LESLIE'S INC (LESL) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

NASDAQ:LESL • US5270642086

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This LESL fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

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1. LESL Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • In the past year LESL has reported negative net income.
  • LESL had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
  • The reported net income has been mixed in the past 5 years: LESL reported negative net income in multiple years.
  • LESL had a positive operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.
LESL Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFLESL Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 100M -100M 200M -200M

1.2 Ratios

  • Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of -42.40%, LESL is doing worse than 85.48% of the companies in the same industry.
  • LESL has a Return On Invested Capital of 2.34%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: LESL outperforms 48.39% of its industry peers.
  • LESL had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 6.59%. This is significantly below the industry average of 13.55%.
  • The last Return On Invested Capital (2.34%) for LESL is well below the 3 year average (6.59%), which needs to be investigated, but indicates that LESL had better years and this may not be a problem.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -42.4%
ROE N/A
ROIC 2.34%
ROA(3y)-10.52%
ROA(5y)-1.02%
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)6.59%
ROIC(5y)13.56%
LESL Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICLESL Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 20 -20 40 -40 -60 -80

1.3 Margins

  • The Operating Margin of LESL (1.13%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • LESL's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
  • LESL's Gross Margin of 35.04% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. LESL outperforms 45.97% of its industry peers.
  • LESL's Gross Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 1.13%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 35.04%
OM growth 3Y-51.52%
OM growth 5Y-34.04%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-6.37%
GM growth 5Y-3.09%
LESL Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsLESL Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 20 40

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2. LESL Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

  • LESL has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.
  • LESL has more shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
  • Compared to 5 years ago, LESL has less shares outstanding
  • The debt/assets ratio for LESL is higher compared to a year ago.
LESL Yearly Shares OutstandingLESL Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2M 4M 6M 8M
LESL Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsLESL Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 200M 400M 600M 800M 1B

2.2 Solvency

  • LESL has an Altman-Z score of 0.79. This is a bad value and indicates that LESL is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • The Altman-Z score of LESL (0.79) is worse than 68.55% of its industry peers.
  • The Debt to FCF ratio of LESL is 101.94, which is on the high side as it means it would take LESL, 101.94 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
  • Looking at the Debt to FCF ratio, with a value of 101.94, LESL is doing worse than 60.48% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity N/A
Debt/FCF 101.94
Altman-Z 0.79
ROIC/WACC0.34
WACC6.87%
LESL Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFLESL Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 500M -500M 1B

2.3 Liquidity

  • LESL has a Current Ratio of 1.42. This is a normal value and indicates that LESL is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • LESL has a Current ratio (1.42) which is in line with its industry peers.
  • LESL has a Quick Ratio of 1.42. This is a bad value and indicates that LESL is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • LESL has a worse Quick ratio (0.30) than 70.97% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 1.42
Quick Ratio 0.3
LESL Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesLESL Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 200M 400M 600M

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3. LESL Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • The earnings per share for LESL have decreased strongly by -925.00% in the last year.
  • Looking at the last year, LESL shows a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -8.83% in the last year.
  • LESL shows a small growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 2.23% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-925%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-19.09%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-8.83%
Revenue growth 3Y-7.36%
Revenue growth 5Y2.23%
Sales Q2Q%-16.04%

3.2 Future

  • Based on estimates for the next years, LESL will show a quite strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 19.71% on average per year.
  • The Revenue is expected to decrease by -0.94% on average over the next years.
EPS Next Y56.94%
EPS Next 2Y34.54%
EPS Next 3Y19.71%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year-5.29%
Revenue Next 2Y-1.53%
Revenue Next 3Y-0.94%
Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

  • When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is decreasing.
LESL Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesLESL Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 500M 1B 1.5B
LESL Yearly EPS VS EstimatesLESL Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 0 5 -5 10 15

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4. LESL Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • The Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for LESL. In the last year negative earnings were reported.
  • Also next year LESL is expected to report negative earnings again, which makes the also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
LESL Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsLESL Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 20 40 60

4.2 Price Multiples

  • LESL's Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio is in line with the industry average.
  • Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, LESL is valued cheaply inside the industry as 99.19% of the companies are valued more expensively.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 1.18
EV/EBITDA 16.75
LESL Per share dataLESL EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 50 -50 100

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • A more expensive valuation may be justified as LESL's earnings are expected to grow with 19.71% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y34.54%
EPS Next 3Y19.71%

