La-Z-Boy LZB
NYSE LZB
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La-Z-Boy (LZB) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2021)

Updated

La-Z-Boy's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 12.84% for fiscal Q4 2021 (quarter ended Apr 24, 2021), up 2.12 percentage points from 10.71% a year earlier and up 4.11 percentage points from the prior quarter.

Analysis

La-Z-Boy (LZB) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2021) Analysis & Trends

For FY2021 (ended Apr 24, 2021), La-Z-Boy's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 12.81%, up 1.86 percentage points from FY2020.

  • Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] carries a five-year change of -2.06 percentage points (FY2016 to FY2021).
  • Going back by fiscal year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 10.94% in FY2020 (-3.48 pp), 14.43% in FY2019 (+1.08 pp), 13.35% in FY2018 (-1.95 pp) and 15.30% in FY2017 (+0.44 pp).
  • The fiscal Q4 2021 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since fiscal Q4 2019.
  • The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years came in fiscal Q3 2019 (a gain of 2.68 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q4 2020 (a drop of 3.03 percentage points).
  • Business Quant data shows LZB's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at 8.73% (Q3 2021), 10.59% (Q2 2021) and 8.59% (Q1 2021) in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2021.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 SharkNinja 31.51 Bn 28.96 Bn 1.17 Bn 23.76%
2 Somnigroup International 13.51 Bn 13.06 Bn 817.20 Mn 9.27%
3 Hni 3.42 Bn 2.90 Bn 678.50 Mn 2.99%
4 Newell Brands 2.33 Bn 1.46 Bn 649.00 Mn 0.98%
5 Arhaus 2.02 Bn 1.10 Bn 172.07 Mn -
6 Whirlpool 2.00 Bn -1.64 Bn 473.00 Mn 0.35%
7 Sonos 1.95 Bn 852.84 Mn 189.31 Mn -
8 Cricut 1.84 Bn 746.53 Mn 108.88 Mn -
9 Millerknoll 1.49 Bn 787.72 Mn 385.30 Mn 5.63%
10 La-Z-Boy 1.27 Bn 54.75 Mn 208.66 Mn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 24, 2021 12.84%
Jan 23, 2021 8.73%
Oct 24, 2020 10.59%
Jul 25, 2020 8.59%
Apr 25, 2020 10.71%
Apr 27, 2019 13.74%
Jan 26, 2019 15.23%
Oct 27, 2018 13.35%
Jul 28, 2018 14.29%
Apr 28, 2018 13.33%
Jan 27, 2018 12.54%
Oct 28, 2017 14.35%
Jul 29, 2017 14.06%
Apr 29, 2017 14.92%
Jan 28, 2017 14.61%
Oct 29, 2016 14.70%
Jul 30, 2016 14.83%
Apr 30, 2016 14.62%
Jan 23, 2016 13.70%
Oct 24, 2015 13.12%
API Access

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