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- LOWES COMPANIES INC
LOWES COMPANIES INCLOW
Market cap
$150.4B
P/E ratio
| Feb 3, 2012 | Feb 1, 2013 | Jan 31, 2014 | Jan 30, 2015 | Jan 29, 2016 | Feb 3, 2017 | Feb 2, 2018 | Feb 1, 2019 | Jan 31, 2020 | Jan 29, 2021 | Jan 28, 2022 | Feb 3, 2023 | |
| Net earnings | 1,839 | 1,959 | 2,286 | - | - | 3,093 | 3,447 | 2,314 | 4,281 | 5,835 | 8,442 | 6,437 |
| Depreciation and amortization | - | - | - | - | - | 1,590 | 1,540 | 1,607 | 1,410 | 1,594 | 1,882 | 1,981 |
| Noncash lease expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 530 |
| Deferred income taxes | - | - | - | - | - | - | 53 | -151 | 177 | -108 | 135 | -239 |
| Asset impairment and loss on property - net | - | -83 | -64 | -25 | -33 | -143 | -40 | -630 | -117 | -139 | -34 | -2,118 |
| Loss on sale of business | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -421 |
| Loss on extinguishment of debt | - | - | - | - | - | - | -464 | - | - | -1,060 | - | - |
| Share-based payment expense | 107 | 100 | 100 | 119 | 117 | 90 | 99 | 74 | 98 | 155 | 230 | 223 |
| Merchandise inventory – net | 33 | 244 | 396 | -170 | 582 | 178 | 791 | 1,289 | 600 | 2,967 | 1,413 | 2,594 |
| Other operating assets | -137 | 87 | 5 | -83 | 34 | 183 | -250 | 110 | 376 | -326 | 23 | -56 |
| Accounts payable | -5 | 303 | 291 | 127 | 524 | 653 | -92 | 1,720 | -637 | 3,211 | 466 | -549 |
| Deferred revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 512 | 413 | -183 |
| Other operating liabilities | 215 | 117 | 319 | 188 | 70 | 79 | 137 | 437 | -654 | 813 | -570 | 388 |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 4,349 | 3,762 | - | - | - | - | 5,065 | 6,193 | 4,296 | 11,049 | 10,113 | 8,589 |
| Purchases of investments | - | - | - | - | - | - | 981 | 1,373 | 743 | 3,094 | 3,065 | 1,189 |
| Proceeds from sale/maturity of investments | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,114 | 1,393 | 695 | 2,926 | 3,293 | 1,174 |
| Capital expenditures | 1,829 | 1,211 | 940 | 880 | 1,197 | 1,167 | 1,123 | 1,174 | 1,484 | 1,791 | 1,853 | 1,829 |
| Proceeds from Sale of Productive Assets | 52 | 130 | 75 | 52 | 57 | 37 | 45 | 76 | 163 | 90 | 113 | 45 |
| Proceeds from sale of business | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 491 |
| Other – net | 115 | -4 | -5 | 4 | 28 | 13 | -13 | 2 | - | 25 | 134 | 1 |
| Net cash used in investing activities | -1,437 | -903 | - | - | - | - | -1,441 | -1,080 | -1,369 | -1,894 | -1,646 | -1,309 |
| Net change in commercial paper | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 220 | -941 | - | 499 |
| Proceeds from Issuance of Debt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7,929 | 4,972 | 9,667 |
| Repayment of debt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5,618 | 2,118 | 867 |
| Proceeds from issuance of common stock under share-based payment plans | 100 | 349 | 165 | 137 | 125 | 139 | 139 | 114 | 118 | 152 | 132 | 151 |
| Cash dividend payments | 647 | 704 | 733 | 822 | 957 | 1,121 | 1,288 | 1,455 | 1,618 | 1,704 | 1,984 | 2,370 |
| Repurchases of common stock | 2,937 | 4,393 | 3,710 | 3,905 | 3,925 | 3,595 | 3,192 | 3,037 | 4,313 | 4,971 | 13,012 | 14,124 |
| Other – net | -21 | 22 | -15 | 24 | 55 | -75 | -10 | -5 | -1 | -38 | -6 | -5 |
| Net cash used in financing activities | -2,549 | -3,333 | - | - | - | - | -3,607 | -5,124 | -2,735 | -5,191 | -12,016 | -7,049 |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -16 |
| Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 205 | 3,974 | -3,557 | 215 |