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DFS Furniture

LSE:DFS · GB00BTC0LB89
Specialty RetailMedium

360

88
EV / EBIT71
Price / Owner Earnings57
Owner Earnings Yield73
Dividend Yield67
Price/Sales70
EV / Gross Profit81
Price/Book46
Return on Capital75
Cash Return on Capital67
Return on Equity76
EBIT Margin81
Gross Profitability73
Cash Conversion70
Accruals83
Owner Earnings Margin70
Sales growth50
Profit Growth39
Long-Term EPS Growth40
Owner Earnings Growth58
Reinvestment59
Price momentum19
Debt load34
Refinancing6
Debt Payback43
Liquidity33
Analyst ratings100
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside96
Market mood14
Value Creation14/20strong value creator
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

DFS Furniture generates returns well above its cost of capital, the foundation of durable shareholder value.

Profile

CountryUK
IndustrySpecialty Retail
SizeMedium
TypePublic Company
ExchangeLSE
Founded2010
Employees1,107
ISINGB00BTC0LB89
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
LifestyleHome ImprovementFurnitureHome Decor

Description

DFS Furniture plc designs, manufactures, delivers, installs, and retails upholstered furniture. Business Segments The company operates through several key business segments which contribute to its comprehensive market offering. The primary segments…

Analysis

Quality compounder

DFS Furniture plc earns the quality_compounder label: good underlying economics priced fairly, with no obvious bargain or excess.

On valuation, the picture is attractive. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 7.2×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year.

Growth is moderate; the safety picture is adequate. The company scores 14/20 on our value-creation score: strong value creator. Analysts lean positive.

No flags apply to this company at this time: accounts, balance sheet, and cash quality all pass. A clean bill of health is meaningful, not just the absence of a warning. This analysis describes numbers; it is not investment advice.

360° rank · history

1007550250
46
2023202420252026

All-time high

79

Jan 2024

All-time low

43

Jan 2023

Average rank

58

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
70
54
63
64
Price/Earnings
78
37
83
82
Price/Book
46
58
54
54
Dividend Yield
67
65
78
82
Value (overall)
81
60
94
94

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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