Boston, MA 05\/19\/2014 (wallstreetpr) \u2013 Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE:LOW) <\/b>is a leading American company which recently announced to publish its earnings for the Q1 2014. It looks like a race is going on among all the rivals i.e. The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD)<\/b> and Lumber Liquidators Holdings Inc (NYSE: LL)<\/b> as both the companies had announced their earnings few days back and now LOW has decided to join the party.<\/p>\n
Q4 Financial Results:<\/b><\/p>\n
Last time when Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE:LOW) <\/b>announced the financial results, it met with Wall Street Expectations. As the announcement is just around the corner, keeping an eye over last quarter’s earnings won’t be a bad option either. The Q4 of the previous year was one of the best quarters for the company as the total revenue rose to $11.7 billion. The total increase percentage from the previous quarter was 5.6%, which can be considered as a good rate. The company announced a total net income of $306 million in the Q4, which was again 6% higher than the previous quarter’s financial figures. At the same time, the company announced a share repurchase program of worth $5 billion, which worked as fuel in the fire. When asked about the analytical aspect of Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE:LOW)’s performance from one of the Edward Jones & Co.’s analysts, he said that was one of the best quarters for the company, and the main reason behind it was nothing but an excellent performance in the home improvement category.<\/p>\n
On the basis of the past quarter, the consensus expects EPS of $0.60, slightly below than the last quarter’s figures. The total revenues are expected to be around $13.86 billion mark, which is slightly good for the company. If analyzed carefully, one can see that the Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE:LOW)’s EPS has increased by 14% in the past two years, which is more than the industry increment rate. So one can expect better figures in the coming months.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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