The firm maintains a conservative capital structure with a 0.53 debt-to-equity ratio and a robust $303.2 million cash position to buffer against cyclical downturns.
La-Z-Boy Incorporated (LZB) balance sheet — 30-year assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity history
| Metric | TTM | Apr'26 | Apr'25 | Apr'24 | Apr'23 | Apr'22 | Apr'21 | Apr'20 | Apr'19 | Apr'18 | Apr'17 | Apr'16 | Apr'15 | Apr'14 | Apr'13 | Apr'12 | Apr'11 | Apr'10 | Apr'09 | Apr'08 | Apr'07 | Apr'06 | Apr'05 | Apr'04 | Apr'03 | Apr'02 | Apr'01 | Apr'00 | Apr'99 | Apr'98 | Apr'97 |
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| Total Current Assets | 746.41M | 773.91M | 805.69M | 836.81M | 854.6M | 951.78M | 926.16M | 626.33M | 541.12M | 518.22M | 517.42M | 481.97M | 476.45M | 522.67M | 500.88M | 500M | 432.22M | 428.11M | 347.78M | 427.49M | 540.8M | 584.56M | 638.37M | 653.67M | 679.49M | 671.69M | 708.78M | 692.37M | 425.6M | 383M | 342.8M |
| Cash & Short-Term Investments | 267.25M | 303.21M | 331.07M | 347.91M | 349.77M | 266.21M | 415.27M | 261.55M | 151.18M | 150.78M | 141.86M | 112.36M | 98.3M | 149.66M | 131.09M | 152.37M | 115.26M | 108.42M | 17.36M | 14.98M | 51.72M | 24.09M | 37.7M | 33.88M | 28.82M | 26.77M | 23.57M | 14.35M | 33.6M | 28.7M | 25.4M |
| Cash Only | 267.25M | 303.21M | 328.45M | 341.1M | 343.37M | 248.86M | 394.7M | 261.55M | 129.82M | 134.51M | 141.86M | 112.36M | 98.3M | 149.66M | 131.09M | 152.37M | 115.26M | 108.42M | 17.36M | 14.98M | 51.72M | 24.09M | 37.7M | 33.88M | 28.82M | 26.77M | 23.57M | 14.35M | 33.6M | 28.7M | 25.4M |
| Short-Term Investments | 5.41M | 0 | 2.62M | 6.81M | 6.39M | 17.36M | 20.57M | 0 | 21.36M | 16.27M | 16.91M | 15.32M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accounts Receivable | 161.54M | 131.04M | 139.53M | 174.73M | 170.47M | 322.75M | 139.34M | 99.35M | 143.29M | 154.06M | 150.85M | 146.54M | 158.55M | 152.61M | 160M | 167.23M | 161.3M | 165.04M | 147.86M | 200.42M | 230.4M | 270.58M | 283.92M | 299.8M | 340.47M | 382.84M | 380.87M | 394.45M | 265.2M | 238.3M | 215M |
| Days Sales Outstanding | 23.99 | 22.49 | 24.15 | 31.16 | 26.48 | 49.98 | 29.33 | 21.28 | 29.96 | 35.5 | 36.22 | 35.07 | 40.6 | 41.04 | 43.83 | 49.56 | 49.59 | 51.08 | 44 | 50.42 | 52 | 51.52 | 50.59 | 54.74 | 58.84 | 64.88 | 61.62 | 83.83 | 75.18 | 78.5 | 78.02 |
| Inventory | 234.27M | 218.44M | 255.28M | 263.24M | 276.26M | 303.19M | 226.14M | 181.64M | 196.9M | 184.84M | 175.11M | 175.59M | 156.79M | 147.01M | 146.34M | 143.79M | 138.44M | 134.19M | 140.18M | 178.36M | 197.79M | 238.83M | 260.56M | 250.57M | 252.54M | 208.66M | 257.89M | 245.8M | 96.5M | 91.9M | 78.8M |
| Days Inventory Outstanding | 70.99 | 67 | 78.78 | 82.45 | 75.21 | 74.92 | 83.04 | 67.48 | 68.92 | 70.19 | 69.97 | 67.94 | 62.14 | 60.1 | 58.85 | 61.61 | 60.68 | 60.88 | 57.62 | 61.61 | 60.6 | 59.79 | 60.47 | 58.78 | 57 | 46.23 | 55.13 | 71.56 | 38.09 | 41.71 | 39.71 |
