Home Depot Inc., FCFF calculation

USD $ in millions

	12 months ended	Feb 3, 2019	Jan 28, 2018	Jan 29, 2017	Jan 31, 2016	Feb 1, 2015	Feb 2, 2014
	Net earnings
	Net noncash charges
	Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisition effects
	Net cash provided by operating activities
	Cash paid for interest, net of interest capitalized, net of tax¹
	Interest capitalized, net of tax²
	Capital expenditures, net of non-cash capital expenditures
	Proceeds from sales of property and equipment
	Non-cash capital expenditures
	Free cash flow to the firm (FCFF)

Item	Description	The company
FCFF	Free cash flow to the firm is the cash flow available to the Home Depot Inc.’s suppliers of capital after all operating expenses have been paid and necessary investments in working and fixed capital have been made.	Home Depot Inc.’s FCFF increased from 2017 to 2018 and from 2018 to 2019.

Home Depot Inc., interest paid, net of tax calculation

USD $ in millions

	12 months ended	Feb 3, 2019	Jan 28, 2018	Jan 29, 2017	Jan 31, 2016	Feb 1, 2015	Feb 2, 2014
	Effective Income Tax Rate (EITR)

	EITR¹
	Interest Paid, Net of Tax
	Cash paid for interest, net of interest capitalized, before tax
	Less: Cash paid for interest, net of interest capitalized, tax²
	Cash paid for interest, net of interest capitalized, net of tax
	Interest Costs Capitalized, Net of Tax
	Interest capitalized, before tax
	Less: Interest capitalized, tax³
	Interest capitalized, net of tax

2019 Calculations

² Cash paid for interest, net of interest capitalized, tax = Cash paid for interest, net of interest capitalized × EITR
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³ Interest capitalized, tax = Interest capitalized × EITR
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Home Depot Inc., current EV/FCFF calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Selected Financial Data (USD $ in millions)
Enterprise value (EV)
Free cash flow to the firm (FCFF)
Ratio
EV/FCFF
Benchmarks
EV/FCFF, Competitors
Amazon.com Inc.
Costco Wholesale Corp.
eBay Inc.
Lowe’s Cos. Inc.
Netflix Inc.
Target Corp.
TJX Cos. Inc.
Walmart Inc.
EV/FCFF, Sector
General Retailers
EV/FCFF, Industry
Consumer Services

If company EV/FCFF is lower then the EV/FCFF of benchmark then company is relatively undervalued.

Otherwise, if company EV/FCFF is higher then the EV/FCFF of benchmark then company is relatively overvalued.

Home Depot Inc., historical EV/FCFF calculation, comparison to benchmarks

		Feb 3, 2019	Jan 28, 2018	Jan 29, 2017	Jan 31, 2016	Feb 1, 2015	Feb 2, 2014
	Selected Financial Data (USD $ in millions)
	Enterprise value (EV)¹
	Free cash flow to the firm (FCFF)²
	Ratio
	EV/FCFF³
	Benchmarks
	EV/FCFF, Competitors
	Amazon.com Inc.
	Costco Wholesale Corp.
	eBay Inc.
	Lowe’s Cos. Inc.
	Netflix Inc.
	Target Corp.
	TJX Cos. Inc.
	Walmart Inc.
	EV/FCFF, Sector
	General Retailers
	EV/FCFF, Industry
	Consumer Services

2019 Calculations

³ EV/FCFF = EV ÷ FCFF
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Ratio	Description	The company
EV/FCFF	Enterprise value to free cash flow to the firm is whole company valuation indicator.	Home Depot Inc.’s EV/FCFF ratio declined from 2017 to 2018 and from 2018 to 2019.

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Enterprise Value to FCFF (EV/FCFF)