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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): November 17, 2020
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THE HOME DEPOT, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware 1-8207 95-3261426
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) 		   (Commission
File Number) 		   (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
2455 Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta, Georgia 30339
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(770) 433-8211
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2 below):
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class Trading symbol Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.05 Par Value Per Share HD New York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐


 
Item 2.02.     Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On November 17, 2020, The Home Depot, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release, attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference, announcing the Company’s financial results for the fiscal quarter ended November 1, 2020.
The information contained in this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of Section 18. Furthermore, the information contained in this Item 2.02 and Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Item 9.01.     Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
Exhibit    Description
  
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
THE HOME DEPOT, INC.
By: /s/ Richard V. McPhail
Name: Richard V. McPhail
      Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Date: November 16, 2020

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Exhibit 99.1
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The Home Depot Announces Third Quarter Results;
Plans to Invest Approximately $1 Billion in Annualized Permanent Compensation Enhancements for Frontline, Hourly Associates

ATLANTA, November 17, 2020 -- The Home Depot®, the world's largest home improvement retailer, today reported sales of $33.5 billion for the third quarter of fiscal 2020, an increase of $6.3 billion, or 23.2 percent from the third quarter of fiscal 2019. Comparable sales for the third quarter of fiscal 2020 were positive 24.1 percent, and comparable sales in the U.S. were positive 24.6 percent.

Net earnings for the third quarter of fiscal 2020 were $3.4 billion, or $3.18 per diluted share, compared with net earnings of $2.8 billion, or $2.53 per diluted share, in the same period of fiscal 2019. For the third quarter of fiscal 2020, diluted earnings per share increased 25.7 percent from the same period in the prior year.

“The third quarter was another exceptional quarter for The Home Depot as we saw the continuation of outsized demand for home improvement projects, which has led to sales growth of more than $15 billion through the first nine months of the year,” said Craig Menear, chairman and CEO. “Our ability to effectively adapt to this high-demand environment is a testament to both the investments we have made in the business as well as our associates’ focus on customers. We continue to lean into these investments because we believe they are critical in enabling market share growth in any economic environment. I am proud of the resilience and strength our associates have continued to demonstrate, and I would like to thank them and our supplier partners,” said Menear.


Investment in Associates

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, The Home Depot has taken significant actions to support associates, including expanded paid time off for all hourly associates to use at their discretion and the implementation of a temporary weekly bonus program. The Company is now transitioning from these temporary programs to invest in permanent compensation enhancements for frontline, hourly associates. This will result in approximately $1 billion of incremental compensation on an annualized basis.

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 third quarter, the Company operated a total of 2,295 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 more than 400,000 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 on our business, operations and financial results of the COVID-19 pandemic (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; 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 vendors; international trade disputes, natural disasters, public health issues (including pandemics and related quarantines, shelter-in-place and other governmental orders, and similar restrictions), and other business interruptions that could disrupt supply or delivery of, or demand for, the Company’s products or services; 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 impact and expected outcome of investigations, inquiries, claims and litigation; the effect of accounting charges; the effect of adopting certain accounting standards; the impact of regulatory changes; store openings and closures; guidance for fiscal 2020 and beyond; financial outlook; and the integration of acquired companies into our organization and the ability to recognize the anticipated synergies and 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 February 2, 2020 and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended August 2, 2020.

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
Isabel Janci   Stephen Holmes
Vice President of Investor Relations and Treasurer   Vice President of Corporate Communications
770-384-2666   770-384-5075
isabel_janci@homedepot.com stephen_holmes@homedepot.com


