Lowe’s companies, inc (LOW)
CashFlow / TTM
Jan'20Nov'19Aug'19May'19Feb'19Oct'18Aug'18May'18Feb'18Oct'17Jul'17Apr'17Feb'17Oct'16Jul'16Apr'16Jan'16Oct'15Jul'15Apr'15Jan'15Oct'14Jul'14Apr'14Jan'14Oct'13Jul'13Apr'13Jan'13Oct'12Jul'12Apr'12Jan'12Oct'11Jul'11Apr'11Jan'11Oct'10Jul'10Apr'10Jan'10Oct'09Jul'09Apr'09
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings

4,281

2,947

2,527

2,372

2,314

3,692

3,935

3,833

3,447

3,556

3,063

2,811

3,093

2,441

2,798

2,757

2,546

2,985

2,834

2,747

2,698

2,554

2,467

2,370

2,286

2,269

2,166

1,972

1,959

1,992

1,822

1,905

1,839

1,802

1,981

1,982

2,010

1,930

1,869

1,796

1,783

0

0

0

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

1,410

1,430

1,540

1,557

1,607

1,598

1,523

1,538

1,540

1,548

1,580

1,596

1,590

1,585

1,574

1,579

1,587

1,579

1,579

1,579

1,586

1,594

1,593

1,584

1,562

1,605

1,601

1,603

1,623

1,593

1,582

1,578

1,579

1,583

1,622

1,657

1,684

1,702

1,711

1,723

1,733

0

0

0

Noncash lease expense

468

0

0

0

-

-

-

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Deferred income taxes

177

-100

-197

-236

-151

32

65

96

53

-18

-34

-88

28

0

9

22

-68

-63

-89

-95

-124

-246

-243

-203

-162

-144

-137

64

-140

141

45

-133

54

-186

-40

-258

-133

-128

-160

42

-123

0

0

0

Loss on property and other assets - net

-117

-323

-407

-622

-630

-419

-288

-35

-40

-34

-207

-143

-143

-141

38

-34

-30

-20

-13

-8

-25

-66

-81

-83

-64

-36

-59

-69

-83

-118

-392

-466

-456

-438

-187

-111

-103

-125

-136

-185

-193

0

0

0

Loss on extinguishment of debt

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-464

-464

-464

-464

0

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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

-12

-15

-18

-7

-9

-10

-8

89

82

84

-210

-306

-302

-848

-568

-580

-594

-56

-57

-57

-57

-58

-56

-54

-52

-51

-46

-48

-48

-43

-37

-25

-12

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Share-based payment expense

98

70

63

92

74

100

106

97

99

97

96

91

90

104

109

113

117

119

123

120

119

114

109

110

100

95

90

93

100

101

102

102

107

112

119

119

115

108

107

104

102

0

0

0

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Merchandise inventory – net

600

1,388

1,893

1,921

1,289

38

490

829

791

1,243

718

430

178

-236

88

451

582

725

452

133

-170

190

61

106

396

451

416

486

244

4

-117

136

33

445

159

-251

64

113

460

871

28

0

0

0

Other operating assets

376

124

86

149

110

30

56

-80

-250

29

101

61

183

40

-23

172

34

-16

-20

9

-83

-111

-81

-44

5

-52

-76

27

87

144

155

44

-125

2

-16

7

146

14

54

27

-7

0

0

0

Accounts payable

-637

-465

514

1,398

1,720

365

285

138

-92

1,045

961

775

653

165

242

800

524

893

952

979

127

680

462

-49

291

302

581

59

303

167

-300

281

-5

284

486

-374

60

-90

-83

1,216

175

0

0

0

Other operating liabilities

-654

-495

-84

93

437

343

114

300

137

350

335

85

79

27

51

264

70

-89

133

160

188

195

133

226

319

298

256

-108

117

-42

210

349

215

314

143

-112

219

0

54

441

212

0

0

0

Net cash provided by operating activities

4,296

3,506

3,989

4,901

6,193

6,491

5,778

5,199

5,065

5,720

6,063

5,692

5,617

5,507

5,248

5,526

4,784

4,791

5,170

5,413

4,929

4,936

4,678

4,113

4,111

4,113

4,322

3,287

3,762

3,965

3,852

4,393

4,349

3,911

4,363

3,539

3,852

3,520

3,120

4,445

4,054

0

0

0

Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of investments

743

638

638

803

1,373

1,599

1,337

1,401

981

854

1,141

1,035

1,192

1,302

1,121

1,179

934

870

1,008

722

820

0

0

833

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Proceeds from sale/maturity of investments

695

640

653

891

1,393

1,553

1,337

1,611

1,114

1,137

1,612

1,049

1,254

1,283

949

1,084

884

935

878

712

805

637

699

782

709

1,034

964

1,213

1,837

1,566

1,661

1,514

1,433

1,772

2,095

2,061

2,605

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

Proceeds from sale/maturity of investments

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

0

906

-

2,011

1,785

2,193

2,120

2,288

2,445

2,010

1,822

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

Capital expenditures

1,484

1,255

1,157

1,155

1,174

1,182

1,190

1,145

1,123

1,134

1,153

1,161

1,167

1,173

1,117

1,173

1,197

1,137

1,066

918

880

917

948

938

940

874

965

1,070

1,211

1,512

1,671

1,853

1,829

1,581

1,497

1,359

1,329

1,397

1,389

1,510

1,799

0

0

0

Contributions to equity method investments - net

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

125

151

129

161

241

232

211

191

173

199

173

222

219

185

187

270

232

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Proceeds from sale of property and other long-term assets

