ScoreWhy is La-Z-Boy, Inc. ?
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High Management Efficiency with a high ROE of 15.06%
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Company has a low Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
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Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 3.31% of over the last 5 years
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Flat results in Jul 25
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at USD 170.47 MM
- ROCE(HY) Lowest at 9.09%
- DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Highest at 17.76 %
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With ROE of 12.84%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 1.63 Price to Book Value
- The stock is trading at a fair value compared to its peers' average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -15.53%, its profits have risen by 2.2% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 2.3
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Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
- Even though the market (S&P 500) has generated returns of 13.22% in the last 1 year, the stock has hugely underperformed and has generate negative returns of -15.53% returns
Real-Time Research ReportHow much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to La-Z-Boy, Inc. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Furniture, Home Furnishing should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Furniture, Home Furnishing)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is La-Z-Boy, Inc. for you?
Medium Risk, Medium Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
La-Z-Boy, Inc.
-15.53%
0.34
39.59%
S&P 500
13.22%
0.65
20.20%
Quality
Management Risk
Growth
Capital StructureQuality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
5.97%
EBIT Growth (5y)
3.31%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
100.00
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.25
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.99
Tax Ratio
31.39%
Dividend Payout Ratio
35.73%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
100.00%
ROCE (avg)
28.87%
ROE (avg)
15.06%
ValuationValuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
13
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.63
EV to EBIT
8.72
EV to EBITDA
4.89
EV to Capital Employed
1.82
EV to Sales
0.68
PEG Ratio
2.33
Dividend Yield
2.24%
ROCE (Latest)
20.86%
ROE (Latest)
12.84%
TechnicalsTechnical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bearish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned 
Financial Trend5What is working for the Company
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Highest at USD 13.02
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)
Highest at 50.07%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by 1.31% (YoY
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 4.52 times
-21What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Lowest at USD 170.47 MM
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at 9.09%
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Highest at 17.76 %
NET SALES(Q)
Lowest at USD 492.23 MM
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at USD 53.55 MM
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Lowest at 10.88 %
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at USD 24.39 MM
NET PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at USD 18.2 MM
Here's what is working for La-Z-Boy, Inc.
Dividend per share
Highest at USD 13.02 and Grown
In each year in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated
DPS (USD)
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 4.52 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Dividend Payout Ratio
Highest at 50.07%
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend
DPR (%)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by 1.31% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin
Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales
Here's what is not working for La-Z-Boy, Inc.
Pre-Tax Profit
At USD 24.39 MM has Fallen at -41.83%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 41.93 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at USD 170.47 MM and Fallen
In each year in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling
Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)
Net Profit
At USD 18.2 MM has Fallen at -33.45%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 27.36 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very negative
Net Profit (USD MM)
Net Sales
Lowest at USD 492.23 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is negative
Net Sales (USD MM)
Operating Profit
Lowest at USD 53.55 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is negative
Operating Profit (USD MM)
Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at 10.88 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated
Operating Profit to Sales
Pre-Tax Profit
Lowest at USD 24.39 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
Net Profit
Lowest at USD 18.2 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative
Net Profit (USD MM)
Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 17.76 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed
Debt-Equity Ratio
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