Aug 14 (Reuters) - Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) HD.N :
* THE HOME DEPOT ANNOUNCES SECOND QUARTER RESULTS; UPDATES FISCAL YEAR 2018 GUIDANCE
* Q2 EARNINGS PER SHARE $3.05
* Q2 SALES $30.5 BILLION VERSUS I/B/E/S VIEW $30.03 BILLION
* Q2 EARNINGS PER SHARE VIEW $2.84 -- THOMSON REUTERS I/B/E/S
* COMPARABLE SALES FOR Q2 OF FISCAL 2018 WERE POSITIVE 8.0 PERCENT
* QTRLY COMP SALES IN U.S. WERE POSITIVE 8.1 PERCENT
* NOW EXPECTS FISCAL 2018 DILUTED EARNINGS-PER-SHARE GROWTH OF APPROXIMATELY 29.2 PERCENT FROM FISCAL 2017 TO $9.42
* FISCAL 2018 DILUTED EARNINGS-PER-SHARE GROWTH GUIDANCE INCLUDES $6 BILLION OF SHARE REPURCHASES FOR FISCAL 2018
* FISCAL 2018 SALES EXPECTED TO BE UP ABOUT 7 PERCENT INCLUDING 53(RD) WEEK
* SEES FISCAL 2018 COMP SALES GROWTH OF ABOUT 5.3 PERCENT FOR COMPARABLE 52-WEEK PERIOD
* FY EARNINGS PER SHARE VIEW $9.45 -- THOMSON REUTERS I/B/E/S