DFS Stock Overview
Designs, manufactures, delivers, installs, and retails upholstered furniture in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 4/6 |
| Future Growth | 4/6 |
| Past Performance | 0/6 |
| Financial Health | 1/6 |
| Dividends | 0/6 |
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DFS Furniture plc Competitors
Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | UK£1.44 |
| 52 Week High | UK£1.45 |
| 52 Week Low | UK£0.95 |
| Beta | 1.47 |
| 1 Month Change | 6.67% |
| 3 Month Change | 18.42% |
| 1 Year Change | 18.03% |
| 3 Year Change | -41.34% |
| 5 Year Change | -50.17% |
| Change since IPO | -43.53% |
Recent News & Updates
Recent updates
DFS Furniture (LON:DFS) Has Announced That Its Dividend Will Be Reduced To £0.011
Mar 22
Investors Met With Slowing Returns on Capital At DFS Furniture (LON:DFS)
Feb 24DFS Furniture (LON:DFS) Has Announced That Its Dividend Will Be Reduced To £0.03
Nov 13Shareholders May Not Be So Generous With DFS Furniture plc's (LON:DFS) CEO Compensation And Here's Why
Nov 04DFS Furniture's (LON:DFS) Dividend Is Being Reduced To £0.03
Oct 10DFS Furniture (LON:DFS) Is Reducing Its Dividend To £0.03
Sep 24DFS Furniture (LON:DFS) Will Pay A Smaller Dividend Than Last Year
Mar 19DFS Furniture (LON:DFS) Is Reducing Its Dividend To £0.037
Nov 19DFS Furniture's (LON:DFS) Dividend Is Being Reduced To £0.037
Nov 05DFS Furniture (LON:DFS) Will Pay A Smaller Dividend Than Last Year
Oct 21DFS Furniture's (LON:DFS) Dividend Is Being Reduced To £0.037
Oct 07DFS Furniture (LON:DFS) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet
Oct 02DFS Furniture (LON:DFS) Has Announced That Its Dividend Will Be Reduced To £0.037
Sep 18The Returns On Capital At DFS Furniture (LON:DFS) Don't Inspire Confidence
Aug 24Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine DFS Furniture plc (LON:DFS)?
Apr 08Is DFS Furniture plc (LON:DFS) Trading At A 40% Discount?
Mar 21At UK£2.63, Is DFS Furniture plc (LON:DFS) Worth Looking At Closely?
Jul 13There Are Reasons To Feel Uneasy About DFS Furniture's (LON:DFS) Returns On Capital
Jun 03These 4 Measures Indicate That DFS Furniture (LON:DFS) Is Using Debt Extensively
Apr 06An Intrinsic Calculation For DFS Furniture plc (LON:DFS) Suggests It's 24% Undervalued
Mar 16Is There Now An Opportunity In DFS Furniture plc (LON:DFS)?
Feb 22What Type Of Returns Would DFS Furniture's(LON:DFS) Shareholders Have Earned If They Purchased Their SharesFive Years Ago?
Jan 19
DFS Furniture plc's (LON:DFS) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 34% Above Its Share Price
Dec 15Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine DFS Furniture plc (LON:DFS)?
Nov 18Shareholder Returns
| DFS | GB Specialty Retail | GB Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | 3.6% | -0.7% | -0.6% |
| 1Y | 18.0% | -20.1% | 2.7% |
Return vs Industry: DFS exceeded the UK Specialty Retail industry which returned -20.1% over the past year.
Return vs Market: DFS exceeded the UK Market which returned 2.7% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| DFS volatility | |
|---|---|
| DFS Average Weekly Movement | 4.1% |
| Specialty Retail Industry Average Movement | 4.7% |
| Market Average Movement | 4.8% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in GB Market | 10.5% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in GB Market | 2.6% |
Stable Share Price: DFS has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the UK market.
Volatility Over Time: DFS's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 4,722 | Tim Stacey | www.dfscorporate.co.uk |
DFS Furniture plc designs, manufactures, 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 engages in the supply of contract logistics; and provision of after-sale services.
DFS Furniture plc Fundamentals Summary
| DFS fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market cap | UK£332.19m |
| Earnings (TTM) | -UK£4.70m |
| Revenue (TTM) | UK£987.10m |
0.3x
P/S Ratio-70.7x
P/E RatioIs DFS overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| DFS income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | UK£987.10m |
| Cost of Revenue | UK£436.30m |
| Gross Profit | UK£550.80m |
| Other Expenses | UK£555.50m |
| Earnings | -UK£4.70m |
Last Reported Earnings
Jun 30, 2024
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | -0.02 |
| Gross Margin | 55.80% |
| Net Profit Margin | -0.48% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 83.0% |
How did DFS perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2024/12/26 01:28 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/24 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/06/30 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
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Analyst Sources
DFS Furniture plc is covered by 10 analysts. 4 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Matthew Abraham | Berenberg |
| Julien Martin | BofA Global Research |
| Andrew Wade | Jefferies LLC |