5 0000060667 LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC 1,000 YEAR JAN-29-1999 JAN-31-1998 JAN-29-1999 222,709 20,343 143,928 0 2,104,845 2,585,683 3,636,917 0 6,344,651 1,765,344 0 0 0 176,321 2,959,631 6,344,651 12,244,882 12,244,882 8,950,156 8,950,156 2,461,569 0 74,735 758,422 276,000 482,422 0 0 0 482,422 1.37 1.36