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Lowe's Companies Inc. (LOW)On Mar 6: 13.39  Down 0.03 (0.22%)  
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VALUATION MEASURES 
Market Cap (intraday)5:19.58B
Enterprise Value (7-Mar-09)3:26.89B
Trailing P/E (ttm, intraday):8.98
Forward P/E (fye 30-Jan-11) 1:10.63
PEG Ratio (5 yr expected):1.25
Price/Sales (ttm):0.41
Price/Book (mrq):1.09
Enterprise Value/Revenue (ttm)3:0.56
Enterprise Value/EBITDA (ttm)3:4.931
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year Ends:30-Jan
Most Recent Quarter (mrq):30-Jan-09
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm):4.55%
Operating Margin (ttm):7.85%
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm):7.45%
Return on Equity (ttm):12.85%
Income Statement
Revenue (ttm):48.23B
Revenue Per Share (ttm):33.102
Qtrly Revenue Growth (yoy):-3.80%
Gross Profit (ttm):16.73B
EBITDA (ttm):5.45B
Net Income Avl to Common (ttm):2.19B
Diluted EPS (ttm):1.49
Qtrly Earnings Growth (yoy):-60.30%
Balance Sheet
Total Cash (mrq):661.00M
Total Cash Per Share (mrq):0.452
Total Debt (mrq):6.06B
Total Debt/Equity (mrq):N/A
Current Ratio (mrq):1.153
Book Value Per Share (mrq):12.35
Cash Flow Statement
Operating Cash Flow (ttm):4.12B
Levered Free Cash Flow (ttm):623.25M
View Financials (provided by EDGAR Online):
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Cash Flow


TRADING INFORMATION 
Stock Price History
Beta:0.76
52-Week Change3:-40.22%
S&P500 52-Week Change3:-47.16%
52-Week High (08-Sep-08)3:28.49
52-Week Low (06-Mar-09)3:13.16
50-Day Moving Average3:17.72
200-Day Moving Average3:20.67
Share Statistics
Average Volume (3 month)3:16,391,400
Average Volume (10 day)3:23,647,800
Shares Outstanding5:1.46B
Float:1.45B
% Held by Insiders1:0.20%
% Held by Institutions1:80.90%
Shares Short (as of 10-Feb-09)3:27.23M
Short Ratio (as of 10-Feb-09)3:1.6
Short % of Float (as of 10-Feb-09)3:1.90%
Shares Short (prior month)3:27.29M
Dividends & Splits
Forward Annual Dividend Rate4:0.34
Forward Annual Dividend Yield4:2.10%
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate3:0.34
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield3:2.50%
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 30-Jan-09)
ttm = Trailing Twelve Months (as of 30-Jan-09)
yoy = Year Over Year (as of 30-Jan-09)
lfy = Last Fiscal Year (as of 30-Jan-09)
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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