Leggett-and-Platt Incorporated is a furnishings, fixtures & appliances business based in the US. Leggett-and-Platt Incorporated shares (LEG) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $11.66 – a decrease of 1.19% over the previous week. Leggett-and-Platt Incorporated employs 19,300 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $4.4 billion.
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| Latest market close | $11.66 |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | $10.02 - $26.69 |
| 50-day moving average | $12.67 |
| 200-day moving average | $14.25 |
| Wall St. target price | $13.33 |
| PE ratio | N/A |
| Dividend yield | $1.02 (1.72%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | $-6.01 |
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Historical closes compared with the close of $11.66 from 2024-11-22
| 1 week (2024-11-15) | -1.35% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2024-10-25) | -4.19% |
| 3 months (2024-08-23) | -7.83% |
| 6 months (2024-05-24) | 9.59% |
| 1 year (2023-11-24) | -50.04% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2022-11-23) | -63.50% |
| 3 years (2021-11-24) | 36.2336 |
| 5 years (2019-11-22) | 41.542 |
Valuing Leggett-and-Platt Incorporated stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Leggett-and-Platt Incorporated's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Leggett-and-Platt Incorporated's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $408.3 million.
The EBITDA is a measure of a Leggett-and-Platt Incorporated's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
| Revenue TTM | $4.4 billion |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 7.55% |
| Gross profit TTM | $976.8 million |
| Return on assets TTM | 3.71% |
| Return on equity TTM | -69.23% |
| Profit margin | -18.53% |
| Book value | $5.52 |
| Market Capitalization | $1.6 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Leggett-and-Platt Incorporated.
When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.
Total ESG risk: 39.59
Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Leggett-and-Platt Incorporated's overall score of 39.59 (as at 12/31/2018) is pretty weak – landing it in it in the 82nd percentile of companies rated in the same sector.
ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Leggett-and-Platt Incorporated is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).
Environmental score: 15.87/100
Leggett-and-Platt Incorporated's environmental score of 15.87 puts it squarely in the 8th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Leggett-and-Platt Incorporated is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Social score: 21.55/100
Leggett-and-Platt Incorporated's social score of 21.55 puts it squarely in the 8th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Leggett-and-Platt Incorporated is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.
Governance score: 13.17/100
Leggett-and-Platt Incorporated's governance score puts it squarely in the 8th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Leggett-and-Platt Incorporated is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Controversy score: 2/5
ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. Leggett-and-Platt Incorporated scored a 2 out of 5 for controversy – the second-highest score possible, reflecting that Leggett-and-Platt Incorporated has, for the most part, managed to keep its nose clean.
Leggett & Platt Incorporated was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.
| Total ESG score | 39.59 |
|---|---|
| Total ESG percentile | 81.78 |
| Environmental score | 15.87 |
| Environmental score percentile | 8 |
| Social score | 21.55 |
| Social score percentile | 8 |
| Governance score | 13.17 |
| Governance score percentile | 8 |
| Level of controversy | 2 |
Dividend payout ratio: 92.73% of net profits
Recently Leggett-and-Platt Incorporated has paid out, on average, around 100% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Leggett-and-Platt Incorporated shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Leggett-and-Platt Incorporated's case, that would currently equate to about $1.02 per share.
Leggett-and-Platt Incorporated's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.
Leggett-and-Platt Incorporated's most recent dividend payout was on 14 January 2025. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 12 December 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").
Leggett-and-Platt Incorporated's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 15 June 1998 . So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Leggett-and-Platt Incorporated shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Leggett-and-Platt Incorporated shares which in turn could have impacted Leggett-and-Platt Incorporated's share price.
Over the last 12 months, Leggett-and-Platt Incorporated's shares have ranged in value from as little as $10.0235 up to $26.6931. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Leggett-and-Platt Incorporated's is 1.092. This would suggest that Leggett-and-Platt Incorporated's shares are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated designs, manufactures, and sells engineered components and products in the United States, Europe, China, Canada, Mexico, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Bedding Products; Specialized Products; and Furniture, Flooring & Textile Products. The company offers steel rods, drawn wires, specialty foam chemicals and additives, innersprings, specialty foam for use in bedding and furniture, private label finished mattresses, ready-to-assemble mattress foundations, static foundations, and adjustable beds, as well as machines for producing innersprings; industrial sewing and quilting machines; mattress-packaging; and glue-drying equipment for various industrial users of steel rod and wire, manufacturers of finished bedding, bedding brands and mattress retailers, E-commerce retailers, big box retailers, department stores, and home improvement centers. It also provides mechanical and pneumatic lumbar support and massage systems for automotive seating; seat suspension systems; motors and actuators; cables; titanium, nickel, and stainless-steel tubing, formed tubes, tube assemblies, and flexible joint components for fluid conveyance systems; and engineered hydraulic cylinders to automobile original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and suppliers, aerospace OEMs and suppliers, and mobile equipment OEMs. In addition, the company offers steel mechanisms and motion hardware; springs and seat suspensions; components and private label finished goods for soft seating; bases, columns, back rests, casters, and frames for office chairs; control devices for chairs; and carpet cushion and hard surface flooring underlayment, structural fabrics, and geo components for manufacturers of upholstered and office furniture, flooring retailers and distributors, contractors, landscapers, road construction companies, retailers, government agencies, and mattress and furniture producers, as well as manufacturers of packaging, filtration, and draperies. Leggett & Platt, Incorporated was founded in 1883 .
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