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Lowe’s Companies Inc (NYSE:LOW): Commentary On Fundamentals

Attractive stocks have exceptional fundamentals. In the case of Lowe’s Companies Inc (NYSE:LOW), there’s is a highly-regarded dividend-paying company with a an impressive track record of delivering benchmark-beating performance. In the following section, I expand a bit more on these key aspects. If you’re interested in understanding beyond my high-level commentary, read the full report on Lowe’s Companies here.

Outstanding track record established dividend payer

In the previous year, LOW has ramped up its bottom line by 37.10%, with its latest earnings level surpassing its average level over the last five years. This illustrates a strong track record, leading to a satisfying return on equity of 66.72%. which paints a buoyant picture for the company.

NYSE:LOW Income Statement Jun 14th 18
NYSE:LOW Income Statement Jun 14th 18

For those seeking income streams from their portfolio, LOW is a robust dividend payer as well. Over the past decade, the company has consistently increased its dividend payout, reaching a yield of 1.91%.

NYSE:LOW Historical Dividend Yield Jun 14th 18
NYSE:LOW Historical Dividend Yield Jun 14th 18

Next Steps:

For Lowe’s Companies, I’ve compiled three important aspects you should look at:

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  1. Future Outlook: What are well-informed industry analysts predicting for LOW’s future growth? Take a look at our free research report of analyst consensus for LOW’s outlook.

  2. Financial Health: Is LOW’s operations financially sustainable? Balance sheets can be hard to analyze, which is why we’ve done it for you. Check out our financial health checks here.

  3. Other Attractive Alternatives : Are there other well-rounded stocks you could be holding instead of LOW? Explore our interactive list of stocks with large potential to get an idea of what else is out there you may be missing!


To help readers see pass the short term volatility of the financial market, we aim to bring you a long-term focused research analysis purely driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis does not factor in the latest price sensitive company announcements.

The author is an independent contributor and at the time of publication had no position in the stocks mentioned.