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Economic value added or economic profit is the difference between revenues and costs,where costs include not only expenses, but also cost of capital.

Economic Profit
Net Operating Profit after Taxes (NOPAT)
Cash Operating Taxes
Invested Capital
Cost of Capital
Economic Spread Ratio
Economic Profit Margin

Lowe’s Cos. Inc., economic profit calculation

US$ in millions

	12 months ended	Jan 31, 2020	Feb 1, 2019	Feb 2, 2018	Feb 3, 2017	Jan 29, 2016	Jan 30, 2015
	Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)¹
	Cost of capital²
	Invested capital³

	Economic profit⁴

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2020-03-23), 10-K (filing date: 2019-04-02), 10-K (filing date: 2018-04-02), 10-K (filing date: 2017-04-04), 10-K (filing date: 2016-03-29), 10-K (filing date: 2015-03-31).

¹ NOPAT. See details »

² Cost of capital. See details »

³ Invested capital. See details »

⁴ 2020 Calculation
Economic profit = NOPAT – Cost of capital × Invested capital
= – × =

Item	Description	The company
Economic profit	Economic profit is a measure of corporate performance computed by taking the spread between the return on invested capital and the cost of capital, and multiplying by the invested capital.	Lowe’s Cos. Inc.’s economic profit decreased from 2018 to 2019 but then increased from 2019 to 2020 exceeding 2018 level.

Lowe’s Cos. Inc., NOPAT calculation

US$ in millions

	12 months ended	Jan 31, 2020	Feb 1, 2019	Feb 2, 2018	Feb 3, 2017	Jan 29, 2016	Jan 30, 2015
	Net earnings
	Deferred income tax expense (benefit)¹
	Increase (decrease) in deferred revenue²
	Increase (decrease) in accrual for exit activities³
	Increase (decrease) in equity equivalents⁴
	Interest expense, net of amount capitalized
	Interest expense, operating lease liability⁵
	Adjusted interest expense, net of amount capitalized
	Tax benefit of interest expense, net of amount capitalized⁶
	Adjusted interest expense, net of amount capitalized, after taxes⁷
	Interest income
	Investment income, before taxes
	Tax expense (benefit) of investment income⁸
	Investment income, after taxes⁹
	Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2020-03-23), 10-K (filing date: 2019-04-02), 10-K (filing date: 2018-04-02), 10-K (filing date: 2017-04-04), 10-K (filing date: 2016-03-29), 10-K (filing date: 2015-03-31).

¹ Elimination of deferred tax expense. See details »

² Addition of increase (decrease) in deferred revenue.

³ Addition of increase (decrease) in accrual for exit activities.

⁴ Addition of increase (decrease) in equity equivalents to net earnings.

⁵ 2020 Calculation
Interest expense on capitalized operating leases = Operating lease liability × Discount rate
= × =

⁶ 2020 Calculation
Tax benefit of interest expense, net of amount capitalized = Adjusted interest expense, net of amount capitalized × Statutory income tax rate
= × 21.00% =

⁷ Addition of after taxes interest expense to net earnings.

⁸ 2020 Calculation
Tax expense (benefit) of investment income = Investment income, before tax × Statutory income tax rate
= × 21.00% =

⁹ Elimination of after taxes investment income.

Item	Description	The company
NOPAT	Net operating profit after taxes is income from operations, but after removement of taxes calculated on cash basis that are relevant to operating income.	Lowe’s Cos. Inc.’s NOPAT decreased from 2018 to 2019 but then increased from 2019 to 2020 exceeding 2018 level.

Lowe’s Cos. Inc., cash operating taxes calculation

US$ in millions

	12 months ended	Jan 31, 2020	Feb 1, 2019	Feb 2, 2018	Feb 3, 2017	Jan 29, 2016	Jan 30, 2015
	Income tax provision
	Less: Deferred income tax expense (benefit)
	Add: Tax savings from interest expense, net of amount capitalized
	Less: Tax imposed on investment income
	Cash operating taxes

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2020-03-23), 10-K (filing date: 2019-04-02), 10-K (filing date: 2018-04-02), 10-K (filing date: 2017-04-04), 10-K (filing date: 2016-03-29), 10-K (filing date: 2015-03-31).

Item	Description	The company
Cash operating taxes	Cash operating taxes are estimated by adjusting income tax expense for changes in deferred taxes and tax benefit from the interest deduction.	Lowe’s Cos. Inc.’s cash operating taxes decreased from 2018 to 2019 and from 2019 to 2020.

Lowe’s Cos. Inc., invested capital calculation (financing approach)

US$ in millions

		Jan 31, 2020	Feb 1, 2019	Feb 2, 2018	Feb 3, 2017	Jan 29, 2016	Jan 30, 2015
	Short-term borrowings
	Current maturities of long-term debt
	Long-term debt, excluding current maturities
	Operating lease liability¹
	Total reported debt & leases
	Shareholders’ equity
	Net deferred tax (assets) liabilities²
	Deferred revenue³
	Accrual for exit activities⁴
	Equity equivalents⁵
	Accumulated other comprehensive (income) loss, net of tax⁶
	Adjusted shareholders’ equity
	Construction in progress⁷
	Investments⁸
	Invested capital

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2020-03-23), 10-K (filing date: 2019-04-02), 10-K (filing date: 2018-04-02), 10-K (filing date: 2017-04-04), 10-K (filing date: 2016-03-29), 10-K (filing date: 2015-03-31).

¹ Addition of capitalized operating leases.

² Elimination of deferred taxes from assets and liabilities. See details »

³ Addition of deferred revenue.

⁴ Addition of accrual for exit activities.

⁵ Addition of equity equivalents to shareholders’ equity.

⁶ Removal of accumulated other comprehensive income.

⁷ Subtraction of construction in progress.

⁸ Subtraction of investments.

Item	Description	The company
Invested capital	Capital is an approximation of the economic book value of all cash invested in going-concern business activities.	Lowe’s Cos. Inc.’s invested capital decreased from 2018 to 2019 but then increased from 2019 to 2020 not reaching 2018 level.

Lowe’s Cos. Inc., cost of capital calculations


Equity²	÷	=	×		=
Debt, including finance or capitalized lease obligations³	÷	=	×	× (1 – 21.00%)	=
Operating lease liability⁴	÷	=	×	× (1 – 21.00%)	=
Total:

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2020-03-23).

¹ US$ in millions

² Equity. See details »