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Lowe’s Cos. Inc. (NYSE:LOW)

Common-Size Income Statement
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Lowe’s Cos. Inc., common-size consolidated income statement (quarterly data)

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3 months ended: Feb 2, 2024 Nov 3, 2023 Aug 4, 2023 May 5, 2023 Feb 3, 2023 Oct 28, 2022 Jul 29, 2022 Apr 29, 2022 Jan 28, 2022 Oct 29, 2021 Jul 30, 2021 Apr 30, 2021 Jan 29, 2021 Oct 30, 2020 Jul 31, 2020 May 1, 2020 Jan 31, 2020 Nov 1, 2019 Aug 2, 2019 May 3, 2019 Feb 1, 2019 Nov 2, 2018 Aug 3, 2018 May 4, 2018
Net sales 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
Cost of sales -67.60 -66.34 -66.34 -66.32 -67.67 -66.70 -66.76 -65.97 -67.07 -66.90 -66.22 -66.71 -68.22 -67.28 -65.92 -66.90 -68.91 -67.56 -67.89 -68.54 -68.69 -69.12 -67.04 -66.89
Gross margin 32.40% 33.66% 33.66% 33.68% 32.33% 33.30% 33.24% 34.03% 32.93% 33.10% 33.78% 33.29% 31.78% 32.72% 34.08% 33.10% 31.09% 32.44% 32.11% 31.46% 31.31% 30.88% 32.96% 33.11%
Selling, general and administrative -20.96 -18.37 -16.37 -17.11 -22.86 -27.44 -16.21 -18.19 -22.22 -19.08 -17.02 -18.40 -22.35 -21.38 -18.39 -21.33 -22.99 -21.69 -19.28 -21.77 -32.57 -22.95 -21.00 -22.66
Depreciation and amortization -2.37 -2.12 -1.71 -1.86 -1.88 -1.92 -1.63 -1.88 -2.05 -1.85 -1.48 -1.60 -1.93 -1.59 -1.20 -1.66 -2.12 -1.78 -1.48 -1.70 -2.36 -2.43 -1.61 -2.01
Expenses -23.33% -20.49% -18.08% -18.97% -24.74% -29.36% -17.85% -20.07% -24.26% -20.94% -18.51% -20.00% -24.28% -22.97% -19.58% -22.98% -25.11% -23.48% -20.77% -23.47% -34.93% -25.38% -22.61% -24.67%
Operating income 9.07% 13.17% 15.57% 14.71% 7.59% 3.94% 15.39% 13.96% 8.66% 12.17% 15.27% 13.29% 7.50% 9.75% 14.49% 10.12% 5.98% 8.96% 11.34% 7.99% -3.62% 5.50% 10.36% 8.44%
Interest, net -1.87 -1.69 -1.37 -1.56 -1.43 -1.26 -0.96 -1.03 -1.10 -0.97 -0.78 -0.86 -1.00 -0.99 -0.80 -1.04 -1.14 -1.02 -0.81 -0.91 -1.01 -0.88 -0.73 -0.92
Loss on extinguishment of debt 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -4.75 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Pre-tax earnings 7.20% 11.48% 14.21% 13.15% 6.16% 2.68% 14.43% 12.93% 7.56% 11.20% 14.49% 12.42% 6.50% 4.01% 13.69% 9.08% 4.84% 7.94% 10.54% 7.07% -4.63% 4.62% 9.62% 7.52%
Income tax provision -1.72 -2.82 -3.49 -3.04 -1.89 -2.02 -3.54 -3.07 -1.91 -2.92 -3.54 -2.92 -1.69 -0.91 -3.33 -2.28 -1.65 -1.91 -2.55 -1.18 -0.63 -1.00 -2.35 -1.83
Net earnings 5.48% 8.66% 10.71% 10.11% 4.27% 0.66% 10.89% 9.86% 5.66% 8.27% 10.95% 9.50% 4.82% 3.10% 10.36% 6.80% 3.18% 6.03% 7.98% 5.90% -5.26% 3.61% 7.28% 5.69%

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-05), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-04).

Income statement item Description The company
Operating income The net result for the period of deducting operating expenses from operating revenues. Lowe’s Cos. Inc. operating income as a percentage of net sales decreased from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024.
Pre-tax earnings Amount of income (loss) from continuing operations, including income (loss) from equity method investments, before deduction of income tax expense (benefit), and income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest. Lowe’s Cos. Inc. pre-tax earnings as a percentage of net sales decreased from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024.
Net earnings The portion of profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes, which is attributable to the parent. Lowe’s Cos. Inc. net earnings as a percentage of net sales decreased from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024.