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5. LESL Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • No dividends for LESL!.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

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LESL Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

LESLIE'S INC

NASDAQ:LESL (3/19/2026, 8:12:06 PM)

After market: 0.9634 0 (0%)

0.9634

-0.05 (-4.61%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupConsumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail
GICS IndustrySpecialty Retail
Earnings (Last)02-17
Earnings (Next)05-06
Inst Owners65.19%
Inst Owner Change-9.93%
Ins Owners0.58%
Ins Owner Change0%
Market Cap8.98M
Revenue(TTM)1.21B
Net Income(TTM)-275.38M
Analysts52.73
Price Target2.52 (161.57%)
Short Float %10.27%
Short Ratio6.02
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)0
Avg EPS beat(2)-56.77%
Min EPS beat(2)-93.23%
Max EPS beat(2)-20.3%
EPS beat(4)0
Avg EPS beat(4)-36.02%
Min EPS beat(4)-93.23%
Max EPS beat(4)-0.6%
EPS beat(8)2
Avg EPS beat(8)-27.4%
EPS beat(12)3
Avg EPS beat(12)-22.67%
EPS beat(16)5
Avg EPS beat(16)-14.11%
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)-3.02%
Min Revenue beat(2)-8.98%
Max Revenue beat(2)2.95%
Revenue beat(4)1
Avg Revenue beat(4)-4.96%
Min Revenue beat(4)-8.98%
Max Revenue beat(4)2.95%
Revenue beat(8)1
Avg Revenue beat(8)-4.31%
Revenue beat(12)3
Avg Revenue beat(12)-3.55%
Revenue beat(16)5
Avg Revenue beat(16)-2.18%
PT rev (1m)-26.91%
PT rev (3m)-61.57%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-0.24%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-1.69%
EPS NY rev (1m)-2.41%
EPS NY rev (3m)-18.3%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-2.84%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-3.44%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.84%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-4.91%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
P/S 0.01
P/FCF 1.18
P/OCF 0.27
P/B N/A
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 16.75
EPS(TTM)-6.15
EYN/A
EPS(NY)-1.01
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)0.82
FCFY84.93%
OCF(TTM)3.52
OCFY364.92%
SpS130.24
BVpS-52.56
TBVpS-55.76
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -42.4%
ROE N/A
ROCE 2.96%
ROIC 2.34%
ROICexc 2.36%
ROICexgc 2.52%
OM 1.13%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 35.04%
FCFM 0.63%
ROA(3y)-10.52%
ROA(5y)-1.02%
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)6.59%
ROIC(5y)13.56%
ROICexc(3y)7.33%
ROICexc(5y)18.96%
ROICexgc(3y)10.02%
ROICexgc(5y)27.77%
ROCE(3y)8.35%
ROCE(5y)17.16%
ROICexgc growth 3Y-55.15%
ROICexgc growth 5Y-41.78%
ROICexc growth 3Y-49.91%
ROICexc growth 5Y-37.08%
OM growth 3Y-51.52%
OM growth 5Y-34.04%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-6.37%
GM growth 5Y-3.09%
F-Score3
Asset Turnover1.87
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity N/A
Debt/FCF 101.94
Debt/EBITDA 16.64
Cap/Depr 76.02%
Cap/Sales 2.07%
Interest Coverage 0.22
Cash Conversion 70.12%
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 1.42
Quick Ratio 0.3
Altman-Z 0.79
F-Score3
WACC6.87%
ROIC/WACC0.34
Cap/Depr(3y)110.73%
Cap/Depr(5y)108.75%
Cap/Sales(3y)2.75%
Cap/Sales(5y)2.49%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-925%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-19.09%
EPS Next Y56.94%
EPS Next 2Y34.54%
EPS Next 3Y19.71%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-8.83%
Revenue growth 3Y-7.36%
Revenue growth 5Y2.23%
Sales Q2Q%-16.04%
Revenue Next Year-5.29%
Revenue Next 2Y-1.53%
Revenue Next 3Y-0.94%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y-78.39%
EBIT growth 3Y-55.09%
EBIT growth 5Y-32.57%
EBIT Next Year194.63%
EBIT Next 3Y51.36%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y-89.88%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y-72.46%
OCF growth 3Y-49.02%
OCF growth 5Y-38.72%

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