$6.90

0.46 (7.14%)

7/8/2008 4:03 PM

La-Z-Boy, Inc. (LZB)

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The Company is a reclining-chair and upholstered furniture manufacturer. It also manufactures and import casegoods furniture products for resale in North America.

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Fixtures (14), Home Furnishings & Fixtures (20), Micro Cap (4824), Home Furnishing Stores (10)
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La-Z-Boy, Inc. At A Glance

Current Price:	$6.90
Last Trade Time:	7/8/2008 4:03 PM
Open:	$0.00
Previous Close:	$6.90
Daily Range:	$6.26 - $6.90
52-Week Range:	$5.31 - $11.97
Volume:	380,195
Market Cap:	$358.02M
P/E Ratio:	228.00
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6/17/2008 10:38:00 AM - AP
Earnings roundup: Goldman Sachs, La-Z-Boy
6/17/2008 10:38:00 AM - AP
La-Z-Boy expects to return to profitability
6/17/2008 8:44:00 AM - AP

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Avatar BlueStarLikes (< 20) Submitted: 2/08/08 8:59 AM

High short interest following the downtrend in housing will see a major reversal soon. LZB has well above-average value and is selling close to tangible book value. Any pick-up or even a stabiliztion of the housing market situation in the U.S. and consumer confidence will translate into significan...More

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Avatar jericson (96.77) Submitted: 1/16/08 3:42 PM

See http://www.footnoted.org/earnings-quality/relaxing-their-sta....

If La-Z-Boy doesn't want to hold management to "long-term" performance metrics, why should investors expect "long-term" performance to be anything but average.

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Recs 0 (LZB) WPThatcher (89.00) Submitted: 7/08/08 2:48 PM : Start Price: $6.48 LZB Score: -5.71 La-Z-Boy is a residential furniture producer, marketing furniture for every room of the home, as well as for hospitality, healthcare and assisted-living industries. This stock has been taking it on the chin since April 2006. Last month it reported a loss due to reduced casegoods and retail sales. I think that fiscall year 2008 earnings estimates of 18 cents are way too high given the weakness in the economy and housing specifically. Institutional shareholders have been dumped the stock heavily at the end of the first quarter. Don't make the mistake of looking at the P/S or P/B and thinking that this stock is cheap. The stock is broken, that's why both ratios are far under 1. Look at thee P/CF of 15, nearly twice the industry average and a third more than the S&P 500. If you look at their income statements from the last ten years, you see nothing resembling rhyme of reason to the profitability of this company. They make a great product, but this looks like a tough business, even when things are going well in the economy as a whole. I wouldn't risk a penny of my money on it in a recession. Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (LZB) BigFatBEAR (77.22) Submitted: 7/03/08 1:01 PM : Start Price: $7.10 LZB Score: 3.12 Hard to buy a recliner when the economy sucks this bad. Rent, food, and oil come first. Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (LZB) pharmacist2011 (< 20) Submitted: 6/24/08 12:57 PM : Start Price: $7.55 LZB Score: -4.94 From my momentum screen today Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (LZB) monster963 (< 20) Submitted: 6/23/08 10:37 PM : Start Price: $8.94 LZB Score: 17.45 How many sofas can you buy? two thumbs down Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (LZB) EazyMoney13 (87.80) Submitted: 6/14/08 10:34 AM : Start Price: $6.06 LZB Score: 20.54 What a great time to by this stock. They release earnings on Monday and have a decent chance to beat expectations and jump 10% in one day. I would only hold for a couple weeks but should be good for the long run as well. Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out.
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