| Other Current Assets | 83.35M | 121.22M | 79.8M | 50.93M | 58.1M | 59.62M | 145.41M | 83.78M | 49.76M | 28.54M | 49.6M | 47.48M | 62.81M | 73.39M | 38.86M | 36.61M | 17.22M | 20.46M | 42.38M | 33.72M | 60.89M | 36.58M | 56.19M | 62.84M | 57.67M | 54.47M | 46.46M | 37.76M | 30.3M | 24.1M | 23.6M |
| Total Non-Current Assets | 1.25B | 1.27B | 1.12B | 1.08B | 1.01B | 1.12B | 974.18M | 808.56M | 518.67M | 374.75M | 371.43M | 318.06M | 298.15M | 248.62M | 219.49M | 185.74M | 161.23M | 180.71M | 204.76M | 341.38M | 337.89M | 386.62M | 387.99M | 393.82M | 443.57M | 489.08M | 513.73M | 525.93M | 204.2M | 197.4M | 185.6M |
| Property, Plant & Equipment | 862.27M | 877.44M | 792.06M | 744.69M | 694.85M | 658.9M | 562.99M | 533.41M | 200.52M | 180.88M | 169.13M | 171.59M | 174.04M | 127.53M | 118.06M | 114.37M | 120.6M | 138.86M | 150.23M | 171M | 183.22M | 209.99M | 210.56M | 212.74M | 209.41M | 205.46M | 230.34M | 227.88M | 126M | 121.8M | 114.7M |
| Fixed Asset Turnover | 2.47x | 2.42x | 2.66x | 2.75x | 3.38x | 3.58x | 3.08x | 3.19x | 8.70x | 8.76x | 8.99x | 8.89x | 8.19x | 10.64x | 11.29x | 10.77x | 9.84x | 8.49x | 8.17x | 8.48x | 8.83x | 9.13x | 9.73x | 9.40x | 10.08x | 10.48x | 9.80x | 7.54x | 10.22x | 9.10x | 8.77x |
| Goodwill | 243.2M | 243.3M | 205.59M | 214.45M | 205.01M | 194.6M | 175.81M | 161.02M | 185.87M | 75.25M | 74.25M | 37.19M | 15.16M | 13.92M | 12.84M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47.23M | 55.66M | 56.93M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Intangible Assets | 82.11M | 77.58M | 51.16M | 47.25M | 39.38M | 33.97M | 30.43M | 28.65M | 29.91M | 18.19M | 18.49M | 8.56M | 5.46M | 4.54M | 4.84M | 3.03M | 3.1M | 3.1M | 3.1M | 9.01M | 9.47M | 18.79M | 100.85M | 96M | 149.95M | 225.02M | 233.74M | 252.01M | 47M | 49.4M | 38.7M |
| Long-Term Investments | 26.26M | 0 | 12.28M | 12.69M | 18.51M | 34.18M | 34.84M | 26.05M | 36.06M | 43.09M | 36.76M | 31.66M | 43.3M | 43.2M | 29.2M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -46.1M | -45.7M | -50.3M | -5.7M | -5.5M | -6.3M |
| Other Non-Current Assets | 59.71M | 70.1M | 48.03M | 47.27M | 45.01M | 48.03M | 44.17M | 38.59M | 45.64M | 36.07M | 32.67M | 27.37M | 25.12M | 26.99M | 23.98M | 34.7M | 34.65M | 38.29M | 51.43M | 87.22M | 74.16M | 100.91M | 76.58M | 85.08M | 84.21M | 58.6M | 35.96M | 46.04M | 31.2M | 26.2M | 32.2M |
| Total Assets | 1.99B | 2.04B | 1.92B | 1.91B | 1.87B | 2.07B | 1.9B | 1.43B | 1.06B | 892.97M | 888.86M | 800.03M | 774.6M | 771.29M | 720.37M | 685.74M | 593.46M | 608.82M | 552.54M | 768.87M | 878.69M | 971.17M | 1.03B | 1.05B | 1.12B | 1.16B | 1.22B | 1.22B | 629.8M | 580.4M | 528.4M |
| Asset Turnover | 1.04x | 1.04x | 1.10x | 1.07x | 1.26x | 1.14x | 0.91x | 1.19x | 1.65x | 1.77x | 1.71x | 1.91x | 1.84x | 1.76x | 1.85x | 1.80x | 2.00x | 1.94x | 2.22x | 1.89x | 1.84x | 1.97x | 2.00x | 1.91x | 1.88x | 1.86x | 1.85x | 1.41x | 2.04x | 1.91x | 1.90x |
