The Lovesac Company
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Assessment
Our Rating
A journalistic assessment by our editorial team at the time of the deep dive — it rates the company, not the entry point. Not investment advice and not a solicitation to buy or sell.
The business works in principle, but one material question is open. As long as it stays open, our findings do not carry a quality verdict.
Why this colour
Whoever buys today bets that price increases, onshoring and tariff refunds heal the gross margin faster than the next tariff round and a sluggish furniture market can wound it — and gets a price-to-sales ratio around 0.3 to 0.4 with buyback tailwind in return. Whoever waits checks three lines in every quarterly report (10-Q): gross margin (is it heading back toward 58 percent?), the new-customer count (does it turn positive?) and the IEEPA refund receipts. As long as all three are open, the stock is a watch-list position with clear checkpoints. The decision is yours.
What the thesis turns on
Assessment: Opportunities & Risks
Lovesac is the case of an intact brand with a damaged bill: $697 million in revenue but only $4.1 million of profit in fiscal 2026, because tariffs and freight are eating the margin while growth has sat on a plateau for three years. Against that stand a balance sheet without bank debt, $49.3 million in operating cash flow, ongoing buybacks and the chance of further tariff refunds after the IEEPA ruling. Whoever invests here buys a cheap revenue base and bets that the margin returns before the market's patience runs out. Not investment advice.
Brand & product platform
The Sactionals tie customers to an expandable system: 91.1 percent of revenue, repeat customers up 8.8 percent in fiscal 2026, the webshop up 7.1 percent in the quarter ended May 3, 2026 — direct sales through 278 company-owned showrooms with no furniture retailers in between (annual report 10-K FY 2026).
Margin & tariff exposure
Manufacturing in six Asian countries; gross margin fell 210 basis points to 56.4 percent in FY 2026 (180 bp freight/tariffs), and 380 bp of tariff and freight costs weighed on Q1 FY 2027 — price increases (+330 bp product margin) absorbed only part of it; a new 15 percent global tariff has been announced (10-K FY 2026, 10-Q as of 05/03/2026).
Growth & demand
Three years of plateau: $700.3 million (53 weeks), $680.6 million and $697.1 million of revenue in fiscal years 2024 through 2026; new customers down 5.6 percent in FY 2026, comparable sales down 1.0 percent in Q1 FY 2027 — the furniture market hangs on housing, interest rates and consumer sentiment.
Balance sheet & capital returns
No bank debt, an untouched credit line, $57.0 million in cash (May 3, 2026; seasonal, after $101.9 million at February 1), operating cash flow of $49.3 million in FY 2026; a buyback program with $51.7 million remaining, and a share count down a good 5 percent in one year.
Governance & trust in the numbers
The 2023 restatement ($2.2 million of improperly capitalized shipping costs), a $1.5 million SEC settlement (October 29, 2024; control weaknesses remediated per the 10-K), a pending discount-pricing class action, and a CFO change four days after earnings in June 2026 — self-reported and cleaned up, but the streak is too fresh to check off.
Valuation & the tariff wild card
A P/S around 0.3 to 0.4 and price/cash flow around 4 to 5 stand against a trailing P/E around 68 (data as of mid-July 2026); $3.6 million in IEEPA refunds have already arrived (through June 10, 2026) and the lawsuit for a full refund is pending — amount and timing remain open.
Worth Noting
LOVE reached the research list through the Reddit hype scanner (8 mentions in 24 hours, ApeWisdom, as of July 17, 2026); at the same time, our in-house stock scanner showed three value rankings (P/S, P/CF, P/FCF) and a bearish Pradeep Bonde breakout signal — "cheap" and "bruised" in the same reading.
Scanner metrics (P/E, P/S, Piotroski, Altman Z) are computed on trailing twelve-month figures; the seasonally weak Q1 of fiscal 2027 (a $11.1 million loss) is in them, while possible further IEEPA refunds naturally are not — Lovesac books them only as the cash arrives.
The market value figure (~$270 million) comes from the July 17, 2026 feed, sanity-checked against 14,638,550 shares outstanding per the 10-Q as of May 3, 2026; analyses are evergreen, daily prices are not a buy argument. Lovesac's fiscal year ends in early February — every annual figure carries that offset.
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Price history
Chart
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52-week range: 10.50 $ to 18.70 $ · Last price: 14.40 $ (As of: September 17, 2026)
Key figures
Key figures at a glance
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Basics
Performance
Technical Indicators
Calculated from the price history · as of 09/18/2026
Valuation
Profitability
Balance Sheet & Safety
Growth
Dividend
This stock currently pays no dividend.
