question archive 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 |
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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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