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La-Z-Boy (La-Z-Boy) Debt-to-Equity

: 0.51 (As of Jan. 2024)
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La-Z-Boy's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $78 Mil. La-Z-Boy's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $418 Mil. La-Z-Boy's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $978 Mil. La-Z-Boy's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 0.51.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for La-Z-Boy's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

LZB' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0   Med: 0.06   Max: 0.58
Current: 0.51

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of La-Z-Boy was 0.58. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.06.

LZB's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
63.45% of 383 companies
in the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances industry
Industry Median: 0.35 vs LZB: 0.51

La-Z-Boy Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for La-Z-Boy's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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La-Z-Boy Annual Data
Trend Apr14 Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23
Debt-to-Equity
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 0.58 0.47 0.53 0.47

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
Debt-to-Equity Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.47 0.47 0.48 0.50 0.51

Competitive Comparison

For the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances subindustry, La-Z-Boy's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity 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 Debt-to-Equity Distribution

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

* The bar in red indicates where La-Z-Boy's Debt-to-Equity falls into.



La-Z-Boy Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

La-Z-Boy's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2023 is calculated as

La-Z-Boy's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


La-Z-Boy  (NYSE:LZB) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.


Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.


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

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
One La-Z-Boy Drive, Monroe, MI, USA, 48162-5138
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

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