The Home Depot advances 2% despite missing Q2 earnings, comparable sales
- Home Depot sees comparable sales come in below consensus at 1% YoY.
- DIY construction retailer says customers are opting for smaller projects.
- Home Depot revenue and adjusted EPS were large in line with consensus, though the latter missed by a penny.
- HD stock recaptures space above $396-$402 volume band.
The Home Depot (HD) stock has gained 2% in Tuesday's premarket despite the DIY construction retailer slightly missing both earnings per share (EPS). The company reported adjusted EPS of $4.68 for the second quarter, a penny below the Wall Street consensus and a penny above last year's result.
Revenue of $45.28 billion was in line with the consensus, rising nearly 5% from a year earlier. Comparable sales of 1.0% missed the 1.4% consensus, but comparable sales did rise 1.4% in the US. Management blamed foreign exchange changes (weakening US Dollar) for cutting into worldwide comparable sales by 40 basis points.
Total customer transactions fell 0.9% YoY to 446.8 million. The average receipt rose 1.2% to $90.01 over that time period. Home Depot's adjusted operating margin of 14.8% in the quarter declined from 15.3% a year ago.
"We are seeing larger projects remain on hold as rates remain elevated and economic uncertainty persists," said company CFO Richard McPhail in a statement.
For the full year, management projects that adjusted, diluted EPS will fall about 2% from 2024. It also projects that total sales will rise 2.8%, slightly below the 3.0% consensus.
The Home Depot stock forecast
The Home Depot stock is in a long consolidation phase between about $330 and $430. After dropping below the significant price range between $396 and $402 on Monday, the premarket has pushed HD stock back above. This might give bulls a chance to target resistance in the $420s and $430s from December and January.
The 200-day Simple Moving Average (SMA) provides some level of support near $383, but a break there would send HD stock down to the August 1 low at $365.75.
HD daily stock chart
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Clay Webster
FXStreet
Clay Webster grew up in the US outside Buffalo, New York and Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He began investing after college following the 2008 financial crisis.
