Lowe's Cos. Inc. (LOW)

Basic information about Lowe's Cos. Inc.

The income statement (statement of earnings) reports on the performance of Lowe's Cos. Inc., the result of its operating activities.

Comprehensive income is the change in equity (net assets) of Lowe's Cos. Inc. during a period from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owners sources. It includes all changes in equity during a period except those resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners.

The assets reports major classes and amounts of resources owned or controlled by Lowe's Cos. Inc..

The liabilities and stockholders' equity reports major classes and amounts of external claims on assets and owners' capital contributions, and other internally generated sources of capital.

The cash flow statement provides information about Lowe's Cos. Inc.'s cash receipts and cash payments during an accounting period, showing how these cash flaws link the ending cash balance to the beginning balance shown on Lowe's Cos. Inc.'s statement of financial position.

Income statement components (revenuess and expenses) shown as percentage of total sales.

Assets components shown as percentage of total assets.

Liabilities and stockholders' equity components shown as percentage of total liabilities and stockholders' equity.

Evaluates revenues and output generated by the Lowe's Cos. Inc.'s assets. Operating performance ratios describe the relationship between the Lowe's Cos. Inc.'s level of operations and the assets needed to sustain operating activities.

• Ratios (Summary)
• Inventory Turnover
• Receivables Turnover
• Payables Turnover
• Working Capital Turnover
• Average Inventory Processing Period
• Average Receivable Collection Period
• Operating Cycle
• Average Payables Payment Period
• Cash Conversion Cycle

Measures how efficiently Lowe's Cos. Inc. generates revenues from its investments in fixed or total assets.

• Ratios (Summary)
• Net Fixed Asset Turnover
• Total Asset Turnover
• Equity Turnover

Measures the adequacy of a Lowe's Cos. Inc.'s cash resources to meet its near-term cash obligations.

• Ratios (Summary)
• Current Ratio
• Quick Ratio
• Cash Ratio

Examines Lowe's Cos. Inc.'s capital structure in terms of the mix of its financing sources and the ability of the firm to satisfy its longer-term debt and investment obligations.

• Ratios (Summary)
• Debt to Equity
• Debt to Capital
• Interest Coverage

Measures the income of Lowe's Cos. Inc. relative to its revenuess and invested capital.

• Ratios (Summary)
• Gross Profit Margin
• Operating Profit Margin
• Net Profit Margin
• Return on Equity (ROE)
• Return on Assets (ROA)

An approach to decomposing Lowe's Cos. Inc.'s return on equity as the product of other financial ratios.

• Two-Component Disaggregation of ROE
• Three-Component Disaggregation of ROE
• Five-Component Disaggregation of ROE
• Two-Way Decomposition of ROA
• Four-Way Decomposition of ROA
• Decomposition of Net Profit Margin

Relative valuation technique determine the value of Lowe's Cos. Inc. by comparing it to similar entities (like industry or sector) on the basis of several relative ratios that compare its stock price to relevant variables that affect the stock's value, such as earnings, book value, and sales.

• Current Valuation Ratios
• Historical Valuation Ratios (Summary)
• Price to Earnings (P/E)
• Price to Operating Profit (P/OP)
• Price to Sales (P/S)
• Price to Book Value (P/BV)

Enterprise value is total company value (the market value of common equity, debt, and preferred equity) minus the value of cash and short-term investments.

• Current EV
• Historical EV

To calculate EBITDA analysts start with net earnings. To that earnings number, interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization are added. EBITDA as a pre-interest number is a flow to all providers of capital.

• Earnings before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA)
• EV to EBITDA Ratio, Current
• EV to EBITDA Ratio, Historical

Free cash flow to the firm is the cash flow available to the Lowe's Cos. Inc.'s suppliers of capital after all operating expenses have been paid and necessary investments in working and fixed capital have been made.

• Free Cash Flow to The Firm (FCFF)
• EV to FCFF Ratio, Current
• EV to FCFF Ratio, Historical

Free cash flow to equity is the cash flow available to Lowe's Cos. Inc.'s equity holders after all operating expenses, interest, and principal payments have been paid and necessary investments in working and fixed capital have been made.

• Free Cash Flow to Equity (FCFE)
• P to FCFE Ratio, Current
• P to FCFE Ratio, Historical

CAPM is a theory concentrated with deriving the expected rates of return on risky assets based on the assets' systematic risk levels. Systematic risk is the variability of returns that is due to macroeconomic factors that affect all risky assets. It cannot be eliminated by diversification.

• Rates of Return
• Systematic Risk (β) Estimation
• Expected Rate of Return

The Dividend Discount Model (DDM) is a technique for estimating the value of a share of Lowe's Cos. Inc.'s common stock issue as the present value of all future dividends.

• Intrinsic Stock Value (Valuation Summery)
• Required Rare of Return (r)
• Dividend Growth Rate (g)

The FCFF valuation approach estimates the value of the firm as the present value of future FCFF discounted at the weighted average cost of capital (WACC).

• Intrinsic Stock Value (Valuation Summery)
• Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC)
• FCFF Growth Rate (g)

The FCFE valuation approach estimates the value of equity as the present value of future FCFE discounted at the required rate of return on equity.

• Intrinsic Stock Value (Valuation Summery)
• Required Rare of Return (r)
• FCFE Growth Rate (g)

• Revenue Recognition Accounting Policy
• Revenues

• Investment Accounting Policy
• Adjustment to Net Income (Loss): Mark to Market Available-for-sale Securities
• Adjusted Ratios: Mark to Market Available-for-sale Securities (Summary)
• Adjusted Net Profit Margin
• Adjusted Return On Equity (ROE)
• Adjusted Return On Assets (ROA)

• Inventory Accounting Policy
• Inventory Disclosure

• Property, Plant and Equipment Accounting Policy
• Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure
• Property, Plant and Equipment Ratios (Summary)
• Average Age

• Total Debt Disclosure
• Interest Costs Incurred
• Adjusted Interest Coverage Ratio

Financial reporting quality relates to the accuracy with which Lowe's Cos. Inc.'s reported financial statements reflect its operating performance and to their usefulness for forecasting future cash flows.

Aggregate accruals deriving measures of the accrual component of Lowe's Cos. Inc.'s earnings.

• Balance-Sheet-Based Accruals Ratio
• Cash-Flow-Statement-Based Accruals Ratio