Tandy Leather Factory (TLF): Intrinsic Value Discount

Tandy Leather, symbol TLF, founded in 1919, is a consistently profitable leather crafting retail leader. Tandy sells leather and leather craft-related items primarily through retail stores, websites, or direct account representatives. Tandy has 101 stores in 40 states, six provinces in Canada, and one store in Spain. Several smaller, privately family owned competitors exist, including Double Eagle Leathersmith, Montana Leather Company, and Weaver Leather Supply.

The table above illustrates a few of Tandy’s unique values and attributes. Such as EV/OI = 8.8, P/NCAV = 1.13, and 85.50M cumulative EBIT over the prior 15 years and 121.28M for EBITDA. This is versus an enterprise value of 39M. 

Opportunity:

Tandy Leather reported fourth-quarter and year-end 2023 results on 03/22/24.  For the year ending 2023, Tandy shows continued profit growth and cash in a difficult retail environment with high inflation. Net income was $3.80 million, an increase of $1.20 million compared to the year ending 2022. Gross profit was relatively flat as margins improved from 57.90% in 2022 to 59.30% in 2023. Operating expenses declined 9.70% to a stable operating expense of 40 million. Cash grew to 12.20 million from 8 million in 2022. After adjusting for stock compensation, EBITDA was 6.50 million.

TLF is an intrinsically and relatively cheap investment based on consistent profitable FCF and growing margins. Deep value-based and long term owners provide a margin of safety and offer constructive activism. Bandera (Jeff Gramm) owns 34.40%, JCP Investment(James Pappas) 10.04%, and First Foundation (Eric Speron )10%. CEO Janet Carr owns 4.50%.