Leggett & Platt (LEG)
Price: $22.29
Industry: Home Furnishing-Appliance Chaikin Power Gauge Report | Generated: Thu Nov 17 14:24 EST 2011 LEG Leggett & Platt
$22.29
Power Gauge Rating
LEG - Very Bearish TM
The Chaikin Power Gauge Rating for LEG is very bearish due to very poor financial metrics, very weak earnings performance and very negative expert opinions.
Financial Metrics
LEG's earnings performance is very weak as a result of poor EPS growth over the past 3-5 years.
Earnings Performance
LEG's financial metrics are very poor due to a high long term debt to equity ratio.
Price/Volume Activity
Expert Opinions
News Sentiment Rating
Bullish LEG Leggett & Pla..
November 10, 2011
TM
Chaikin Sentiment Gauge for LEG is bullish. There is currently a significant positive sentiment within news stories concerning LEG.
News Sentiment :Positive
Power Trend - 5 Year Chart
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High Potential
Neutral
Low Potential
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Financials & Earnings
Financial Metrics
Financial Metrics Rating
Very Bearish
LT Debt/Equity Ratio
LEG's financial metrics are very poor. The company is carrying too much long term debt and may be overvalued.
Price to Book Value
The rank is based on a high long term debt to equity ratio, high price to book value ratio, high price to sales ratio and relatively low cash flow.
Return on Equity
Price to Sales Ratio
Business Value
Assets and Liabilities
Valuation
Returns
Ratio
TTM
Ratio
TTM
Ratio
TTM
Current Ratio
2.14
Price/Book
2.36
Return on Invest
7.6%
LT Debt/Equity
0.50
Price/Sales
0.94
Return on Equity
12.0%
Earnings Performance
Earnings Performance Rating
Very Bearish
Earnings Growth
LEG's earnings performance has been very weak. The company has a history of weak earnings growth and has not met analysts' earnings estimates.
Earnings Surprise
The rank is based on poor EPS growth over the past 3-5 years, worse than expected earnings in recent quarters, a relatively poor trend in earnings this year, a relatively high projected P/E ratio and inconsistent earnings over the past 5 years.
Earnings Trend
Projected P/E Ratio
Earnings Consistency
5 Year Revenue and Earnings Growth
Revenue(M) Rev % Growth EPS EPS % Growth
EPS Estimates
12/06
12/07
12/08
12/09
12/10
5,505.40
4,306.40
4,076.10
3,055.10
3,359.10
3.89%
-21.78%
-5.35%
-25.05%
9.95%
$1.61
$-0.06
$0.62
$0.70
$1.17
23.85%
-103.73%
1,133.33%
12.90%
67.14%
EPS Surprise
Factor
Actual EPS Prev
EST EPS Current
Change
$0.21
$0.21
0.00
Quarterly EPS Yearly EPS Factor
$1.17
$1.18
+0.01
Actual EPS Growth
Est EPS Growth
Change
-7.67%
15.00%
+22.67
3-5 year EPS
EPS Quarterly Results Estimate
Actual
Difference
% Difference
FY
Qtr 1
Qtr 2
Qtr 3
Qtr 4
Total
Latest Qtr
$0.36
$0.31
$-0.05
1 Qtr Ago
$0.37
$0.35
$-0.02
-13.89
12/09
$0.06
$0.12
$0.34
$0.23
$0.75
-5.41
12/10
$0.30
$0.35
$0.31
$0.21
$1.17
2 Qtr Ago
$0.20
$0.30
3 Qtr Ago
$0.23
$0.21
$0.10
50.00
12/11
$0.30
$0.37
$0.31
-
-
$-0.02
-8.70
Fiscal Year End Month is December.
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Price Trend & Expert Opinions Price/Volume Activity
Price/Volume Activity Rating
Neutral
Relative Strength vs Market
Chaikin Money Flow
Price and volume activity for LEG is neutral. LEG has a rising price trend and is in a decelerating price trend compared to 4 months ago.
Price Trend
The rank for LEG is based on a positive Chaikin price trend and a negative Chaikin price trend ROC.
Price Trend ROC
Volume Trend
Relative Strength vs S&P500 Index
Chaikin Money Flow
Chart shows whether LEG is performing better or worse than the market.
Chaikin Money Flow analyzes supply and demand for a company's stock.
Price Activity
Price Activity
Factor
Value
Factor
52 Week High
26.37
% Change Price - 4 Weeks
52 Week Low
17.87
% Change Price - 24 Weeks
% Change YTD Rel S&P 500
-0.97%
Expert Opinions
Volume Activity Value
Factor
0.91%
Average Volume 20 Days
1,846,685
-11.30%
Average Volume 90 Days
2,012,044
% Change Price - 4 Wks Rel to S&P
-1.30%
% Change Price - 24 Wks Rel to S&P
-5.73%
Value
Chaikin Money Flow Persistency
50%
Expert Opinions
Very Bearish
Earnings Estimate Revisions
Expert opinions about LEG are very negative. Analysts are lowering their EPS estimates for LEG and insiders are not net buyers of LEG's stock.
Short Interest
Insider Activity
The rank for LEG is based on analysts revising earnings estimates downward, insiders not purchasing significant amounts of stock and optimistic analyst opinions.
Analyst Opinions
Relative Strength vs Industry
Earnings Estimate Revisions Current Current Qtr Next Qtr
0.21 0.34 Current
Current FY
1.19
Analyst Recommendations
7 Days Ago % Change 0.21 0.34
0.00% 0.00%
30 Days Ago % Change 1.34
-0.15
Factor Mean this Week Mean Last Week
EPS Estimates Revision Summary Value
Hold 0.00
Mean 5 Weeks Ago
Hold
Last 4 Weeks
Down
Up
Down
Curr Qtr
0
0
0
6
Curr Yr
0
0
0
6
Next Qtr
0
0
0
2
Next Yr
0
0
0
6
Hold
Change
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The Company & Its Competitors
News Headlines for LEG
LEG's Competitors in Home Furnishing-Appliance Company
Power Gauge
Historic EPS growth
Projected EPS growth
Profit Margin
PEG
PE
Revenue(M)
LEG
-7.67%
15.00%
4.91%
1.25
19.05
3,359
LZB
-8.91%
-
5.80%
-
21.54
1,187
ZZ
-5.95%
12.50%
0.07%
1.98
22.13
1,219
1.42%
-
0.37%
-
42.62
1,203
NTZ
-2.13%
15.00%
0.05%
0.24
96.00
688
FBN
-12.78%
-
-7.00%
-
-
1,160
TPX
7.29%
16.80%
15.60%
1.22
21.53
1,105
KBALB
No significant news stories at this time.
Company Details
Company Profile
LEGGETT & PLATT NO. 1 LEGGETT ROAD CARTHAGE, MO 64836 USA Phone: (417) 358-8131 Fax: 417-359-5114 Website: http://http://www.leggett.com Full Time Employees: 19,000 Sector: Consumer Discretionary
Leggett & Platt, Inc. is one of the leading manufacturers of engineered products serving several major markets. Sales and production are focused on residential furnishings, commercial furnishings, aluminum products, industrial materials, and specialized products. The company has facilities throughout North America and in numerous international locations. (Company Press Release)
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