BNET Industries
Market Cap:$472.6M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.4B
- Public
- US
Dow Jones Description
La-Z-Boy Incorporated is one of the world's leading residential furniture producers, marketing furniture for every room of the home. The La-Z-Boy Upholstery Group companies are Bauhaus, England and La-Z-Boy. The La-Z-Boy Casegoods Group companies are American Drew/Lea, Hammary and Kincaid. The corporation's proprietary distribution network is dedicated exclusively to selling La-Z-Boy Incorporated products and brands, and includes 333 stand-alone La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries(R) stores, 21 La-Z-Boy In-Store Galleries and 387 Comfort Studios, in addition to in-store gallery programs at the company's Kincaid, England and Lea operating units. According to industry trade publication In Furniture, the La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries retail network is North America's largest single-brand furniture retailer.
President & Chief Executive Officer
Kurt L. DarrowNumber of Employees 7,730
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Upholstered Household Furniture Manufacturing: 337121
Recent Events
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La-Z-Boy Introduces Redesigned Website
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In Focus: Autodesk, Chico's, Longtop
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BRIEF: Bids on La-Z-Boy chair reach $37,000
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Recent earnings reports show encouraging pattern
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Stocks in the Spotlight Wednesday
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La-Z-Boy logs $2M profit
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Raymond James downgrades La-Z-Boy to ‘market perform'
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Straining to see light at end of the tunnel
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Six industry leaders nominated for Furniture Hall of Fame
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Stocks in the Spotlight Tuesday
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La-Z-Boy posts profit of $5.3 million in 4Q
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La-Z-Boy LZB Shares Rocket Higher as Analyst Upgrades to Strong Buy
News & Analysis
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La-Z-Boy Inc. F2Q10 (Qtr End 10/24/09) Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions The first question comes from the line of Analyst for Budd Bugatch - Raymond James. Analyst for Budd Bugatch - Raymond James You mentioned store traffic being down at retail but ticket increasing. Could you maybe clarify or give us some...
La-Z-Boy Inc. F1Q10 (Qtr End 25/07/09) Earnings Call Transcript
La-Z-Boy Inc. LZB F1Q10 Earnings Call August 19, 2009; 8:30 am ET
La-Z-Boy Inc. F1Q10 (Qtr End 25/07/09) Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from of Budd Bugatch - Raymond James. Budd Bugatch - Raymond James A couple of questions, in the Upholstery segment did raw materials play a piece of the improvement year-over-year or quarter-over-quarter? How will that factor going forward? Kurt Darrow I...
La-Z-Boy Incorporated F4Q09 (Qtr End 04/25/09) Earnings Call Transcript
La-Z-Boy Incorporated LZB Q4 2009 Earnings Call June 16, 2009 8:30 am ET
La-Z-Boy Incorporated F4Q09 (Qtr End 04/25/09) Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from the line of Budd Bugatch - Raymond James Budd Bugatch - Raymond James Question, you talked about in casegoods narrowing the number of collections, is that sort of across the board or is it more concentrated in...
La-Z-Boy Incorporated F3Q09 (Qtr End 01/24/09) Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from the line of Budd Bugatch - Raymond James Budd Bugatch - Raymond James I want to make sure I understand the retail Op margin, the warehouse change, you say it effected the upholstery by $3.3 million and $12...
La-Z-Boy Incorporated F2Q09 (Qtr End 10/25/08) Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from the line of Budd Bugatch - Raymond James Budd Bugatch - Raymond James If you look at your company-owned retail and compare it to the system-wide retail performance in comps, can you give us a feel of that...
