Refer to The Home Depot, Inc., 2015 Annual Report (for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2016) in Appendix A.
Locate the Five-Year Summary of Financial and Operating Results. Review the information for the following data points:
a. Inventory turnover
b. Number of stores
c. Sales per square foot
d. Average ticket ($).
1. For each of the above data points, calculate the increase or decrease from fiscal 2011 to fiscal 2015.
2. What was the percentage change in average ticket ($) from fiscal 2014 to fiscal 2015?