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DFS Furniture plc

LSE:DFS Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£380.6m

DFS Furniture (DFS) Stock Overview

Designs, manufactures, delivers, installs, and retails upholstered furniture in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. More details

DFS fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation0/6
Future Growth4/6
Past Performance2/6
Financial Health2/6
Dividends0/6

Rewards

Earnings are forecast to grow 60.93% per year

Risk Analysis

Interest payments are not well covered by earnings

Profit margins (0.7%) are lower than last year (1.7%)


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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for DFS Furniture
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUK£1.65
52 Week HighUK£1.72
52 Week LowUK£1.08
Beta1.04
1 Month Change0.61%
3 Month Change27.41%
1 Year Change43.73%
3 Year Change11.64%
5 Year Change2.23%
Change since IPO-35.29%

Recent News & Updates

DFS Furniture plc's (LON:DFS) P/E Is Still On The Mark Following 26% Share Price Bounce

May 14
DFS Furniture plc's (LON:DFS) P/E Is Still On The Mark Following 26% Share Price Bounce

Returns Are Gaining Momentum At DFS Furniture (LON:DFS)

May 01
Returns Are Gaining Momentum At DFS Furniture (LON:DFS)

DFS Furniture plc's (LON:DFS) P/S Still Appears To Be Reasonable

Mar 05
DFS Furniture plc's (LON:DFS) P/S Still Appears To Be Reasonable

Recent updates

DFS Furniture plc's (LON:DFS) P/E Is Still On The Mark Following 26% Share Price Bounce

May 14
DFS Furniture plc's (LON:DFS) P/E Is Still On The Mark Following 26% Share Price Bounce

Returns Are Gaining Momentum At DFS Furniture (LON:DFS)

May 01
Returns Are Gaining Momentum At DFS Furniture (LON:DFS)

DFS Furniture plc's (LON:DFS) P/S Still Appears To Be Reasonable

Mar 05
DFS Furniture plc's (LON:DFS) P/S Still Appears To Be Reasonable

At UK£1.45, Is DFS Furniture plc (LON:DFS) Worth Looking At Closely?

Jan 20
At UK£1.45, Is DFS Furniture plc (LON:DFS) Worth Looking At Closely?

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)?

Shareholder Returns

DFSGB Specialty RetailGB Market
7D-1.2%-1.9%0.8%
1Y43.7%-6.4%5.2%

Return vs Industry: DFS exceeded the UK Specialty Retail industry which returned -6.4% over the past year.

Return vs Market: DFS exceeded the UK Market which returned 5.2% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is DFS's price volatile compared to industry and market?
DFS volatility
DFS Average Weekly Movement3.9%
Specialty Retail Industry Average Movement4.8%
Market Average Movement5.2%
10% most volatile stocks in GB Market11.5%
10% least volatile stocks in GB Market2.9%

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

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
19694,722Tim Staceywww.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

How do DFS Furniture's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
DFS fundamental statistics
Market capUK£380.64m
Earnings (TTM)UK£6.50m
Revenue (TTM)UK£986.50m
58.6x
P/E Ratio
0.4x
P/S Ratio

Is DFS overvalued?

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Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
DFS income statement (TTM)
RevenueUK£986.50m
Cost of RevenueUK£432.40m
Gross ProfitUK£554.10m
Other ExpensesUK£547.60m
EarningsUK£6.50m

Last Reported Earnings

Dec 29, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)0.028
Gross Margin56.17%
Net Profit Margin0.66%
Debt/Equity Ratio56.4%

How did DFS perform over the long term?

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/07/10 02:01
End of Day Share Price 2025/07/10 00:00
Earnings2024/12/29
Annual Earnings2024/06/30

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.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

DFS Furniture plc is covered by 12 analysts. 5 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Matthew AbrahamBerenberg
Anne CritchlowBerenberg
Julien MartinBofA Global Research