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La-Z-Boy Incorporated F1Q09 (Qtr End 07/26/08) Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Our first question will be coming from Todd Schwartzman with Sidoti & Co. Todd Schwartzman - Sidoti & Co. The magnitude of your cost cutting efforts I think is becoming apparent. I wanted to just focus on the demand side and demand...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Kurt L. Darrow | President & Chief Executive Officer |
| David M. Sowinski | President, Pennsylvania House Retail Segment |
| John V. Labarowski | President, Hammary Furniture |
| Mac McCall | President, Clayton Marcus |
| Michael C. Moldenhauer | President, Sam Moore Furniture |
| Noel L. Chitwood | President, American of Martinsville |
| R. Jack Richardson, JR. | President, American Drew and Lea Industries |
| Rodney D. England | President, Non-Branded Upholstery Product |
| Steven M. Kincaid | President, Casegoods Product |
| Steven W. Pilgrim | President, Bauhaus Casegoods Segment |
| Daniel F. DeLand | CIO |
| David M. Risley | Cfo |
| Doug Collier | Cmo & Vice President |
| L.M. Riccio | Chief Accounting Officer & Controller |
| Louis M. Riccio, JR. | Chief Accounting Officer |
| Mark S. Bacon Sr. | Chief Retail Officer |
| Mike Riccio | Cfo & Senior Vice President |
| Otis S. Sawyer | CIO |
| Brian Mossor | Reg Vice President, Sales, Midwest |
| David Koehler | Reg Vice President, Sales, South Central |
| Margaret L. Mueller | Controller & Vice President |
| Mark Hellwig | Vice President, Corp Fabric Procurement |
| Mark Wagner | Vice President, Store Dev & Marketing |
| Paula Hoyas | Vice President, Upholstery Mdsg |
| Roger Miller | Vice President, Process Improvement |
| Steven P. Rindskopf | Vice President, Corporate Human Resources |
| Daniel J Schrauben | IBM Client Executive |
| James P. Klarr | Corporate Counsel |
| John H. Foss | Manufacturing Financial Executive |
| Tom R. Yow | |
| Donald L. Mitchell | Director |
| Mark A. Stegeman | Treasurer |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Patrick H. Norton | Chairman |
| D.K. Hehl | Board of Directors |
| David K. Hehl | Board of Directors |
| H. George Levy | Board of Directors |
| H.G. Levy | Board of Directors |
| H.O. Petrauskas | Board of Directors |
| J.H. Foss | Board of Directors |
| J.L. Thompson | Board of Directors |
| J.W. Johnston | Board of Directors |
| Jack L. Thompson | Board of Directors |
| James W. Johnston | Board of Directors |
| Janet E. Kerr | Board of Directors |
| K.L. Darrow | Board of Directors |
| N. Qubein | Board of Directors |
| Nido R. Qubein | Board of Directors |
| P.H. Norton | Board of Directors |
| R.E. Lipford | Board of Directors |
| Richard M. Gabrys | Board of Directors |
| Rocque E. Lipford | Board of Directors |
| W. Alan McCollough | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| La-Z-Boy Incorporated | President & Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| La-Z-Boy Incorporated | Director | Current |
| La-Z-Boy Incorporated | Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| La-Z-Boy Incorporated | President, Pennsylvania House Retail Segment | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| La-Z-Boy Incorporated | President, Hammary Furniture | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| La-Z-Boy Incorporated | President, Clayton Marcus | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| La-Z-Boy Incorporated | President, Sam Moore Furniture | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| La-Z-Boy Incorporated | President, American of Martinsville | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| La-Z-Boy Incorporated | President, American Drew and Lea Industries | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| La-Z-Boy Incorporated | President, Non-Branded Upholstery Product | Current |
| England, Inc. | President | Former |
| La-Z-Boy Incorporated | President, Non, Branded Upholstery & Senior Vice President | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Alexvale Furniture, Inc. | President | Current |
| La-Z-Boy Greensboro, Inc. | President, Case Goods Group | Current |
| Kincaid Furniture Company, Inc. | President | Current |
| La-Z-Boy Incorporated | President, Casegoods Product | Current |
| La-Z-Boy Incorporated | President, Casegoods & Senior Vice President | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| La-Z-Boy Incorporated | President, Bauhaus Casegoods Segment | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| La-Z-Boy Incorporated | CIO | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| La-Z-Boy Incorporated | Cfo | Current |
| Tecumseh Products Company | Chairman | Current |
| La-Z-Boy Incorporated | Senior Vice President | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| La-Z-Boy Incorporated | Cmo & Vice President | Current |
| La-Z-Boy Residential | Vice President, Marketing | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| La-Z-Boy Incorporated | Chief Accounting Officer & Controller | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| La-Z-Boy Incorporated | Chief Accounting Officer | Current |
| La-Z-Boy Incorporated | Senior Vice President | Former |
| La-Z-Boy Incorporated | Director, Accounting | Former |
| La-Z-Boy Incorporated | Corporate Controller | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| La-Z-Boy Incorporated | Chief Retail Officer | Current |
| The Pep Boys-Manny, Moe & Jack | Executive Vice President, Sales, Commercial and Operations | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| La-Z-Boy Incorporated | Cfo & Senior Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| La-Z-Boy Incorporated | CIO | Current |
| La-Z-Boy Incorporated | Senior Vice President, Corp Operations | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| La-Z-Boy Incorporated | Reg Vice President, Sales, Midwest | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| La-Z-Boy Incorporated | Reg Vice President, Sales, South Central | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| La-Z-Boy Incorporated | Controller & Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| La-Z-Boy Incorporated | Vice President, Corp Fabric Procurement | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| La-Z-Boy Incorporated | Vice President, Store Dev & Marketing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| La-Z-Boy Incorporated | Vice President, Upholstery Mdsg | Current |
