Company Profile:

La-Z-Boy Incorporated manufactures, markets, imports, exports, distributes, and retails upholstery furniture products, accessories, and casegoods furniture products in the United States, Canada, and internationally. It operates through Upholstery, Casegoods, and Retail segments. The Upholstery segment manufactures or imports upholstered furniture, such as recliners and motion furniture, sofas, loveseats, chairs, sectionals, modulars, ottomans, and sleeper sofas. The Casegoods segment manufactures, imports, markets, and distributes casegoods furniture, including bedroom sets, dining room sets, entertainment centers and occasional pieces, and upholstered furniture. The Retail segment sells upholstered furniture, casegoods, and other accessories to the end consumer through its retail network. La-Z-Boy Incorporated sells its products through a network of 338 La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries stores and 559 Comfort Studio locations, as well as in-store programs for its Kincaid and England operating units. The company was formerly known as La-Z-Boy Chair Company and changed its name to La-Z-Boy Incorporated in 1996. La-Z-Boy Incorporated was founded in 1927 and is based in Monroe, Michigan.

Recent News:

On Feb. 21, 2017, the company reported its operating results for the fiscal 2017 third quarter ended January 28, 2017. Sales for the fiscal 2017 third quarter were $390.0 million, up 1.6% compared with the prior year’s third quarter.

The company reported net income from continuing operations attributable to La-Z-Boy Incorporated of $23.3 million, or $0.47 per diluted share, versus $21.9 million, or $0.43 per diluted share, in last year’s third quarter.

Fundamental Analysis:

Ninestocks analyzes several different financial aspects: Growth, Profitability, solvency and efficiency.

Growth – Measures the growth of both the company’s income statement and cash flow.

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Profitability – Measures the historical price movement of the stock.

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Solvency – Measures the solvency of the company based on several ratios.

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Efficiency – Measures the strength and historic growth of a company’s return on invested capital.

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Conclusion:

LZB’s strengths can be seen in its better growth, better profitability and better efficiency compared with its peers. Its revenue and net income have increased over several years. Technical indicators signal the bullish signs, as MACD goes green, there is a bullish cross in Stochastic Oscillator and RSI stands at 51.47 with positive bias. We rate La-Z-Boy Incorporated (LZB) a STRONG BUY.