Joel Greenblatt defined Return on Capital differently in his book The Little Book That Still Beats the Market (Little Books. Big Profits). He defines ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % as EBIT divided by the total of Property, Plant and Equipment and net working capital. Lowe's's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2022 was 55.70%.
The historical rank and industry rank for Lowe's's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:
LOW'
s ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 15.26 Med: 26.36 Max: 52.12
Current: 52.12
During the past 13 years, Lowe's's highest ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % was 52.12%. The lowest was 15.26%. And the median was 26.36%.
LOW's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked better than 87.78% of 1113
companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 11.69
vs LOW: 52.12
Lowe's's 5-Year average Growth Rate of ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % was 11.90% per year.
Lowe's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Lowe's's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
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Lowe's Annual Data
Trend
Jan13
Jan14
Jan15
Jan16
Jan17
Jan18
Jan19
Jan20
Jan21
Jan22
ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %
29.26
19.87
28.43
35.76
51.83
Lowe's Quarterly Data
Jul17
Oct17
Jan18
Apr18
Jul18
Oct18
Jan19
Apr19
Jul19
Oct19
Jan20
Apr20
Jul20
Oct20
Jan21
Apr21
Jul21
Oct21
Jan22
Apr22
ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %
56.51
73.51
48.27
31.49
55.70
Competitive Comparison
For the Home Improvement Retail subindustry, Lowe's's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %, along with its competitors' market caps and ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Lowe's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution
For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Lowe's's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Lowe's's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.
Lowe's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Calculation
Joel Greenblatt defined Return on Capital differently in his book The Little Book That Still Beats the Market (Little Books. Big Profits) . He defines Return on Capital as follows:
EBIT stands for Earnings Before Interest and Taxes.
Fixed Assets are also known as non-current assets. They include the Property, Plant and Equipment that the firm needs in its operation.
GuruFocus calculates net working capital as: (Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Deferred Revenue + Other Current Liabilities). We're trying to account for OPERATING assets and liabilities (part of daily business) when calculating working capital. Cash and marketable securities are considered NON-OPERATING assets and are not included in calculation. We will also back out all interest bearing debt, short term debt and the portion of long term debt that is due in the current period from the current liabilities. This debt will be considered when computing cost of capital and it would be inappropriate to count it twice.
Note:
The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Apr. 2022) EBIT data.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
The way Joel Greenblatt defines Return on Capital is a more accurate measure of how efficiently the company generates returns onthe capital actually invested in the business. EBIT is used instead of net income because the tax and interest payment may be affected by factors other than the core business operation. Intangible assets are not included in the calculation because they don't need to be replaced.
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Lowe's is the second- largest home improvement retailer in the world (behind wide-moat Home Depot), operating 1,971 stores and servicing 230 dealer-owned stores throughout the United States and Canada. The firm's stores offer products and services for home decorating, maintenance, repair, and remodeling. Lowe's targets retail do-it-yourself and do-it-for-me customers as well as commercial business clients. We estimate Lowe's captures a low-double-digit share of the $900 billion domestic home improvement market, based on Lowe's estimate for market size.
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