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LOW (Lowe's) Total Inventories : $16,841 Mil (As of Jul. 2024)


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What is Lowe's Total Inventories?

Lowe's's total inventories for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2024 was $16,841 Mil. Lowe's's average total inventories from the quarter that ended in Apr. 2024 to the quarter that ended in Jul. 2024 was $17,533 Mil.

In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital, inventory is only considered worth half of its book value. Lowe's's Net-Net Working Capital per share for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2024 was $-80.84.

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 Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Lowe's's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2024 was 0.89.

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 Total Inventories Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lowe's's Total Inventories 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 Total Inventories Chart

Lowe's Annual Data
Trend Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Total Inventories
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 13,179.00 16,193.00 17,605.00 18,532.00 16,894.00

Lowe's Quarterly Data
Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24
Total Inventories Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 17,422.00 17,530.00 16,894.00 18,224.00 16,841.00

Lowe's Total Inventories Calculation

Total Inventories includes the raw materials, work-in-process goods and completely finished goods of a company. It is a portion of a company's current assets.


Lowe's  (NYSE:LOW) Total Inventories Explanation

Inventory control is an important part of business operation. If a company does not have enough inventory, it may not be able to meet customers' required delivery time. If it has too much inventory, the cost of holding the inventory can be high.

1. In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC), inventory is only considered worth half of its book value.

Lowe's's Net-Net Working Capital Per Share for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2024 is

Net-Net Working Capital Per Share (Q: Jul. 2024 )
=(Cash And Cash Equivalents+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(4360+0.75 * 0+0.5 * 16841-58697
-0-0)/568
=-80.84

2. 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

3. Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year.

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

Inventory Turnover=Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Jul. 2024 ) / Average Total Inventories (Q: Jul. 2024 )
=15691 / 17532.5
=0.89

4. 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

Manufacturers with durable competitive advantages have the advantage that the products they sell do not change, and therefore will never become obsolete. Buffett likes this advantage.

When identifying manufacturers with durable competitive advantage, look for inventory and net earnings that rise correspondingly. This indicates that the company is finding profitable ways to increase sales which called for an increase in inventory.

Manufacturers with inventories that spike up and down are indicative of competitive industries subject to boom and bust.


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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