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Lowe's Companies Inc Stock Research

LOW

190.53USD+1.07(+0.56%)Market Closed

Market Summary

USD190.53+1.07
Market Closed
0.56%

LOW Alerts

LOW Stock Price

LOW RSI Chart

LOW Valuation

Market Cap

116.4B

Price/Earnings (Trailing)

17.41

Price/Sales (Trailing)

1.21

EV/EBITDA

13.23

Price/Free Cashflow

15.76

LOW Price/Sales (Trailing)

LOW Profitability

EBT Margin

9.66%

Return on Equity

-51.96%

Return on Assets

14.23%

Free Cashflow Yield

6.34%

LOW Fundamentals

LOW Revenue

Revenue (TTM)

96.0B

Revenue Y/Y

2.45%

Revenue Q/Q

-14.55%

LOW Earnings

Earnings (TTM)

6.7B

Earnings Y/Y

-91.88%

Earnings Q/Q

-94.85%

Price Action

52 Week Range

168.24223.31
(Low)(High)

Last 7 days

-3.2%

Last 30 days

-5.5%

Last 90 days

-5.5%

Trailing 12 Months

-9.1%

LOW Financial Health

Current Ratio

1.2

Debt/Equity

-2.56

Debt/Cashflow

0.28

LOW Investor Care

Dividend Yield

1.94%

Dividend/Share (TTM)

3.7

Buy Backs (1Y)

10.93%

Diluted EPS (TTM)

10.26

Peers (Alternatives to Lowe Companies)

View All Peers In Detail
NameMkt Capsorted ascendingRevenuePrice %, 1MReturns, 1YP/EP/SRev 1-YrInc 1-Yr
LARGE-CAP
285.8B
157.4B
-4.50% -7.08%
16.71
1.82
4.13% 4.09%
116.4B
96.0B
-5.46% -9.15%
17.41
1.21
0.77% -18.59%
25.3B
14.2B
-0.33% 0.35%
23.27
1.78
11.57% 9.19%
10.7B
4.3B
1.53% 4.96%
38.26
2.58
24.20% 5.28%
9.2B
31.6B
-14.13% -40.09%
16
0.29
7.73% -52.09%
MID-CAP
9.4B
27.8B
-6.59% 33.36%
6.78
0.34
8.84% 16.18%
6.1B
27.0B
-8.50% 13.69%
4.4
0.22
4.41% 0.32%
5.9B
28.2B
-15.90% -32.78%
4.69
0.21
23.46% 18.01%
5.8B
23.4B
-5.33% 28.79%
8.64
0.25
35.05% 69.54%
SMALL-CAP
1.3B
10.8B
2.64% 96.64%
7.97
0.12
47.82% 180.33%
817.4M
7.0B
-17.01% -31.09%
5.97
0.12
0.77% -50.82%
484.0M
1.3B
-10.51% -9.09%
7.77
0.36
25.02% -44.81%
202.1M
314.3M
-20.19% -65.56%
-1.32
0.64
-20.20% -930.89%
99.0M
1.1B
-34.41% -77.11%
-8.19
0.09
-3.62% -128.97%
92.2M
-
64.08% -52.53%
1.2K
0.29
- -

