Inc. and pretax net expenses of $28 million related to the Company’s data breach.

“During the quarter we saw strong performance across all geographies led by growth in transactions and continued strength in the core of the store,” said Craig Menear, CEO and president. “I would like to thank our associates for their hard work and dedication to our customers, and I would like to thank our customers for their continued confidence in The Home Depot.”

Reaffirmed Fiscal 2014 Guidance

The Company confirmed that it expects fiscal 2014 sales growth of approximately 4.8 percent. The Company also confirmed that it expects fiscal 2014 diluted earnings per share to grow by 21 percent to approximately $4.54. This earnings-per-share guidance includes the benefit of the Company’s year-to-date share repurchases of $5.74 billion and the Company’s intent to repurchase an additional $1.26 billion of shares in the fourth quarter. The earnings-per-share guidance also includes an estimate of net breach-related costs of approximately $34 million for the year.

The Company’s fiscal 2014 diluted earnings-per-share guidance does not include an accrual for other probable losses related to the breach that cannot be estimated at this time. Other than the breach-related costs contained in the Company’s updated fiscal 2014 diluted earnings-per-share guidance, at this time the Company is not able to estimate the costs, or a range of costs, related to the breach. Costs related to the breach may include liabilities to payment card networks for reimbursements of credit card fraud and card reissuance costs; liabilities related to the Company’s private label credit card fraud and card reissuance; liabilities from current and future civil litigation, governmental investigations and enforcement proceedings; future expenses for legal, investigative and consulting fees; and incremental expenses and capital investments for remediation activities. Those costs may have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial results in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014 and/or future periods.

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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 third quarter, the Company operated a total of 2,266 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; effects of competition; 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; demand for credit offerings; inventory and in-stock positions; implementation of store, interconnected retail and supply chain initiatives; management of relationships with our suppliers and vendors; the impact and expected outcome of investigations, inquiries, claims and litigation related to our recent data breach; continuation of share repurchase programs; 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 effect of accounting charges; the effect of adopting certain accounting standards; store openings and closures; guidance for fiscal 2014 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 8.01 of our Current Report on Form 8-K filed November 18, 2014.

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 NINE MONTHS ENDED NOVEMBER 2, 2014 AND NOVEMBER 3, 2013
(Unaudited)
(Amounts in Millions Except Per Share Data and as Otherwise Noted)
 
 
Three Months Ended



Nine Months Ended


 
November 2,
2014

November 3,
2013

% Increase
(Decrease)

November 2, 2014

November 3, 2013

% Increase
(Decrease)
NET SALES
$
20,516


$
19,470


5.4
 %

$
64,014


$
61,116


4.7
 %
Cost of Sales
13,331


12,672


5.2


41,783


39,918


4.7

GROSS PROFIT
7,185


6,798


5.7


22,231


21,198


4.9


Operating Expenses:











Selling, General and Administrative
4,217


4,096


3.0


12,709


12,573


1.1

Depreciation and Amortization
415


409


1.5


1,244


1,220


2.0

Total Operating Expenses
4,632


4,505


2.8


13,953


13,793


1.2

OPERATING INCOME
2,553


2,293


11.3


8,278


7,405


11.8

Interest and Other (Income) Expense:











Interest and Investment Income
(105
)

(3
)

N/M

(222
)

(8
)

N/M
Interest Expense
218


191


14.1


617


529


16.6

Interest and Other, net
113


188


(39.9
)

395


521


(24.2
)

EARNINGS BEFORE PROVISION FOR
INCOME TAXES
2,440


2,105


15.9


7,883


6,884


14.5

Provision for Income Taxes
903


754


19.8


2,917


2,512


16.1



















NET EARNINGS
$
1,537


$
1,351


13.8
 %

$
4,966


$
4,372


13.6
 %


















Weighted Average Common Shares
1,327


1,408


(5.8
)%

1,348


1,438


(6.3
)%
BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE
$
1.16


$
0.96


20.8


$
3.68


$
3.04


21.1



















Diluted Weighted Average Common Shares
1,334


1,417


(5.9
)%

1,356


1,448


(6.4
)%
DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE
$
1.15


$
0.95


21.1


$
3.66


$
3.02


21.2

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS
November 2,
2014
 
November 3,
2013
 
% Increase
(Decrease)
 
November 2, 2014
 
November 3, 2013
 
% Increase
(Decrease)
Number of Customer Transactions
355.4

 
344.3

 
3.2
 %
 
1,109.5

 
1,074.6

 
3.3
 %
Average Ticket (actual)
$
57.55

 
$
56.27

 
2.3

 
$
57.90

 
$
56.99

 
1.6

Sales per Square Foot (actual)
$
347.79

 
$
328.69

 
5.8

 
$
361.73

 
$
346.64

 
4.4

N/M – Not Meaningful
 







THE HOME DEPOT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
AS OF NOVEMBER 2, 2014, NOVEMBER 3, 2013 AND FEBRUARY 2, 2014
(Unaudited)
(Amounts in Millions)


November 2,
2014

November 3,
2013

February 2,
2014
ASSETS





Cash and Cash Equivalents
$
2,181


$
4,853


$
1,929

Receivables, net
1,611


1,606


1,398

Merchandise Inventories
12,008


11,348


11,057

Other Current Assets
949


791


895

Total Current Assets
16,749


18,598


15,279


Property and Equipment, net
22,940


23,557


23,348

Goodwill
1,283


1,172


1,289

Other Assets
540


487


602

TOTAL ASSETS
$
41,512


$
43,814


$
40,518







LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY





Accounts Payable
$
6,897


$
6,366


$
5,797

Accrued Salaries and Related Expenses
1,303


1,315


1,428

Current Installments of Long-Term Debt
34


1,317


33

Other Current Liabilities
4,026


3,531


3,491

Total Current Liabilities
12,260


12,529


10,749


Long-Term Debt, excluding current installments
16,693


14,692


14,691

Other Long-Term Liabilities
2,449


2,379


2,556

Total Liabilities
31,402


29,600


27,996


Total Stockholders' Equity
10,110


14,214


12,522

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
$
41,512


$
43,814


$
40,518





THE HOME DEPOT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED NOVEMBER 2, 2014 AND NOVEMBER 3, 2013
(Unaudited)
(Amounts in Millions)
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
November 2,
2014

November 3,
2013
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:



Net Earnings
$
4,966


$
4,372

Reconciliation of Net Earnings to Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities:



Depreciation and Amortization
1,345


1,317

Stock-Based Compensation Expense
174


169

Changes in Working Capital and Other
(238
)

123

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
6,247


5,981


CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:



Capital Expenditures
(999
)

(964
)
Proceeds from Sales of Investments
212

 

Payments for Businesses Acquired, net


(15
)
Proceeds from Sales of Property and Equipment
20


34

Net Cash Used in Investing Activities
(767
)

(945
)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:



Proceeds from Long-Term Borrowings, net of discount
1,981


5,222

Repayments of Long-Term Debt
(30
)

(25
)
Repurchases of Common Stock
(5,578
)

(6,446
)
Proceeds from Sales of Common Stock
178


164

Cash Dividends Paid to Stockholders
(1,912
)

(1,699
)
Other Financing Activities
150


104

Net Cash Used in Financing Activities
(5,211
)

(2,680
)

Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents

269


2,356

Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash and Cash Equivalents
(17
)

3

Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period
1,929


2,494


Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period
$
2,181


$
4,853