| Ticker Symbol: | LOW |
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| Exchange: | NYSE |
| Contact Info: | 1000 Lowe's Blvd. Mooresville NC 28117 704 758-1000 |
| CEO/President: | Robert A. Niblock |
| Industry: | Building Prds Retail - Wsale / Standard Industry Code: 5211 |
| Description: | Lowe's Companies Inc. is a retailer of home improvement products in the world, with specific emphasis on retail do-it-yourself and commercial business customers. Lowe's specializes in offering products and services for home improvement, home decor, home maintenance, home repair and remodeling and maintenance of commercial buildings. Lowe's principal customer groups are do-it-yourself retail customers and commercial business customers. |
| Shares Outstanding: | 1,463,770 (000) | Market Value: | 37,721,360 ($000) |
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| Percentage of Inst.Shareholders: | 80.08% | Number of Inst.Shareholders: | 0.55% |
| Last Quarter Sales: | 14509.00 ($Mil.) | Last Quarter Net Income: | 938.00 ($Mil.) |
| Last Quarter EPS: | 0.64 | P/E Ratio: | 15 |
| Most Recent Earnings: | 0.64 on 08/18/08 | Earnings Per Share: | 1.76 |
| Most Recent Split: | 2-1 on 07/03/06 | Annual Dividend Rate: | .34 |
| Most Recent Dividend: | 0.085 on 07/16/08 | Annual Dividend Yield: | 1.32% |


| HOME DEPOT INC | -4.20 | 29.33 | |
| LOWES COMPANIES | +3.00 | 26.71 | |
| FASTENAL CO | +27.80 | 52.29 | |
| BEACON ROOFING | +85.30 | 16.82 | |
| BUILDING MATERI | -85.10 | 1.23 |