Financials for Lowe Companies

Income Statement (Last 12 Months)
(In Millions)
* denotes actual numbers (not divided by Millions)
Description(%) Q/Q2022Q42022Q32022Q22022Q12021Q4
Revenue0.6%95,95395,39295,48696,25095,221
Gross Profit0.7%32,02831,79731,97632,05631,485
  S&GA Expenses11.6%19,94317,87318,11118,30118,101
EBITDA-14.7%11,04812,95913,941--
EBITDA Margin-15.2%0.12*0.14*0.15*--
Earnings Before Taxes-17.3%9,26711,20411,23311,20810,914
EBT Margin-17.8%0.10*0.12*0.12*--
Net Income-20.7%6,6868,4288,4548,4428,213
Net Income Margin-21.1%0.07*0.09*0.09*--
Free Cahsflow-1.8%7,3857,5186,863--
Balance Sheet
(In Millions)
* denotes actual numbers (not divided by Millions)
Description(%) Q/Q2022Q42022Q32022Q22022Q12021Q4
Assets0.5%46,97346,72549,72544,64049,400
  Current Assets10.3%24,99122,66725,61120,06024,849
    Cash Equivalents115.4%3,1921,4823,4141,1336,121
  Inventory2.5%19,81719,32920,23917,60516,685
  Net PPE-7.7%17,27518,71318,89019,07118,925
Liabilities8.5%59,84155,16756,60249,45650,976
  Current Liabilities2.5%20,87620,36621,83119,66820,834
.    Short Term BorrowingsNaN%---1,000-
  Long Term Debt14.4%32,90428,76328,77623,85923,881
  Retained Earnings-49.7%-13,313-8,895-7,367-5,115-1,913
  Additional Paid-In CapitalNaN%-----
Accumulated Depreciation-17,888----
Shares Outstanding-3.2%611631652670686
Cashflow (Last 12 Months)
(In Millions)
Description(%) Q/Q2022Q42022Q32022Q22022Q12021Q4
Cashflow From Operations-1.5%9,0729,2128,59810,1138,743
  Share Based Compensation0.4%226225226230217
Cashflow From Investing-174.7%-1,401-510-1,479-1,646-602
Cashflow From Financing12.3%-10,557-12,043-10,382-12,016-10,278
  Dividend Payments4.7%2,2782,1752,0811,9841,885
  Buy Backs7.6%16,05614,91614,05213,01212,483

Risks for LOW

What is the probability of a big loss on LOW?

67.7%


Probability that Lowe Companies stock will be more than 20% underwater in next one year

30.8%


Probability that Lowe Companies stock will be more than 30% underwater in next one year.

18.5%


Probability that Lowe Companies stock will be more than 40% underwater in next one year.
*Calculated based on probability distribution of losses observed in actual data in the last 5 years.

How does LOW drawdown profile look like?

Y-axis is the maximum loss one would have experienced if Lowe Companies was unfortunately bought at previous high price.

Drawdowns

Returns for LOW

Cumulative Returns on LOW

19.5%


10-Year Cumulative Returns

16.2%


7-Year Cumulative Returns

19.3%


5-Year Cumulative Returns

31.9%


3-Year Cumulative Returns

What are the long-term rolling returns for LOW?

FIve years rolling returns for Lowe Companies.

Annualized Returns

Which funds bought or sold LOW recently?

View All Details
Datesorted ascendingFund NameType% Chg$ Change$ Held% Portfolio
2023-03-24
Longbow Finance SA
new
-
9,317,460
9,317,460
1.25%
2023-03-23
Prostatis Group LLC
added
6.09
10,821
175,530
0.10%
2023-03-23
MetLife Investment Management, LLC
reduced
-4.73
385,668
36,553,400
0.29%
2023-03-23
ETF MANAGERS GROUP, LLC
added
4.13
66,900
707,900
0.03%
2023-03-17
American Portfolios Advisors
added
2.34
213,629
2,341,570
0.10%
2023-03-15
B. Riley Wealth Advisors, Inc.
added
4.05
423,310
4,515,310
0.13%
2023-03-14
AWM CAPITAL, LLC
added
2.75
-6,649
327,351
0.11%
2023-03-13
Claro Advisors LLC
reduced
-4.48
58,405
714,405
0.23%
2023-03-10
VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC
reduced
-1.16
5,516,630
119,011,000
0.13%
2023-03-10
MATHER GROUP, LLC.
added
7.6
206,979
1,672,980
0.03%

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Latest Funds Activity

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Calls
Puts
Are funds bullish or bearish(Calls - Puts)?
Net Call Options
No. of funds that own LOW
No. of Funds

Lowe Companies News

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Schedule 13G FIlings of Lowe Companies

