Overview
Canada furniture retailer's Q4 revenue rose 0.7% yr/yr, driven by furniture sales
Adjusted net income for Q4 missed analyst expectations
Company declared a special dividend of C$0.50 per common share
Outlook
Leon's Furniture aims to increase market share and profitability
Company plans to drive growth by attracting more customers to online and physical stores
Result Drivers
FURNITURE SALES - Revenue growth in Q4 was primarily driven by a 2.7% increase in furniture sales, supported by a stronger inventory position and improved assortment
GROSS MARGIN IMPROVEMENT - Gross profit margin increased by 23 basis points due to a favorable retail sales mix and improved furniture rates
Company press release: ID:nNFC5bcLV0
Key Details
Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
Q4 Adjusted EPS
C$0.74
Q4 EPS
C$0.74
Q4 Adjusted Net Income
Miss
C$51 mln
C$52.56 mln (4 Analysts)
Q4 Gross Profit
C$309.4 mln
Q4 Pretax Profit
C$68.4 mln
Analyst Coverage
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 4 "strong buy" or "buy", 3 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"
The average consensus recommendation for the home furnishings retailers peer group is "buy"
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Leon's Furniture Ltd is C$35.00, about 23.1% above its February 25 closing price of C$28.44
The stock recently traded at 12 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 12 three months ago
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