Leggett & Platt (LEG)

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Leggett & Platt, Incorporated designs and produces a range of engineered components and products worldwide. It operates in four segments: Residential Furnishings, Commercial Fixturing & Components, Industrial Materials, and Specialized Products. The Residential Furnishings segment manufactures or distributes bedding, furniture, consumer, fabric, and carpet underlay products to manufacturers of finished bedding products or upholstered furniture for residential use. The Commercial Fixturing & Components segment offers fixture and display, and office furniture components to retail chains and specialty shops; brand name marketers and distributors of consumer products; and office, institutional, and commercial furniture manufacturers. The Industrial Materials segment provides steel rods; drawn wire; steel billets; fabricated wire products, such as shaped wire for automotive and medical supply applications; tying heads, boxed wire, and parts for automatic baling equipment; coated wire products, including dishwasher racks; and wire retail fixtures and point-of-purchase displays. This segment also offers welded steel tubing and fabricated tube components. The Specialized Products segment provides manual and power lumbar support and massage systems for automotive seating; seat suspension systems; automotive control cables, such as shift cables, cruise-control cables, seat belt cables, accelerator cables, seat control cables, and latch release cables; low voltage motors and actuation assemblies; and formed metal and wire components for seat frames, as well as quilting machines for mattress covers, machines used to shape wire into springs, and industrial sewing/finishing machines. It also offers commercial vehicle products, such as van interiors; docking stations that mount computers and other electronic equipment inside vehicles; and specialty trailers used by telephone, cable, and utility companies. The company was founded in 1883 and is headquartered in Carthage, Missouri.