earnings
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.80
La-Z-Boy Q3 sales $500M, down 13% YoY; GAAP EPS $0.66, non-GAAP $0.67
LA-Z-BOY INC
2024-Q3 EPS reported
$1.92
revenue$1,493,492,000
- Consolidated sales $500M (-13% YoY); GAAP EPS $0.66 vs $0.74; non-GAAP EPS $0.67 vs $0.91.
- Gross margin improved but fixed cost deleverage drove GAAP operating margin to 6.5% (down 100 bps).
- Written same-store sales fell 6% network-wide; company-owned down 8% due to winter weather and soft traffic.
- Acquired six independent stores; additional two-store acquisition planned in Q4; company-owned now 52% of network.
- Q4 guidance: sales $505-535M, non-GAAP operating margin 7-8%; quarterly dividend $0.20/share declared.