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Lowe’s Cos. Inc. (NYSE:LOW)

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Return on Capital (ROC)

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Return on capital (ROC) is after tax rate of return on net business assets. ROIC is unaffected by changes in interest rates or company debt and equity structure. It measures business productivity performance.

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Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)

Lowe’s Cos. Inc., ROIC calculation, comparison to benchmarks

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Feb 3, 2023 Jan 28, 2022 Jan 29, 2021 Jan 31, 2020 Feb 1, 2019 Feb 2, 2018
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)1
Invested capital2
Performance Ratio
ROIC3
Benchmarks
ROIC, Competitors4
Amazon.com Inc.
Home Depot Inc.
TJX Cos. Inc.

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).

1 NOPAT. See details »

2 Invested capital. See details »

3 2023 Calculation
ROIC = 100 × NOPAT ÷ Invested capital
= 100 × ÷ =

4 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Performance ratio Description The company
ROIC A measure of the periodic, after tax, cash-on-cash yield earned in the business. Lowe’s Cos. Inc. ROIC improved from 2021 to 2022 but then slightly deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 not reaching 2021 level.

Decomposition of ROIC

Lowe’s Cos. Inc., decomposition of ROIC

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ROIC = OPM1 × TO2 × 1 – CTR3
Feb 3, 2023 = × ×
Jan 28, 2022 = × ×
Jan 29, 2021 = × ×
Jan 31, 2020 = × ×
Feb 1, 2019 = × ×
Feb 2, 2018 = × ×

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).

1 Operating profit margin (OPM). See calculations »

2 Turnover of capital (TO). See calculations »

3 Effective cash tax rate (CTR). See calculations »

The primary reason for the decrease in return on invested capital (ROIC) over 2023 year is the decrease in profitability measured by operating profit margin (OPM) ratio.


Operating Profit Margin (OPM)

Lowe’s Cos. Inc., OPM calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Feb 3, 2023 Jan 28, 2022 Jan 29, 2021 Jan 31, 2020 Feb 1, 2019 Feb 2, 2018
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)1
Add: Cash operating taxes2
Net operating profit before taxes (NOPBT)
 
Net sales
Add: Increase (decrease) in deferred revenue
Adjusted net sales
Profitability Ratio
OPM3
Benchmarks
OPM, Competitors4
Amazon.com Inc.
Home Depot Inc.
TJX Cos. Inc.

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).

1 NOPAT. See details »

2 Cash operating taxes. See details »

3 2023 Calculation
OPM = 100 × NOPBT ÷ Adjusted net sales
= 100 × ÷ =

4 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Profitability ratio Description The company
OPM The operating profit margin (OPM) is the ratio of pretax economic earnings, or NOPBT, to sales. Lowe’s Cos. Inc. OPM improved from 2021 to 2022 but then slightly deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 not reaching 2021 level.

Turnover of Capital (TO)

Lowe’s Cos. Inc., TO calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Feb 3, 2023 Jan 28, 2022 Jan 29, 2021 Jan 31, 2020 Feb 1, 2019 Feb 2, 2018
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Net sales
Add: Increase (decrease) in deferred revenue
Adjusted net sales
 
Invested capital1
Efficiency Ratio
TO2
Benchmarks
TO, Competitors3
Amazon.com Inc.
Home Depot Inc.
TJX Cos. Inc.

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).

1 Invested capital. See details »

2 2023 Calculation
TO = Adjusted net sales ÷ Invested capital
= ÷ =

3 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Efficiency ratio Description The company
TO The turnover of capital (TO) is the ratio of sales to invested capital. Capital turnover is a function of the efficiency of working capital management and of net fixed assets. Lowe’s Cos. Inc. TO improved from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.

Effective Cash Tax Rate (CTR)

Lowe’s Cos. Inc., CTR calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Feb 3, 2023 Jan 28, 2022 Jan 29, 2021 Jan 31, 2020 Feb 1, 2019 Feb 2, 2018
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)1
Add: Cash operating taxes2
Net operating profit before taxes (NOPBT)
Tax Rate
CTR3
Benchmarks
CTR, Competitors4
Amazon.com Inc.
Home Depot Inc.
TJX Cos. Inc.

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).

1 NOPAT. See details »

2 Cash operating taxes. See details »

3 2023 Calculation
CTR = 100 × Cash operating taxes ÷ NOPBT
= 100 × ÷ =

4 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Tax rate Description The company
CTR Effective cash tax rate on operating income. Lowe’s Cos. Inc. CTR decreased from 2021 to 2022 but then increased from 2022 to 2023 exceeding 2021 level.