| Asset Growth % | 17.94% | 6.25% | 0.46% | 2.53% | -9.78% | 8.85% | 32.44% | 35.39% | 18.68% | 0.46% | 11.1% | 3.28% | 0.43% | 7.07% | 5.05% | 15.55% | -2.52% | 10.18% | -28.14% | -12.5% | -9.52% | -5.38% | -2.02% | -6.73% | -3.25% | -5.05% | 0.35% | 93.44% | 8.51% | 9.84% | 2.11% |
| Total Current Liabilities | 448.37M | 429.89M | 420.79M | 437.28M | 475.86M | 675.69M | 611.67M | 350.17M | 238.64M | 181.35M | 198.68M | 157.43M | 154.89M | 167.38M | 150.16M | 149.76M | 132.1M | 147.28M | 126.03M | 163.91M | 228.21M | 228.41M | 228.72M | 283.32M | 214.59M | 226.89M | 249.91M | 237.01M | 132.4M | 108.3M | 97.7M |
| Accounts Payable | 113.05M | 101.88M | 95.98M | 96.49M | 107.46M | 104.03M | 94.15M | 55.51M | 65.36M | 62.4M | 51.28M | 44.66M | 46.17M | 56.18M | 50.54M | 56.63M | 49.54M | 54.72M | 41.57M | 56.42M | 66.24M | 85.56M | 82.79M | 93.3M | 78.93M | 68.5M | 92.83M | 90.39M | 45.4M | 36.7M | 28.6M |
| Days Payables Outstanding | 33.95 | 31.25 | 29.62 | 30.22 | 29.25 | 25.71 | 34.57 | 20.62 | 22.88 | 23.7 | 20.49 | 17.28 | 18.3 | 22.96 | 20.33 | 24.27 | 21.71 | 24.83 | 17.09 | 19.49 | 20.3 | 21.42 | 19.21 | 21.89 | 17.81 | 15.18 | 19.85 | 26.31 | 17.92 | 16.65 | 14.41 |
| Short-Term Debt | 89.35M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75.27M | 67.61M | 75M | 180K | 223K | 219K | 290K | 0 | 7.5M | 513K | 1.83M | 5.12M | 1.07M | 8.72M | 4.79M | 37.69M | 10.84M | 12.76M | 42.56M | 1.62M | 2.28M | 16.23M | 13.58M | 2.8M | 6.2M | 6.6M |
| Deferred Revenue (Current) | 162.7M | 112.81M | 105.47M | 35.52M | 150.71M | 139.01M | 108.46M | 57.81M | 59.83M | 31.28M | 26.59M | 20.96M | 23.72M | 20.9M | 15.85M | 12.2M | 11.2M | 0 | 0 | 9.18M | 82.82M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.28M | 78.55M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Current Liabilities | 245.97M | 43.52M | 51.07M | 169.13M | 76.6M | 295.01M | 278.9M | 62.49M | 59.71M | 78.03M | 101.73M | 66.58M | 67.61M | 61.04M | 59.84M | 34.23M | 28.82M | 82.93M | 43.1M | 52.69M | 64.81M | 37.48M | 68.75M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62.31M | 133.04M | 84.2M | 65.4M | 62.5M |
| Current Ratio | 1.66x | 1.80x | 1.91x | 1.91x | 1.80x | 1.41x | 1.51x | 1.79x | 2.27x | 2.86x | 2.60x | 3.06x | 3.08x | 3.12x | 3.34x | 3.34x | 3.27x | 2.91x | 2.76x | 2.61x | 2.37x | 2.56x | 2.79x | 2.31x | 3.17x | 2.96x | 2.84x | 2.92x | 3.21x | 3.54x | 3.51x |
| Quick Ratio | 1.14x | 1.29x | 1.31x | 1.31x | 1.22x | 0.96x | 1.14x | 1.27x | 1.44x | 1.84x | 1.72x | 1.95x | 2.06x | 2.24x | 2.36x | 2.38x | 2.22x | 2.00x | 1.65x | 1.52x | 1.50x | 1.51x | 1.65x | 1.42x | 1.99x | 2.04x | 1.80x | 1.88x | 2.49x | 2.69x | 2.70x |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 61.02 | 58.24 | 73.31 | 83.38 | 72.44 | 99.2 | 77.79 | 68.14 | 76 | 81.99 | 85.7 | 85.72 | 84.44 | 78.17 | 82.36 | 86.9 | 88.56 | 87.14 | 84.53 | 92.54 | 92.3 | 89.89 | 91.84 | 91.64 | 98.03 | 95.93 | 96.9 | 129.07 | 95.35 | 103.55 | 103.32 |
