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Lowe's Companies Inc. (LOW)On Jan 30: 18.27  Down 1.10 (5.68%)  
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VALUATION MEASURES 
Market Cap (intraday)5:26.85B
Enterprise Value (31-Jan-09)3:31.63B
Trailing P/E (ttm, intraday):11.03
Forward P/E (fye 01-Feb-10) 1:13.74
PEG Ratio (5 yr expected):1.09
Price/Sales (ttm):0.59
Price/Book (mrq):1.58
Enterprise Value/Revenue (ttm)3:0.65
Enterprise Value/EBITDA (ttm)3:5.444
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year Ends:1-Feb
Most Recent Quarter (mrq):31-Oct-08
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm):5.02%
Operating Margin (ttm):8.61%
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm):8.27%
Return on Equity (ttm):14.35%
Income Statement
Revenue (ttm):48.63B
Revenue Per Share (ttm):33.408
Qtrly Revenue Growth (yoy):1.40%
Gross Profit (ttm):16.73B
EBITDA (ttm):5.81B
Net Income Avl to Common (ttm):2.44B
Diluted EPS (ttm):1.66
Qtrly Earnings Growth (yoy):-24.10%
Balance Sheet
Total Cash (mrq):540.00M
Total Cash Per Share (mrq):0.367
Total Debt (mrq):5.33B
Total Debt/Equity (mrq):0.297
Current Ratio (mrq):1.129
Book Value Per Share (mrq):12.241
Cash Flow Statement
Operating Cash Flow (ttm):4.92B
Levered Free Cash Flow (ttm):807.13M
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TRADING INFORMATION 
Stock Price History
Beta:0.59
52-Week Change3:-28.49%
S&P500 52-Week Change3:-40.82%
52-Week High (08-Sep-08)3:28.49
52-Week Low (10-Oct-08)3:15.76
50-Day Moving Average3:21.16
200-Day Moving Average3:21.42
Share Statistics
Average Volume (3 month)3:15,692,200
Average Volume (10 day)3:14,920,500
Shares Outstanding5:1.47B
Float:1.46B
% Held by Insiders1:7.02%
% Held by Institutions1:72.10%
Shares Short (as of 12-Jan-09)3:31.17M
Short Ratio (as of 12-Jan-09)3:3.1
Short % of Float (as of 12-Jan-09)3:2.10%
Shares Short (prior month)3:27.77M
Dividends & Splits
Forward Annual Dividend Rate4:0.34
Forward Annual Dividend Yield4:1.80%
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate3:0.34
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield3:1.70%
5 Year Average Dividend Yield4:0.40%
Payout Ratio4:25%
Dividend Date3:29-Jan-09
Ex-Dividend Date4:14-Jan-09
Last Split Factor (new per old)2:2:1
Last Split Date3:03-Jul-06


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Abbreviation Guide: K = Thousands; M = Millions; B = Billions
mrq = Most Recent Quarter (as of 31-Oct-08)
ttm = Trailing Twelve Months (as of 31-Oct-08)
yoy = Year Over Year (as of 31-Oct-08)
lfy = Last Fiscal Year (as of 01-Feb-08)
fye = Fiscal Year Ending
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4 = Data provided by Morningstar, Inc.;
5 = Shares outstanding is taken from the most recently filed quarterly or annual report
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