[LOW] QoQ Quarter Result on 29-Oct-2004 [#Q3]

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[LOW] Lowe's Companies, Inc.
Announcement Date
07-Dec-2004
Financial Year
2004
Quarter
29-Oct-2004 [#Q3]
Profit Trend
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Quarter Result
05/05/06 03/02/06 28/10/05 29/07/05 29/04/05 28/01/05 29/10/04 CAGR
Revenue 11,211,000 10,808,000 9,913,000 11,929,000 10,592,000 8,550,000 8,681,000 18.38%
PBT 1,368,000 1,129,000 1,055,000 1,363,000 959,000 804,000 851,000 36.79%
Tax 527,000 435,000 406,000 525,000 369,000 309,000 329,000 36.47%
NP 841,000 694,000 649,000 838,000 590,000 495,000 522,000 36.99%
Tax Rate -38.52% -38.53% -38.48% -38.52% -38.48% -38.43% -38.66% -
Total Cost 10,370,000 10,114,000 9,264,000 11,091,000 10,002,000 8,055,000 8,159,000 17.14%
Ratio Analysis
05/05/06 03/02/06 28/10/05 29/07/05 29/04/05 28/01/05 29/10/04 CAGR
NP Margin 7.50 6.42 6.55 7.02 5.57 5.79 6.01 15.74%
Per Share
05/05/06 03/02/06 28/10/05 29/07/05 29/04/05 28/01/05 29/10/04 CAGR
EPS 0.54 0.43 0.41 0.54 0.38 0.31 0.34 35.70%
EPS Diluted 0.53 0.43 0.40 0.52 0.37 0.31 0.33 36.71%

PBT = Profit before Tax, NP = Net Profit, NP Margin = Net Profit Margin, EPS = Earning Per Share, EPS Diluted = Earning Per Share Diluted.

NP Margin, QoQ ⃤ & YoY ⃤ figures in Percentage; EPS & EPS Diluted figures in Cent.

All figures in '000 unless specified.