* HD $40~$43~$41.50 beats cy $.04c on earnings of $0.60 per share, $0.04 better than the Reuters Estimates consensus of $0.56; revenues rose 15.9% year/year to $19.49 bln vs the $18.7 bln consensus.
23-Feb-06 15:56 ET In Play Home Depot announces an additional $1 bln for share repurchase program; increases Q4 dividend 50% YoY to $0.15 (HD) 41.70 -0.18: 21-Feb-06 14:20 ET In Play Home Depot tgt rasied to $53 from $48 at Deutsche Bank- following Q4 results (HD) 41.88 +0.02: 21-Feb-06 09:53 ET In Play Home Depot on Conference Call (HD) 42.51 +0.65: Co states benefits of global source will go help drive margin expansion in retail business; do have some pressure with an increasing penetration of Home Depot Supply; seeing modest gross margin growth at this point... call has ended.
21-Feb-06 09:37 ET In Play Home Depot on Conference Call (HD) 42.53 +0.66: As discussed at our Jan Investor Conference, 2006 growth guidance is aligned with 2010 vision to grow ourselves by 9-12% and to grow our EPS by 10-14% on a compounded annual growth rate over the next five years. Believes 2006 sales will grow in the range of 14-17%; EPS will grow in the range of 10-14%; 'we are highly confident of our ability to deliver upon our growth targets in 2006 and beyond'.
21-Feb-06 14:20 ET In Play Home Depot tgt rasied to $53 from $48 at Deutsche Bank- following Q4 results (HD) 41.88 +0.02: 21-Feb-06 09:53 ET In Play Home Depot on Conference Call (HD) 42.51 +0.65: Co states benefits of global source will go help drive margin expansion in retail business; do have some pressure with an increasing penetration of Home Depot Supply; seeing modest gross margin growth at this point... call has ended.