# DFS Furniture plc (DFS.L) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. LSE, United Kingdom. Sector: Consumer Cyclical / Household Durables. Price 159p, market value 367 millionp.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 10.6×** (5-yr avg 1194.3×, 3-yr avg 1328.1×). DFS Furniture plc trades at 10.6× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 1194.3×: cheap by its own standards. The Consumer Cyclical median in the September 2026 study was 19.5×. Forward P/E is 10.3×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.02**. A PEG of 0.02 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 0.2×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.2×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 1.3×**. The shares trade at 1.3× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 2.9×**. Enterprise value is 2.9× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 78.5%** (5-yr avg 0.3%). Free cash flow equals 78.5% of the market value, above its five-year average of 0.3%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 9.5%**. The inverse of the P/E: 9.5% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 50.3%**. DFS Furniture plc keeps 50.3% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 6.8%**. 6.8% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 2.3%**. 2.3% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 9.6%**. 9.6% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 13.4%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 13.4%.
- **Return on assets: 4.3%**. Each dollar of assets produces 4.3% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 4.4%** (3-yr -3.6%/yr, 5-yr 7.3%/yr). Revenue grew 4.4% over the last year, against 7.3% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 623.6%** (3-yr -5.9%/yr). Earnings per share rose 623.6%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 25.2%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 25.2% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 1.87**. Debt is 1.87 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet that needs steady cash flow to service.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 1.6×**. It would take 1.6 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Interest coverage: 1.8×**. Operating profit covers interest 1.8×, thin but manageable.
- **Current ratio: 0.27** (quick 0.10). Current liabilities exceed current assets, so the company depends on ongoing cash generation or refinancing to pay the next year's bills.
- **Altman Z-score: 1.65**. A Z-score of 1.65 is in the distress zone, a signal to examine the balance sheet closely.
- **Piotroski F-score: 7/9**. 7 of 9 fundamental checks pass: strong and improving financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 0.63%** (0p per share, trailing). DFS Furniture plc yields 0.63%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 0%** (3% of free cash flow). 0% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): -37.1%/yr** (1-yr -75.6%). The dividend has not grown over five years.
- **Shareholder yield: 0.7%**. Dividends plus net buybacks return 0.7% of the market value a year.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 5.0%** (YTD -9.5%, 3-mo 30.7%). The shares are up 5.0% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -22.3%** (40.3% above the low). Trading 22% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 53**. An RSI of 53 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.74** (volatility 36%). Beta of 0.74 against the FTSE All-Share: the shares move roughly with the market.

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