Investing.com - (NYSE:Home Depot) shares were higher Tuesday as first quarter earnings and sales beat estimates.
Home Depot was up 2.32% in pre-market trade at $161.00 at 07:30 ET.
The U.S. retailer reported a 16% rise in Q1 diluted EPS to $1.67 against an estimate of $1.62.
Revenues were up 4.9% at $23.89 bn as same-store sales rose 5.5% vs. vs forecast 4.0% rise.
The company reaffirmed its 2017 sales guidance of growth of 4.6%.
It raised its guidance for full-year diluted EPS to $7.15, up 11.0% from a year earlier.