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Lowe’s Cos. Inc. (LOW)
Enterprise Value to FCFF (EV/FCFF)
Difficulty: Intermediate
Free Cash Flow to The Firm (FCFF)
Lowe’s Cos. Inc., FCFF calculation
USD $ in millions
Based on: 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), 10-K (filing date: 2014-03-31).
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| Item | Description | The company |
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| FCFF | Free cash flow to the firm is the cash flow available to the Lowe’s Cos. Inc.’s suppliers of capital after all operating expenses have been paid and necessary investments in working and fixed capital have been made. | Lowe’s Cos. Inc.’s FCFF declined from 2017 to 2018 but then increased from 2018 to 2019 exceeding 2017 level. |
Interest Paid, Net of Tax
Lowe’s Cos. Inc., interest paid, net of tax calculation
USD $ in millions
Based on: 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), 10-K (filing date: 2014-03-31).
2 2019 Calculation
Cash paid for interest, net of amount capitalized, tax = Cash paid for interest, net of amount capitalized × EITR
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3 2019 Calculation
Interest capitalized, tax = Interest capitalized × EITR
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Enterprise Value to FCFF Ratio, Current
Lowe’s Cos. Inc., current EV/FCFF calculation, comparison to benchmarks
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| EV/FCFF, Competitors1 | |
| Amazon.com Inc. | |
| Costco Wholesale Corp. | |
| eBay Inc. | |
| Home Depot Inc. | |
| Netflix Inc. | |
| Target Corp. | |
| TJX Cos. Inc. | |
| Walmart Inc. | |
| EV/FCFF, Sector | |
| General Retailers | |
| EV/FCFF, Industry | |
| Consumer Services | |
Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2019-04-02).
1 Click competitor name to see calculations.
If company EV/FCFF is lower then the EV/FCFF of benchmark then company is relatively undervalued.
Otherwise, if company EV/FCFF is higher then the EV/FCFF of benchmark then company is relatively overvalued.
Enterprise Value to FCFF Ratio, Historical
Lowe’s Cos. Inc., historical EV/FCFF calculation, comparison to benchmarks
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Based on: 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), 10-K (filing date: 2014-03-31).
3 2019 Calculation
EV/FCFF = EV ÷ FCFF
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4 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Ratio | Description | The company |
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| EV/FCFF | Enterprise value to free cash flow to the firm is whole company valuation indicator. | Lowe’s Cos. Inc.’s EV/FCFF ratio increased from 2017 to 2018 but then slightly declined from 2018 to 2019 not reaching 2017 level. |