Ratio of Liabilities to Stockholders' Equity

The Home Depot is the world's largest home improvement retailer and one of the largest retailers in the United States based on net sales volume. The Home Depot operates over $2,200$ Home Depot$$ stores that sell a wide assortment of building materials and home improvement and lawn and garden products.

The Home Depot recently reported the following balance sheet data $($in millions$)$:

Year $2$ Year $1$

Total assets $$44,529$ $$42,966$

Total stockholders' equity $1,4544,333$