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LOW (Lowe's) Inventory Turnover : 0.89 (As of Jul. 2024)


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What is Lowe's Inventory Turnover?

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. It is calculated as Cost of Goods Sold divided by Total Inventories. Lowe's's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Jul. 2024 was $15,691 Mil. Lowe's's Average Total Inventories for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2024 was $17,533 Mil. Lowe's's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2024 was 0.89.

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory. Lowe's's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Jul. 2024 was 101.96.

Inventory-to-Revenue determines the ability of a company to manage their inventory levels. It measures the percentage of Inventories the company currently has on hand to support the current amount of Revenue. Lowe's's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2024 was 0.74.


Lowe's Inventory Turnover Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lowe's's Inventory Turnover can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Lowe's Inventory Turnover Chart

Lowe's Annual Data
Trend Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Inventory Turnover
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.82 4.09 3.80 3.59 3.25

Lowe's Quarterly Data
Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24
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Lowe's Inventory Turnover Calculation

Lowe's's Inventory Turnover for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover (A: Jan. 2024 )
=Cost of Goods Sold / Average Total Inventories
=Cost of Goods Sold (A: Jan. 2024 ) / ((Total Inventories (A: Jan. 2023 ) + Total Inventories (A: Jan. 2024 )) / count )
=57533 / ((18532 + 16894) / 2 )
=57533 / 17713
=3.25

Lowe's's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2024 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover (Q: Jul. 2024 )
=Cost of Goods Sold / Average Total Inventories
=Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Jul. 2024 ) / ((Total Inventories (Q: Apr. 2024 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Jul. 2024 )) / count )
=15691 / ((18224 + 16841) / 2 )
=15691 / 17532.5
=0.89

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Lowe's  (NYSE:LOW) Inventory Turnover Explanation

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. A higher Inventory Turnover means the company has light inventory. Therefore the company spends less money on storage, write downs, and obsolete inventory. If the inventory is too light, it may affect sales because the company may not have enough to meet demand.

1. Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory.

Lowe's's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Jul. 2024 is calculated as:

Days Inventory =Average Total Inventories (Q: Jul. 2024 )/Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Jul. 2024 )*Days in Period
=17532.5/15691*365 / 4
=101.96

2. Inventory-to-Revenue determines the ability of a company to manage their inventory levels. It measures the percentage of Inventories the company currently has on hand to support the current amount of Revenue.

Lowe's's Inventory to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2024 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue=Average Total Inventories (Q: Jul. 2024 ) / Revenue (Q: Jul. 2024 )
=17532.5 / 23586
=0.74

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Be Aware

Usually retailers pile up their inventories at holiday seasons to meet the stronger demand. Therefore, the inventory of a particular quarter of a year should not be used to calculate Inventory Turnover. An average inventory is a better indication.


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Lowe's Business Description

Address
1000 Lowes Boulevard, Mooresville, NC, USA, 28117
Lowe's is the second-largest home improvement retailer in the world, operating more than 1,700 stores in the United States, after the 2023 divestiture of its Canadian locations (RONA, Lowe's Canada, Réno-Dépôt, and Dick's Lumber). The firm's stores offer products and services for home decorating, maintenance, repair, and remodeling, with maintenance and repair accounting for two thirds of products sold. Lowe's targets retail do-it-yourself (around 75% of sales) and do-it-for-me customers as well as commercial and professional business clients (around 25% of sales). We estimate Lowe's captures a high-single-digit share of the domestic home improvement market, based on US Census data and management's market size estimates.
Executives
Griggs Dan Clayton Jr officer: Vice President, CAO 1000 LOWES BOULEVARD, MOORESVILLE NC 28117
Brandon J Sink officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer 1000 LOWE'S BOULEVARD, MOORESVILLE NC 28117
Seemantini Godbole officer: EVP, Chief Information Officer 1000 LOWE'S BOULEVARD, MOORESVILLE NC 28117
Janice Dupre Little officer: EVP Human Resources 1000 LOWES BOULEVARD, MOORESVILLE NC 28117
Joseph Michael Mcfarland officer: EVP, Stores 1000 LOWE'S BOULEVARD, MOORESVILLE NC 28117
Quonta D Vance officer: EVP, Pro & Home Services 1000 LOWE'S BOULEVARD, MOORESVILLE NC 28117
Donald Frieson officer: EVP, Supply Chain 1000 LOWE'S BOULEVARD, MOORESVILLE NC 28117
William P Boltz officer: EVP, Merchandising 1000 LOWE'S BOULEVARD, MOORESVILLE NC 28117
Juliette Williams Pryor officer: EVP, CLO & Corp. Sec. 1000 LOWE'S BOULEVARD, MOORESVILLE NC 28117
Ross W Mccanless officer: SR VP Gen Counsel & Secretary
Scott H Baxter director 400 NORTH ELM STREET, GREENSBORO NC 27401
Taylor Colleen director C/O BILL.COM HOLDINGS, INC., 1800 EMBARCADERO ROAD, PALO ALTO CA 94303
Stone West Mary E director C/O HASBRO, INC., 1011 NEWPORT AVENUE, PAWTUCKET RI 02861
Daniel J Heinrich director CLOROX CO, 1221 BROADWAY, OAKLAND CA 94612
David H Batchelder director 1000 LOWE'S BOULEVARD, MOORESVILLE NC 28117