LOW Lowes Companies Inc

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

Price (delayed)

$238.87

Market cap

$136.12B

P/E Ratio

19.12

Dividend/share

$4.45

EPS

$12.49

Enterprise value

$173.11B

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 surged by 125% since the previous quarter
The equity is up by 3% since the previous quarter
The EPS has grown by 21% YoY but it has contracted by 6% from the previous quarter
The company's net income rose by 13% YoY but it fell by 7% QoQ
The company's revenue fell by 11% YoY
Lowes Companies's gross profit has decreased by 10% YoY
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
569.84M
Market cap
$136.12B
Enterprise value
$173.11B
Valuations
Price to earnings (P/E)
19.12
Price to book (P/B)
N/A
Price to sales (P/S)
1.6
EV/EBIT
15.85
EV/EBITDA
12.93
EV/Sales
2.03
Earnings
Revenue
$85.39B
EBIT
$10.92B
EBITDA
$13.39B
Free cash flow
$8.39B
Per share
EPS
$12.49
Free cash flow per share
$14.69
Book value per share
-$25.53
Revenue per share
$149.55
TBVPS
$79.45
Balance sheet
Total assets
$45.37B
Total liabilities
$59.97B
Debt
$40.23B
Equity
-$14.61B
Working capital
$3.24B
Liquidity
Debt to equity
-2.75
Current ratio
1.17
Quick ratio
0.18
Net debt/EBITDA
2.76
Margins
EBITDA margin
15.7%
Gross margin
33.3%
Net margin
8.5%
Operating margin
12.8%
Efficiency
Return on assets
16.6%
Return on equity
N/A
Return on invested capital
17%
Return on capital employed
42.2%
Return on sales
12.8%
Dividend
Dividend yield
1.86%
DPS
$4.45
Payout ratio
35.6%

LOW stock price

How has the Lowes Companies stock price performed over time
Intraday
1.75%
1 week
0.15%
1 month
9.18%
1 year
2.05%
YTD
7.33%
QTD
8.35%

Financial performance

How have Lowes Companies's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$85.39B
Gross profit
$28.41B
Operating income
$10.92B
Net income
$7.22B
Gross margin
33.3%
Net margin
8.5%
The net margin rose by 29% year-on-year but it has declined by 4.5% since the previous quarter
The operating margin has grown by 21% YoY but it has contracted by 4.5% from the previous quarter
The company's net income rose by 13% YoY but it fell by 7% QoQ
The company's revenue fell by 11% YoY

Growth

What is Lowes Companies's growth rate over time

Valuation

What is Lowes Companies stock price valuation
LOW P/E details
P/E
19.12
P/B
N/A
P/S
1.6
EV/EBIT
15.85
EV/EBITDA
12.93
EV/Sales
2.03
The EPS has grown by 21% YoY but it has contracted by 6% from the previous quarter
LOW's P/E is 7% below its 5-year quarterly average of 20.3 but 4.4% above its last 4 quarters average of 18.0
The equity is up by 3% since the previous quarter
The stock's price to sales (P/S) is 12% more than its 5-year quarterly average of 1.4 and 12% more than its last 4 quarters average of 1.4
The company's revenue fell by 11% YoY

Efficiency

How efficient is Lowes Companies business performance
The ROS has grown by 21% YoY but it has contracted by 4.5% from the previous quarter
LOW's return on assets is up by 19% year-on-year but it is down by 6% since the previous quarter
Lowes Companies's ROIC has decreased by 5% from the previous quarter but it has increased by 2.4% YoY

Dividends

What is LOW's dividend history
Dividend details
DPS
$4.45
Dividend yield
1.86%
Payout ratio
35.6%
Recent dividends

Financial health

How did Lowes Companies financials performed over time
The total assets is 24% smaller than the total liabilities
LOW's quick ratio has surged by 125% since the previous quarter
The total assets has grown by 9% since the previous quarter
The equity is up by 3% since the previous quarter
LOW's debt to equity is down by 3% QoQ

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