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November 23, 2009 2:15 AM ET

Lowe's Companies Inc.

(LOW:NYSE)

LAST $21.35 USD
CHANGE TODAY -0.14 -0.65%
VOLUME 12.6M
As of 4:01 PM 11/20/09 All times are local (Market data by Reuters is delayed by at least 15 minutes).

Snapshot of Lowe's Companies Inc. (LOW)

OPEN
$21.39
PREVIOUS CLOSE
$21.49
DAY HIGH
$21.61
DAY LOW
$21.15
52 WEEK HIGH
08/7/09 - $24.09
52 WEEK LOW
03/9/09 - $13.00
MARKET CAP
31.5B
AVERAGE VOLUME 3 mo
17.9M
DILUTED EPS TTM
$1.18
SHARES OUTSTANDING
1.5B
EX-DATE
01/15/10
P/E TTM
18.1x
DIVIDEND
$0.36
DIVIDEND YIELD
1.69%
K = Thousands  M = Millions  B = Billions
BUSINESS EXCHANGE RELATED TOPICLowe's

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LOW Details

Lowe’s Companies, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a home improvement retailer in the United States and Canada. The company provides a range of products and services for home decoration, maintenance, repair, remodeling, and property maintenance. It offers home improvement products in various categories, such as appliances, lumber, paint, flooring, building materials, millwork, lawn and landscape products, fashion plumbing, hardware, lighting, tools, seasonal living, rough plumbing, outdoor power equipment, cabinets and countertops, nursery, rough electrical, home environment, home organization, and windows and walls. The company’s products also include boards, panel products, irrigation pipes, vinyl sidings, and ladders. It serves homeowners and renters, including do-it-yourself and do-it-for-me customers, and others buying for personal and family use; and commercial business customers, such as construction, repair/remodel, commercial and residential property management, and business maintenance professions. The company also offers its products online. As of January 30, 2009, it operated 1,649 stores in the United States and Canada. The company was founded in 1952 and is based in Mooresville, North Carolina.

164,000 Employees
Founded in 1952

LOW Top Compensated Officers

People Page No compensation data is available at this time for the top officers at this company.

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Key developments for Lowe's Companies Inc. (LOW)

Lowe's Companies Inc., Q3 2009 Earnings Call, Nov-16-2009

Lowe's Companies Inc., Q3 2009 Earnings Call, Nov-16-2009

Lowe's Companies Inc. and Johns Manville Announce Strategic Alliance

Lowe's Companies Inc. and Johns Manville announced an exclusive, multi-year agreement by which Johns Manville will provide innovative insulation products for home and business as an exclusive supplier to Lowe's. For both do-it-yourself homeowners and commercial customers, the strategic alliance will mean increased access to the most advanced insulation technology for energy efficiency and improved indoor air quality under one roof at nearly 1,700 Lowe's stores.

Lowe's Companies Inc. to Open New Store in Abingdon, Virginia

Lowe's Companies Inc. has announced that it will open a new store in Abingdon, Virginia. The company said that the new store is expected to open by the first quarter of 2010. The company added that the home improvement store will have 94,000sqft of retail sales space. An additional 27,700sqft garden center will offer a selection of flowers, bushes, trees and garden supplies tailored to the Virginia climate and lifestyle. A store of this size represents an average investment in the community of approximately $12 million and creates up to 120 new jobs.

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Price/Sales 0.7x
Price/Book 1.6x
Price/Cash Flow 9.4x
TEV/Sales 0.5x

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