Lowe's Companies, Inc. (LOW) Stock

About Lowe's Companies, Inc.

Lowe's Companies, Inc., together with its various subsidiary entities, operates as a prominent home improvement retailer serving both the United States and international markets. The company supplies a broad spectrum of items essential for construction, upkeep, renovations, and interior design projects. Its comprehensive product line encompasses major appliances, seasonal and outdoor living essentials, lawn and garden tools, timber, kitchen and bathroom fixtures, power tools, paints, custom millwork, general hardware, flooring options, plumbing components, building materials, decorative accents, lighting solutions, and electrical supplies. In addition to merchandise, Lowe's facilitates installation services through independent contractors across numerous product categories, offers extended protection plans, and provides repair services covering both warranty and post-warranty issues. The company markets its inventory, comprising both well-known national brands and proprietary private-label items, to a diverse clientele including individual homeowners, tenants, and trade professionals. As of January 28, 2022, Lowe's operated 1,971 retail locations dedicated to home improvement and hardware. Products are also accessible via its e-commerce platforms, Lowes.com and Lowesforpros.com, and through its mobile applications. Established in 1921, Lowe's Companies, Inc. maintains its headquarters in Mooresville, North Carolina.

Lowe's Companies, Inc. is led by CEO Marvin R. Ellison, employs 300,000 people, headquartered in Mooresville, US, publicly traded since 1980.

Lowe's Companies, Inc. (LOW) stock trades at $215.68 with a market capitalization of $120.93B. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 18.22, price-to-book of -13.01, price-to-sales of 1.37. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $199.40 and $293.06, and currently trades 26.4% below its 52-week high. It pays a dividend yielding 2.30%.

On profitability, Lowe's Companies, Inc. generates a return on equity (ROE) of -64.84%, return on capital employed of 29.46%, an operating margin of 11.55%, a net profit margin of 7.51%.

In its most recent fiscal year, Lowe's Companies, Inc. reported annual revenue of $86.3B, net profit of $6.7B, revenue has compounded at -0.8% a year over the last five years, profit at 2.7% a year. Profit growing faster than revenue points to expanding margins.

The balance sheet shows a debt-to-equity ratio of -4.59 — a conservative balance sheet with little leverage risk, a current ratio of 1.08, total assets of $54.1B, $982.0M in cash and equivalents.

LOW has an average daily trading volume of 3,095,308 shares, a beta of 0.85.

Official website: www.lowes.com