Home Depot 2003

Essay by singhs14University, Master'sA, November 2007

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Part I 3 years are covered in each of primary comparative financial statements whereas 2 years are covered in Consolidated Balance Sheet.

(source: Consolidated Statement of Earnings, Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows, Consolidated Statements of Stockholders Equity and Comprehensive Income, Consolidated Balance Sheet)Yes, all statements were audited. The Quarterly Financial data which was not audited appeared in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

(source: Independent Auditors Report)The auditing company was KPMG LLP.

(source: Managements responsibility for Financial Statements)The auditors concluded that the Consolidated Financial Statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of The Home Depot, Inc and subsidiaries as of Feb 1, 2004 and Feb 2, 2003 and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the years in the 3 year period ended Feb 1 2004, in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

(source: Independent Auditors Report)b> Changes in the amount of retained earnings are found in the consolidated Statements of Stockholders Equity and Comprehensive Income.

c>1>For operating activities :-For Fiscal year ended Feb 3, 2002 there was a positive cash flow of 5963 million dollars. For Fiscal year ended Feb 2, 2003 there was a positive cash flow of 4802 million dollars with a decrease of 1161 million (negative) cash gained from Fiscal year ended Feb 3, 2002 to Fiscal year ended Feb 2, 2003. For Fiscal year ended Feb 1, 2004 there was a positive cash flow of 6545 million dollars with an increase of 1743 million (positive) cash gained from Fiscal year ended Feb 2, 2003 to Fiscal year ended Feb 1, 2004. This implies that there was an overall increase of 582 million dollars (positive) of net cash gained from Fiscal year ended Feb 3, 2002 to...