Discussion Thread Week $5$: Foreign Currency Hedging and Disclosures

Many companies make annual reports on their corporate website, sometimes under SEC Filings onFor $10-$K$.$

Access the most recent annual reports for THE HOME DEPOT, INC, to complete the following requirements.

Required:

$1.$ Identify the location$($s$)$ in the annual report where The Home Depot, Inc provides disclosures related to its management of foreign exchange risk.

$2.$ Determine the types of hedging instruments the company uses and the types of hedges in which it engages.

$3.$ Determine the manner in which the company discloses the fact that its foreign exchange hedges are effective in offsetting gains and losses on the underlying items being hedged.