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Lowe's Companies Inc. (LOW)On Feb 9: 21.84   0.00 (0.00%)  
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DIRECT COMPETITOR COMPARISON 
LOWHDPvt1Pvt2Industry
Market Cap:32.15B49.09BN/AN/A32.03B
Employ­ees:164,000209,30040,0001N/A164.00K
Qtrly Rev Growth (yoy):-3.00%-8.00%N/AN/A2.90%
Revenue (ttm):47.04B66.21B7.80B1N/A47.04B
Gross Margin (ttm):34.60%34.09%N/AN/A34.60%
EBITDA (ttm):4.94B6.93BN/AN/A4.94B
Oper Margins (ttm):6.81%7.70%N/AN/A7.78%
Net Income (ttm):1.74B2.32BN/AN/AN/A
EPS (ttm):1.1831.340N/AN/A1.18
P/E (ttm):18.4621.54N/AN/A21.34
PEG (5 yr expected):1.811.9N/AN/A1.81
P/S (ttm):0.680.74N/AN/A0.73
HD = The Home Depot, Inc.
Pvt1 = Menard, Inc. (privately held)
Pvt2 = Sears, Roebuck and Co. (privately held)
Industry = Home Improvement Stores
1 = As of 2008  

TOP 10 HOME IMPROVEMENT RETAILERS 2004 SALES 
CompanySymbolPriceChangeMarket CapP/E
The Home Depot, Inc.HD28.870.00%49.09B21.54
Lowe's Companies Inc.LOW21.840.00%32.15B18.46
WOSCY.PK2.100.00%N/AN/A
CCA Global PartnersPrivate - View Profile
Menard, Inc.Private - View Profile
Sherwin-Williams Co.SHW63.770.00%7.23B16.89
Stock Building Supply Inc.Private - View Profile
84 Lumber CompanyPrivate - View Profile
Ace Hardware CorporationPrivate - View Profile
Do it Best Corp.Private - View Profile
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HDDon't Invest Another Penny
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HDPfizer's Slippery Slope
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HDThe Upper Hand in Home Improvement
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