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Lowe's LOWThe company said net sales for fiscal 2024 in Q3 fell 1.5% to $20.2 billion, and comparable sales decreased 1.1%. Comparable customer transactions decreased 1.3%, while comparable average ticket increased 0.2%.
Key points
AI summaryThe company said net sales for fiscal 2024 in Q3 fell 1.5% to $20.2 billion, and comparable sales decreased 1.1%. Comparable customer transactions decreased 1.3%, while comparable average ticket increased 0.2%.
Lowe's said net earnings for Q3 were $1.7 billion, and diluted earnings per share were $2.99 ($3.06 a year earlier). Excluding the $54 million pre-tax realized gain on contingent consideration from the sale of the Canadian retail business, adjusted diluted earnings per share were $2.89.
The company said gross margin as a percentage of sales rose 3 basis points in Q3. It said SG&A expense deleveraged 60 basis points as a percentage of sales. The company cited employee compensation and benefits, advertising and incremental direct storm-related costs as the factors behind the SG&A increase.
The company said cash flow from operating activities for the first 9 months of fiscal 2024 was approximately $8.7 billion, and it used $1.4 billion for capital expenditures. In Q3, it repurchased $758 million of common stock and paid $654 million in dividends.
Key figures
Quarter ended November 1, 2024
- Revenue
- $20.2B
- Operating income
- $2.5B
- Net income
- $1.7B
- EPS
- $2.99
- Gross profit
- $6.8B
From the XBRL financial data filed with the SEC · not processed by AI.
Summary
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Q3 2024 Net Sales and Comparable Sales
The company said net sales for fiscal 2024 in Q3 fell 1.5% to $20.2 billion, and comparable sales decreased 1.1%. Comparable customer transactions decreased 1.3%, while comparable average ticket increased 0.2%.
Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing
Q3 Net Earnings and Adjusted Diluted EPS
Lowe's said net earnings for Q3 were $1.7 billion, and diluted earnings per share were $2.99 ($3.06 a year earlier). Excluding the $54 million pre-tax realized gain on contingent consideration from the sale of the Canadian retail business, adjusted diluted earnings per share were $2.89.
Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing
Q3 Gross Margin and SG&A Ratio
The company said gross margin as a percentage of sales rose 3 basis points in Q3. It said SG&A expense deleveraged 60 basis points as a percentage of sales. The company cited employee compensation and benefits, advertising and incremental direct storm-related costs as the factors behind the SG&A increase.
Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing
9-Month Operating Cash Flow and Q3 Shareholder Returns
The company said cash flow from operating activities for the first 9 months of fiscal 2024 was approximately $8.7 billion, and it used $1.4 billion for capital expenditures. In Q3, it repurchased $758 million of common stock and paid $654 million in dividends.
Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing
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