Ratios

		vs industry	vs history
P/B	1.00	FBN's P/B is ranked higher than 76% of the 354 Companies in the Global Home Furnishings & Fixtures industry. ( Industry Median: 1.50 vs. FBN: 1.00 )	FBN' s 10-Year P/B Range Min: 0.09   Max: 2.94 Current: 1 0.09 2.94
P/S	0.05	FBN's P/S is ranked higher than 96% of the 354 Companies in the Global Home Furnishings & Fixtures industry. ( Industry Median: 0.70 vs. FBN: 0.05 )	FBN' s 10-Year P/S Range Min: 0.02   Max: 1.07 Current: 0.05 0.02 1.07
EV-to-EBIT	-2.47	FBN's EV-to-EBIT is ranked higher than 57% of the 354 Companies in the Global Home Furnishings & Fixtures industry. ( Industry Median: 14.19 vs. FBN: -2.47 )	FBN' s 10-Year EV-to-EBIT Range Min: 5.5   Max: 41.6 Current: -2.47 5.5 41.6
Shiller P/E	1	FBN's Shiller P/E is ranked lower than 75% of the 354 Companies in the Global Home Furnishings & Fixtures industry. ( Industry Median: 17.14 vs. FBN: 1 )	FBN' s 10-Year Shiller P/E Range Min: 2.47   Max: 16.99 Current: 1 2.47 16.99

Valuation & Return

		vs industry	vs history
Price/Net Current Asset Value	0.3	FBN's Price/Net Current Asset Value is ranked higher than 58% of the 354 Companies in the Global Home Furnishings & Fixtures industry. ( Industry Median: 4.35 vs. FBN: 0.3 )	FBN' s 10-Year Price/Net Current Asset Value Range Min: 0.3   Max: 3.7 Current: 0.3 0.3 3.7
Price/DCF (Projected)	0.2	FBN's Price/DCF (Projected) is ranked higher than 76% of the 354 Companies in the Global Home Furnishings & Fixtures industry. ( Industry Median: 1.00 vs. FBN: 0.2 )	FBN' s 10-Year Price/DCF (Projected) Range Min: 0.1   Max: 0.9 Current: 0.2 0.1 0.9
Price/Median PS Value	0.2	FBN's Price/Median PS Value is ranked higher than 60% of the 354 Companies in the Global Home Furnishings & Fixtures industry. ( Industry Median: 0.80 vs. FBN: 0.2 )	FBN' s 10-Year Price/Median PS Value Range Min: 0.2   Max: 2.3 Current: 0.2 0.2 2.3
Earnings Yield (Greenblatt)	3.90	FBN's Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) is ranked higher than 71% of the 354 Companies in the Global Home Furnishings & Fixtures industry. ( Industry Median: 7.60 vs. FBN: 3.90 )	FBN' s 10-Year Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) Range Min: 2.4   Max: 18.1 Current: 3.9 2.4 18.1
Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman)	-17.22	FBN's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) is ranked higher than 98% of the 354 Companies in the Global Home Furnishings & Fixtures industry. ( Industry Median: 5.83 vs. FBN: -17.22 )	FBN' s 10-Year Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) Range Min: -9.8   Max: 8 Current: -17.22 -9.8 8

Business Description

Furniture Brands International, Inc. is a Delaware corporation, which was organized in 1921 as a holding company. The Company is engaged in designing, manufacturing, sourcing and retailing of home furnishings. Furniture Brands markets products through a wide range of channels, including its own Thomasville retail stores and through interior designers, multi-line/independent retailers and mass merchant stores. Furniture Brands' portfolio includes some of the best known and most respected brands in the furniture industry, including Thomasville, Broyhill, Lane, Drexel Heritage, Henredon, Pearson, Hickory Chair, Lane Venture, Maitland-Smith and La Barge. Through these brands, the Company offers case goods, consisting of bedroom, dining room, and living room wood furniture; stationary upholstery products, consisting of sofas, loveseats, sectionals, and chairs; motion upholstered furniture, consisting of recliners and sleep sofas; occasional furniture, consisting of wood, metal and glass tables, accent pieces, home entertainment centers, and home office furniture; and decorative accessories and accent pieces. The Company's brands are featured in nearly every price and product category in the residential furniture industry. Each of its brands targets specific customers in relation to style and price point. The raw materials used in manufacturing its products include lumber, veneers, plywood, fiberboard, particleboard, steel, paper, hardware, adhesives, finishing materials, glass, mirrored glass, fabrics, leathers, metals, stone, synthetics and upholstered filling material. The Company's products compete against domestic manufacturers, importers, and foreign manufacturers entering the United States market; as well as increased direct importing by some larger retailers. Its competitors include: Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc.; La-Z-Boy Incorporated; Ethan Allen Interiors Inc., and many other home furnishings retailers and manufacturers. The elements of competition include price, style, quality, service, brand and marketing. The Company is subject to a range of federal, state, and local laws and regulations relating to protection of the environment, worker health and safety, and the emission, discharge, storage, treatment, and disposal of hazardous materials.
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