Mikeoxenormous
Diamond Member
https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/17/investing/home-depot-earnings-housing-market/index.html
Home Depot is supposed to be the company that can weather good times and bad times, but with this reporting, it is worse times. When people have to choose between eating and letting their homes go to rot, the stomach rules everything.Home Depot has thrived in the red-hot housing market, but there are growing signs that demand is finally starting to cool.
Although Home Depot’s second-quarter earnings and revenue topped forecasts on Tuesday morning, a few stats were concerning: For example, same-store sales growth, which measures how well locations up at least a year are doing, rose just 3.4% in the US.
That’s a big dropoff from the first quarter and below analysts’ estimates.

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