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| Home Depot announces 4Q and fiscal 2007 results Home Depot, the world's largest home improvement retailer, reported fiscal 2007 fourth quarter consolidated net earnings of $671 million, or $0.40 per diluted share, compared with $925 million, or $0.46 per diluted share, in the same period in fiscal 2006. Sales for the fourth quarter totaled $17.7 billion, a 1.5 percent increase from the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006. For fiscal 2007, consolidated earnings per diluted share decreased 15.1 percent to $2.37 on consolidated net earnings of $4.4 billion, compared to consolidated earnings per diluted share of $2.79 on net earnings of $5.8 billion in fiscal 2006. Excluding the 53rd week, consolidated earnings per share declined by 16.5 percent. write your comments about the article :: © 2008 Construction News :: home page |