During trading today, Lumber Liquidators Holdings stock (NYSE:$LL) dropped $0.62, a move of -1.76% volatility, from open. The stock saw a recent price of $34.52 with a daily trading volume of 423,955.
Trading on the stock market can have mixed results. Where some succeed, others flounder. A big obstacle for many traders is the emotional factor. Sometimes carefully thought out plans fall through or market conditions may scare investors into acting rashly. What this means is that it’s important to keep a level head, dig deep when researching stocks, and don’t be swept up too much in market conditions.
With this in mind, let’s look at the numbers for Lumber Liquidators.
Lumber Liquidators currently has a yearly EPS of -$1.64. This number is determined by taking the total net income and dividing it by shares outstanding. It is useful for delivering a per shareholder idea of profits.
We can also take a look at some fundamental analysis. Fundamentals take into account a wide array of factors, including industry, stock, and market conditions to determine if stocks are priced correctly.
The Return on Assets is a profitability ratio that takes the net income of a company and divides it by its total assets. This makes it useful in determining if a company is turning profits on their total assets. A higher ROA reflects better on a stock, while a lower ROA might send up a red flag to potential investors. Lumber Liquidators currently has an ROA of -14.51.
We can also look at the Return on Equity. This ratio measures profits generated from investments received from shareholders. As with ROA, a higher ROE reflects better on a company than a lower ROE. Lumber Liquidators currently has an ROE of -26.97.
Finally, we can take a look at Return on Invested Capital. The ROIC, similar to ROE, takes net income minus dividends and divides it by total capital invested. The result shows how effective a company generates income off of invested capital. As with the other profitability ratio, higher numbers reflect more positively on a company. Lumber Liquidators currently has an ROIC of -24.12.
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