DFS Furniture Balance Sheet Health

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DFS Furniture has a total shareholder equity of £229.0M and total debt of £190.0M, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 83%. Its total assets and total liabilities are £1.0B and £817.5M respectively. DFS Furniture's EBIT is £47.4M making its interest coverage ratio 1.2. It has cash and short-term investments of £26.8M.

Key information

83.0%

Debt to equity ratio

UK£190.00m

Debt

Interest coverage ratio1.2x
CashUK£26.80m
EquityUK£229.00m
Total liabilitiesUK£817.50m
Total assetsUK£1.05b

Recent financial health updates

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)?

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: DFS's short term assets (£104.0M) do not cover its short term liabilities (£297.9M).

Long Term Liabilities: DFS's short term assets (£104.0M) do not cover its long term liabilities (£519.6M).


Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: DFS's net debt to equity ratio (71.3%) is considered high.

Reducing Debt: DFS's debt to equity ratio has increased from 77.3% to 83% over the past 5 years.

Debt Coverage: DFS's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (61%).

Interest Coverage: DFS's interest payments on its debt are not well covered by EBIT (1.2x coverage).


Balance Sheet


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Company Analysis2024/12/22 20:09
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/06/30
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Matthew AbrahamBerenberg
Julien MartinBofA Global Research
Andrew WadeJefferies LLC