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Exhibit 99.1

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THE HOME DEPOT ANNOUNCES FOURTH QUARTER RESULTS;

UPDATES FISCAL YEAR 2011 GUIDANCE

ATLANTA, February 22, 2011 — The Home Depot®, the world’s largest home improvement retailer, today reported sales of $15.1 billion for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010, a 3.8 percent increase from the fourth quarter of fiscal 2009. Comparable store sales for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010 were positive 3.9 percent, and comp sales for U.S. stores were positive 4.8 percent.

Net earnings from continuing operations for the fourth quarter were $587 million, or $0.36 per diluted share, compared with net earnings from continuing operations of $301 million, or $0.18 per diluted share, in the same period of fiscal 2009. On an adjusted basis, net earnings from continuing operations for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2009 were $402 million or $0.24 per diluted share.

Fourth quarter fiscal 2009 consolidated net earnings of $342 million include $41 million of net earnings from discontinued operations.

Fiscal 2010

Sales for fiscal 2010 were $68.0 billion, an increase of 2.8 percent from fiscal 2009. Total company comparable store sales for the year increased 2.9 percent, and comps for U.S. stores were positive 2.5 percent for the year.

Earnings per diluted share from continuing operations in fiscal 2010 were $2.01, compared to $1.55 per diluted share from continuing operations in fiscal 2009, an increase of 29.7 percent.

Fiscal 2010 results reflect a first quarter net impact to earnings of $33 million related to the extension of the Company’s guarantee of an HD Supply senior secured loan. In fiscal 2009, results include strategic charges recorded earlier in the year and the write-down of the Company’s investment in HD Supply. On an adjusted basis, the Company reported fiscal 2010 net earnings from continuing operations of $3.4 billion, or $2.03 per diluted share, compared with adjusted net earnings from continuing operations of $2.8 billion, or $1.66 per diluted share, for fiscal 2009.

For fiscal 2010, consolidated net earnings per diluted share were $2.01 on consolidated net earnings of $3.3 billion, compared to consolidated net earnings per diluted share of $1.57 on net earnings of $2.7 billion in fiscal 2009.

“In 2010, we continued to invest in our business and made solid progress against our key initiatives,” said Frank Blake, chairman & CEO. “We completed the rollout of our Rapid Deployment Centers, an important part of our distribution network; we saw year-over-year improvement in customer service ratings; and we continued progress on our merchandising transformation. Our actions, coupled with an improving economy, resulted in positive sales growth for the year, the first time since 2006.

“Our associates did an outstanding job in 2010,” said Blake. “Their hard work and dedication made these accomplishments possible.”


Dividend Increase

The Company today announced that its board of directors declared a 6 percent increase in its quarterly cash dividend to 25 cents per share. “As a testament to our confidence in the Company’s strategic initiatives and our commitment to returning capital to our shareholders, the board increased the dividend for the second consecutive year,” said Blake. “It is our intent to increase our dividend every year. Our longer-term targeted dividend payout ratio is 40 percent.” The dividend is payable on March 24, 2011, to shareholders of record on the close of business on March 10, 2011. This is the 96th consecutive quarter the Company has paid a cash dividend.

Updated Fiscal 2011 Guidance

Today the Company updated its fiscal 2011 guidance and now expects sales to be up approximately 2.5 percent for the year. The Company expects diluted earnings per share from continuing operations to be up approximately 9.5 percent to $2.20, excluding the impact of future share repurchases. Using excess cash, the Company intends to repurchase approximately $2.5 billion of outstanding shares throughout the year.

The Company gave the following additional guidance for fiscal 2011, in-line with the guidance it provided to investors and analysts in December 2010:

 

   

Positive low single digit comparable store sales growth

 

   

10 new stores

 

   

Moderate gross margin expansion

 

   

Modest expense leverage

 

   

Operating margin expansion of approximately 40 basis points

 

   

Tax rate of approximately 37%

 

   

Capital spending of approximately $1.35 billion

 

   

Depreciation and amortization expense of approximately $1.7 billion

 

   

Cash flow from the business of approximately $5.7 billion

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 http://earnings.homedepot.com.

