LOW Lowes Companies Inc

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

Price (delayed)

$209.81

Market cap

$125.12B

P/E Ratio

20.57

Dividend/share

$4.2

EPS

$10.2

Enterprise value

$161.77B

Lowe's Companies, Inc. , doing business as Lowe's, is an American retail company specializing in home improvement. Headquartered in Mooresville, North Carolina, the company operates a chain of retail stores ...

Highlights
LOW's quick ratio has dropped by 50% since the previous quarter but it is up by 29% year-on-year
LOW's P/E is 12% above its last 4 quarters average of 17.9 but 12% below its 5-year quarterly average of 22.6
The equity has dropped by 196% year-on-year and by 11% since the previous quarter
The debt rose by 29% year-on-year
Sector: Consumer Cyclical
Industry: Home Improvement Retail
Website: http://media.lowes.com/
Peers: HD LL BLDR

Key stats

What are the main financial stats of LOW
Market
Shares outstanding
596.36M
Market cap
$125.12B
Enterprise value
$161.77B
Valuations
Price to earnings (P/E)
20.57
Price to book (P/B)
N/A
Price to sales (P/S)
1.31
EV/EBIT
15.92
EV/EBITDA
12.77
EV/Sales
1.67
Earnings
Revenue
$97.06B
EBIT
$10.16B
EBITDA
$12.67B
Free cash flow
$6.81B
Per share
EPS
$10.2
Free cash flow per share
$11.25
Book value per share
-$23.57
Revenue per share
$160.51
TBVPS
$72.28
Balance sheet
Total assets
$43.71B
Total liabilities
$57.96B
Debt
$37.99B
Equity
-$14.25B
Working capital
$1.93B
Liquidity
Debt to equity
-2.67
Current ratio
1.1
Quick ratio
0.09
Net debt/EBITDA
2.89
Margins
EBITDA margin
13.1%
Gross margin
33.2%
Net margin
6.6%
Operating margin
10.5%
Efficiency
Return on assets
13.8%
Return on equity
N/A
Return on invested capital
17%
Return on capital employed
42%
Return on sales
10.5%
Dividend
Dividend yield
2%
DPS
$4.2
Payout ratio
41.2%

LOW stock price

How has the Lowes Companies stock price performed over time
Intraday
2.89%
1 week
1.59%
1 month
1.86%
1 year
6.97%
YTD
5.31%
QTD
4.92%

Financial performance

How have Lowes Companies's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$97.06B
Gross profit
$32.26B
Operating income
$10.16B
Net income
$6.44B
Gross margin
33.2%
Net margin
6.6%
The net margin has declined by 25% year-on-year and by 6% since the previous quarter
The company's net income fell by 24% YoY and by 3.7% QoQ
The operating margin has contracted by 17% YoY
LOW's operating income is down by 16% year-on-year

Growth

What is Lowes Companies's growth rate over time

Valuation

What is Lowes Companies stock price valuation
LOW P/E details
P/E
20.57
P/B
N/A
P/S
1.31
EV/EBIT
15.92
EV/EBITDA
12.77
EV/Sales
1.67
The EPS has contracted by 15% YoY
LOW's P/E is 12% above its last 4 quarters average of 17.9 but 12% below its 5-year quarterly average of 22.6
The equity has dropped by 196% year-on-year and by 11% since the previous quarter
The stock's price to sales (P/S) is 2.3% less than its 5-year quarterly average of 1.3 and 2.3% less than its last 4 quarters average of 1.3

Efficiency

How efficient is Lowes Companies business performance
Lowes Companies's ROIC has decreased by 27% YoY and by 5% from the previous quarter
LOW's return on assets is down by 20% year-on-year and by 2.8% since the previous quarter
The ROS has contracted by 17% YoY

Dividends

What is LOW's dividend history
Dividend details
DPS
$4.2
Dividend yield
2%
Payout ratio
41.2%
Recent dividends

Financial health

How did Lowes Companies financials performed over time
The total assets is 25% smaller than the total liabilities
LOW's quick ratio has dropped by 50% since the previous quarter but it is up by 29% year-on-year
The total liabilities has grown by 17% YoY but it has contracted by 3.1% from the previous quarter
The equity has dropped by 196% year-on-year and by 11% since the previous quarter
LOW's debt to equity has soared by 56% YoY and by 10% QoQ

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