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DFS Furniture LSE:DFS Stock Report

Last Price

UK£1.13

Market Cap

UK£260.9m

7D

2.0%

1Y

-12.1%

Updated

18 Apr, 2024

Data

Company Financials +

DFS Stock Overview

DFS Furniture plc designs, manufactures, sells, delivers, installs, and retails upholstered furniture in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.

DFS fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation4/6
Future Growth4/6
Past Performance1/6
Financial Health2/6
Dividends3/6

DFS Furniture plc Competitors

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for DFS Furniture
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUK£1.13
52 Week HighUK£1.55
52 Week LowUK£0.96
Beta1.59
1 Month Change6.79%
3 Month Change0.53%
1 Year Change-12.11%
3 Year Change-57.84%
5 Year Change-55.08%
Change since IPO-55.61%

Recent News & Updates

DFS Furniture (LON:DFS) Has Announced That Its Dividend Will Be Reduced To £0.011

Mar 22
DFS Furniture (LON:DFS) Has Announced That Its Dividend Will Be Reduced To £0.011

Investors Met With Slowing Returns on Capital At DFS Furniture (LON:DFS)

Feb 24
Investors Met With Slowing Returns on Capital At DFS Furniture (LON:DFS)

Recent updates

DFS Furniture (LON:DFS) Has Announced That Its Dividend Will Be Reduced To £0.011

Mar 22
DFS Furniture (LON:DFS) Has Announced That Its Dividend Will Be Reduced To £0.011

Investors Met With Slowing Returns on Capital At DFS Furniture (LON:DFS)

Feb 24
Investors Met With Slowing Returns on Capital At DFS Furniture (LON:DFS)

DFS Furniture (LON:DFS) Has Announced That Its Dividend Will Be Reduced To £0.03

Nov 13
DFS Furniture (LON:DFS) Has Announced That Its Dividend Will Be Reduced To £0.03

Shareholders May Not Be So Generous With DFS Furniture plc's (LON:DFS) CEO Compensation And Here's Why

Nov 04
Shareholders May Not Be So Generous With DFS Furniture plc's (LON:DFS) CEO Compensation And Here's Why

DFS Furniture's (LON:DFS) Dividend Is Being Reduced To £0.03

Oct 10
DFS Furniture's (LON:DFS) Dividend Is Being Reduced To £0.03

DFS Furniture (LON:DFS) Is Reducing Its Dividend To £0.03

Sep 24
DFS Furniture (LON:DFS) Is Reducing Its Dividend To £0.03

DFS Furniture (LON:DFS) Will Pay A Smaller Dividend Than Last Year

Mar 19
DFS Furniture (LON:DFS) Will Pay A Smaller Dividend Than Last Year

DFS Furniture (LON:DFS) Is Reducing Its Dividend To £0.037

Nov 19
DFS Furniture (LON:DFS) Is Reducing Its Dividend To £0.037

DFS Furniture's (LON:DFS) Dividend Is Being Reduced To £0.037

Nov 05
DFS Furniture's (LON:DFS) Dividend Is Being Reduced To £0.037

DFS Furniture (LON:DFS) Will Pay A Smaller Dividend Than Last Year

Oct 21
DFS Furniture (LON:DFS) Will Pay A Smaller Dividend Than Last Year

DFS Furniture's (LON:DFS) Dividend Is Being Reduced To £0.037

Oct 07
DFS Furniture's (LON:DFS) Dividend Is Being Reduced To £0.037

DFS Furniture (LON:DFS) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

Oct 02
DFS Furniture (LON:DFS) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

DFS Furniture (LON:DFS) Has Announced That Its Dividend Will Be Reduced To £0.037

Sep 18
DFS Furniture (LON:DFS) Has Announced That Its Dividend Will Be Reduced To £0.037

The Returns On Capital At DFS Furniture (LON:DFS) Don't Inspire Confidence

Aug 24
The Returns On Capital At DFS Furniture (LON:DFS) Don't Inspire Confidence

Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine DFS Furniture plc (LON:DFS)?

