Operating Margin % is calculated as Operating Income divided by its Revenue. Lowe's's Operating Income for the
three
months ended in Apr. 2022 was $3,302 Mil. Lowe's's Revenue for the
three
months ended in Apr. 2022 was $23,659 Mil. Therefore, Lowe's's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2022 was 13.96%.
Good Sign:
Lowe's Companies Inc operating margin is expanding. Margin expansion is usually a good sign.
The historical rank and industry rank for Lowe's's Operating Margin % or its related term are showing as below:
LOW'
s Operating Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.63 Med: 8.64 Max: 12.72
Current: 12.72
LOW's Operating Margin % is ranked better than 85.07% of 1112
companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 3.83
vs LOW: 12.72
Lowe's's 5-Year Average Operating Margin % Growth Rate was 7.30% per year.
Lowe's's Operating Income for the
three
months ended in Apr. 2022 was $3,302 Mil.
Its Operating Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Apr. 2022 was $12,150 Mil.
Lowe's Operating Margin % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Lowe's's Operating Margin % 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
Operating Margin %
9.60
5.63
8.75
10.77
12.56
Lowe's Quarterly Data
Jul17
Oct17
Jan18
Apr18
Jul18
Oct18
Jan19
Apr19
Jul19
Oct19
Jan20
Apr20
Jul20
Oct20
Jan21
Apr21
Jul21
Oct21
Jan22
Apr22
Operating Margin %
13.29
15.27
12.17
8.66
13.96
Competitive Comparison
For the Home Improvement Retail subindustry, Lowe's's Operating Margin %, along with its competitors' market caps and Operating Margin % 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 Operating Margin % Distribution
For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Lowe's's Operating Margin % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Lowe's's Operating Margin % falls into.
Lowe's Operating Margin % Calculation
Operating Margin % - also known as operating income margin, operating profit margin and return on sales (ROS) - is the ratio of Operating Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.
Lowe's's Operating Margin % for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2022 is calculated as
* 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.
Lowe's (NYSE:LOW) Operating Margin % Explanation
Just like Gross Margin %, it is important to see a company maintains its operating margin over time. Among the same industry, a company with higher operating margin is more efficient in its operation. It is also more stable during industry slowdown or recessions. Peter Lynch prefers those with higher margins than those with lower margins.
Be Aware
Operating Margin % can be manipulated by adjusting the rate of depreciation, depletion and amortization (DDA).
If a company is facing competition, its Operating Margin % may decline. Often the Operating Margin % declines well before the company's Revenue or even profit decline. Therefore, Operating Margin % is a very important indicator of whether the company is facing problems.
For instance, by 2012, Nokia (NOK)'s problems were well known and its stock had lost more than 90% of its market value since 2007. But NokiaÂ’s Operating Margin % had already been in decline since 2002, although its Earnings per Share (Diluted) were still rising. Investors who paid attention to Operating Margin % would have avoided this huge loss. The same can be said for Research-in-Motion (RIMM).
Therefore, Operating Margin % is a very important screening filter for GuruFocus. GuruFocus's Buffett-Munger screener requires that the profit margin is either consistent or expanding. The Model Portfolio of the Buffett-Munger screener has outperformed the market every year since inception in 2009.
Lowe's Operating Margin % Related Terms
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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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