ATLANTA (AP) — ATLANTA (AP) — The Home Depot Inc. (HD) on Tuesday reported fiscal fourth-quarter profit of $2.8 billion.
The Atlanta-based company said it had net income of $2.82 per share.
The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 15 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.77 per share.
The home-improvement retailer posted revenue of $34.79 billion in the period, also beating Street forecasts. Twelve analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $34.55 billion.
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