Quality & Screener
Comparison
Industry comparison
The stock alongside the largest companies in the same group. The median row is the middle value of the companies shown above — not of the whole industry.
Industry: Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances
| Company | Market cap ($B) | P/E | EV/EBITDA | Gross Margin % | EBIT Margin % | Sales Growth (Year) % | Perf. 1Y % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Lovesac Company LOVE | 0.2 | 61.3 | 8.6 | 56.0 | – | 2.4 | -20.6 |
| Haier Smart Home Co. Ltd HSHCY | 24.4 | 8.9 | 5.6 | 26.5 | 8.3 | 2.6 | -16.9 |
| SharkNinja, Inc. SN | 23.5 | 33.3 | 22.4 | 48.9 | 11.7 | 15.8 | 45.8 |
| Somnigroup International Inc. SGI | 13.7 | 27.4 | 16.6 | 44.7 | 10.6 | 51.6 | -22.8 |
| Mohawk Industries Inc MHK | 7.9 | 19.4 | 8.2 | 25.6 | 5.5 | -0.5 | -2.2 |
| Alliance Laundry Holdings Inc. ALH | 4.3 | 31.6 | 14.1 | 37.7 | – | 13.3 | – |
| HNI Corp HNI | 3.3 | – | 16.6 | 41.9 | 1.4 | 12.4 | 7.2 |
| Whirlpool Corporation WHR | 2.1 | – | 9.1 | 13.6 | 1.3 | -6.5 | -60.8 |
| Interface Inc TILE | 2.0 | 15.9 | 9.5 | 40.5 | 9.5 | 5.4 | 18.3 |
| Median of companies shown | 4.3 | 27.4 | 9.5 | 40.5 | 8.3 | 5.4 | -9.5 |
Based on the most recently reported figures. Only stocks from the same trading venue are lined up, so the market caps are counted in one currency. Compare in a chart →
Fiscal years
Annual Figures
Fiscal years from the audited annual reports, oldest first. EBIT is the operating profit before interest and taxes; total assets are everything the company owns.
Revenue, operating income and net income per fiscal year $M
Revenue Operating income Net income
| Fiscal Year | Revenue ($M) | EBIT ($M) | Net Income ($M) | EPS ($) | Operating Cash Flow ($M) | Equity ($M) | Total Assets ($M) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 76 | -6 | -7 | -0.53 | -6 | 7 | 21 |
| 2018 | 102 | -5 | -6 | -0.43 | -3 | 24 | 41 |
| 2019 | 166 | -7 | -7 | -0.64 | -7 | 79 | 105 |
| 2020 | 233 | -16 | -15 | -1.07 | -11 | 90 | 126 |
| 2021 | 321 | 15 | 15 | 0.96 | 41 | 108 | 171 |
| 2022 | 498 | 41 | 47 | 2.96 | 33 | 158 | 369 |
| 2023 | 651 | 37 | 26 | 1.66 | -21 | 193 | 409 |
| 2024 | 700 | 30 | 24 | 1.45 | 76 | 218 | 482 |
| 2025 | 681 | 14 | 12 | 0.69 | 39 | 216 | 532 |
| 2026 | 697 | 5 | 4 | 0.28 | 49 | 219 | 535 |
Quarters
Quarterly Figures
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Revenue & Profit
Cash Flow
Balance Sheet
Margins
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| Quarter | EPS (Earnings Per Share) | EPS YoY (%) | Sales ($M) | Sales YoY (%) | Net Margin (%) | OCF ($M) | FCF ($M) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025: Q1 | 2.13 | 9.90 | 242 | -3.60 | 14.60 | 44 | 39 |
| 2025: Q2 | -0.73 | – | 138 | 4.30 | -7.80 | -41 | -50 |
| 2025: Q3 | -0.45 | – | 161 | 2.50 | -4.10 | 12 | 8 |
| 2025: Q4 | -0.72 | – | 150 | 0.20 | -7.00 | -5 | -10 |
| 2026: Q1 | 2.19 | 2.80 | 248 | 2.70 | 12.90 | 83 | 79 |
| 2026: Q2 | -0.76 | – | 138 | -0.10 | -8.00 | -35 | -40 |
| 2026: Q3 | 0.51 | 213.30 | 161 | 0.40 | 4.60 | 24 | 17 |
What Do These Terms Mean?
