Lowe's Companies NYSE: LOW price action pulled back from its October peak, providing a second-chance opportunity for investors. The opportunity is to add to positions or create new ones at a discounted price.
Lowe's benefits from long-term tailwinds: Aging housing stock, home price appreciation, and rising disposable income, positioning it well for future growth despite near-term challenges. Q3 earnings showed a decline in sales and comp sales, with DIY market weakness and storm-related sales impacting margins, but Pro sales and online growth were strong. Lowe's raised its full-year guidance but lowered operating margin expectations, and a challenging market caused a selloff.
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Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE:LOW ) Q3 2024 Results Conference Call November 19, 2024 9:00 AM ET Company Participants Kate Pearlman - Vice President, Investor Relations & Treasurer Marvin Ellison - Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Bill Boltz - Executive Vice President, Merchandising Joe McFarland - Executive Vice President, Stores Brandon Sink - Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Peter Benedict - Baird Steven Forbes - Guggenheim Securities Simeon Gutman - Morgan Stanley Christopher Horvers - JPMorgan Eric Bosshard - Cleveland Research Karen Short - Melius Research Seth Sigman - Barclays Chuck Grom - Gordon Haskett Operator Good morning, everyone. Welcome to Lowe's Companies Third Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call.
Lowe's comparable sales for the third quarter fall 1.1%, showing an improvement from the 5.1% decline recorded in the preceding quarter.
Lowe's Companies Inc (NYSE:LOW) reported third-quarter adjusted earnings per share of $2.89 on revenue of $20.17 billion, both of which beat Wall Street's estimates And while the home improvement retailer also raised its outlook, it said it expects full-year sales to decline year over year, leading LOW 4.7% lower to trade at $259.02 at last glance.
Lowe's (LOW) came out with quarterly earnings of $2.89 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.82 per share. This compares to earnings of $3.06 per share a year ago.
Lowe's (LOW) reported third-quarter results Tuesday morning above analysts' expectations despite "continued softness" in big-ticket discretionary purchases.
Lowe's Companies Inc has unveiled expectation-beating results for the third quarter, driven by heightened demand in the wake of hurricanes Helene and Milton. Storm-related, professional and online sales over the three months to November offset soft demand for bigger-ticket DIY items, the home improvement retailer said Tuesday.
Sales in the quarter decline 1.4% to $20.2 billion.