Lowe's 1998 Annual Report Download - page 39

Base Year January 31, January 31, January 31, January 31,
January 31, 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990
1311 303 306 309 306 1
214,174,889 9,975,537 8,016,136 7,061,925 6,219,018 2
328,843 21,269 18,368 15,556 15,271 3
492,932 80,461 64,284 54,142 47,246 4
5$48.83 $47.80 $47.54 $52.33 $56.10 5
6$4,538,001 $3,846,418 $3,056,247 $2,833,108 $2,650,547 6
680,530 69,820 58,298 51,431 46,134 7
6(15,524) (9,514) (5,979) 688 (3,549) 8
6— — 71,288 — — 9
6297,132 211,311 80,187 169,101 174,158 10
66 198,324 125,892 4,951 100,251 108,796 11
666,538 41,172 (1,536) 29,164 33,884 12
6131,786 84,720 6,487 71,087 74,912 13
623,571 21,153 20,020 19,334 18,228 14
6$ 108,215 $ 63,567 $ (13,533) $ 51,753 $ 56,684 15
6$14.81 $13.16 $10.46 $9.52 $8.89 16
6.44 .29 .02 .24 .25 17
6.08 .07 .07 .06 .06 18
6.35 .22 NM .17 .19 19
6$ 2.85 $ 2.51 $ 2.29 $2.29 $2.16 20
62.82 2.67 2.54 2.47 2.44 21
62.90% 2.20% .21% 2.51% 2.83% 22
68.19% 5.88% .54% 6.20% 6.90% 23
617.97% 12.67% .95% 11.01% 12.77% 24
6$1,083,907 $ 745,554 $ 770,078 $ 616,461 $ 595,946 25
6108,468 54,849 30,814 50,144 55,566 26
648,500 53,288 115,739 96,354 121,897 27
6853,707 594,195 602,795 460,804 407,677 28
66 60,932 34,710 14,275 9,159 9,610 29
61,020,234 787,197 612,955 541,464 507,811 30
657,099 52,856 46,845 45,127 43,637 31
62,201,648 1,608,877 1,441,228 1,203,052 1,147,394 32
6681,176 499,634 588,951 337,676 307,890 33
6467,278 330,584 307,814 186,860 210,197 34
681,765 72,626 61,400 44,578 42,685 35
6592,333 313,562 113,650 159,204 167,896 36
61,327,979 875,657 772,674 520,380 501,836 37
6$ 873,669 $ 733,220 $ 668,554 $ 682,672 $ 645,558 38
61.47 2.34 5.88 4.29 3.84 39
62.52 2.19 2.16 1.76 1.78 40
67,470 7,257 6,216 6,261 6,361 41
6295,772 291,892 291,520 291,676 298,040 42
6306,492 292,304 292,104 297,712 298,224 43
6$ 2.95 $ 2.51 $ 2.29 $ 2.34 $ 2.17 44
6$15.50 $ 7.19 $ 5.18 $ 6.21 $ 4.02 45
6$ 6.66 $ 4.00 $ 2.88 $ 2.30 $ 2.77 46
6$14.88 $ 6.04 $ 4.27 $ 3.07 $ 3.69 47
635 25 259 26 16 48
615 14 144 10 11 49
Stock splits and stock dividends
since 1961
■A 100% stock dividend, effective April 5, 1966,
(which had the net effect of a 2-for-1 stock split).
■A 2-for-1 stock split, effective November 18, 1969.
■A 50% stock dividend, effective November 30, 1971,
(which had the net effect of a 3-for-2 stock split).
■A 331/3% stock dividend, effective July 25, 1972,
(which had the net effect of a 4-for-3 stock split).
■A 50% stock dividend, effective June 2, 1976,
(which had the net effect of a 3-for-2 stock split).
■A 3-for-2 stock split, effective November 2, 1981.
■A 5-for-3 stock split, effective April 29, 1983.
■A 100% stock dividend, effective June 29, 1992,
(which had the net effect of a 2-for-1 stock split).
■A 2-for-1 stock split, effective April 4, 1994.
■A 2-for-1 stock split, effective June 29, 1998.
Explanatory notes
1Pretax earnings plus depreciation and interest.
2Asset Turnover – Sales divided by Beginning Assets.
3Return on Sales – Net Earnings divided by Sales.
4Return on Assets – Net Earnings divided by Beginning
Assets.
5Return on Shareholders’ Equity – Net Earnings divided
by Beginning Equity.
6Stock price source:
The Wall Street Journal
NM = not meaningful
CGR = compound growth rate
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