Lowes Companies (LOW) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2011)

Lowes Companies has reported Times Interest Earned for 3 years, with the latest figure at $5.3 in Q1 2011.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2011, Times Interest Earned 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.
• Times Interest Earned for Q1 2011 stood at $5.3, down from $8.14 in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Times Interest Earned was $16.0 in Q3 2009, with the low at $3.7 in Q1 2009.
• Historically, Times Interest Earned has averaged $8.8 across 3 years, with a median of $6.86 in 2009.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2010 — Times Interest Earned jumped 54.92% — and 2011, when it dropped 7.5%.
• Lowes Companies' Times Interest Earned 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 Times Interest Earned figures came in at $5.3 (Q1 2011), $8.14 (Q4 2010), and $15.89 (Q3 2010), per Business Quant data.