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Lowe’s is a home improvement retailer offering a range of products and services including building materials, home improvement supplies, lawn & garden products, as well as numerous services catering to do-it-yourself customers. As of Feb 3, 2012 the company operated 1,712 across all 50 U.S. states, 31 stores in Canada and 2 stores in Mexico.
Headquarters Mooresville, North Carolina
Sector Home Improvement Stores
Primary NAICS Code 444110 – Home Centers
Primary SIC Code 5251 – Hardware Stores
Fiscal Year 2012 Ends on Feb 2, 2013
2011 Net Sales $ 50.2 Billion
2011 E-Commerce Sales $ 502.1 Million
2011 Net Income $ 1.8 Billion
Store Count* 1,744
Total Store Sq Ft* 196,500,000
Employees* 248,000

*as of 2/3/12




Financial Summary
2011 2010 YoY % Chg 3 YR CAGR 5 YR CAGR
Net Sales (1,000′s) $ 50,208,000 $ 48,815,000 2.9% 1.3% 1.4%
E-Commerce Sales (1,000′s) $ 502,080 $ 295,341 70.0%
Same-Store Sales Chg 0.0% 1.3%
Operating Income (1,000′s) $ 3,277,000 $ 3,560,000 -7.9% -4.7% -8.7%
Net Income (1,000′s) $ 1,839,000 $ 2,010,000 -8.5% -5.7% -9.9%
Diluted EPS $ 1.43 $ 1.42 0.7% -1.4% -6.4%
Store Count 1,745 1,749 -0.2% 1.9% 4.7%
Store Sq Ft (1,000s) 196,500 197,100 -0.3% 1.7% 4.6%
Employees 248,000 234,000 6.0% 2.7% 3.4%
Advertising Spend (1,000s) $ 803,000 $ 790,000 1.6% 0.6% -1.7%
# of Transactions (millions) 810 786 3.1% 3.1% 3.6%
Average Ticket $ 62.00 $ 62.07 -0.1% -1.6% -2.1%

Lowe's - Compound Annual Growth Rates



Fiscal Year Net Sales by Category (as % of Total)
2011 2010 2009
Appliances 10.6% 11.0% 10.4%
Lawn & landscape 9.5% 9.7% 9.6%
Fashion Electrical 8.2% 7.8% 7.9%
Lumber 6.9% 7.0% 6.9%
Building Materials 6.3% 5.9% 6.2%
Paint 6.3% 6.2% 6.2%
Home Fashions, Storage & Cleaning 6.2% 6.1% 6.2%
Rough Plumbing 5.8% 5.5% 5.6%
Flooring 5.7% 5.7% 5.9%
Tools 5.6% 5.3% 5.2%
Seasonal Living 5.4% 5.4% 5.1%
Millwork 5.4% 5.9% 5.9%
Hardware 5.4% 5.2% 5.3%
Fashion Plumbing 4.9% 5.0% 5.3%
Nursery 4.0% 4.0% 4.1%
Cabinets & Countertops 3.4% 3.5% 3.6%
Other 0.5% 0.7% 0.7%
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