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La-Z-Boy Incorporated
(NYSE:LZB)
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Rating:56Neutral
Price Target:
$35.00
▼(-11.79% Downside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:08/20/26
The score reflects stable but cooling fundamentals (revenue decline, lower profitability/ROE, yet positive free cash flow) as the primary driver, compounded by weak price action (below all major moving averages with negative momentum). Reasonable valuation and a mixed earnings outlook—strong retail trends but ongoing wholesale/Joybird and cost headwinds—provide partial support but do not offset the technical and recent profitability pressure.
Positive Factors
Retail Growth and Store Expansion
Strong written and same-store growth indicates improving retail execution, conversion and customer demand. Expanding the company-owned footprint should increase direct-to-consumer exposure, capture more retail economics and provide a durable platform for future sales growth.
Negative Factors
Wholesale Revenue Weakness
Wholesale weakness reflects uneven retailer orders and fixed-cost deleverage, reducing an important distribution channel's contribution. Persistent choppiness could constrain consolidated growth and profitability, particularly while the company adjusts to the Casegoods divestiture.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Retail Growth and Store Expansion
Strong written and same-store growth indicates improving retail execution, conversion and customer demand. Expanding the company-owned footprint should increase direct-to-consumer exposure, capture more retail economics and provide a durable platform for future sales growth.
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La-Z-Boy Incorporated (LZB) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$1.63B
Dividend Yield2.79%
Average Volume (3M)687.07K
Price to Earnings (P/E)17.0
Beta (1Y)0.73
Revenue Growth0.20%
EPS Growth-10.08%
CountryUS
Employees10,200
SectorConsumer Cyclical
Sector Strength84
IndustryFurnishings, Fixtures & Appliances
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)1.99
Shares Outstanding40,052,773
10 Day Avg. Volume388,694
30 Day Avg. Volume687,067
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio3.40
Price to Book (P/B)1.38
Price to Sales (P/S)0.68
P/FCF Ratio11.35
Enterprise Value/Market Cap<0.01
Enterprise Value/Revenue<0.01
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit<0.01
Enterprise Value/Ebitda<0.01
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$43.00Price Target Upside8.37% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering3
EPS Forecast (FY)2.94
Revenue Forecast (FY)$2.17B
La-Z-Boy Incorporated Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
La-Z-Boy Incorporated (NYSE: LZB) is a U.S.-based residential furniture company that designs, manufactures, sources, and retails upholstered and casegoods furniture. The company is best known for La-Z-Boy branded recliners and stationary upholster...
How the Company Makes Money
La-Z-Boy makes money by selling residential furniture and related home furnishings through multiple go-to-market channels that generate revenue at different points in the value chain:\n\n1) Retail (direct-to-consumer) sales\n- Company-owned stores...
La-Z-Boy Incorporated Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Aug 18, 2026
(Q1-2027)
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Next Earnings Date:Dec 02, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Neutral
The call presents a mixed but balanced picture: strong retail momentum (16% written sales growth, positive same-store comps, store expansion), a healthy balance sheet ($267M cash, no external debt) and margin tailwinds in gross margin, offset by notable headwinds in Wholesale and the Joybird business, near-term friction costs from supply chain and digital investments, and consolidated sales/margin pressures. Management emphasized strategic investments to capture market share and long-term efficiency gains, while acknowledging short-term volatility and cautious macro conditions.Positive Updates
Retail Written Sales and Same-Store Growth
Retail written sales increased 16% year-over-year, with written same-store sales up 3%, driven by stronger in-store execution, higher conversion, increased design sales and higher average ticket.
Negative Updates
Consolidated Sales Decline
Consolidated fiscal Q1 sales were down 3% as reported and down 1% excluding the wholesale Casegoods divestiture, reflecting mixed enterprise-level demand.
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Q1-2027 Updates
Positive
Negative
Retail Written Sales and Same-Store Growth
Retail written sales increased 16% year-over-year, with written same-store sales up 3%, driven by stronger in-store execution, higher conversion, increased design sales and higher average ticket.
