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Lowe's Companies, Inc.

  • Market Cap: Large Cap
  • Industry: Furniture, Home Furnishing
  • ISIN: US5486611073
  • NYSE: LOW
USD
188.49
-2.87 (-1.5%)

Sep 24

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stock-recommendationScore
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Strong Sell
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Comparison

Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
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Why is Lowe's Companies, Inc. ?

1
With a Negative Book Value, the company has a Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength
  • High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
2
Risky - Negative Book Value
  • The stock is trading risky as compared to its average historical valuations
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -7.40%, its profits have fallen by -7.1%
3
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
  • Along with generating -7.40% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in each of the last 3 annual periods
stock-recommendationReal-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you sell?

  1. All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Furniture, Home Furnishing)

When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data

Is Lowe's Companies, Inc. for you?

Low Risk, Medium Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Lowe's Companies, Inc.
-26.75%
0.56
24.36%
S&P 500
16.06%
0.70
20.15%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
stock-summaryCapital Structure
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
-0.75%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-1.43%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
10.34
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
2.07
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-2.40
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
3.65
Tax Ratio
24.02%
Dividend Payout Ratio
40.08%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
91.04%
ROCE (avg)
62.83%
ROE (avg)
1,870.84%
stock-recommendationValuation

Valuation Scorecard stock-summary

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Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary

Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
19
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
-13.01
EV to EBIT
16.54
EV to EBITDA
13.60
EV to Capital Employed
5.78
EV to Sales
1.95
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
2.08%
ROCE (Latest)
34.94%
ROE (Latest)
Negative BV
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
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stock-recommendationFinancial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

10What is working for the Company
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Highest at 29.26%

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at -519.24 %

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at USD 146.09

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 3.68 times

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at USD 25,956 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 4,117 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at USD 4.27

-3What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at USD 9,263 MM

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Lowest at USD 4,651 MM

Here's what is working for Lowe's Companies, Inc.

Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at -519.24 % and Grown
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital

Debt-Equity Ratio

Dividend per share
Highest at USD 146.09 and Grown
In each year in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (USD)

Dividend Payout Ratio
Highest at 29.26% and Grown
In each year in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

Net Sales
Highest at USD 25,956 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (USD MM)

Operating Profit
Highest at USD 4,117 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (USD MM)

EPS
Highest at USD 4.27
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 3.68 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Depreciation
Highest at USD 648 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (USD MM)

Here's what is not working for Lowe's Companies, Inc.

Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at USD 9,263 MM
in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Cash and Eqv
Lowest at USD 4,651 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents

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