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Financial distress

Leslie's

NSQ:LESL · US5270642086
Specialty RetailMedium

360

6
EV / EBIT1
Price / Owner Earnings54
Owner Earnings Yield1
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales100
EV / Gross Profit19
Price/Book85
Return on Capital52
Cash Return on Capital10
EBIT Margin50
Gross Profitability83
Accruals95
Owner Earnings Margin10
Sales growth4
Profit Growth4
Long-Term EPS Growth26
Reinvestment23
Price momentum1
Debt load6
Refinancing97
Debt Payback1
Liquidity17
Analyst ratings29
Opinion Changes7
Price Target Upside1
Market mood1
Value Creation6/20not creating value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Leslie's doesn't consistently earn more than its cost of capital, so it isn't yet creating shareholder value.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustrySpecialty Retail
SizeMedium
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNASDAQGS
Founded2007
Employees1,202
Websitelesliespool.com
ISINUS5270642086
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Index & Theme
Water PurificationConsumer GoodsE-CommerceRetail

Description

Leslie's, Inc. (Leslie's) operates as a direct-to-consumer brand in its segment, serving residential consumers and pool professionals, and many of the largest commercial property operators. The company offers an extensive assortment of professional-…

Analysis

Hope premium

Leslie's, Inc. is priced well ahead of what the underlying numbers justify, a pattern we describe as a hope premium.

Valuation data is not available for this company.

Growth is tepid; the safety picture is fragile. The company scores 6/20 on our value-creation score: not creating value.

No flags apply to this company at this time: accounts, balance sheet, and cash quality all pass. A clean bill of health is meaningful, not just the absence of a warning. This analysis describes numbers; it is not investment advice.

360° rank · history

1007550250
4
2023202420252026

All-time high

67

Jan 2023

All-time low

4

Jun 2026

Average rank

21

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
100
79
27
6
Price/Earnings
84
44
33
18
Price/Book
85
89
96
100
Dividend Yield
1
1
1
1
Value (overall)
90
61
32
27

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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