Lowe's Companies, Inc Earning preview report feb 27 2012

Lowe's Companies, Inc Earning preview report feb 27 2012 ; Lowe's Companies, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a home improvement retailer. The company offers a range of products for maintenance, repair, remodeling, home decorating, and property maintenance. The company was founded in 1946 and is based in Mooresville, North Carolina. Lowes Cos trades an average of 14.2 million shares per day and has a marketcap of $33.8 Billion.

Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) has estimates of 0.24 EPS and $11.34-B in revenue. Shares are within 5% of a 52-wk high after pulling back about $1.00 this last week after Home Depot’s report.

52 Week High: $28.46
52 Week Low: $18.07
Book Value: $13.34
Float Short: 1.25%


On average, 19 analysts are expecting a drop of $-0.12 in earnings per share compared to last quarter's results of $0.35. The reporting quarter's estimated mean earnings are $0.23 per share . Analyst estimates range between $0.20 and $0.26 per share.

Lowe's Companies, Inc Stock and Valuation Performance:

The current trailing twelve months P/E ratio is 17.1. The forward P/E ratio is 15.
From a month ago, the stock has increased in price 0.41%, with a change from a year ago of 5.17%. When comparing to the S&P 500, the year to date difference is -1.66%.

For the same fiscal period year-over-year, revenue has improved to $48.82 billion for 2011 vs. $47.22 billion for 2010. The bottom line has rising earnings year-over-year of $2.01 billion for 2011 vs. $1.78 billion for 2010.The company's earnings before interest and taxes are rising with an EBIT year-over-year of $3.56 billion for 2011 vs. $3.11 billion for 2010. Rising revenue along with rising earnings is a very good sign and what we want to see with our companies. Be sure to check the margins in the earnings release to make sure the bottom line is keeping up with the top line. The short interest is relatively low at 1.25%. (spource http://www.paid2trade.com )
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