La-Z-Boy Incorporated (LZB) vs Whirlpool Corporation (WHR)

La-Z-Boy Incorporated and Whirlpool Corporation are both Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances companies. Whirlpool Corporation is the larger, with a market value of $2.1B against $1.3B — 1.6× the size. Whirlpool Corporation has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; La-Z-Boy Incorporated trades at 16.4×. La-Z-Boy Incorporated grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 0.20% against −6.41%. La-Z-Boy Incorporated has the higher net margin (3.86% vs −1.03%) and the higher return on invested capital (8.66% vs 2.83%). Both pay a dividend; Whirlpool Corporation yields more (5.72% vs 2.97%). Across the 22 metrics below, La-Z-Boy Incorporated leads on 16 and Whirlpool Corporation on 6.

Valuation

Metric LZB WHR Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
P/E 16.40 n/m 15.05
P/S 0.62 0.14 0.57
P/B 1.27 0.56 1.15
Price to free cash flow 9.61 5.73 10.12
EV/EBITDA 4.17 8.03 7.61
EV/Sales 0.52 0.55 0.68
Earnings yield 6.10% (6.33%) 3.17%
Free cash flow yield 10.40% 17.46% 7.12%

Profitability

Metric LZB WHR Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Gross margin 44.36% 13.07% 37.63%
Operating margin 4.98% 2.94% 2.99%
Net margin 3.86% (1.03%) 2.29%
Free cash flow margin 6.43% 2.47% 4.26%
Return on equity 7.94% (4.72%) 7.66%
Return on assets 4.16% (0.89%) 2.30%
Return on invested capital 8.66% 2.83% 3.70%

Growth

Metric LZB WHR Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Revenue growth (TTM) 0.20% (6.41%) 1.07%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 5.11% 196.42% (6.04%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 4.16% (4.41%) 0.50%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR (0.86%) (21.62%) 0.00%

Health

Metric LZB WHR Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Debt to equity 0.00 1.84 0.06
Current ratio 1.66 1.15 2.00
Net debt to EBITDA (1.08) 4.17 0.21

Dividend

Metric LZB WHR Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Dividend yield 2.97% 5.72% 2.87%
Payout ratio 0.49 0.62 0.51

Size

Metric LZB WHR Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Market cap 1.31b 2.07b 228.02m

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