THE HOME DEPOT, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
(Unaudited)
  Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
in millions, except per share data November 1,
2020 		November 3,
2019 		% Change November 1,
2020 		November 3,
2019 		% Change
Net sales $ 33,536  $ 27,223  23.2  % $ 99,849  $ 84,443  18.2  %
Cost of sales 22,080  17,836  23.8  65,827  55,607  18.4 
Gross profit 11,456  9,387  22.0  34,022  28,836  18.0 
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative 6,076  4,942  22.9  18,260  14,926  22.3 
Depreciation and amortization 528  498  6.0  1,567  1,470  6.6 
Total operating expenses 6,604  5,440  21.4  19,827  16,396  20.9 
Operating income 4,852  3,947  22.9  14,195  12,440  14.1 
Interest and other (income) expense:
Interest and investment income (11) (22) (50.0) (37) (56) (33.9)
Interest expense 340  302  12.6  1,010  892  13.2 
Interest and other, net 329  280  17.5  973  836  16.4 
Earnings before provision for income taxes
4,523  3,667  23.3  13,222  11,604  13.9 
Provision for income taxes 1,091  898  21.5  3,213  2,843  13.0 
Net earnings $ 3,432  $ 2,769  23.9  % $ 10,009  $ 8,761  14.2  %
Basic weighted average common shares 1,073  1,089  (1.5) % 1,074  1,096  (2.0) %
Basic earnings per share $ 3.20  $ 2.54  26.0  $ 9.32  $ 7.99  16.6 
Diluted weighted average common shares 1,078  1,094  (1.5) % 1,078  1,100  (2.0) %
Diluted earnings per share $ 3.18  $ 2.53  25.7  $ 9.28  $ 7.96  16.6 
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
Selected Sales Data (1)
November 1,
2020 		November 3,
2019 		% Change November 1,
2020 		November 3,
2019 		% Change
Customer transactions (in millions) 453.2  400.9  13.0  % 1,339.5  1,246.4  7.5  %
Average ticket $ 72.98  $ 66.36  10.0  $ 73.90  $ 67.00  10.3 
Sales per retail square foot
$ 552.85  $ 449.17  23.1  $ 549.26  $ 464.68  18.2 
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(1)Selected Sales Data does not include results for the legacy Interline Brands business, now operating as a part of The Home Depot Pro.



 





THE HOME DEPOT, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
in millions November 1,
2020 		November 3,
2019 		February 2,
2020
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 14,652  $ 2,193  $ 2,133 
Receivables, net 2,666  2,231  2,106 
Merchandise inventories 16,155  15,711  14,531 
Other current assets 1,032  1,039  1,040 
Total current assets 34,505  21,174  19,810 
Net property and equipment 23,848  22,472  22,770 
Operating lease right-of-use assets 5,433  5,638  5,595 
Goodwill 2,236  2,253  2,254 
Other assets 897  772  807 
Total assets $ 66,919  $ 52,309  $ 51,236 
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
Short-term debt $ —  $ 695  $ 974 
Accounts payable 12,899  9,240  7,787 
Accrued salaries and related expenses 2,176  1,467  1,494 
Current installments of long-term debt 2,491  1,818  1,839 
Current operating lease liabilities 842  828  828 
Other current liabilities 6,987  5,517  5,453 
Total current liabilities 25,395  19,565  18,375 
Long-term debt, excluding current installments 32,831  26,597  28,670 
Long-term operating lease liabilities 4,880  5,113  5,066 
Other liabilities 2,278  2,116  2,241 
Total liabilities 65,384  53,391  54,352 
Total stockholders’ equity (deficit) 1,535  (1,082) (3,116)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 66,919  $ 52,309  $ 51,236 


THE HOME DEPOT, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
  Nine Months Ended
in millions November 1,
2020 		November 3,
2019
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net earnings $ 10,009  $ 8,761 
Reconciliation of net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 1,853  1,701 
Stock-based compensation expense 234  197 
Changes in working capital 5,348  (37)
Changes in deferred income taxes (86) 107 
Other operating activities 57  64 
Net cash provided by operating activities 17,415  10,793 
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Capital expenditures (1,503) (1,891)
Proceeds from sales of property and equipment 55  21 
Other investing activities (3) (10)
Net cash used in investing activities (1,451) (1,880)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Repayments of short-term debt, net (974) (644)
Proceeds from long-term debt, net of discounts and premiums 4,960  1,404 
Repayments of long-term debt (1,836) (1,046)
Repurchases of common stock (791) (3,909)
Proceeds from sales of common stock 185  185 
Cash dividends (4,837) (4,477)
Other financing activities (132) (120)
Net cash used in financing activities (3,425) (8,607)
Change in cash and cash equivalents 12,539  306 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (20) 109 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 2,133  1,778 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 14,652  $ 2,193 
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Note: Effective February 3, 2020, we reclassified cash flows relating to book overdrafts from financing to operating activities for all periods presented on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. The amounts of these reclassifications were not material.