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Lowe's (Lowe's) Asset Turnover

: 0.44 (As of Jan. 2024)
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Asset Turnover measures how quickly a company turns over its asset through sales. It is calculated as Revenue divided by Total Assets. Lowe's's Revenue for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $18,602 Mil. Lowe's's Total Assets for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $42,157 Mil. Therefore, Lowe's's Asset Turnover for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 0.44.

Asset Turnover is linked to ROE % through Du Pont Formula. Lowe's's annualized ROE % for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was -27.02%. It is also linked to ROA % through Du Pont Formula. Lowe's's annualized ROA % for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 9.68%.


Lowe's Asset Turnover Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lowe's's Asset Turnover 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 Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Asset Turnover
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.95 2.08 2.11 2.20 2.02

Lowe's Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
Asset Turnover Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.50 0.50 0.55 0.47 0.44

Competitive Comparison

For the Home Improvement Retail subindustry, Lowe's's Asset Turnover, along with its competitors' market caps and Asset Turnover 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 Asset Turnover Distribution

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Lowe's's Asset Turnover distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Lowe's's Asset Turnover falls into.



Lowe's Asset Turnover Calculation

Asset Turnover measures how quickly a company turns over its asset through sales.

Lowe's's Asset Turnover for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Asset Turnover
=Revenue/Average Total Assets
=Revenue (A: Jan. 2024 )/( (Total Assets (A: Jan. 2023 )+Total Assets (A: Jan. 2024 ))/ count )
=86377/( (43708+41795)/ 2 )
=86377/42751.5
=2.02

Lowe's's Asset Turnover for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Asset Turnover
=Revenue/Average Total Assets
=Revenue (Q: Jan. 2024 )/( (Total Assets (Q: Oct. 2023 )+Total Assets (Q: Jan. 2024 ))/ count )
=18602/( (42519+41795)/ 2 )
=18602/42157
=0.44

* 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.

Companies with low profit margins tend to have high Asset Turnover, while those with high profit margins have low Asset Turnover. Companies in the retail industry tend to have a very high turnover ratio.


Lowe's  (NYSE:LOW) Asset Turnover Explanation

Asset Turnover is linked to ROE % through Du Pont Formula.

Lowe's's annulized ROE % for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is

ROE %**(Q: Jan. 2024 )
=Net Income/Total Stockholders Equity
=4080/-15098.5
=(Net Income / Revenue)*(Revenue / Total Assets)*(Total Assets / Total Stockholders Equity)
=(4080 / 74408)*(74408 / 42157)*(42157/ -15098.5)
=Net Margin %*Asset Turnover*Equity Multiplier
=5.48 %*1.765*-2.7921
=ROA %*Equity Multiplier
=9.68 %*-2.7921
=-27.02 %

Note: The Net Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Jan. 2024) net income data. The Revenue data used here is four times the quarterly (Jan. 2024) revenue 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 ROE % used above is for Du Pont Analysis only. It is different from the defined ROE % page on our website, as here it uses Net Income instead of Net Income attributable to Common Stockholders in the calculation.

It is also linked to ROA % through Du Pont Formula:

Lowe's's annulized ROA % for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is

ROA %(Q: Jan. 2024 )
=Net Income/Total Assets
=4080/42157
=(Net Income / Revenue)*(Revenue / Total Assets)
=(4080 / 74408)*(74408 / 42157)
=Net Margin %*Asset Turnover
=5.48 %*1.765
=9.68 %

Note: The Net Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Jan. 2024) net income data. The Revenue data used here is four times the quarterly (Jan. 2024) revenue 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.


Be Aware

In the article Joining The Dark Side: Pirates, Spies and Short Sellers, James Montier reported that In their US sample covering the period 1968-2003, Cooper et al find that firms with low asset growth outperformed firms with high asset growth by an astounding 20% p.a. equally weighted. Even when controlling for market, size and style, low asset growth firms outperformed high asset growth firms by 13% p.a. Therefore a company with fast asset growth may underperform.

Therefore, it is a good sign if a company's Asset Turnover is consistent or even increases. If a company's asset grows faster than sales, its Asset Turnover will decline, which can be a warning sign.


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Lowe's (Lowe's) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1000 Lowes Boulevard, Mooresville, NC, USA, 28117
Lowe's is the second-largest home improvement retailer in the world, operating more than 1,700 stores in the United States, after the 2023 divestiture of its Canadian locations (RONA, Lowe's Canada, Réno-Dépôt, and Dick's Lumber). The firm's stores offer products and services for home decorating, maintenance, repair, and remodeling, with maintenance and repair accounting for two thirds of products sold. Lowe's targets retail do-it-yourself (around 75% of sales) and do-it-for-me customers as well as commercial and professional business clients (around 25% of sales). We estimate Lowe's captures a low-double-digit share of the domestic home improvement market, based on U.S. Census data and management's market size estimates.
Executives
Janice Dupre Little officer: EVP Human Resources 1000 LOWES BOULEVARD, MOORESVILLE NC 28117
Joseph Michael Mcfarland officer: EVP, Stores 1000 LOWE'S BOULEVARD, MOORESVILLE NC 28117
Quonta D Vance officer: EVP, Pro & Home Services 1000 LOWE'S BOULEVARD, MOORESVILLE NC 28117
Donald Frieson officer: EVP, Supply Chain 1000 LOWE'S BOULEVARD, MOORESVILLE NC 28117
William P Boltz officer: EVP, Merchandising 1000 LOWE'S BOULEVARD, MOORESVILLE NC 28117
Seemantini Godbole officer: EVP, Chief Information Officer 1000 LOWE'S BOULEVARD, MOORESVILLE NC 28117
Juliette Williams Pryor officer: EVP, CLO & Corp. Sec. 1000 LOWE'S BOULEVARD, MOORESVILLE NC 28117
Ross W Mccanless officer: SR VP Gen Counsel & Secretary
Scott H Baxter director 400 NORTH ELM STREET, GREENSBORO NC 27401
Taylor Colleen director C/O BILL.COM HOLDINGS, INC., 1800 EMBARCADERO ROAD, PALO ALTO CA 94303
Brandon J Sink officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer 1000 LOWE'S BOULEVARD, MOORESVILLE NC 28117
Stone West Mary E director C/O HASBRO, INC., 1011 NEWPORT AVENUE, PAWTUCKET RI 02861
Daniel J Heinrich director CLOROX CO, 1221 BROADWAY, OAKLAND CA 94612
David H Batchelder director 1000 LOWE'S BOULEVARD, MOORESVILLE NC 28117
Griggs Dan Clayton Jr officer: Vice President, CAO 1000 LOWES BOULEVARD, MOORESVILLE NC 28117