Lowe's Cos. Inc. (LOW) | Debt and Solvency

Ratios (Summary)

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Lowe's Cos. Inc., debt and solvency ratios

Source: Based on data from Lowe's Cos. Inc. Annual Reports

Ratio	Description	The company
Debt-to-equity ratio	A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total shareholders' equity.	Lowe's Cos. Inc.'s debt-to-equity ratio improved from 2009 to 2010 but then deteriorated significantly from 2010 to 2011.
Debt-to-capital ratio	A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total debt plus shareholders' equity.	Lowe's Cos. Inc.'s debt-to-capital ratio improved from 2009 to 2010 but then deteriorated significantly from 2010 to 2011.
Interest coverage ratio	A solvency ratio calculated as EBIT divided by interest payments.	Lowe's Cos. Inc.'s interest coverage ratio deteriorated from 2009 to 2010 but then slightly improved from 2010 to 2011.

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		Jan 28, 2011	Jan 29, 2010	Jan 30, 2009	Feb 1, 2008	Feb 2, 2007	Feb 3, 2006
	Selected Financial Data (USD $ in millions)
	Short-term borrowings
	Current maturities of long-term debt
	Long-term debt, excluding current maturities
	Total debt
	Shareholders' equity
	Debt to Equity, Comparison to Industry
	Lowe's Cos. Inc.¹
	Industry, Consumer Services

Source: Based on data from Lowe's Cos. Inc. Annual Reports

2011 Calculations

¹ Debt to equity = Total debt ÷ Shareholders' equity
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Ratio	Description	The company
Debt-to-equity ratio	A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total shareholders' equity.	Lowe's Cos. Inc.'s debt-to-equity ratio improved from 2009 to 2010 but then deteriorated significantly from 2010 to 2011.

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		Jan 28, 2011	Jan 29, 2010	Jan 30, 2009	Feb 1, 2008	Feb 2, 2007	Feb 3, 2006
	Selected Financial Data (USD $ in millions)
	Short-term borrowings
	Current maturities of long-term debt
	Long-term debt, excluding current maturities
	Total debt
	Shareholders' equity
	Total capital
	Debt to Capital, Comparison to Industry
	Lowe's Cos. Inc.¹
	Industry, Consumer Services

Source: Based on data from Lowe's Cos. Inc. Annual Reports

2011 Calculations

¹ Debt to capital = Total debt ÷ Total capital
= ÷ =

Ratio	Description	The company
Debt-to-capital ratio	A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total debt plus shareholders' equity.	Lowe's Cos. Inc.'s debt-to-capital ratio improved from 2009 to 2010 but then deteriorated significantly from 2010 to 2011.

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		Jan 28, 2011	Jan 29, 2010	Jan 30, 2009	Feb 1, 2008	Feb 2, 2007	Feb 3, 2006
	Selected Financial Data (USD $ in millions)
	Net earnings
	Add: Interest expense
	Add: Income tax expense (benefit)
	Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT)
	Interest Coverage, Comparison to Industry
	Lowe's Cos. Inc.¹
	Industry, Consumer Services

Source: Based on data from Lowe's Cos. Inc. Annual Reports

2011 Calculations

¹ Interest coverage = EBIT ÷ Interest expense
= ÷ =

Ratio	Description	The company
Interest coverage ratio	A solvency ratio calculated as EBIT divided by interest payments.	Lowe's Cos. Inc.'s interest coverage ratio deteriorated from 2009 to 2010 but then slightly improved from 2010 to 2011.