BOBS · the NYSE · USD · Market cap $1.9B · 5,950 employees
Bob's Discount Furniture, Inc.
FAIL · Does not pass the screen
14.62 USD
At the last full screen 2026-09-16
Screened 2026-09-16 · the tape above runs as of 21:00 UTC · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed
The Label · The Season, Not the Day
This name holds its markdown label.
Bob's Discount Furniture, Inc. holds its Markdown at $14.62. The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 44 days.
As held on the ledger · 2026-09-16
Phase
Markdown · caution
Quantitative state
The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 44 days
Price at the screen
$14.62
Valuation
14.33 trailing · 13.83 forward price to earnings
Values screen
FAIL· score 70.0
The Workings
Five Screens, Shown in Full
Does not pass. Debt ratio
Test
Figure
Limit
What it means
Status
Business activity
Permissible
Core business clean
Its core business isn't built on prohibited lines: no gambling, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or interest-based lending.
Pass
Debt load
65.02%
Below 33%
Interest-bearing debt is 65.0% of its assets, above the one-third ceiling the screen allows.
Fail
Interest-bearing cash
0.00%
Below 33%
Cash held in interest-bearing accounts and securities is 0.0% of assets, under the one-third limit.
Pass
Receivables
3.91%
Below 49%
Money owed to the company is 3.9% of assets, under the 49% limit.
Pass
Revenue purity
0.09%
Below 5%
Only 0.1% of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, under the 5% line.
Pass
Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.
Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2026-09-16 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. A 26.4% margin of safety to the base estimate.
Third-party analyst targets: 13 covering, consensus None. The average target sits +50% from the screen price.
Reading the gap · Both our model and the analysts see meaningful upside from here.
Price History & Projections
Where it has been, where the models see it going. History from market close data; projection points are our fair-value estimates and third-party analyst targets, dated to the 2026-09-16 screen.
Fair value and rating are our own model estimates; the Street's range reflects third-party analyst estimates. Analysis, not advice.
The Business, in Plain Words
Furniture sales swing with every housing cycle
Walk into any home store and you see sofas bought only when pay packets feel secure and houses are changing hands. Bob's Discount Furniture sits right in that cycle, with revenue up just 8 percent and margins stuck at 5 percent. The shares trade at 15 times forward earnings below our calculated value, yet the opportunity rating stays at none because the business offers no durable edge.
Thirteen analysts call it a buy with a 22 dollar median target, and the ethical screen clears without issue. Still the unknown moat and thin profitability leave little cushion once spending slows. A low multiple on a cyclical name often signals peak earnings rather than a bargain.
Housing data and consumer confidence can turn quickly, cutting demand and exposing the lack of pricing power. That combination keeps us on the sidelines despite the apparent discount. Analysis, not advice.
The risks · The things to watch: it's a small-cap, so the share price can swing harder than the market; it carries a real debt load, which raises the stakes if revenue slips.
Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.
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The framework has shifted from markup to accumulation since the last review. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved up 13.2% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 21%. The street (13 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $22.
2026-07-23Markup$16.21+18.1%Entry 4
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved up 18.1% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 21%. The street (13 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $22.
2026-07-18Markup$13.73+0.0%Entry 3
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 21%. The street (13 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $22.
2026-07-03Markup$13.73+0.0%Entry 2
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns.
2026-07-02Markup$13.73Entry 1
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns.
Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.