a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp. (AKA) vs Zumiez Inc. (ZUMZ)

a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp. and Zumiez Inc. are both Apparel Retail companies. Zumiez Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $205.6M against $120.1M — 1.7× the size. a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Zumiez Inc. trades at 16.6×. Zumiez Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 3.61% against 0.91%. Zumiez Inc. has the higher net margin (1.36% vs −4.43%) and the higher return on invested capital (6.98% vs −5.42%). Across the 21 metrics below, Zumiez Inc. leads on 17 and a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp. on 4.

Valuation

Metric AKA ZUMZ Apparel Retail median
P/E n/m 16.64 12.56
P/S 0.20 0.22 0.35
P/B 1.28 0.75 1.57
Price to free cash flow 13.46 8.34 11.15
EV/EBITDA 47.00 4.55 7.42
EV/Sales 0.33 0.20 0.51
Earnings yield (22.15%) 6.01% 5.76%
Free cash flow yield 7.43% 11.99% 4.34%

Profitability

Metric AKA ZUMZ Apparel Retail median
Gross margin 59.57% 36.06% 41.90%
Operating margin (2.50%) 2.18% 2.50%
Net margin (4.43%) 1.36% 3.41%
Free cash flow margin 1.51% 2.69% 2.86%
Return on equity (25.52%) 4.44% 7.71%
Return on assets (6.56%) 2.03% 2.85%
Return on invested capital (5.42%) 6.98% 6.41%

Growth

Metric AKA ZUMZ Apparel Retail median
Revenue growth (TTM) 0.91% 3.61% 4.14%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (19.11%) 966.67% —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 22.69% (1.28%) 5.92%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% (29.39%) 0.00%

Health

Metric AKA ZUMZ Apparel Retail median
Debt to equity 1.05 0.00 0.01
Current ratio 1.11 1.71 1.54
Net debt to EBITDA 193.19 (4.21) (0.29)

Dividend

Metric AKA ZUMZ Apparel Retail median
Dividend yield — — 2.94%
Payout ratio 0.00 0.00 0.00

Size

Metric AKA ZUMZ Apparel Retail median
Market cap 120.13m 205.59m 358.41m

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