Date FiledName of FilerPercent of ClassNo. of SharesForm Type
Feb 09, 2023
vanguard group inc
8.95%
54,149,370
SC 13G/A
Jan 31, 2023
blackrock inc.
7.4%
44,533,006
SC 13G/A
Feb 10, 2022
vanguard group inc
8.56%
57,697,261
SC 13G/A
Feb 01, 2022
blackrock inc.
6.9%
46,706,387
SC 13G/A
Feb 10, 2021
vanguard group inc
8.41%
61,607,609
SC 13G/A
Feb 05, 2021
blackrock inc.
7.5%
54,763,092
SC 13G/A
Feb 12, 2020
vanguard group inc
8.62%
66,108,065
SC 13G/A
Feb 10, 2020
blackrock inc.
7.5%
57,618,135
SC 13G/A

LOW Fair Value

Lowe Companies fair value in different scenarios

The table shows the Fair Value estimates for Lowe Companies for various scenarios. Disclaimer: These are just estimations from a model. None of the models are good at predicting the future. Please dont buy or sell stocks based on these outputs.
Fair ValueVery PessimisticPessimisticBase CaseOptimisticVery Optimistic
Very Low Inflation

108.79

-42.90%

151.85

-20.30%

202.23

6.14%

275.47

44.58%

348.20

82.75%
Current Inflation

98.41

-48.35%

135.24

-29.02%

177.25

-6.97%

238.78

25.32%

299.75

57.32%
Very High Inflation

85.53

-55.11%

115.14

-39.57%

147.71

-22.47%

196.09

2.92%

243.90

28.01%

Historical Lowe Companies Fair Value Estimates


Very Pessimistic Case
Pessimistic Case
Fair Value
Optimistic Case
Very Optimistic Case
Closing Stock Price

Recent SEC filings of Lowe Companies

View All Filings
Date Filed Form Type Document
Mar 27, 2023
10-K
Annual Report
Mar 27, 2023
4
Insider Trading
Mar 27, 2023
4
Insider Trading
Mar 27, 2023
4
Insider Trading
Mar 27, 2023
4
Insider Trading
Mar 27, 2023
4
Insider Trading
Mar 27, 2023
4
Insider Trading
Mar 27, 2023
4
Insider Trading
Mar 27, 2023
4
Insider Trading
Mar 27, 2023
4
Insider Trading

Latest Insider Trading transactions for LOW

Filter Transactions
Datesorted ascendingNameBuy/Sell$ ValueAvg. Price# SharesTitle
2023-03-15
Frieson Donald
sold
-1,853,970
197
-9,411
evp, supply chain
2023-03-09
Dupre Janice
sold (taxes)
-31,648
199
-159
evp, human resources
2023-03-09
Sink Brandon J
sold (taxes)
-54,738
199
-275
evp, chief financial officer
2023-01-30
MCCANLESS ROSS W
sold (taxes)
-256,830
201
-1,272
evp, gc & corp. sec.
2023-01-28
MCCANLESS ROSS W
sold (taxes)
-156,727
202
-774
evp, gc & corp. sec.
2022-12-19
McFarland Joseph Michael
sold
-3,118,680
203
-15,301
evp, stores
2022-12-13
MCCANLESS ROSS W
sold
-12,179,700
211
-57,629
evp, gc & corp. sec.
2022-12-13
MCCANLESS ROSS W
acquired
2,804,530
83.8175
33,460
evp, gc & corp. sec.
2022-10-01
Godbole Seemantini
sold (taxes)
-762,133
187
-4,058
evp, chief information officer
2022-10-01
Sink Brandon J
sold (taxes)
-38,313
187
-204
evp, chief financial officer

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Marvin R. Ellison
65535
Lowe's Companies, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a home improvement retailer in the United States and internationally. The company offers a line of products for construction, maintenance, repair, remodeling, and decorating. It provides home improvement products, such as appliances, seasonal and outdoor living, lawn and garden, lumber, kitchens and bath, tools, paint, millwork, hardware, flooring, rough plumbing, building materials, décor, lighting, and electrical. It also offers installation services through independent contractors in various product categories; extended protection plans; and in-warranty and out-of-warranty repair services. The company sells its national brand-name merchandise and private brand products to homeowners, renters, and professional customers. As of January 28, 2022, it operated 1,971 home improvement and hardware stores. The company also sells its products through websites comprising Lowes.com and Lowesforpros.com; and through mobile applications. Lowe's Companies, Inc. was founded in 1921 and is based in Mooresville, North Carolina.

