Analysis of Operating Leases
An operating lease is treated like a rental contract. Neither the leased asset nor the associated liability is reported on the lessee balance sheet, but the rights may be very similar to the rights of an owner. The lessee only records the lease payments as a rental expense in income statement.
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- Balance Sheet: Assets
- Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
- Common-Size Income Statement
- Analysis of Short-term (Operating) Activity Ratios
- Enterprise Value to EBITDA (EV/EBITDA)
- Dividend Discount Model (DDM)
- Debt to Equity since 2005
- Total Asset Turnover since 2005
- Price to Earnings (P/E) since 2005
- Aggregate Accruals
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Adjustments to Financial Statements for Operating Leases
Lowe’s Cos. Inc., adjustments to financial statements
US$ in millions
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2025-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-02-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-02-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31).
1, 2 Equal to total present value of future operating lease payments.
Lowe’s Cos. Inc., Financial Data: Reported vs. Adjusted
Adjusted Financial Ratios for Operating Leases (Summary)
Lowe’s Cos. Inc., adjusted financial ratios
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2025-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-02-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-02-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31).
| Financial ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Adjusted total asset turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by adjusted total assets. | Lowe’s Cos. Inc. adjusted total asset turnover ratio deteriorated from 2023 to 2024 and from 2024 to 2025. |
| Adjusted ROA | A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by adjusted total assets. | Lowe’s Cos. Inc. adjusted ROA improved from 2023 to 2024 but then slightly deteriorated from 2024 to 2025 not reaching 2023 level. |
Lowe’s Cos. Inc., Financial Ratios: Reported vs. Adjusted
Adjusted Total Asset Turnover
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2025-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-02-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-02-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31).
2025 Calculations
1 Total asset turnover = Net sales ÷ Total assets
= ÷ =
2 Adjusted total asset turnover = Net sales ÷ Adjusted total assets
= ÷ =
| Activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Adjusted total asset turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by adjusted total assets. | Lowe’s Cos. Inc. adjusted total asset turnover ratio deteriorated from 2023 to 2024 and from 2024 to 2025. |
Adjusted Debt to Equity
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2025-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-02-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-02-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31).
2025 Calculations
1 Debt to equity = Total debt ÷ Shareholders’ equity (deficit)
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2 Adjusted debt to equity = Adjusted total debt ÷ Shareholders’ equity (deficit)
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Adjusted Return on Assets (ROA)
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2025-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-02-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-02-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31).
2025 Calculations
1 ROA = 100 × Net earnings ÷ Total assets
= 100 × ÷ =
2 Adjusted ROA = 100 × Net earnings ÷ Adjusted total assets
= 100 × ÷ =
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Adjusted ROA | A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by adjusted total assets. | Lowe’s Cos. Inc. adjusted ROA improved from 2023 to 2024 but then slightly deteriorated from 2024 to 2025 not reaching 2023 level. |