Company Earnings UpdateHome Depot (NYSE: HD) 4Q18 Results: Misses on Revenues and Comps, Guides Below Consensus, Housing Starts and Permits Down Coresight Research February 27, 2019 Executive Summary Home Depot reported 4Q18 EPS of $2.09, up 37.2% and beating the $2.16 consensus estimate (excluding a $0.16 charge.) Revenues were $26.49 billion, slightly below consensus. Comps were up 3.2%, missing the 4.5% consensus estimate. US comps were up 3.7%. The company guided for 2019 comp growth of 5.0% and sales growth of 3.3%, in line with consensus, and EPS of $10.03, below the $10.26 consensus estimate. Separately, the Commerce Department announced that December housing starts fell 11.2% year over year on a seasonally adjusted basis. Housing permits increased 0.3% year over year. Please Login to read the full report. Not a member? To access this content for free, register for a free account. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: US Black Friday 2025: Early Read—Early-Morning Footfall Points to a Selective Return of the Black Friday Store EnergyHead-to-Head in Global Luxury Retailing: Kering vs. LVMHUS Forecast To See Multibillion-Dollar Hit from Falling International Visitor Spend: Another Retail HeadwindEarnings Insights 1Q25, Week 1: Mixed Results from LVMH, Nestlé, P&G and Others Amid Heightened Tariff Concerns—Infographic
