La-Z-Boy Incorporated
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2026 – 2029)

2026202620272027202820282029
Price/Earnings ratio
8.679.158.329.377.608.647.00
Price/Sales ratio
0.600.600.580.590.560.580.55
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$3.44$3.26$3.59$3.19$3.93$3.46$4.27

Historical Multiples (2015 – 2024)

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
19.7116.3815.7317.2522.1512.6118.667.718.2211.5714.5514.55
Price/Sales ratio
0.970.850.880.880.870.571.140.490.520.690.860.86
Price/Book Value ratio
2.662.372.292.272.221.392.561.421.311.411.781.78
Price/Cash Flow ratio
16.0811.559.2512.0510.085.956.4114.646.048.9710.6510.08
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
84.8914.8110.7417.5714.858.277.30477.279.0913.5716.3814.85
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
0.641.061.37-6.03-1.560.870.480.163.50-0.644.59-1.56
Dividend Yield
1.04%1.39%1.52%1.57%1.54%2.56%0.83%2.39%2.40%2.30%1.89%1.54%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
35.39%38.15%39.90%39.31%40.25%42.33%42.68%38.86%42.93%43.07%43.33%40.25%
Operating Profit Margin
7.23%8.02%8.59%8.16%7.42%6.96%7.88%8.77%8.99%7.36%7.48%7.42%
Pretax Profit Margin
7.41%8.19%8.60%8.13%5.46%6.75%8.41%8.71%8.75%8.09%8.04%5.46%
Net Profit Margin
4.96%5.19%5.65%5.10%3.92%4.54%6.13%6.36%6.41%5.99%5.99%3.92%
Effective Tax Rate
34.98%35.25%33.46%36.69%26.42%31.42%26.30%25.87%26.16%24.80%24.55%31.42%
Return on Assets
9.13%9.90%9.66%9.05%6.47%5.39%5.95%7.76%8.07%6.40%6.43%5.39%
Return On Equity
13.50%14.48%14.56%13.20%10.04%11.05%13.76%18.50%15.99%12.22%12.44%10.04%
Return on Capital Employed
16.64%19.04%18.91%18.17%15.79%10.94%11.64%16.45%15.20%10.21%10.37%10.94%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
3.073.062.602.852.261.781.51N/AN/AN/A1.881.78
Quick Ratio
2.061.941.721.831.441.261.140.951.211.311.211.26
Cash ratio
0.630.710.710.740.540.740.630.360.720.780.690.54
Days of Sales Outstanding
40.5935.0636.2235.4929.9621.2829.3249.9826.4831.1522.6521.28
Days of Inventory outstanding
62.1467.9369.9670.1968.9167.4783.0376.8075.2082.4489.9768.91
Operating Cycle
102.74103.00106.18105.6998.8888.75112.36126.79101.69113.60112.6398.88
Days of Payables Outstanding
18.2917.2720.4823.6922.8720.6234.5726.3529.2530.2233.4522.87
Cash Conversion Cycle
84.4485.7285.6981.9976.0068.1377.79100.4372.4383.3879.1776.00
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
N/A0.000.000.000.000.090.03N/AN/AN/A0.040.00
Debt Equity Ratio
N/A0.000.000.000.000.190.08N/AN/AN/A0.070.00
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
N/AN/AN/AN/A0.00N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Total Debt to Capitalization
N/A0.000.000.000.000.160.08N/AN/AN/A0.070.00
Interest Coverage Ratio
197.25252.87124.27240.4662.9088.8198.37N/AN/AN/A286.5062.90
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
N/A387.45667.46519.05757.511.174.58N/AN/AN/A2.151.17
Company Equity Multiplier
1.471.461.501.451.552.042.302.381.981.901.901.55
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.060.070.090.070.080.090.170.030.080.070.080.09
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.180.780.860.680.670.710.870.030.660.660.640.71
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
N/A387.45667.46519.05757.511.174.58N/AN/AN/A2.151.17
Short Term Coverage Ratio
N/A387.45667.46519.05837.471.174.58N/AN/AN/A2.151.17
Dividend Payout Ratio
20.50%22.89%24.03%27.21%34.28%32.38%15.53%18.47%19.82%26.63%27.19%32.38%