Lowes Companies (LOW) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2011)

Lowes Companies has reported Interest Coverage Ratio for 3 years, with the latest figure at 5.3 in Q1 2011.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2011, Interest Coverage Ratio fell 7.5% year-over-year to 5.3; the trailing twelve-month figure through Oct 2011 stood at 33.45 (up 137.95% YoY), and the FY2011 full-year result was 9.72, down 1.22% from the prior year.
• Interest Coverage Ratio for Q1 2011 stood at 5.3, down from 8.14 in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Interest Coverage Ratio was 16.0 in Q3 2009, with the low at 3.7 in Q1 2009.
• Historically, Interest Coverage Ratio has averaged 8.8 across 3 years, with a median of 6.86 in 2009.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2010 — Interest Coverage Ratio jumped 54.92% — and 2011, when it dropped 7.5%.
• Lowes Companies' Interest Coverage Ratio stood at 6.86 in 2009, then grew by 18.67% to 8.14 in 2010, then tumbled by 34.84% to 5.3 in 2011.
• The last three Interest Coverage Ratio figures came in at 5.3 (Q1 2011), 8.14 (Q4 2010), and 15.89 (Q3 2010), per Business Quant data.