Compass Diversified vs La-Z-Boy
CODI and LZB side by side, both in consumer discretionary. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How CODI and LZB compare
La-Z-Boy is the larger company, worth 1.4 times as much as Compass Diversified ($1.3B against $918M).
La-Z-Boy grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (0.20% versus −4.8% for Compass Diversified).
La-Z-Boy keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 3.9% compared with −5.3% at Compass Diversified.
La-Z-Boy pays a dividend yielding 2.9%; Compass Diversified does not pay one.
La-Z-Boy scores higher on the StockData Score (14 against 5 for Compass Diversified), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | CODI | LZB |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $918M | $1.3B |
| Share price | $12.20 | $32.94 |
| Change, 1 year | 104% | 6.4% |
| Change, 5 years | −60.7% | −8.4% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.32 | 0.91 |
| Employees | 1,288 | 10K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 5 | 14 (better) |
| Valuation score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Growth score | 1 | 1 |
| Performance score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Health score | 1 | 5 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 16.6× |
| P/S | 0.5× (better) | 0.6× |
| P/B | 1.9× | 1.3× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 12.5× | 6.9× (better) |
| P/FCF | 11.5× (better) | 12.9× |
| FCF yield | 8.7% (better) | 7.8% |
| Fair value | $15.97 | $33.52 |
| Margin of safety | 23.6% (better) | 1.7% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −4.8% | 0.20% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 5.3% (better) | 4.2% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −11.0% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | −9.2% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 1.4% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 44.6% (better) | 44.4% |
| Operating margin | 3.5% | 5.0% (better) |
| Net margin | −5.3% | 3.9% (better) |
| FCF margin | 4.4% | 4.8% (better) |
| Return on equity | −17.7% | 8.0% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 2.2% | 10.9% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 3.35 (better) | 0.00 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 7.31 | – |
| Interest coverage | – | 169× |
| Current ratio | 2.26 (better) | 1.66 |
| Altman Z-score | 0.51 | 2.63 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 7 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.00% | 2.9% (better) |
| Payout ratio | – | 47.4% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | −19.1% | 16.2% (better) |
| Buyback yield | 0.00% | 4.5% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 7.5% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 74.8% | 102% |
| Held by insiders | 38.8% | 2.3% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $2.7M (better) | −$3.0M |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 10.1% | 5.2% |
Go deeper
- CODI stock overview
- CODI income statement
- CODI valuation and score
- LZB stock overview
- LZB income statement
- LZB valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.