| La-Z-Boy Residential | Vice President, Upholstery Mdsg | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| La-Z-Boy Incorporated | Vice President, Process Improvement | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| La-Z-Boy Incorporated | Vice President, Corporate Human Resources | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| La-Z-Boy Incorporated | IBM Client Executive | Current |
| Ilitch Holdings, Inc. | IBM Client Executive | Current |
| Wolverine World Wide, Inc. | IBM Client Executive | Current |
| Art Van Furniture, Inc. | IBM Client Executive | Current |
| Portland Federal Credit Union | Chairman of the Board | Current |
| Periculum | Member of the Board of Directors | Current |
| Lansing Community College | Associate of Science degree in Electronics Technology | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| La-Z-Boy Incorporated | Corporate Counsel | Current |
| La-Z-Boy Incorporated | Secretary | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| La-Z-Boy Incorporated | Manufacturing Financial Executive | Current |
| La-Z-Boy Incorporated | Board of Directors | Current |
Mr. Yow has held a variety of positions over a 35 year career in manufacturing including Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, and Vice President of Manufacturing. His company associations include Henredon, Hammary (a LA-Z-BOY company), Broyhill Furniture Industries, Creations Manufacturing, and Stanton Furniture. Mr. Yow has extensive experience with the implementation of lean manufacturing and in the development of sourcing programs from Asia. One of his primary responsibilities with Cornerstone is to assist Cornerstone's portfolio companies with developing both a lean manufacturing and an Asian sourcing strategies. Mr. Yow is a director of Stanton International (Portland, Oregon), Wood Technologies (Fresno, California), and Thomas Parker Collection (High Point, North Carolina). He is a graduate of Mars Hill College in North Carolina with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cornerstone Capital Partners | Operating Partner | Current |
| Broyhill Furniture Industries, Inc. | Current | |
| La-Z-Boy Incorporated | Current | |
| Cornerstone Capital Partners | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Cornerstone Capital Partners | Chief Operating Officer | Former |
| Cornerstone Capital Partners | Vice President of Manufacturing | Former |
| Mars Hill College | Bachelor of Science In Business Administration | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| La-Z-Boy Incorporated | Chairman | Current |
| La-Z-Boy Incorporated | Director | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| La-Z-Boy Incorporated | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| La-Z-Boy Incorporated | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| La-Z-Boy Incorporated | Director | Current |
| La-Z-Boy Incorporated | Furniture Executive | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| La-Z-Boy Incorporated | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| La-Z-Boy Incorporated | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| La-Z-Boy Incorporated | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| La-Z-Boy Incorporated | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| La-Z-Boy Incorporated | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| La-Z-Boy Incorporated | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Plastics Group Inc. | Chairman | Current |
| La-Z-Boy Incorporated | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| La-Z-Boy Incorporated | Board of Directors | Current |
| La-Z-Boy Incorporated | Private Investor | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Pepperdine University School of Law | Professor of Law | Current |
| CKE Restaurants Inc. | Professor | Current |
| La-Z-Boy Incorporated | Board of Directors | Current |
| CKE Restaurants Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Enterprise Institute Advances Women | Board of Directors | Current |
| Nawbo-La | Board of Directors | Current |
| CKE Restaurants Inc. | Committee Member | Current |
| Hrl Laboratories, LLC | Co-Founder | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| La-Z-Boy Incorporated | Board of Directors | Current |
| La-Z-Boy Incorporated | President & CEO | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| La-Z-Boy Incorporated | Treasurer | Current |
| La-Z-Boy Incorporated | Vice President & Treasurer | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| La-Z-Boy Incorporated | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| La-Z-Boy Incorporated | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| La-Z-Boy Incorporated | Board of Directors | Current |
| La-Z-Boy Incorporated | Chairman | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| La-Z-Boy Incorporated | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Wayne State University | Interim Dean, School of Business Administration | Current |
| La-Z-Boy Incorporated | Board of Directors | Current |
| Dana Holding Corporation | Board of Directors | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| La-Z-Boy Incorporated | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| La-Z-Boy Incorporated | Board of Directors | Current |
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Six leaders nominated for Furniture Hall of Fame
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Toledo area stocks turn positive
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Six industry leaders nominated for Furniture Hall of Fame
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La-Z-Boy posts profit of $5.3 million in 4Q
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