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Company Guidance
La‑Z‑Boy guided Q2 sales of $500–$520 million (down 1% to up 2% excluding the wholesale Casegoods divestiture) with adjusted operating margin of 4.0%–5.5%, reiterated full‑year capex of $90–$110 million and a normalized full‑year effective tax rate of 26%–27%; they plan to open ~10 new stores in fiscal '27 as part of expansion toward a 450‑store footprint (currently ~380 total stores, 234 company‑owned = 62% of network), enter Q2 with a solid wholesale backlog, and expect near‑term friction costs from supply‑chain projects and Joybird integration. Management noted Q1 metrics including consolidated sales down 3% (down 1% ex‑Casegoods), consolidated adjusted operating margin of 3.9% (GAAP operating loss $2M), adjusted EPS $0.43 (GAAP EPS -$0.06), retail delivered sales up 10% to $229M with retail written sales +16% and written same‑store +3%, wholesale delivered sales $323M (down 9% reported, down 5% ex‑Casegoods), Joybird written sales down 17% (delivered sales $27M), consolidated adjusted gross margin +290 bps, adjusted SG&A +380 bps, cash $267M with no external debt, $291M remaining repurchase authorization, and a capital allocation goal to reinvest 50% of operating cash flow and return 50% to shareholders.La-Z-Boy Incorporated Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
56
Neutral
Balance Sheet
68
Positive
Cash Flow
62
Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Apr 2026 | Apr 2025 | Apr 2024 | Apr 2023 | Apr 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 2.11B | 2.13B | 2.11B | 2.05B | 2.35B | 2.36B |
| Gross Profit | 936.07M | 936.60M | 926.42M | 881.67M | 1.01B | 879.79M |
| EBITDA | 81.21M | 201.51M | 271.31M | 290.76M | 322.84M | 246.22M |
| Net Income | 81.49M | 101.98M | 99.56M | 122.63M | 150.66M | 150.02M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 1.99B | 2.04B | 1.92B | 1.91B | 1.87B | 2.07B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 267.25M | 303.21M | 331.07M | 347.91M | 349.77M | 266.21M |
| Total Debt | 541.51M | 564.29M | 490.86M | 481.75M | 445.91M | 430.11M |
| Total Liabilities | 968.93M | 979.66M | 890.19M | 900.08M | 914.17M | 1.25B |
| Stockholders Equity | 1.01B | 1.05B | 1.02B | 1.00B | 941.84M | 810.73M |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 103.12M | 127.80M | 112.99M | 104.58M | 136.35M | 2.42M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 184.25M | 204.11M | 187.27M | 158.13M | 205.17M | 79.00M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -132.78M | -138.61M | -98.39M | -81.55M | -70.12M | -78.37M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -102.32M | -91.15M | -102.61M | -81.23M | -37.14M | -144.56M |
La-Z-Boy Incorporated Technical Analysis
Negative
39.68
Price Trends
39.83
Negative
37.30
Negative
36.55
Negative
Market Momentum
-0.09
Positive
27.73
Positive
22.44
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For LZB, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 39.68 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 40.57, below the 50-day MA of 39.83, and above the 200-day MA of 36.55, indicating a bearish trend. The MACD of -0.09 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 27.73 is Positive, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 22.44 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for LZB.
La-Z-Boy Incorporated Risk Analysis
La-Z-Boy Incorporated disclosed 21 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. La-Z-Boy Incorporated reported the most risks in the "Production" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
La-Z-Boy Incorporated Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (61)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
82 Outperform | $413.23M | 11.75 | 16.77% | 1.13% | 4.10% | 73.26% | |
74 Outperform | $569.23M | 14.51 | 8.40% | 7.93% | -5.72% | ― | |
64 Neutral | $164.94M | 29.81 | 3.32% | 4.10% | 1.96% | 122.75% | |
61 Neutral | $18.38B | 12.79 | -2.54% | 3.03% | 1.52% | -15.83% | |
56 Neutral | $1.63B | 17.04 | 7.86% | 2.38% | 0.20% | -10.08% | |
56 Neutral | $1.58B | 17.60 | 6.94% | 3.40% | 4.68% | ― | |
56 Neutral | $1.28B | 6.13 | 21.32% | 1.79% | -8.20% | 53.01% |
* Consumer Cyclical Sector Average
LZB
La-Z-Boy Incorporated
33.91
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La-Z-Boy Incorporated Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyStock BuybackFinancial DisclosuresM&A Transactions
La-Z-Boy Q1 2027 Sales Decline Amid Retail Growth
Negative
Aug 18, 2026
For the fiscal 2027 first quarter ended July 25, 2026, La-Z-Boy reported sales of $476 million, down 3% year over year, as strong growth in its Retail segment was offset by weaker Wholesale delivered sales following choppy order patterns and the M...
Business Operations and StrategyStock BuybackDividendsFinancial Disclosures
La-Z-Boy Posts Strong Q4 Results, Boosts Shareholder Returns
Positive
Jun 16, 2026
La-Z-Boy reported strong results for its fiscal fourth quarter ended April 25, 2026, with sales flat year on year at $570 million but GAAP operating margin improving to 7.2% and adjusted margin to 9.9%. Retail segment written sales rose 11% and de...
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