Lowes Companies LOW
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Lowes Companies (LOW) Other Operating Expenses (2009 - 2016)

Lowes Companies' (LOW) quarterly Other Operating Expenses came in at $169.0 million in Q4 2016, up 19.86% YoY from $141.0 million in Q4 2015, and down 1.17% on a QoQ basis from $171.0 million in Q3 2016.

Lowes Companies (LOW) Other Operating Expenses (2009 - 2016) Analysis & Trends

Lowes Companies (LOW) has 8 years of Other Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $169.0 million in Q4 2016.

  • Quarterly Other Operating Expenses rose 19.86% year-over-year to $169.0 million in Q4 2016, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Aug 2017 was $169.0 million (down 72.92% YoY) and the FY2016 annual result came in at $562.0 million, up 7.05% from the prior year.
  • Other Operating Expenses fell to $169.0 million in Q4 2016, from $171.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Other Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $171.0 million in Q3 2016 to a low of $96.0 million in Q3 2012.
  • A 5-year average of $129.3 million and a median of $127.0 million in 2014 frame the typical range for Other Operating Expenses.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2015 — Other Operating Expenses increased 5.22% — and 2016, when it grew 28.57%.
  • Tracing LOW's Other Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $114.0 million in 2012, then rose by 9.65% to $125.0 million in 2013, then grew by 7.2% to $134.0 million in 2014, then rose by 5.22% to $141.0 million in 2015, then rose by 19.86% to $169.0 million in 2016.
  • The last three Other Operating Expenses figures came in at $169.0 million (Q4 2016), $171.0 million (Q3 2016), and $159.0 million (Q2 2016), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Home Depot 334.18 Bn 332.58 Bn 13.78 Bn
2 Lowes Companies 121.12 Bn 119.88 Bn 7.54 Bn
3 Floor & Decor Holdings 5.85 Bn 5.53 Bn 603.12 Mn
4 Haverty Furniture Companies 407.72 Mn 303.43 Mn 119.73 Mn
5 Live Ventures 29.18 Mn 18.28 Mn 37.10 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Oct 28, 2016 169.00 Mn
Jul 29, 2016 171.00 Mn
Apr 29, 2016 159.00 Mn
Jan 29, 2016 153.00 Mn
Oct 30, 2015 141.00 Mn
Jul 31, 2015 133.00 Mn
May 1, 2015 134.00 Mn
Jan 30, 2015 141.00 Mn
Oct 31, 2014 134.00 Mn
Aug 1, 2014 126.00 Mn
May 2, 2014 124.00 Mn
Jan 31, 2014 128.00 Mn
Nov 1, 2013 125.00 Mn
Aug 2, 2013 110.00 Mn
May 3, 2013 113.00 Mn
Feb 1, 2013 110.00 Mn
Nov 2, 2012 114.00 Mn
Aug 3, 2012 96.00 Mn
May 4, 2012 103.00 Mn
Feb 3, 2012 102.00 Mn