Lowe's Companies (LOW) reported Q1 FY 2019 earnings of $1.22 per share (versus $1.19 in Q1 FY 2018), missing analysts’ consensus of $1.33.
The company’s quarterly revenues amounted to $17.741 bln (+2.2% y/y), generally in line with analysts’ consensus estimate of $17.645 bln.
The company also issued guidance for FY 2019, projecting EPS of $5.45-5.65 (versus analysts’ consensus estimate of $6.05 and its prior guidance of $6.00-6.10) and revenues of +~2% y/y to ~$72.7 bln (versus analysts’ consensus estimate of $72.46 bln).
LOW fell to $102.11 (-8.09%) in pre-market trading.