- EPS (Earnings Per Share):
- Quarterly profit divided by the total share count — how much of the profit works out to a single share.
- YoY (Year over Year):
- Change versus the same quarter a year ago — this is how you compare without seasonal distortion (e.g. the holiday shopping season).
- Sales:
- All revenue for the quarter, before any costs are deducted — the top line of the income statement.
- Net Margin:
- What percentage of sales is left over as profit in the end. Negative means the company is posting a loss.
- OCF (Operating Cash Flow):
- The cash that actually flows into the till from the core business during the quarter — harder to dress up than book profit.
- FCF (Free Cash Flow):
- Operating cash flow minus capital expenditures — the money that's genuinely free to use, say for paying down debt, buybacks, or dividends.
Screening
Appears in These Scanners
This stock currently matches 5 of our scanner strategies — each hit links to the scanner.
Quality & Balance Sheet
Momentum & Trend
Research
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Outlook
Analysts & Price Target
Combined picture of the price targets and recommendations of every analyst covering the stock. Price targets are expectations for the next 12 months, not promises — and they often follow the price rather than predict it.
Distribution of Recommendations
Estimates by Fiscal Year
| Fiscal Year | EPS Estimate ($) | EPS Range ($) | Revenue Estimate ($M) | Expected Growth | Analysts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/31/2027 | 0.79 | 0.53 – 1.04 | 699 | -14.7% | 2 |
| 01/31/2028 | 2.29 | 2.29 – 2.29 | 756 | 191.7% | 1 |
Average of the analyst estimates for the coming fiscal years. The range shows how far the most optimistic and the most cautious estimate sit apart — the wider it is, the less certain the expectation.
Valuation
What is priced in?
Instead of guessing what the stock is worth, we turn the question around: what free cash flow growth has to happen for today’s market value to add up? The assumptions behind it can be moved.
Today’s market value implies roughly -13.2% growth in free cash flow per year over ten years (assumptions: discount rate 10.0%, terminal growth 2.5%).
| Free cash flow (last twelve months) | $44.7M |
|---|---|
| Market cap | $209.0M |
| Free cash flow in year ten | $10.9M |
| Terminal value as a share of market value | 27.4% |
For comparison: over the past five years free cash flow shrank by 3.6% per year.
It shows which assumption is built into today’s price, not whether that assumption will hold. Every assumption can be changed with the sliders; the figures move with them.
A simplified model calculation — not a forecast and not a recommendation.
AI classification
AI Rating
Geprüft am 17.07.2026 gegen die Geschäftsberichte (10-K) für die Geschäftsjahre 2026 (eingereicht 02.04.2026) und 2025 (10.04.2025) sowie die vier jüngsten Quartalsberichte (10-Q): In den ausgewerteten SEC-Filings von The Lovesac Company findet sich kein wesentlicher KI-Bezug — keine KI-Umsatzquelle, kein dokumentierter operativer KI-Einsatz. Die 10-Q enthalten überhaupt keine KI-Erwähnung. Im 10-K GJ 2026 tauchen vier Erwähnungen von „artificial intelligence“ auf, alle im Risiko-/Regulierungsteil: (1) eine generische Aufzählung von Rechtsgebieten („use of artificial intelligence“), (2) die Cybersecurity-Floskel, dass KI Cyberrisiken verschärfen könne, (3) ein Listenpunkt „rapid technological change, including as a result of artificial intelligence“ im E-Commerce-Risikofaktor und (4) — neu gegenüber dem 10-K GJ 2025 — der Hinweis, dass Suchmaschinen auf KI-generierte Suchergebnisse umgestellt haben, was den Traffic auf lovesac.com spürbar senken könne („major search engines can and have shifted to artificial intelligence-generated search results, which may cause us to experience a significant decrease in traffic to our sites“). Das ist ein Kanal-Risiko für den Webshop (27,6 % des Umsatzes GJ 2026), bleibt aber ein einzelner Satz innerhalb eines generischen Such-Marketing-Risikofaktors eines Möbelhändlers, der 67 % seines Umsatzes in eigenen Showrooms erzielt — nach dem Kriterienkatalog (Boilerplate-Floskeln sind kein Bedroht-Beleg; der konkrete Bezug zum Geschäftsmodell muss tragend sein) kein ausreichender Beleg für „bedroht“. Es bleibt bei „neutral“ mit dokumentiertem Negativ-Befund.
