La-Z-Boy (La-Z-Boy) Net-Net Working Capital : $-8.98 (As of Jan. 2024)

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What is La-Z-Boy Net-Net Working Capital?

In calculating the Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC), Benjamin Graham assumed that a company's accounts receivable is only worth 75% its value, its inventory is only worth 50% of its value, but its liabilities have to be paid in full. In addition, Graham believed that preferred stock belongs on the liability side of the balance sheet, not as part of capital and surplus. This is a conservative way of estimating the company's value.

La-Z-Boy's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $-8.98.

The industry rank for La-Z-Boy's Net-Net Working Capital or its related term are showing as below:

LZB's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked ^*
in the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances industry.
Industry Median: 5.64
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

La-Z-Boy Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for La-Z-Boy's Net-Net Working Capital can be seen below:

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La-Z-Boy Net-Net Working Capital Chart

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Net-Net Working Capital

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-0.88

-6.70

-8.91

-13.61

-8.05

La-Z-Boy Quarterly Data
	Apr19	Jul19	Oct19	Jan20	Apr20	Jul20	Oct20	Jan21	Apr21	Jul21	Oct21	Jan22	Apr22	Jul22	Oct22	Jan23	Apr23	Jul23	Oct23	Jan24
Net-Net Working Capital	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-9.38	-8.05	-7.89	-8.19	-8.98

Competitive Comparison of La-Z-Boy's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances subindustry, La-Z-Boy's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

La-Z-Boy's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances Industry

For the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, La-Z-Boy's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where La-Z-Boy's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital falls into.

La-Z-Boy Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

La-Z-Boy's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2023 is calculated as

	Net-Net Working Capital		(A: Apr. 2023 )
=	(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	+	0.75 * Accounts Receivable	+	0.5 * Total Inventories	-	Total Liabilities
-	Preferred Stock	-	Minority Interest)	/	Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=	(343.374	+	0.75 * 125.536	+	0.5 * 276.257	-	914.166
-	0	-	10.261)	/	43.318
=	-8.05

La-Z-Boy's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

	Net-Net Working Capital		(Q: Jan. 2024 )
=	(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	+	0.75 * Accounts Receivable	+	0.5 * Total Inventories	-	Total Liabilities
-	Preferred Stock	-	Minority Interest)	/	Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=	(329.324	+	0.75 * 119.383	+	0.5 * 276.833	-	930.406
-	0	-	9.666)	/	42.613
=	-8.98

In addition, Graham believed that preferred stock belongs on the liability side of the balance sheet, not as part of capital and surplus. In "Security Analysis", preferred stock is dubbed "an imperfect creditorship position" that is best placed on the balance sheet alongside funded debt.

This is a conservative way of estimating the company's value.

La-Z-Boy (NYSE:LZB) Net-Net Working Capital Explanation

One research study, covering the years 1970 through 1983 showed that portfolios picked at the beginning of each year, and held for one year, returned 29.4 percent, on average, over the 13-year period, compared to 11.5 percent for the S&P 500 Index. Other studies of Graham's strategy produced similar results.

Benjamin Graham looked for companies whose market values were less than two-thirds of their net-net value. They are collected under our Net-Net screener.

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La-Z-Boy (La-Z-Boy) Business Description

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Address

One La-Z-Boy Drive, Monroe, MI, USA, 48162-5138

Website

https://www.la-z-boy.com

La-Z-Boy Inc is a U.S.-based company that manufactures, distributes, and retails upholstery furniture products. It is a producer of reclining chairs and distributors of residential furniture in the U.S. The company chiefly operates in the United States but also has secondary operations in Canada and other countries. The company's reportable segments include the Wholesale segment, which manufactures and imports upholstered furniture; and Retail, which sells upholstered and case goods furniture to the end consumer. The majority of the company's revenue is derived from its Wholesale segment. Some of the core brands of the firm include England, Kincaid, American Drew, and Hammary.

Executives

Janet Kerr	director	50 CASTILIAN DR, GOLETA CA 93117
Raza Syed Haider	director	ONE LA-Z-BOY DRIVE, MONROE MI 48162
Rebecca M Reeder	officer: Pres., Retail LZB Furn. Gall.	1 LA-Z-BOY DRIVE, MONROE MI 48162
Mark Stephen Lavigne	director	533 MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY DRIVE, ST. LOUIS MO 63141
Katherine E. Vanderjagt	officer: VP & Chief HR Officer	1 LA-Z-BOY DRIVE, MONROE MI 48162
Robert Ii Sundy	officer: SVP & Chief Commercial Officer	1 LA-Z-BOY DRIVE, MONROE MI 48162
Carol Young Lee	officer: VP & Chief Information Officer	1 LA-Z-BOY DRIVE, MONROE MI 48162
Terrence James Linz	officer: President, La-Z-Boy Retail	1 LA-Z-BOY DRIVE, MONROE MI 48162
Bryan Keith Wilson	officer: President Int'l & Joybird	6 BELL STREET, MAIDENHEAD, BERKS X0 SL6 1BU
Michael Adam Leggett	officer: Sr VP & Chief Supply Chain Off	1 LA-Z-BOY DRIVE, MONROE MI 48162
Kurt L Darrow	director, officer: Chairman, President & CEO	ONE LA-Z-BOY DRIVE, MONROE MI 48162
Erika L. Alexander	director	10400 FERNWOOD RD., BETHESDA MD 20817
Otis S Sawyer	officer: Senior Vice President	ONE LA-Z-BOY DRIVE, MONROE MI 48162
Raphaell Z. Richmond	officer: VP, GC & Chief Compliance Off	ONE LA-Z-BOY DRIVE, MONROE MI 48162
Jennifer Lynn Mccurry	officer: Chief Accounting Officer	ONE LA-Z-BOY DRIVE, MONROE MI 48162