Home Depot Outperforms Lowe’s Revenue Growth in Q1 2018

Home Depot (HD) outperformed Lowe’s (LOW) in terms of revenue growth in the first quarter. During the quarter, Home Depot posted revenue of $25.0 billion, which represented a rise of 4.4% from its revenue of $23.9 billion in the corresponding quarter of the previous year. Home Depot’s revenue was driven by positive SSSG (same-store sales growth) of 4.2%, the addition of new stores, and new accounting standards, which contributed $33 million to its net sales.