At the end of the fourth quarter, the Company operated a total of 2,248 retail stores, which included 1,976 The Home Depot stores in the United States (including the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the territory of the U.S. Virgin Islands and the territory of Guam), 179 stores in Canada, 85 stores in Mexico and 8 stores in China. 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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To provide clarity, internally and externally, about the Company’s operating performance for recently completed fiscal periods, the Company supplemented its reporting with non-GAAP financial measures to reflect the impact of the store rationalization charges, business rationalization charges, related restructuring charges, an investment impairment charge related to HD Supply and the charge related to the extension of the Company’s guarantee of the HD Supply senior secured loan. The Company


believes that these non-GAAP financial measures better enable management and investors to understand and analyze the Company’s performance by providing them with meaningful information relevant to events of unusual nature or frequency that impact the comparability of underlying business results from period to period. However, this supplemental information should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the related GAAP measures. A reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP measures can be found attached to this press release and at http://earnings.homedepot.com.

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 initiatives, implementation of supply chain initiatives, continuation of reinvestment plans, net earnings performance, earnings per share, stock-based compensation expense, capital allocation and expenditures, liquidity, the effect of adopting certain accounting standards, return on invested capital, management of our purchasing or customer credit policies, the effect of accounting charges, the planned recapitalization of the Company and the timing of its completion, the ability to issue debt on terms and at rates acceptable to us, store openings and closures, expense leverage, fiscal 2011 guidance and financial outlook. Forward-looking statements are based on currently available information and our current assumptions, expectations and projections about future events. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance 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 January 31, 2010, and in Part II, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended October 31, 2010.

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   Ron DeFeo
Vice President of Investor Relations   Sr. Director, Corporate Communications
770-384-2666   770-384-3179
diane_dayhoff@homedepot.com   ron_defeo@homedepot.com


THE HOME DEPOT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS AND FISCAL YEARS ENDED JANUARY 30, 2011 AND JANUARY 31, 2010

(Unaudited)

(Amounts in Millions Except Per Share Data and as Otherwise Noted)

 

     Three Months Ended     % Increase     Fiscal Year Ended     % Increase  
     1-30-11     1-31-10     (Decrease)     1-30-11     1-31-10     (Decrease)  

NET SALES

   $ 15,126      $ 14,569        3.8   $ 67,997      $ 66,176        2.8

Cost of Sales

     9,883        9,556        3.4        44,693        43,764        2.1   
                                    

GROSS PROFIT

     5,243        5,013        4.6        23,304        22,412        4.0   

Operating Expenses:

            

Selling, General and Administrative

     3,807        3,869        (1.6     15,849        15,902        (0.3

Depreciation and Amortization

     399        417        (4.3     1,616        1,707        (5.3
                                    

Total Operating Expenses

     4,206        4,286        (1.9     17,465        17,609        (0.8
                                    

OPERATING INCOME

     1,037        727        42.6        5,839        4,803        21.6   

Interest and Other (Income) Expense:

            

