Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE:LOW ) Q1 2025 Results Conference Call May 21, 2025 9:00 AM ET Company Participants Kate Pearlman - Vice President, Investor Relations 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 Simeon Gutman - Morgan Stanley Steve Forbes - Guggenheim Securities Robbie Ohmes - Bank of America Scot Ciccarelli - Truist Securities Seth Sigman - Barclays Steven Zaccone - Citi Christopher Horvers - JP Morgan David Bellinger - Mizuho Securities Peter Benedict - Baird Operator Good morning, everyone, and welcome to Lowe's Companies First Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call. My name is Rob, and I'll be your operator for today's call.
The headline numbers for Lowe's (LOW) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended April 2025, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.
Two major retailers are moving lower this morning following their latest earnings reports.
LOW's Q1 results reflect lower net sales and earnings. Gross profit decreases 1.5% year over year, while the gross margin expands 20 basis points to 33.4%.
Lowe's (LOW) came out with quarterly earnings of $2.92 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.88 per share. This compares to earnings of $3.06 per share a year ago.
CNBC's Andrew Ross Sorkin reports on the company's quarterly earnings results.
Lowe's on Wednesday stood by its full-year forecast, despite reporting quarterly sales that fell just short of Wall Street's expectations.
Shares of Lowe's Cos. (LOW) rose in premarket trading Wednesday after the home-improvement retailer posted first-quarter profit above analysts' estimates and affirmed its full-year outlook.
Lowe's (NYSE: LOW) is set to disclose its fiscal first-quarter earnings on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, with analysts anticipating earnings of $2.89 per share on revenue of $21.03 billion. This would indicate a 6% decrease in earnings year-over-year and a 2% decline in sales compared to the previous year's results of $3.06 per share and $21.36 billion in revenue.
As Lowe's Companies, Inc. LOW prepares to unveil its first-quarter fiscal 2025 earnings on May 21, before the opening bell, investors are eager to see if the company can beat market expectations. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the to-be-reported quarter's revenues is pegged at $20.95 billion, which suggests a drop of 2% from the prior year's levels.
This is my latest article where I provide predictions of upcoming dividend increases from companies with long-term dividend growth histories. Most of the dividend announcements in the first half of the month were very modest, with Cardinal Health announcing a 1% boost to extend its streak to 29 years. Eight more dividend growth companies are poised to announce annual increases in the latter half of May, with popular home improvement retailer Lowe's likely to announce a 3–4% boost.
Lowe's, the second-largest home improvement retailer in the U.S., will soon report its Q1 earnings. In this article, I initiate my coverage of the stock, showing the macroeconomic environment and what the prospects for the company could be. While right now, a hold seems justified, there are reasons to look closely at the stock after earnings to consider it an opportunistic buy.