Apr 08
Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine DFS Furniture plc (LON:DFS)?

Is DFS Furniture plc (LON:DFS) Trading At A 40% Discount?

Mar 21
Is DFS Furniture plc (LON:DFS) Trading At A 40% Discount?

At UK£2.63, Is DFS Furniture plc (LON:DFS) Worth Looking At Closely?

Jul 13
At UK£2.63, Is DFS Furniture plc (LON:DFS) Worth Looking At Closely?

There Are Reasons To Feel Uneasy About DFS Furniture's (LON:DFS) Returns On Capital

Jun 03
There Are Reasons To Feel Uneasy About DFS Furniture's (LON:DFS) Returns On Capital

These 4 Measures Indicate That DFS Furniture (LON:DFS) Is Using Debt Extensively

Apr 06
These 4 Measures Indicate That DFS Furniture (LON:DFS) Is Using Debt Extensively

An Intrinsic Calculation For DFS Furniture plc (LON:DFS) Suggests It's 24% Undervalued

Mar 16
An Intrinsic Calculation For DFS Furniture plc (LON:DFS) Suggests It's 24% Undervalued

Is There Now An Opportunity In DFS Furniture plc (LON:DFS)?

Feb 22
Is There Now An Opportunity In DFS Furniture plc (LON:DFS)?

What Type Of Returns Would DFS Furniture's(LON:DFS) Shareholders Have Earned If They Purchased Their SharesFive Years Ago?

Jan 19
What Type Of Returns Would DFS Furniture's(LON:DFS) Shareholders Have Earned If They Purchased Their SharesFive Years Ago?

DFS Furniture plc's (LON:DFS) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 34% Above Its Share Price

Dec 15
DFS Furniture plc's (LON:DFS) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 34% Above Its Share Price

Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine DFS Furniture plc (LON:DFS)?

Nov 18
Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine DFS Furniture plc (LON:DFS)?

Shareholder Returns

DFSGB Specialty RetailGB Market
7D2.0%-2.3%-0.7%
1Y-12.1%-16.6%-1.8%

Return vs Industry: DFS exceeded the UK Specialty Retail industry which returned -16.9% over the past year.

Return vs Market: DFS underperformed the UK Market which returned -2.4% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is DFS's price volatile compared to industry and market?
DFS volatility
DFS Average Weekly Movement5.0%
Specialty Retail Industry Average Movement4.3%
Market Average Movement4.8%
10% most volatile stocks in GB Market11.5%
10% least volatile stocks in GB Market2.6%

Stable Share Price: DFS has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months.

Volatility Over Time: DFS's weekly volatility (5%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
19695,284Tim Staceywww.dfscorporate.co.uk

DFS Furniture plc designs, manufactures, sells, delivers, installs, and retails upholstered furniture in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. The company retails sofas under the DFS and Sofology brand names. It also engages in the manufacture of upholstered furniture and the supply of contract logistics.

DFS Furniture plc Fundamentals Summary

How do DFS Furniture's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
DFS fundamental statistics
Market capUK£260.88m
Earnings (TTM)UK£17.90m
Revenue (TTM)UK£1.05b

14.6x

P/E Ratio

0.2x

P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
DFS income statement (TTM)
RevenueUK£1.05b
Cost of RevenueUK£467.20m
Gross ProfitUK£582.30m
Other ExpensesUK£564.40m
EarningsUK£17.90m

Last Reported Earnings

Dec 24, 2023

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)0.078
Gross Margin55.48%
Net Profit Margin1.71%
Debt/Equity Ratio62.4%

How did DFS perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

4.0%

Current Dividend Yield

52%

Payout Ratio

Does DFS pay a reliable dividends?

See DFS dividend history and benchmarks
When do you need to buy DFS by to receive an upcoming dividend?
DFS Furniture dividend dates
Ex Dividend DateApr 18 2024
Dividend Pay DateMay 30 2024
Days until Ex dividend2 days
Days until Dividend pay date40 days

Does DFS pay a reliable dividends?

See DFS dividend history and benchmarks
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