Interest and Investment Income

     (4     (3     33.3        (15     (18     (16.7

Interest Expense

     91        161        (43.5     530        676        (21.6

Other

     —          163        (100.0     51        163        (68.7
                                    

Interest and Other, net

     87        321        (72.9     566        821        (31.1
                                    

EARNINGS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES

     950        406        134.0        5,273        3,982        32.4   

Provision for Income Taxes

     363        105        245.7        1,935        1,362        42.1   
                                    

EARNINGS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS

     587        301        95.0        3,338        2,620        27.4   

EARNINGS FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS, NET OF TAX

     —          41        (100.0     —          41        (100.0
                                    

NET EARNINGS

   $ 587      $ 342        71.6    $ 3,338      $ 2,661        25.4 
                                    

Weighted Average Common Shares

     1,614        1,679        (3.9 )%      1,648        1,683        (2.1 )% 

BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS

   $ 0.36      $ 0.18        100.0      $ 2.03      $ 1.56        30.1   

BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

   $         $ 0.02        (100.0   $         $ 0.02        (100.0

BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE

   $ 0.36      $ 0.20        80.0      $ 2.03      $ 1.58        28.5   

Diluted Weighted Average Common Shares

     1,626        1,691        (3.8 )%      1,658        1,692        (2.0 )% 

DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS

   $ 0.36      $ 0.18        100.0      $ 2.01      $ 1.55        29.7   

DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

   $         $ 0.02        (100.0   $         $ 0.02        (100.0

DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE

   $ 0.36      $ 0.20        80.0      $ 2.01      $ 1.57        28.0   
      Three Months Ended     % Increase     Fiscal Year Ended     % Increase  

SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS (1)

   1-30-11     1-31-10     (Decrease)     1-30-11     1-31-10     (Decrease)  

Number of Customer Transactions

     292        288        1.4     1,306        1,274        2.5

Average Ticket (actual)

   $ 51.31      $ 50.01        2.6      $ 51.93      $ 51.76        0.3   

Weighted Average Weekly Sales per Operating Store (in thousands)

   $ 514      $ 494        4.0      $ 581      $ 563        3.2   

Square Footage at End of Period

     235        235        —          235        235        —     

Capital Expenditures

   $ 407      $ 398        2.3      $ 1,096      $ 966        13.5   

Depreciation and Amortization (2)

   $ 426      $ 442        (3.6 )%    $ 1,718      $ 1,806        (4.9 )% 

 

 

(1) Includes continuing operations only.
(2) 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 STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS ITEMS EXCLUDING CERTAIN ADJUSTMENTS (NON-GAAP)

FOR THE THREE MONTHS AND FISCAL YEARS ENDED JANUARY 30, 2011 AND JANUARY 31, 2010

(Unaudited)

(Amounts in Millions Except Per Share Data)

 

     Three Months Ended 1-30-11      Fiscal Year Ended 1-30-11  
     Actuals      Adjustment     As Adjusted
(Non-GAAP)
     Actuals      Adjustment(1)     As Adjusted
(Non-GAAP)
 

Net Sales

   $ 15,126       $ —        $ 15,126       $ 67,997       $ —        $ 67,997   

Gross Profit

     5,243         —          5,243         23,304         —          23,304   

Total Operating Expenses

     4,206         —          4,206         17,465         —          17,465   

Operating Income

     1,037         —          1,037         5,839         —          5,839   

Interest and Other, net

     87         —          87         566         51        515   

Earnings from Continuing Operations

     587         —          587         3,338         (33     3,371   

Earnings from Discontinued Operations, net of tax

     —           —          —           —           —          —     

Net Earnings

   $ 587       $ —        $ 587       $ 3,338       $ (33   $ 3,371   

Diluted Earnings Per Share from Continuing Operations

   $ 0.36       $ —        $ 0.36       $ 2.01       $ (0.02   $ 2.03   

Diluted Earnings Per Share from Discontinued Operations

   $ —         $ —        $ —         $ —         $ —        $ —     

Diluted Earnings Per Share

   $ 0.36       $ —        $ 0.36       $ 2.01       $ (0.02   $ 2.03   
     Three Months Ended 1-31-10      Fiscal Year Ended 1-31-10  
     Actuals      Adjustment(2)     As Adjusted
(Non-GAAP)
     Actuals      Adjustments(3)     As Adjusted
(Non-GAAP)
 

