LOW Lowe`s Cos. Inc

  1. Stocks
  2. Consumer Cyclical
  3. NYSE: LOW

Price (delayed)

$207.81

Market cap

$116.52B

P/E Ratio

17.55

Dividend/share

$4.85

EPS

$11.84

Enterprise value

$158.27B

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Relative Growth: Rel. Growth: 55
Relative Strength: Rel. Strength: 26
Relative Valuation: Rel. Valuation: 68
Relative Profitability: Rel. Profitability: 40

Lowe's Companies, Inc. (Lowe's) is a home improvement retailer. As of February 3, 2012, Lowe's operated 1,745 stores, consisted of 1,712 stores across 50 United States, 31 stores in Canada ...

Highlights
The equity is up by 30% year-on-year and by 7% since the previous quarter
LOW's P/E is 13% below its last 4 quarters average of 20.1 and 9% below its 5-year quarterly average of 19.2
The debt rose by 9% year-on-year but it has declined by 4.8% since the previous quarter
LOW's quick ratio is down by 25% year-on-year and by 8% since the previous quarter
The company's net income fell by 2.9% YoY
Sector: Consumer Cyclical
Industry: Home Improvement Retail
Website: http://www.lowes.com
Peers: HD BLDR SWK FAST

Key stats

What are the main financial stats of LOW

LOW stock price

How has the Lowe`s Cos stock price performed over time
Intraday
-1.08%
1 week
0.08%
1 month
-5.75%
1 year
-7.05%
YTD
-13.83%
QTD
-5.75%

Financial performance

How have Lowe`s Cos's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$88.44B
Gross profit
$29.44B
Operating income
$10.21B
Net income
$6.64B
Gross margin
33.3%
Net margin
7.5%
The net margin has declined by 9% year-on-year and by 2.6% since the previous quarter
The operating margin has contracted by 7% YoY and by 2.5% from the previous quarter
The company's revenue rose by 6% YoY and by 2.5% QoQ
Lowe`s Cos's gross profit has increased by 6% YoY

Price vs fundamentals

How does LOW's price correlate with its fundamentals

Growth

What is Lowe`s Cos's growth rate over time

Valuation

What is Lowe`s Cos stock price valuation
LOW P/E details
P/E
17.55
P/B
N/A
P/S
1.31
EV/EBIT
15.5
EV/EBITDA
12.03
EV/Sales
1.79
LOW's P/E is 13% below its last 4 quarters average of 20.1 and 9% below its 5-year quarterly average of 19.2
The EPS has contracted by 2.2% YoY
The equity is up by 30% year-on-year and by 7% since the previous quarter
The stock's price to sales (P/S) is 18% less than its last 4 quarters average of 1.6 and 13% less than its 5-year quarterly average of 1.5
The company's revenue rose by 6% YoY and by 2.5% QoQ

Efficiency

How efficient is Lowe`s Cos business performance
LOW's return on assets is down by 18% year-on-year and by 4.5% since the previous quarter
Lowe`s Cos's ROIC has decreased by 8% YoY and by 2.5% from the previous quarter
The ROS has contracted by 7% YoY and by 2.5% from the previous quarter

Dividends

What is LOW's dividend history
Dividend details
DPS
$4.85
Dividend yield
2.33%
Payout ratio
41%
Recent dividends

Special dividends are included in TTM DPS and yield

Financial health

How did Lowe`s Cos financials performed over time
The total assets is 14% smaller than the total liabilities
LOW's quick ratio is down by 25% year-on-year and by 8% since the previous quarter
The total assets has grown by 21% year-on-year
LOW's debt to equity has shrunk by 56% YoY
The equity is up by 30% year-on-year and by 7% since the previous quarter

All financial data is based on trailing twelve months (TTM) periods - updated quarterly, unless otherwise specified.