DFS Furniture plc

LSE:DFS Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£308.0m

DFS Furniture Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

DFS Furniture has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 10.9%, while the Specialty Retail industry saw earnings growing at 10.3% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 4.1% per year. DFS Furniture's return on equity is 2.7%, and it has net margins of 0.7%.

Key information

10.9%

Earnings growth rate

13.3%

EPS growth rate

Specialty Retail Industry Growth17.0%
Revenue growth rate4.1%
Return on equity2.7%
Net Margin0.7%
Last Earnings Update29 Dec 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

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)?

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How DFS Furniture makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

LSE:DFS Revenue, expenses and earnings (GBP Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
29 Dec 2498774080
29 Sep 2498714100
30 Jun 24987-54120
24 Dec 231,050184200
24 Sep 231,069204270
25 Jun 231,089234350
25 Mar 231,113274360
25 Dec 221,138314370
25 Sep 221,144384340
26 Jun 221,150444300
26 Dec 211,044533980
26 Sep 211,052733860
27 Jun 211,060923740
27 Mar 21938323640
27 Dec 20809-243470
27 Sep 20767-473510
28 Jun 20725-693550
29 Dec 1995354550
29 Sep 19968124740
30 Jun 19983204930
28 Jul 18871194310
28 Apr 18825254050
27 Jan 1877932510
27 Oct 1777136450
29 Jul 17763403660
29 Apr 17771452880
28 Jan 17780512110
28 Oct 16768561250
30 Jul 1675660400
29 Apr 1674350380
30 Jan 1672941350
30 Oct 1573125340
01 Aug 157065330
01 May 15698-1330
31 Jan 15690-6330
01 Nov 14675-5330
02 Aug 14657-5320

Quality Earnings: DFS has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: DFS's current net profit margins (0.7%) are lower than last year (1.7%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: DFS's earnings have grown by 10.9% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: DFS's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: DFS had negative earnings growth (-62.4%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Specialty Retail industry average (-25.4%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: DFS's Return on Equity (2.7%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/04/25 14:56
End of Day Share Price 2025/04/25 00:00
Earnings2024/12/29
Annual Earnings2024/06/30

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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