Is LOW Stock A Buy As EPS Grows While Sales Shrink?

Lowe's Companies (LOW) trades at $198, down about 26% over the past year while the S&P 500 (SPY) returned about 19%. The tape reads like a retailer stuck with a cautious DIY customer and a housing market management expects to recover only gradually. Its own numbers say something stranger: per-share earnings compounded higher over the past three years while revenue shrank.