View the full file — quotes, sources, reviewed filings
Filings Reviewed: 10-Q 2026-06-11 · 10-Q 2025-12-11 · 10-Q 2025-09-11 · 10-Q 2025-06-12 · 10-K 2026-04-02 · 10-K 2025-04-10
Rated on July 17, 2026 · How the Rating Is Built
Growth
Growth Score
Ten checks against the annual reports — each one passed counts a point.
- Revenue grows by more than 15% a year over three years 2.3%
- More than 10% revenue growth is expected for the coming year 7.4%
- Share count grows by less than 3% a year -2.7%
- Revenue growth plus cash-flow margin add up to at least 40 ("Rule of 40") 6.2%
- Gross margin at 40% or higher and without meaningful erosion 54.2%
- Goodwill from acquisitions does not grow faster than revenue 0.0%
- Net debt below twice EBITDA 4.2 x EBITDA
- Operating cash flow covers the profits of the last three years 125 m
- Return on capital at 15% or higher, or up versus two years ago 1.4%
- Insiders hold at least 10% or are net buyers 5.2%
A criterion without figures counts neither as passed nor as failed; a score is only produced from 7 judgeable criteria upwards. Source: fundamental data. All ten criteria in detail
Quality check
AAQS
3/10The AAQS (AlleAktien Quality Score) checks 10 quality criteria on growth, profitability, and balance-sheet strength — per the methodology developed and published by AlleAktien, calculated by us from our own fundamental data. A stock counts as a quality stock from 9 out of 10 points. Where a company has a shorter listing history, we calculate over the fiscal years available (at least five).
- Sales growth 10Y > 5% 27.9%
- Exp. sales growth 3Y > 5% 4.2%
- EBIT growth 10Y > 5% –
- Exp. EBIT growth 3Y > 5% 187.7%
- Net debt < 4x EBIT 16.9x
- EBIT positive, 10Y straight 6
- Max. EBIT decline < 50% 86.8%
- Return on equity > 15% 1.9%
- ROCE > 15% 1.4%
- Expected return > 10% 223.8%
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Source: fundamental data
Insiders
Insider Transactions
Reportable transactions by officers and major shareholders from SEC Form 4 filings. "Other" includes things like stock grants and option exercises without a buy/sell character.
| Date | Person | Role | Type | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2026 | Boehme Alan | Director | Other | 5,238 | 0.00 | – |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Mehra Vineet | Director | Sell | 5,000 | 18.38 | 91,909 |
The company
About the Company
The Lovesac Company entwirft, fertigt und verkauft Möbel. Das Angebot umfasst Sactionals wie Sitze und Seitenteile, Sacs einschließlich Schaumstoff-Sitzsäcke sowie weitere Produkte wie Getränkehalter, Footsac-Decken, Dekokissen, passende Sitztische und Ottomane.
- Employees
- 917
- Headquarters
- Stamford, CT
- Address
- 421 Atlantic Street, 06901 Stamford, United States
- Phone
- 888 636 1223
- Website
- lovesac.com
- IPO Date
- 06/26/2018
- ISIN
- US54738L1098
Management
| Name | Title | Birth Year |
|---|---|---|
| Shawn David Nelson | Founder, CEO & Director | 1977 |
| Mary Fox | President & COO | 1973 |
| Andrew Farag | CFO, Executive VP & Treasurer | – |
| Jacob Pat | Chief Technology & Digital Transformation Officer | 1980 |
| Megan C. Preneta | VP, General Counsel & Secretary | – |
| Heidi Cooley | Executive VP, Chief Brand & Marketing Officer | – |
| Carly Kawaja | Chief People Officer | – |
| John A. Legg | Chief Supply Chain Officer | 1962 |
| Caitlin Churchill | Investor Relations Executive | – |
Executives per the latest required filings; titles kept in their original language. Source: fundamental data.
Filings
Company Filings (8-K)
An 8-K is the filing a US company must use to disclose material events immediately — takeovers, changes at the top, major contracts or payment troubles, for instance. The links open the original document at the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
- 09/10/2026 Lovesac Co (LOVE): Results of Operations and Financial Condition; Financial Statements and Exhibits SEC ↗
Data as of: September 17, 2026 · Source: fundamental data & SEC filings (annual and quarterly reports, 10-K/10-Q)
Note: pure fact-based analysis, not investment advice and not a solicitation to buy or sell. All figures without guarantee.