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Buy - Price 20 on Nov. 18
by Rochdale Research

HD reported Q308 earnings per share of 45 cents, 6 cents above consensus and 4 cents above our estimate The beat was driven by gross margin (more favorable mix and promotion) and excellent expense control (17 basis points of sales, general and administrative deleveraging per 100 bps of comp decline). During October, comparable-sales trends deteriorated to about negative 10%. Weak sales trends persist...management expects challenged consumers in Q4. HD lowered revenue guidance for '08 to negative 8% from negative 5%; implied guidance for Q4 was cut to around 12 cents, from 18 cents. We've upgraded HD from Hold and boosted our target to 27.50. We're not calling the turn of the housing cycle or end of the bear market, but we don't think the current level of investor fear and uncertainty is sustainable -- and we do think HD is extremely cheap. Market cap: $33.88 billion.

Can you get cheaper than Home Depot (HD)? Look at that yield? But if housing plummets further, is the yield safe?

1.94

people need to build and fis versus buy

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I would trade Lowe's (LOW) and Home Depot (HD) because of a possibility of a housing resurgence next year tied to all the moves the government is now making. Remember, at their heart, the government's efforts are aimed at stemming home price depreciation. I think a 25% decline in home prices around the country will bring out buyers, provided mortgages are available. Only people who can afford afford a house will be able to buy one, and that means 30% down. That's good!

Carol Tome

Major drop in value

Home Depot is a dead man walking as long as the housing market does not begin to bloom which it doesn't look like for at least another 2-3 years or so.

hopelessly exists

The worst 6 Sigma implementation ever.

losses low profit margin

downtrend

Grew Too big too fast

Poor outlook

housing

Laggard