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

Lowes Companies (LOW) has reported Times Interest Earned for 3 consecutive years, with 5.3 the latest figure, recorded 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 Jan 2011 stood at 10.55 (up 26.64% YoY), and the FY2011 full-year result was 9.72, down 1.22% from the prior year.
• Times Interest Earned retreated to 5.3 in Q1 2011 per LOW's latest filing, from 8.14 in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Times Interest Earned topped out at 16.0 in Q3 2009 and bottomed 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.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2010 and 2011: Times Interest Earned surged 54.92% in 2010, then declined 7.5% in 2011.
• Over 3 years, Times Interest Earned stood at 6.86 in 2009, then rose by 18.67% to 8.14 in 2010, then sank by 34.84% to 5.3 in 2011.
• According to Business Quant data, Times Interest Earned over the past three periods registered 5.3, 8.14, and 15.89 for Q1 2011, Q4 2010, and Q3 2010 respectively.