Stock Analysis on Net

Lowe’s Cos. Inc. (NYSE:LOW)

Income Statement 

The income statement presents information on the financial results of a company business activities over a period of time. The income statement communicates how much revenue the company generated during a period and what cost it incurred in connection with generating that revenue.

Lowe’s Cos. Inc., consolidated income statement

US$ in millions

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12 months ended: Feb 3, 2023 Jan 28, 2022 Jan 29, 2021 Jan 31, 2020 Feb 1, 2019 Feb 2, 2018
Net sales 97,059 96,250 89,597 72,148 71,309 68,619
Cost of sales (64,802) (64,194) (60,025) (49,205) (48,401) (45,210)
Gross margin 32,257 32,056 29,572 22,943 22,908 23,409
Selling, general and administrative (20,332) (18,301) (18,526) (15,367) (17,413) (15,376)
Depreciation and amortization (1,766) (1,662) (1,399) (1,262) (1,477) (1,447)
Expenses (22,098) (19,963) (19,925) (16,629) (18,890) (16,823)
Operating income 10,159 12,093 9,647 6,314 4,018 6,586
Interest expense, net of amount capitalized (1,160) (897) (872) (718) (652) (649)
Interest income 37 12 24 27 28 16
Interest, net (1,123) (885) (848) (691) (624) (633)
Loss on extinguishment of debt (1,060) (464)
Pre-tax earnings 9,036 11,208 7,739 5,623 3,394 5,489
Income tax provision (2,599) (2,766) (1,904) (1,342) (1,080) (2,042)
Net earnings 6,437 8,442 5,835 4,281 2,314 3,447

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-02-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-02-02).

Income statement item Description The company
Net sales Amount, including tax collected from customer, of revenue from satisfaction of performance obligation by transferring promised good or service to customer. Tax collected from customer is tax assessed by governmental authority that is both imposed on and concurrent with specific revenue-producing transaction, including, but not limited to, sales, use, value-added and excise. Lowe’s Cos. Inc. net sales increased from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.
Operating income The net result for the period of deducting operating expenses from operating revenues. Lowe’s Cos. Inc. operating income increased from 2021 to 2022 but then slightly decreased from 2022 to 2023 not reaching 2021 level.
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 increased from 2021 to 2022 but then slightly decreased from 2022 to 2023 not reaching 2021 level.
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 increased from 2021 to 2022 but then slightly decreased from 2022 to 2023 not reaching 2021 level.