By Colin Kellaher 
 

Lowe's Cos. (LOW) on Wednesday forecast earnings for the coming fiscal year that topped Wall Street's estimates.

The Mooresville, N.C., home-improvement retailer said it expects earnings of $6.00 to $6.10 a share for the fiscal year that ends Jan. 31, 2020.

Analysts polled by FactSet were expecting an adjusted profit of $5.93 a share and reported earnings of $5.90 a share.

Lowe's said it expects sales growth of about 2% for the year, with comparable sales up 3%, roughly in line with analysts estimates of 3.1%.

 

Write to Colin Kellaher at colin.kellaher@wsj.com

 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

December 12, 2018 12:04 ET (17:04 GMT)

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