163

97

88

95

76

74

65

44

45

30

30

32

37

34

54

65

57

59

48

39

52

57

52

85

75

87

128

107

130

131

81

76

52

27

36

25

25

25

14

12

18

0

0

0

Purchases of derivative instruments

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

103

103

103

103

0

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Purchases of short-term investments

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Proceeds from sale/maturity of short-term investments

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Purchases of long-term investments

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Proceeds from sale/maturity of long-term investments

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Other – net

0

-1

4

3

2

3

-4

-14

-13

-21

-6

11

13

24

12

31

28

23

22

-1

4

5

5

-5

-5

-22

-28

-10

-4

16

22

28

15

-26

12

11

14

0

0

0

-

-

-

0

Net cash used in investing activities

-1,369

-1,155

-1,058

-975

-1,080

-1,157

-1,125

-1,386

-1,441

-1,381

-1,223

-3,303

-3,361

-3,409

-3,541

-1,451

-1,343

-1,187

-1,299

-1,049

-1,088

-1,150

-1,293

-1,303

-1,286

-1,143

-389

-696

-903

-1,237

-1,775

-1,496

-1,437

-1,299

-1,410

-1,511

-2,184

-1,628

-1,686

-2,182

-1,886

0

0

0

Cash flows from financing activities:
Net change in commercial paper

220

637

0

3

-415

-172

-1

-4

625

170

-1

-1

466

-1

-1

-1

43

0

0

0

-386

0

0

0

386

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-1,007

0

0

0

Net proceeds from issuance of debt

3,972

2,972

2,972

2,972

0

0

0

0

2,968

2,968

2,968

2,968

3,267

3,267

4,985

4,985

1,718

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,984

2,977

2,977

2,977

993

994

994

993

1,985

0

0

0

-

-

-

0

Repayment of long-term debt

1,113

1,130

931

929

326

301

299

304

2,849

2,863

3,252

3,247

1,173

1,157

1,016

1,026

552

553

54

46

48

49

50

48

47

45

593

592

591

589

39

38

37

38

36

536

552

552

555

54

37

0

0

0

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

118

119

136

138

114

125

109

109

139

138

137

157

139

144

145

124

125

116

131

134

137

138

133

149

165

364

359

336

349

147

135

138

100

96

97

99

104

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

Proceeds from issuance of common stock from stock options exercised

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

0

Cash dividend payments

1,618

1,582

1,544

1,500

1,455

1,409

1,363

1,324

1,288

1,253

1,218

1,170

1,121

1,072

1,023

990

957

925

893

858

822

787

750

741

733

723

716

708

704

701

693

672

647

623

604

589

571

418

393

396

391

0

0

0

Repurchase of common stock

4,313

4,188

3,961

3,135

3,037

2,636

2,535

2,683

3,192

3,595

3,644

3,579

3,595

3,597

3,750

4,069

3,925

4,337

4,483

4,104

3,905

3,863

3,734

3,574

3,710

3,547

3,627

3,650

4,393

4,146

3,297

3,695

2,937

3,436

4,036

3,184

2,618

0

0

0

-

-

-

0

Other – net

-1

-9

-10

-12

-5

-5

-3

-11

-10

-131

-124

-109

-75

57

45

38

55

54

62

51

24

2

-11

3

-15

10

17

31

22

-1

-11

-28

-21

-9

3

4

1

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

Net cash used in financing activities

-2,735

-3,181

-3,338

-2,463

-5,124

-4,398

-4,092

-4,217

-3,607

-4,566

-5,134

-4,981

-2,092

-2,359

-615

-939

-3,493

-3,927

-3,998

-3,584

-3,761

-3,320

-3,427

-3,226

-2,969

-2,956

-4,560

-4,583

-3,333

-2,313

-928

-1,318

-2,549

-3,016

-3,582

-3,213

-1,651

-1,960

-1,339

-291

-1,801

0

0

0

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

1

-2

-6

-13

-12

-11

-6

6

13

10

2

-6

-11

-6

-5

-9

-9

-12

-11

-4

-5

-5

-4

-7

-6

-4

2

1

1

1

-7

-3

-1

1

6

4

3

5

9

23

20

0

0

0

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

193

0

0

0

-

-

-

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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

-12

0

0

0

-

-

-

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

205

-874

-455

1,408

-77

925

555

-398

30

-217

-292

-2,598

153

-267

1,087

3,127

-61

-335

-138

776

75

461

-46

-423

-150

10

-625

-1,991

-473

416

1,142

1,576

362

-403

-623

-1,181

20

-63

104

1,995

387

0

0

0