Lowe’s companies, inc (LOW)
CashFlow / Yearly
Jan'20Feb'19Feb'18Feb'17Jan'16Jan'15Jan'14Jan'13Jan'12Jan'11Jan'10Jan'09Jan'08
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings

4,281

2,314

3,447

3,093

2,546

2,698

2,286

1,959

1,839

2,010

1,783

2,195

2,809

Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization

1,410

1,607

1,540

1,590

1,587

1,586

1,562

1,623

1,579

1,684

1,733

1,667

1,464

Noncash lease expense

468

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Deferred income taxes

177

-151

53

28

-68

-124

-162

-140

54

-133

-123

69

2

Loss on property and other assets - net

-117

-630

-40

-143

-30

-25

-64

-83

-456

-103

-193

-89

-51

Goodwill, Impairment Loss

0

952

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Loss on extinguishment of debt

0

0

-464

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-8

0

Loss/(gain) on cost method and equity method investments

-12

-9

82

-302

-594

-57

-52

-48

-12

-4

-

-

-

Share-based payment expense

98

74

99

90

117

119

100

100

107

115

102

95

99

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Merchandise inventory – net

600

1,289

791

178

582

-170

396

244

33

64

28

611

464

Other operating assets

376

110

-250

183

34

-83

5

87

-125

146

-7

-31

64

Accounts payable

-637

1,720

-92

653

524

127

291

303

-5

60

175

402

185

Other operating liabilities

-654

437

137

79

70

188

319

117

215

219

212

177

265

Net cash provided by operating activities

4,296

6,193

5,065

5,617

4,784

4,929

4,111

3,762

4,349

3,852

4,054

4,122

4,347

Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of investments

743

1,373

981

1,192

934

820

759

1,444

-

-

-

-

-

Proceeds from sale/maturity of investments

695

1,393

1,114

1,254

884

805

709

1,837

1,433

2,605

1,827

1,358

-

Proceeds from sale/maturity of investments

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2,120

1,822

1,784

1,425

-

Capital expenditures

1,484

1,174

1,123

1,167

1,197

880

940

1,211

1,829

1,329

1,799

3,266

4,010

Contributions to equity method investments - net

-

-

-

-

125

241

173

219

232

83

60

-

-

Proceeds from sale of property and other long-term assets

163

76

45

37

57

52

75

130

52

25

18

29

57

Purchases of derivative instruments

-

-

-

103

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Proceeds from settlement of derivative instruments

-

-

-

179

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Acquisition of business - net

0

0

509

2,356

0

0

203

0

100

-

-

-

-

Purchases of short-term investments

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

920

Proceeds from sale/maturity of short-term investments

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,183

Purchases of long-term investments

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,588

Proceeds from sale/maturity of long-term investments

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,162

Other – net

0

2

-13

13

28

4

-5

-4

15

14

2

56

7

Net cash used in investing activities

-1,369

-1,080

-1,441

-3,361

-1,343

-1,088

-1,286

-903

-1,437

-2,184

-1,886

-3,226

-4,123

Cash flows from financing activities:
Net change in commercial paper

220

-415

625

466

43

-386

386

0

0

-

-1,007

-57

1,041

Net proceeds from issuance of debt

3,972

0

2,968

3,267

1,718

1,239

985

1,984

993

1,985

10

15

1,296

Repayment of long-term debt

1,113

326

2,849

1,173

552

48

47

591

37

552

37

573

96

Proceeds from issuance of common stock under share-based payment plans

118

114

139

139

125

137

165

349

100

104

128

174

80

Proceeds from issuance of common stock from stock options exercised

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

69

Cash dividend payments

1,618

1,455

1,288

1,121

957

822

733

704

647

571

391

491

428

Repurchase of common stock

4,313

3,037

3,192

3,595

3,925

3,905

3,710

4,393

2,937

2,618

504

8

2,275

Other – net

-1

-5

-10

-75

55

24

-15

22

-21

1

0

1

6

Net cash used in financing activities

-2,735

-5,124

-3,607

-2,092

-3,493

-3,761

-2,969

-3,333

-2,549

-1,651

-1,801

-939

-307

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

1

-12

13

-11

-9

-5

-6

1

-1

3

20

7

0

Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents, including cash classified within current assets held for sale

193

-23

30

153

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Less: Net increase/(decrease) in cash classified within current assets held for sale

-12

54

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

205

-77

30

153

-61

75

-150

-473

362

20

387

-36

-83