Lowe's Q3 EPS Inline, Top Line Beats Estimates (LOW)

Posted on: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:15:00 EST


Symbols: LOW
Nov 16, 2009 (SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) --
LOW | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- 11/16/2009-Lowe's (NYSE:LOW) reported Q3 EPS of $0.24, ex-items, inline with consensus estimates.

Revenues in the quarter slipped 3% year-over-year to $11.38 billion, coming in ahead of consensus estimates of $11.28 billion.

Robert A. Niblock, Lowe's chairman and CEO said, "We are beginning to see signs of improved performance in some of the hardest-hit housing markets including California, Florida and areas of the desert Southwest."

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