| Total Non-Current Liabilities | 520.55M | 549.77M | 469.39M | 462.8M | 438.31M | 573.18M | 506.53M | 368.41M | 124.18M | 86.4M | 89.07M | 85.39M | 86.61M | 74.19M | 78.24M | 88.17M | 97.21M | 115.3M | 120.78M | 154.36M | 165.13M | 232.42M | 270.35M | 241.85M | 298.54M | 220.36M | 277.44M | 318.2M | 82.5M | 83.9M | 71.4M |
| Long-Term Debt | 452.16M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 277K | 7.58M | 7.93M | 29.94M | 46.92M | 52.15M | 99.58M | 111.39M | 173.37M | 213.55M | 181.81M | 221.1M | 137.44M | 196.92M | 236.09M | 62.7M | 67.2M | 54.6M |
| Capital Lease Obligations | 1.83B | 475.53M | 410.26M | 404.72M | 368.16M | 354.84M | 295.02M | 270.16M | 0 | 199K | 199K | 513K | 433K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 461K | 0 | 0 | 819K | 1.27M | 1.94M | 2.5M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deferred Tax Liabilities | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136.41M | 114.02M | 102.8M | 18.77M | 14.26M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 724K | 0 | 0 | 14.55M | 5.39M | 20.22M | 36.93M | 46.15M | 45.71M | 50.28M | 5.7M | 5.5M | 6.3M |
| Other Non-Current Liabilities | 68.4M | 74.24M | 59.13M | 58.08M | 70.14M | 81.94M | 97.48M | 98.25M | 124.16M | 86.2M | 88.88M | 84.88M | 86.18M | 73.92M | 70.66M | 80.23M | 67.27M | 67.92M | 67.91M | 54.78M | 37.9M | 44.5M | 51.41M | 39M | 39.24M | 34.83M | 32.31M | 31.82M | 14.1M | 11.2M | 10.5M |
| Total Liabilities | 968.93M | 979.66M | 890.19M | 900.08M | 914.17M | 1.25B | 1.12B | 718.58M | 362.81M | 267.75M | 287.75M | 242.82M | 241.5M | 241.58M | 228.4M | 237.92M | 229.31M | 262.58M | 246.81M | 318.27M | 393.34M | 460.83M | 499.07M | 525.17M | 513.13M | 447.25M | 527.36M | 555.21M | 214.9M | 192.2M | 169.1M |
| Total Debt | 541.51M | 564.29M | 490.86M | 481.75M | 445.91M | 430.11M | 362.64M | 409.54M | 199K | 422K | 515K | 803K | 830K | 7.77M | 8.09M | 9.76M | 35.06M | 47.98M | 60.87M | 104.37M | 149.4M | 184.21M | 226.31M | 224.37M | 223.99M | 141.66M | 215.64M | 249.67M | 65.5M | 73.4M | 61.2M |
| Net Debt | 274.26M | 261.07M | 162.41M | 140.65M | 102.54M | 181.26M | -32.07M | 147.99M | -129.62M | -134.09M | -141.34M | -111.56M | -97.47M | -141.89M | -123M | -142.61M | -80.2M | -60.44M | 43.51M | 89.39M | 97.68M | 160.12M | 188.6M | 190.49M | 195.17M | 114.89M | 192.08M | 235.32M | 31.9M | 44.7M | 35.8M |
| Debt / Equity | 0.53x | 0.53x | 0.48x | 0.48x | 0.47x | 0.52x | 0.46x | 0.57x | 0.00x | 0.00x | 0.00x | 0.00x | 0.00x | 0.01x | 0.02x | 0.02x | 0.10x | 0.14x | 0.20x | 0.23x | 0.31x | 0.36x | 0.43x | 0.43x | 0.37x | 0.20x | 0.31x | 0.38x | 0.16x | 0.19x | 0.17x |
| Debt / EBITDA | 4.57x | 3.19x | 1.89x | 1.75x | 1.36x | 1.74x | 2.14x | 2.73x | 0.00x | 0.00x | 0.00x | 0.01x | 0.01x | 0.07x | 0.09x | 0.13x | 0.70x | 0.71x | - | 13.13x | 2.53x | 3.81x | 2.46x | 3.85x | 1.16x | 1.01x | 1.30x | 1.43x | 0.51x | 0.75x | 0.65x |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | 2.31x | 1.48x | 0.63x | 0.51x | 0.31x | 0.74x | -0.19x | 0.99x | -0.81x | -0.83x | -0.88x | -0.75x | -0.78x | -1.26x | -1.36x | -1.95x | -1.60x | -0.90x | - | 11.24x | 1.65x | 3.31x | 2.05x | 3.27x | 1.01x | 0.82x | 1.15x | 1.35x | 0.25x | 0.46x | 0.38x |
