Lovesac Co key statistics and ratios
In fiscal 2026, Lovesac Co had return on equity of 1.9% and a net margin of 0.6%. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.
Financial ratios
| Fiscal year | 2018Feb 2018 | 2019Feb 2019 | 2020Feb 2020 | 2021Jan 2021 | 2022Jan 2022 | 2023Jan 2023 | 2024Feb 2024 | 2025Feb 2025 | 2026Feb 2026 | LTMAug 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | −5.4% | −4.0% | −6.5% | 4.6% | 9.5% | 4.1% | 3.4% | 1.7% | 0.6% | 2.6% |
| Return on equity | −23.3% | −13.1% | −18.0% | 14.9% | 35.7% | 15.1% | 11.6% | 5.3% | 1.9% | 8.3% |
| Return on assets | −13.3% | −9.2% | −13.2% | 9.9% | 17.6% | 6.8% | 5.4% | 2.3% | 0.8% | 3.3% |
| Effective tax rate | — | — | — | 0.6% | −17.5% | 28.1% | 25.0% | 29.7% | 39.0% | 29.7% |
| R&D as % of revenue | — | — | — | — | — | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 1.0% | 0.9% |
| SG&A as % of revenue | 49.9% | 46.1% | 42.1% | 34.7% | 32.1% | 33.2% | 37.7% | 41.4% | 40.7% | 40.9% |
| Quarter | 2025 Q3Nov 2024 | 2025 Q4Feb 2025 | 2026 Q1May 2025 | 2026 Q2Aug 2025 | 2026 Q3Nov 2025 | 2026 Q4Feb 2026 | 2027 Q1May 2026 | 2027 Q2Aug 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | −3.3% | 14.6% | −7.8% | −4.1% | −7.0% | 12.9% | −8.0% | 4.6% |
| R&D as % of revenue | 1.5% | 0.7% | 1.6% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 0.2% | 1.5% | 1.1% |
| SG&A as % of revenue | 47.9% | 28.0% | 48.5% | 44.9% | 49.9% | 28.1% | 49.6% | 44.8% |
Financial health
- Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $239m of assets due within a year against $162m of liabilities due within a year.
- Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $239m short-term assets against $167m of longer-dated liabilities.
- More cash than debt Cash or debt not separately reported. Not assessable.
- Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Equity or debt not reported. Not assessable.
- Debt burden no higher than five years ago Five-year comparison not available. Not assessable.
- A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt Cash flow or debt not reported. Not assessable.
- Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Interest not separately reported. Not assessable.
Moat
Moderate moat
How hard Lovesac's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 8 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.
- Returns on capital 20 / 20
Cash operating profit has been a median 28.6% of total assets over 8 years.
- Pricing power 18 / 20
Gross margin has been a median 55.4%, moving by 2.9 percentage points (standard deviation) across 8 years.
- Durability 0 / 20
Operating margin has been a median 2.6%; its worst year was -4.5%.
- Cash conversion 8 / 20
Free cash flow was positive in 5 of 8 years, at a median 3.6% of revenue.
- Discipline 20 / 20
The diluted share count fell 9.0% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 1.3% of revenue.
AI disruption exposure: Medium. In this industry, AI could change how the product is made or sold, without replacing the core asset. The score above includes a 5-point deduction for that exposure (66 before it).
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