Net Sales

   $ 14,569       $ —        $ 14,569       $ 66,176       $ 221      $ 65,955   

Gross Profit

     5,013         —          5,013         22,412         28        22,384   

Total Operating Expenses

     4,286         —          4,286         17,609         174        17,435   

Operating Income

     727         —          727         4,803         (146     4,949   

Interest and Other, net

     321         163        158         821         163        658   

Earnings from Continuing Operations

     301         (101     402         2,620         (191     2,811   

Earnings from Discontinued Operations, net of tax

     41         —          41         41         —          41   

Net Earnings

   $ 342       $ (101   $ 443       $ 2,661       $ (191   $ 2,852   

Diluted Earnings Per Share from Continuing Operations

   $ 0.18       $ (0.06   $ 0.24       $ 1.55       $ (0.11   $ 1.66   

Diluted Earnings Per Share from Discontinued Operations

   $ 0.02       $ —        $ 0.02       $ 0.02       $ —        $ 0.02   

Diluted Earnings Per Share

   $ 0.20       $ (0.06   $ 0.26       $ 1.57       $ (0.11   $ 1.69   

Note: Certain amounts in Diluted Earnings Per Share may not foot due to rounding.

 

 

(1) Adjustment is comprised of a charge related to the extension of the Company’s guarantee of a third-party senior secured loan.
(2) Adjustment is comprised of a charge to write-down the Company’s investment in HD Supply.
(3) Adjustments are comprised of store rationalization charges related to the closing of 15 stores and the removal of 50 stores from our future growth pipeline, business rationalization charges related to the exit of EXPO, THD Design Center, Yardbirds and HD Bath businesses, as well as net sales, gross profit and operating expenses of those exited businesses during the period from closing announcement to actual closing, charges related to restructuring of support functions and investment impairment charges.


THE HOME DEPOT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

AS OF JANUARY 30, 2011 AND JANUARY 31, 2010

(Unaudited)

(Amounts in Millions)

 

     1-30-11      1-31-10  

ASSETS

     

Cash and Cash Equivalents

   $ 545       $ 1,421   

Receivables, net

     1,085         964   

Merchandise Inventories

     10,625         10,188   

Other Current Assets

     1,224         1,327   
                 

Total Current Assets

     13,479         13,900   
                 

Property and Equipment, net

     25,060         25,550   

Goodwill

     1,187         1,171   

Other Assets

     399         256   
                 

TOTAL ASSETS

   $ 40,125       $ 40,877   
                 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

     

Accounts Payable

   $ 4,717       $ 4,863   

Accrued Salaries and Related Expenses

     1,290         1,263   

Current Installments of Long-Term Debt

     1,042         1,020   

Other Current Liabilities

     3,073         3,217   
                 

Total Current Liabilities

     10,122         10,363   
                 

Long-Term Debt

     8,707         8,662   

Other Long-Term Liabilities

     2,407         2,459   
                 

Total Liabilities

     21,236         21,484   
                 

Total Stockholders’ Equity

     18,889         19,393   
                 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

   $ 40,125       $ 40,877   
                 


THE HOME DEPOT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR FISCAL YEARS ENDED JANUARY 30, 2011 AND JANUARY 31, 2010

(Unaudited)

(Amounts in Millions)

 

 
     Fiscal Year Ended  
     1-30-11     1-31-10  

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

    

Net Earnings

   $ 3,338      $ 2,661   

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

    

Depreciation and Amortization

     1,718        1,806   

Impairment of Investment

     —          163   

Stock-Based Compensation Expense

     214        201   

Changes in Working Capital and Other

     (685     294   
                

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

     4,585        5,125   
                

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

    

Capital Expenditures

     (1,096     (966

Other

     84        211   
                

Net Cash Used in Investing Activities

     (1,012     (755
                

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

    

Proceeds from Long-Term Borrowings, net of discount

     998        —     

Repayments of Long-Term Debt

     (1,029     (1,774

Repurchases of Common Stock

     (2,608     (213

Cash Dividends Paid to Stockholders

     (1,569     (1,525

Other

     (243     9   
                

Net Cash Used in Financing Activities

     (4,451     (3,503
                

(Decrease) Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents

     (878     867   

Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash and Cash Equivalents

     2        35   

Cash and Cash Equivalents at the Beginning of the Period

     1,421        519   
                

Cash and Cash Equivalents at the End of the Period

   $ 545      $ 1,421