| Interest Coverage | 196.58x | 294.03x | 270.97x | 365.29x | 384.93x | 230.67x | 105.97x | 112.63x | 82.49x | 240.57x | 122.85x | 263.15x | 197.26x | 168.08x | 95.75x | 43.59x | 12.07x | 15.50x | -16.18x | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total Equity | 1.03B | 1.06B | 1.03B | 1.01B | 952.1M | 819.62M | 782.15M | 716.31M | 696.98M | 625.22M | 601.11M | 557.21M | 533.1M | 529.72M | 491.97M | 447.81M | 364.14M | 346.24M | 305.73M | 450.6M | 485.35M | 510.35M | 527.29M | 522.33M | 609.94M | 713.52M | 695.15M | 663.09M | 414.9M | 388.2M | 359.3M |
| Equity Growth % | 8.03% | 2.97% | 1.84% | 6.43% | 16.16% | 4.79% | 9.19% | 2.77% | 11.48% | 4.01% | 7.88% | 4.52% | 0.64% | 7.67% | 9.86% | 22.98% | 5.17% | 13.25% | -32.15% | -7.16% | -4.9% | -3.21% | 0.95% | -14.36% | -14.52% | 2.64% | 4.83% | 59.82% | 6.88% | 8.04% | 4.63% |
| Book Value per Share | 25.65 | 25.71 | 24.37 | 23.41 | 22.02 | 18.50 | 16.87 | 15.33 | 14.72 | 12.99 | 12.15 | 10.98 | 10.18 | 9.84 | 9.16 | 8.53 | 6.97 | 6.69 | 5.94 | 8.77 | 9.40 | 9.85 | 10.11 | 9.73 | 10.62 | 11.67 | 11.45 | 12.09 | 7.81 | 7.21 | 6.53 |
| Total Shareholders' Equity | 1.01B | 1.05B | 1.02B | 1B | 941.84M | 810.73M | 773.5M | 700.75M | 682.51M | 612.18M | 589.92M | 547.14M | 524.15M | 521.89M | 484.83M | 441.9M | 361.32M | 342.1M | 305.73M | 450.6M | 485.35M | 510.35M | 527.29M | 522.33M | 609.94M | 713.52M | 695.15M | 663.09M | 414.9M | 388.2M | 359.3M |
| Common Stock | 40.05M | 40.35M | 41.16M | 42.44M | 43.32M | 43.09M | 45.36M | 45.86M | 46.95M | 46.79M | 48.47M | 49.33M | 50.75M | 51.98M | 52.39M | 52.24M | 51.91M | 51.77M | 51.48M | 51.43M | 51.38M | 51.78M | 52.23M | 52.03M | 55.03M | 59.95M | 60.5M | 61.33M | 52.3M | 53.6M | 17.9M |
| Retained Earnings | 570.69M | 610.42M | 597.43M | 598.01M | 545.15M | 431.18M | 399.01M | 343.63M | 325.85M | 291.64M | 284.7M | 252.47M | 235.51M | 238.38M | 226.04M | 189.61M | 126.62M | 108.71M | 70.77M | 190.22M | 223.9M | 246.39M | 273.14M | 253.01M | 342.63M | 444.17M | 427.62M | 392.46M | 332.9M | 342.1M | 314.7M |
| Treasury Stock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accumulated OCI | -729K | -1.53M | -3.57M | -5.87M | -5.53M | -5.8M | -1.52M | -6.95M | -3.46M | -25.2M | -32.88M | -34M | -32.14M | -31.38M | -35.5M | -31.28M | -18.8M | -20.25M | -22.46M | -435K | 1.79M | 1.35M | -12.17M | 1.13M | -3.8M | -5.66M | -3.9M | -2.14M | -3.8M | -2M | -2M |
| Minority Interest | 12.49M | 12.68M | 11.35M | 10.3M | 10.26M | 8.9M | 8.65M | 15.55M | 14.47M | 13.04M | 11.19M | 10.07M | 8.95M | 7.83M | 7.14M | 5.91M | 2.82M | 4.14M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying LZB stock.
