Main house enchancment retailers Dwelling Depot (NYSE: HD) and Lowe’s Firms, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) reported their earnings outcomes for the second quarter of 2024 lately. Each corporations confronted headwinds throughout the quarter which took a toll on their efficiency, and every of them up to date their full-year 2024 steering to replicate the continued uncertainty inside the house enchancment market. Right here’s a take a look at their quarterly performances and their full-year expectations:
Gross sales and earnings
Dwelling Depot’s internet gross sales inched up 0.6% year-over-year to $43.2 billion in Q2 2024. The highest line included $1.3 billion in gross sales from the SRS Distribution acquisition. Comparable gross sales decreased 3.3% within the quarter. Adjusted EPS dipped to $4.67 from $4.68 final yr.
In Q2, Lowe’s internet gross sales decreased 5% YoY to $23.6 billion. Comparable gross sales decreased 5.1% and adjusted EPS amounted to $4.10.
Enterprise efficiency
Through the second quarter, Dwelling Depot noticed weaker spend throughout house enchancment initiatives resulting from strain on shopper demand attributable to increased rates of interest and larger macroeconomic uncertainty. Lowe’s witnessed softness in demand for DIY initiatives, which make up for a big a part of its gross sales. Adversarial climate led to softness in spring initiatives, which additionally impacted the businesses’ prime strains.
In Q2, Dwelling Depot’s comp transactions fell 2.2% and its comp common ticket dropped 1.3%. Large-ticket comp transactions, or these over $1,000, have been down 5.8% YoY. Lowe’s noticed comparable common ticket edge up by 0.8% within the quarter, helped by energy in Professional-heavy classes, whereas its comparable transactions fell 5.9%, resulting from strain on DIY undertaking spend and decrease seasonal transactions. Each retailers noticed weak spot in bigger discretionary initiatives equivalent to kitchen and bathtub remodels.
Dwelling Depot’s Professional phase outperformed its DIY phase within the second quarter. Lowe’s additionally noticed energy in Professional, with mid-single-digit constructive comps. On its quarterly name, Lowe’s indicated that its Professional clients have wholesome backlogs that stay according to final yr. As well as, a majority of its Professional clients are assured of touchdown new enterprise.
Outlook
Towards a difficult house enchancment backdrop and weak shopper demand, each Dwelling Depot and Lowe’s up to date their steering for the complete yr of 2024. Dwelling Depot’s up to date gross sales outlook contains the contribution from the SRS acquisition.
Dwelling Depot now expects its whole gross sales for the 53-week interval in FY2024 to extend 2.5-3.5% versus the earlier expectation for a 1% development. SRS is anticipated to contribute round $6.4 billion in incremental gross sales.
HD expects comparable gross sales for the 52-week interval to now decline 3-4% versus the prior outlook of down 1%. Adjusted EPS is anticipated to say no 1-3%.
Lowe’s lowered its FY2024 gross sales steering to a spread of $82.7-83.2 billion from the prior vary of $84-85 billion. It now expects comparable gross sales to be down 3.5-4.0% versus its prior outlook of down 2-3%. Adjusted EPS is now anticipated to be $11.70-11.90 versus the earlier expectation of $12.00-12.30.
Dwelling Depot’s shares have been up over 2% on Friday whereas Lowe’s inventory gained over 3%.
