Use the financial statements of Home Depot, Inc. , in Appendix A of this text to answer these questions:

a. Study the income statements of Home Depot, Inc. , for the three years ending on or about February 1, 2013, 2012, and 2011. Do these statements include any irregular items that might affect your use of the information to project future earnings?

b. Review the stockholders’ equity section of the company’s balance sheet at February 3, 2013. What type of capital stock is in the capital structure, and how many shares are authorized, issued, and outstanding, and held in treasury on that date?

c. Locate the statement of stockholders’ equity and comprehensive income. What treasury stock transactions has Home Depot engaged in during the three-year period presented? Has any additional stock (other than treasury stock) been issued during the period reported? If so, what were the circumstances in which that stock was issued? What was the amount of Other Comprehensive Income in each year?