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Lowe's Companies Inc. (LOW) is in the Retail Industry
- Revenue
- Feb 01 2008
- $48.2B
- Profit
- Feb 01 2008
- $2.8B
- Market Cap
- Sep 04 2008
- $2.3M
Latest News and Analysis
A Perfect Storm: Retail Is a Buy
Alan Brochstein, CFA submits: As I type from my home in Houston, not too far from where Hurricane Gustav made land-fall yesterday, I thank God that the storm didn't prove to be as bad as feared. Certainly, given the proximity to the devastation of Hurricane Katrina three years ago,...
Dividend Aristocrats Handily Outperforming Main Indexes in 2008
David I. Templeton submits: Three of the major U.S. domestic indexes (Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 Index & Nasdaq Composite Index) had a positive return for the month of August. However, the S&P's Dividend Aristocrats did outperform the three aforementioned benchmarks in August and YTD through August 29, 2008.Nasdaq...
Will You Look Back on Today as Your Greatest Missed Opportunity?
Dividends4Life submits: When most people hear the phrase "missed opportunities" they tend to reflect on past events and what could have been. By nature I am forward looking, so "missed opportunities" for me is the present and the future.At some point in the future will we look back on...
Sears Holdings Profit Falls Short, Forecast Cut
By Karen Jacobs ATLANTA (Reuters) - Sears Holdings Corp SHLD posted a quarterly profit that fell far short of Wall Street expectations and cut its full-year earnings forecast as consumers scaled back shopping in a weak U.S. economy. The retailer controlled by hedge...
Investing in the Housing Crisis Aftermath: Stock Picks and Pans
Chris Gottschalk submits: Trying to select stocks from companies that got caught up in the housing crisis is a lot like trying to determine what can be salvaged from a house fire. You might find something worth saving, but it'll take some time and work. For investors, the work consists...
Home Depot & Lowe's: Is Now the Time to Get into Either?
Todd Sullivan submits: Both Home depot HD and Lowe's LOW reported last week and the news was better than expected for Lowe's and worse for Home Depot. Lowe's reported net earnings of $938 million for the quarter ended August 1, 2008, a 7.9 percent decline from the same period...
Home Depot vs. Lowe's: Focus on Profitability
Saj Karsan submits: Too many investment decisions are made with a blind bias towards choosing the company with the most market share. But profitability is what investors should be looking for, not market share. In this article by Todd Sullivan, Sullivan suggests that to avoid losing market share, Home...
The Merits of Staying in Cash
James Conrad submits: So, you’ve got some money that you want to invest? You’ve heard that stock market investing gives better returns that keeping money in the bank? Besides, you know that banks are reeling from bad loans. You’ve read stories that some of the smartest economists, like former Chief...
Home Renovator Stocks: A Bit of a Reprieve
FP Trading Desk submits: The do-it-yourself home improvement market received a bit of a reprieve in the second quarter from a combination of better weather and fiscal stimulus and that could give a lift to Home Depot Inc HD. and Lowe’s Cos. LOW in the near term, according to...
Home Depot Posts Higher-than-expected Profit
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Home Depot Inc HD, the world's largest home improvement retailer, reported higher-than-expected quarterly profit on Tuesday as it held down costs and consumers took on spring projects. Earnings declined to $1.2 billion, or 71 cents a share, in ...
Barron's Drop - Fast Money Recap (8/18/08)
Recap of CNBC's Fast Money, Monday August 18. Barron's Drop – Fannie Mae FNM, Freddie Mac FRE by SA Editor Joan Wickham
Lowe’s Weathers a Tough Retail Market
Ockham Research submits: Home-improvement retailer Lowe’s Cos. Inc. LOW reported second quarter 2008 earnings Monday morning that were off 7.9% from the prior year quarter, but still beat Wall Street’s muted expectations. As with other retailers, Lowe’s reported a difficult operating environment with the dreadful housing market taking a...
Lowe's Profit Tops Wall St
By Karen Jacobs ATLANTA (Reuters) - Retailer Lowe's Cos LOW reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit on Monday as U.S. consumers spent tax rebate checks on spring projects, but it forecast third-quarter results below Wall Street estimates. Lowe's stock, which initially rose as much...
Home Improvement Retailer Earnings: First Up, Lowe's
Chris Krasowski submits: Many are expecting Home Depot HD to post another declining quarter, but for Lowe's LOW results were mixed, skewed positive. While profit dipped 8% to $0.64/share, it was still better than analyst expectations of $0.56/share. Top Line revenue actually grew this quarter by 2.4%. (See earnings...
Financial Drag - Fast Money Recap (8/18/08)
Recap of CNBC's Fast Money, Monday August 18. Financials Drag Markets Down – Fannie Mae FNM, Freddie Mac FRE, Goldman Sachs GS by SA Editor Joan Wickham
Looking Inside the New Ben Graham ETN Baskets
Rick Konrad submits: Exchange traded notes [ETN] are a fairly new investment product that share some characteristics of exchange-traded funds, or ETFs. They are simply direct debt obligations issued by a bank or investment firm rather than an interest in a pool of securities that define an ETF.A bank...
Earnings Preview: Home Depot
The Home Depot HD is expected to report Q2 earnings Tuesday prior to the open with a conference call scheduled for 9:00 am ET.Guidance Analysts are looking for a profit of 61c on revenue of $20.55B. The consensus range is 57c to 66c for EPS, and revenue of $20.2B to...
International Exposure: Time To Do a 180?
Alan Brochstein, CFA submits: Uh oh. Now the rest of the world is sliding into our abyss... It was patently obvious to me very early Friday as one of my clients called me frantically about the soaring dollar and every stock I watch with low international exposure...
PowerShares Dynamic Building & Construction Finds Pockets of Growth
Don Dion submits: While dismal news is still emanating from the housing industry, PowerShares Dynamic Building & Construction ETFPKB has managed to gain momentum on our Powershares Momentum Tracker sector ranking, due to several key components. The housing slump has been tied in closely with the banking...
Board and Executive Compensation in S&P 500
Richard Shaw QVM Group submits: Executive compensation and board largess with high paid executives is a hot topic recently. That spurred us to look comprehensively at some factual comparative data on the total cost of boards of directors and top executive teams among the S&P 500 companies (proxy SPY...
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- Incorporated: 1952
- CEO: Mr. Robert A. Niblock
Lowe's Companies is engaged in retailing home improvement products, with focus on retail do-it-yourself (DIY) customers, do-it-for-me (DIFM) customers who utilize its installation services, and Commercial Business Customers. Co. provides a range of products and services for home decorating, maintenance, repair, remodeling, and property maintenance. In additions, Co. also carries certain brands for categories like lighting, flooring, home style and organization, tools and others. These band names are Premier™, Kobalt®, Portfolio®, Harbor Breeze®, Reliabilt®, Perfect Flame™, Top-Choice® Lumber and Utilitech™. As of Feb 1 2008, Co. operated 1,534 stores throughout the U.S. and Canada.
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Lowe's Companies Inc. Company Info
Board of Directors
Mr. Robert A. Niblock
Chairman
Mr. David W. Bernauer
Dr. Leonard L. Berry Ph.D.
Ms. Dawn E. Hudson
Mr. S. Thomas Moser
Mr. Robert A. Ingram
Mr. Robert L. Johnson
Mr. Richard K. Lochridge
Mr. Peter C. Browning
Mr. Marshall O. Larsen
Mr. Stephen F. Page
Mr. O. Temple Sloan Jr.
Contact Information
1000 Lowe's Boulevard
Mooresville, NC
704 758 1000
NAICS Code
Home Centers: 444110
