Leslies Stock Today
| LESL Stock | USD 2.30 0.18 7.26% |
Performance0 of 100
| Odds Of DistressLess than 32
|
Leslies is selling for 2.30 as of the 30th of November 2024. This is a 7.26 percent decrease since the beginning of the trading day. The stock's lowest day price was 2.25. Leslies has about a 32 percent probability of financial distress in the next few years of operation and has generated negative returns over the last 90 days. Equity ratings for Leslies are calculated daily based on our scoring framework. The performance scores are derived for the period starting the 3rd of June 2024 and ending today, the 30th of November 2024. Click here to learn more.
Business Domain Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail | IPO Date 29th of October 2020 | Category Consumer Cyclical | Classification Consumer Discretionary |
Leslies, Inc. operates as a direct-to-consumer pool and spa care brand in the United States. The company was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. Leslies operates under Specialty Retail classification in the United States and is traded on NASDAQ Exchange. The company has 184.97 M outstanding shares of which 23.14 M shares are now shorted by private and institutional investors with about 4.92 trading days to cover. More on Leslies
Follow Valuation Profit Patterns Odds of Bankruptcy
Check how we calculate scores
Leslies Stock Highlights
ESG Sustainability
Environmental | Governance | Social |
| Special CEO | Steven Weddell | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Business Concentration | Other Specialty Retail, Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail, Consumer Discretionary, SP Small-Cap 600, NASDAQ Composite, SP RETAIL SELECT, Consumer Discretionary, Specialty Retail, Specialty Retail, Consumer Cyclical (View all Sectors) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Analyst Recommendation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Financial Strength
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Debt LevelsLeslies can leverage the use of borrowed funds to amplify returns from an investment. In general, analyzing the relationship between debt to total assets helps investors to understand Leslies' financial leverage. It provides some insight into what part of Leslies' total assets is financed by creditors.
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Leslies (LESL) is traded on NASDAQ Exchange in USA. It is located in 2005 East Indian School Road, Phoenix, AZ, United States, 85016 and employs 4,100 people. Leslies is listed under Other Specialty Retail category by Fama And French industry classification. The company currently falls under 'Small-Cap' category with a current market capitalization of 458.72 M. Leslies conducts business under Specialty Retail sector and is part of Consumer Discretionary industry. The entity has 184.97 M outstanding shares of which 23.14 M shares are now shorted by private and institutional investors with about 4.92 trading days to cover.
Leslies currently holds about 193.13 M in cash with 107.47 M of positive cash flow from operations. This results in cash-per-share (CPS) ratio of 1.05.
Check Leslies Probability Of Bankruptcy
Ownership AllocationThe majority of Leslies outstanding shares are owned by institutional investors. These third-party entities are usually referred to as non-private investors looking to shop for positions in Leslies to benefit from reduced commissions. Consequently, institutional holders are subject to a different set of regulations than regular investors in Leslies. Please pay attention to any change in the institutional holdings of Leslies as this could imply that something significant has changed or is about to change at the company.
Check Leslies Ownership Details
Leslies Stock Institutional Holders
| Instituion | Recorded On | Shares | |
| Clearfield Capital Management Lp | 2024-09-30 | 2.8 M | |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 2024-06-30 | 2.5 M | |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, Llc | 2024-06-30 | 2.5 M | |
| Northern Trust Corp | 2024-09-30 | 2.1 M | |
| Wells Fargo & Co | 2024-06-30 | 2.1 M | |
| Weiss Asset Management Lp | 2024-09-30 | 2 M | |
| Bank Of New York Mellon Corp | 2024-06-30 | 1.8 M | |
| Natixis Advisors, Llc. | 2024-06-30 | 1.8 M | |
| Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc | 2024-09-30 | 1.6 M | |
| Ariel Investments, Llc | 2024-09-30 | 46.6 M | |
| Blackrock Inc | 2024-06-30 | 28.5 M |
Leslies Historical Income Statement
Leslies Stock Against Markets
Leslies Corporate Executives
Elected by the shareholders, the Leslies' board of directors comprises two types of representatives: Leslies inside directors who are chosen from within the company, and outside directors, selected externally and held independent of Leslies. The board's role is to monitor Leslies' management team and ensure that shareholders' interests are well served. Leslies' inside directors are responsible for reviewing and approving budgets prepared by upper management to implement core corporate initiatives and projects. On the other hand, Leslies' outside directors are responsible for providing unbiased perspectives on the board's policies.
| Scott Bowman | CFO Treasurer | Profile |
Check out Correlation Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Leslies. Also, note that the market value of any company could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in state. For more information on how to buy Leslies Stock please use our How to buy in Leslies Stock guide.You can also try the Portfolio Backtesting module to avoid under-diversification and over-optimization by backtesting your portfolios.
Is Other Specialty Retail space expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of Leslies. If investors know Leslies will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about Leslies listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth (0.16) | Earnings Share (0.13) | Revenue Per Share 7.396 | Quarterly Revenue Growth (0.07) | Return On Assets 0.0421 |
The market value of Leslies is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Leslies that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Leslies' value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Leslies' true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Leslies' market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Leslies' underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between Leslies' value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Leslies is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Leslies' price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.