question archive Look up the statement of cash flows for both Home Depot and Lowes using? Yahoo! Finance

Look up the statement of cash flows for both Home Depot and Lowes using? Yahoo! Finance

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Look up the statement of cash flows for both Home Depot and Lowes using? Yahoo! Finance.

a.  Compute the quality of earnings ratio for both firms and all three years of data provided in the popup? window:  

b.  Compare the quality of earnings ratio for the two firms. For which firm do you feel most comfortable about the reported earnings? quality? Explain.

c.  Compute the capital acquisitions ratios for the latest three years for both firms.

d.  Compare Home? Depot's and? Lowes' abilities of using operating cash flow to finance their capital expenditures. Which firm has relied more on the capital? markets?

 

Home Depot

Lowes

 
 

2011

2012

2013

2011

2012

2013

  Net Income

?$3,338,000

?$3,883,000

?$4,535,000

?$2,010,000

?$1,839,000

?$1,959,000

  Cash Flow from Operations

?$4,585,000

?$6,651,000

?$6,975,000

?$3,852,000

?$4,349,000

?$3,762,000

  Capital Expenditures? (CAPEX)

?$1,096,000

?$1,221,000

?$1,312,000

?$1,329,000

?$1,829,000

?$1,211,000

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  Particulars Home Depot Lowes
    Year 2011 Year 2012 Year 2013 Year 2011 Year 2012 Year 2013
a Net Income $             3,338,000 $               3,883,000 $        4,535,000 $               2,010,000 $            1,839,000 $           1,959,000
b Cash Flow from Operations $             4,585,000 $               6,651,000 $        6,975,000 $               3,852,000 $            4,349,000 $           3,762,000
c Capital Expenditures $             1,096,000 $               1,221,000 $        1,312,000 $               1,329,000 $            1,829,000 $           1,211,000
    Home Depot Lowes
    Year 2011 Year 2012 Year 2013 Year 2011 Year 2012 Year 2013
Ans a. Quality of Earning =Cash Flow from Operations/Net Income =b/a=                         1.374                          1.713                    1.538                          1.916                       2.365                      1.920
Ans b. Comparing Quality of Earning of Two Companies  
    Quality Of Earning
  Year Home Depot Lowes
  2011                         1.374                          1.916
  2012                         1.713                          2.365
  2013                         1.538                          1.920
Lowes have a better Quality of Earning across three years over Home Depot.
Ans c .   Home Depot Lowes
  Ratio Year 2011 Year 2012 Year 2013 Year 2011 Year 2012 Year 2013
  Capital Acquisitions Ratio=Cash flow from Operations/Capital Expenditure=b/c=                         4.183                          5.447                    5.316                          2.898                       2.378                      3.107
Ans d. Comparing Capital Acquisitions ratio or the ability to use operating cash flow to finance the Capital Expenditure.
           
    Capital Acquisitions Ratio    
  Year Home Depot Lowes    
  2011                         4.183                          2.898    
  2012                         5.447                          2.378    
  2013                         5.316                          3.107    
           
  Home Deport has better Capital Acquisitions ratio over Lowes across three years.    
  That means Home Depot is in a better position to use its internal cash flow for    
  funding the capital expenditure needs.        
  Lowes has comparatively lower Capital Acquisitions ratio , so it has relied more    
  on Capital Market to fund the Capital Expenditures.