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Home Depot Inc., profitability ratios
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Source: Based on data from Home Depot Inc. Annual Reports
| Ratio | Description | The company |
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| Gross profit margin | Gross profit margin indicates the percentage of revenue available to cover operating and other expenditures. | Home Depot Inc.'s gross profit margin improved from 2010 to 2011 and from 2011 to 2012. |
| Operating profit margin | A profitability ratio calculated as operating income divided by revenue. | Home Depot Inc.'s operating profit margin improved from 2010 to 2011 and from 2011 to 2012. |
| Net profit margin | An indicator of profitability, calculated as net income divided by revenue. | Home Depot Inc.'s net profit margin improved from 2010 to 2011 and from 2011 to 2012. |
| ROE | A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by shareholders' equity. | Home Depot Inc.'s ROE improved from 2010 to 2011 and from 2011 to 2012. |
| ROA | A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by total assets. | Home Depot Inc.'s ROA improved from 2010 to 2011 and from 2011 to 2012. |