LOW Income Statement

2022-10-28
Consolidated Statements of Earnings (Unaudited) - USD ($)
shares in Millions, $ in Millions
3 Months Ended9 Months Ended
Oct. 28, 2022
Oct. 29, 2021
Oct. 28, 2022
Oct. 29, 2021
Current Earnings    
Net sales$ 23,479$ 22,918$ 74,614$ 74,911
Cost of sales15,66115,33149,61449,882
Gross margin7,8187,58725,00025,029
Expenses:    
Selling, general and administrative6,4434,37315,20013,559
Depreciation and amortization4514251,3451,226
Operating income9242,7898,45510,244
Interest – net295223802650
Pre-tax earnings6292,5667,6539,594
Income tax provision4756702,1742,359
Net earnings$ 154$ 1,896$ 5,479$ 7,235
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - basic (in shares)618690638704
Basic earnings per common share (in dollars per share)$ 0.25$ 2.74$ 8.56$ 10.23
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - diluted (in shares)620692640706
Diluted earnings per common share (in dollars per share)$ 0.25$ 2.73$ 8.53$ 10.21
Current Earnings (Percentages)    
Net sales100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%
Cost of sales66.70%66.90%66.49%66.59%
Gross margin33.30%33.10%33.51%33.41%
Expenses (Percentages):    
Selling, general and administrative27.45%19.08%20.38%18.10%
Depreciation and amortization1.92%1.85%1.80%1.64%
Operating income3.93%12.17%11.33%13.67%
Interest – net1.25%0.97%1.07%0.86%
Pre-tax earnings2.68%11.20%10.26%12.81%
Income tax provision2.02%2.93%2.92%3.15%
Net earnings0.66%8.27%7.34%9.66%

LOW Balance Sheet

2022-10-28
Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
Oct. 28, 2022
Jan. 28, 2022
Oct. 29, 2021
Current assets:   
Cash and cash equivalents$ 3,192$ 1,133$ 6,121
Short-term investments464271552
Merchandise inventory – net19,81717,60516,685
Other current assets1,5181,0511,491
Total current assets24,99120,06024,849
Property, less accumulated depreciation17,27519,07118,925
Operating lease right-of-use assets3,5124,1084,161
Long-term investments63199213
Deferred income taxes – net301164220
Other assets8311,0381,032
Total assets46,97344,64049,400
Current liabilities:   
Short-term borrowings001,000
Current maturities of long-term debt6098681,352
Current operating lease liabilities651636573
Accounts payable12,24911,35411,334
Accrued compensation and employee benefits1,4051,5611,353
Deferred revenue1,7361,9141,954
Other current liabilities4,2263,3353,268
Total current liabilities20,87619,66820,834
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities32,90423,85923,881
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities4,0484,0214,136
Deferred revenue – Lowe's protection plans1,1841,1271,119
Other liabilities8297811,006
Total liabilities59,84149,45650,976
Shareholders' deficit:   
Preferred stock, $5 par value: Authorized – 5.0 million shares; Issued and outstanding – none000
Common stock, $0.50 par value: Authorized – 5.6 billion shares; Issued and outstanding – 611 million, 670 million, and 686 million shares, respectively305335343
Capital in excess of par value000
Accumulated deficit(13,313)(5,115)(1,913)
Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss)140(36)(6)
Total shareholders' deficit(12,868)(4,816)(1,576)
Total liabilities and shareholders' deficit$ 46,973$ 44,640$ 49,400