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Home Depot is a publicly traded company having a good stock performance result. Home Depot is a fortune 500 stock listed company trading under HD.

It was founded in 1978. The Home Depot is the world's largest home improvement specialty retailer and the second largest retailer in the United States. At the end of fiscal year 2005, the Company employed approximately 345,000 associates in 2,042 stores in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, 10 Canadian provinces and Mexico. The Company also operates 34 EXPO Design Center locations, 11 THD Landscape Supply stores, 8 Contractors' Warehouse stores, 3 THD Supply stores, and 2 THD Floor Stores. Its stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange and is included in the Dow Jones industrial average and Standard & Poor's 500 index.
 
As the world's largest home improvement chain and second-largest retailer in the US after Wal-Mart, the firm operates more than 2,000 stores in all 50 US states, the District of Columbia, Canada, Mexico, and Puerto Rico. It targets the do it yourself and professional markets with a broad product assortment up to 50,000 items, including lumber, floor and wall coverings, plumbing, gardening supplies, tools, paint, and even appliances. It's the largest seller of garden products in North America and also runs about 35 EXPO Design Center stores showrooms featuring bath, kitchen, and lighting products. Home Depot plans is  to expand into China.

On February 21, 2006, The Home Depot(R), the world's largest home improvement retailer,  reported record results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2005 based on strong performance in its core retail stores, its services business, Home Depot Direct and the continued expansion of the Home Depot Supply platform.

For the fourth quarter of fiscal 2005, the Company's diluted earnings per share rose 27.7 percent to a record 0.60 dollars on net earnings of 1.3 billion dollars, compared with 0.47 dollars on net earnings of 1.0 billion dollars reported for the same period in fiscal 2004.

At the end of fiscal 2005, The Home Depot reported total assets of 44 billion dollars; total stockholders' equity of 27 billion dollars; and a return on invested capital of 22.4 percent, up 90 basis points from the prior year.

By creating a compelling shopping experience for customers, average ticket grew to a record 57.98 dollars for fiscal year 2005, an increase of 5.6 percent over the prior year. For the fourth quarter of fiscal 2005, average ticket was 57.20 dollars; an increase of 5.7 percent compared to the same quarter during the previous year and represents an approximate 10 dollars increase over the last 5 years.
 
 
 

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