Lowes Companies Inc (LOW) Earnings Report, Financial Results, Financial analysis

Lowes Companies Inc reported in III. Quarter net earnings per share of $0.78 a decrease by -25.71 % year on year from $1.05 and decline of -58.06 % from $1.86 earned in II. Quarter (Aug 03 2018).

*III. Quarter*
Earnings Per Share	Revenues
$ 0.78	$ 17,415 Mill
$-0.27 -25.71 %	$+645M +3.85 %

Lowes Companies Inc's Revenue rose by 3.85 % in III. Quarter (Nov 02 2018) year on year, to $17,415 million and declined by -16.63 % sequentially.

Lowes Companies Inc is Expected to report next financial results on February 25, 2019.

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LOW's NET INCOME

Lowes Companies Inc's net income of $629 million in III. Quarter decreased by -27.87 % from net earnings of $872 million achieved in III. Quarter a year ago.

Sequentially net earnings fell by -58.62 % from net income of $1,520.00 million realized in previous quarter.

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Inventories declined by -0.23 % to $12,365.00 million from III. Quarter a year ago, sequentially inventories rose by 4.04 %. In III. Quarter company's net cash and cash equivalents decreased by $-583 million, capital expenditures grew by -2.57%, to $-303 millions compare to same quarter a year ago and rose by -5.02% from II. Quarter (Aug 03 2018).

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Earnings quality

Lowes Companies Inc payed out dividend of $1.78 per share in last 52 weeks representing 39.64 % of net earning per share in trailing twelve-month period.

During the same period Lowes Companies Inc earned $ 8.04 cash per share, on a free-cash flow basis 179.14 % of net earning per share.

Book value fell by -5.89 % sequentially to $6.68 per share.
Tangible Book value fell to $ 5.11 per share from $ 5.54.

Company repurchased 7.00 million shares or 0.86 % in III. Quarter.
Debt Coverage Ratio was 0.32.

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Market Capitalization (Millions)	76,649
Shares Outstanding (Millions)	807
Total Debt (Millions $)	15,577
Revenue (TTM) (Millions $)	71,157
Net Income (TTM) (Millions $)	3,691
Cash Flow (TTM) (Millions $)	925
Capital Exp. (TTM) (Millions $)	-1,182
Dividend TTM ($)	1.78 $
Dividend Yield TTM (%)	2.02 %
Employees (TTM) $	175,000

Earnings quality

• More on LOW's Balance Sheets

Market Capitalization (Millions)	76,649
Shares Outstanding (Millions)	807
Total Debt (Millions $)	15,577
Revenue (TTM) (Millions $)	71,157
Net Income (TTM) (Millions $)	3,691
Cash Flow (TTM) (Millions $)	925
Capital Exp. (TTM) (Millions $)	-1,182
Dividend TTM ($)	1.78 $
Dividend Yield TTM (%)	2.02 %
Employees (TTM) $	175,000

Operating Statistics	Decrease / Increase

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