As of 2026, La-Z-Boy Incorporated (LZB) had total assets of $2.04B including $773.9M in current assets.
La-Z-Boy Incorporated (LZB) carries total debt of $564.3M, offset by $303.2M in cash and short-term investments. Comparing total debt to cash helps evaluate the company's debt burden and net leverage.
La-Z-Boy Incorporated (LZB) has total shareholders' equity (book value) of $1.05B ($25.71 book value per share). Book value represents the net worth of the company belonging to common stock holders.
La-Z-Boy Incorporated (LZB) reported a current ratio of 1.80x. A current ratio above 1.0x indicates that the company has more current assets than current liabilities, suggesting sufficient short-term liquidity.
Key Metrics
Top Statement Risk
Cyclical housing market sensitivity
Metrics are mathematically derived from official filings.
Capital Stability Amidst Cyclical Headwinds
According to reported financial statements, La-Z-Boy has maintained a remarkably consistent equity base of approximately $1.0 billion over the last ten quarters, signaling a defensive capital structure that appears designed to withstand the inherent volatility of the discretionary home furnishings market throughout various economic cycles.
The stability in total equity despite fluctuating macroeconomic conditions suggests a disciplined approach to capital preservation. Investors should monitor whether this consistency persists if the current housing market stagnation forces further investment in the company-owned retail footprint.
Conservative Leverage Supports Financial Flexibility
Based on the provided balance sheet data, La-Z-Boy maintains a conservative debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53 as of 2026Q4, which indicates that the firm is not overly reliant on external financing to support its operations or its ongoing retail expansion strategy in a high-rate environment.
The modest leverage profile provides the company with significant optionality to navigate potential downturns without the immediate pressure of refinancing risks. This low debt burden appears to be a strategic choice that prioritizes balance sheet health over aggressive, debt-fueled growth.
Retail Pivot Increases Asset Intensity
As reported in recent filings, net property, plant, and equipment has grown from $744.7 million in 2024Q4 to $877.4 million in 2026Q4, reflecting the company's strategic shift toward a more asset-heavy, company-owned retail model to capture higher margins within its Century Vision framework.
This increase in fixed assets suggests a long-term commitment to controlling the consumer experience, though it also raises the company's exposure to fixed-cost absorption risks. Analysts should evaluate whether the returns on these retail assets justify the increased capital intensity compared to the historical wholesale-focused model.
Robust Liquidity Buffers Against Shocks
Based on the latest quarterly figures, La-Z-Boy holds $303.2 million in cash and maintains a current ratio of 1.80, which provides a substantial liquidity buffer to manage working capital requirements and potential seasonal fluctuations in demand for its motion furniture products.
The company's ability to maintain a strong cash position while simultaneously funding dividends and share repurchases suggests a high degree of financial resilience. This liquidity profile appears sufficient to cover short-term obligations even if the current housing-related demand headwinds persist for an extended period.
Goodwill Impairment Risk Remains Latent
As indicated by the balance sheet, goodwill has fluctuated between $205.6 million and $263.3 million over the last ten quarters, which warrants further investigation into the carrying value of acquired assets like Joybird during periods of inconsistent segment performance and broader retail market pressure.
While headline equity remains stable, the reliance on intangible assets for a portion of the balance sheet introduces a risk of non-cash impairment charges. Investors should monitor whether the performance of these acquired units aligns with the valuations currently reflected on the balance sheet.