Aterian, Inc. (ATER) vs Hooker Furnishings Corp. (HOFT)

Aterian, Inc. and Hooker Furnishings Corp. are both Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances companies. Aterian, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $158.3M against $135.4M — 1.2× the size. Aterian, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 35.0% against 0.48%. Hooker Furnishings Corp. has the higher net margin (−6.62% vs −24.5%) and the higher return on invested capital (−5.25% vs −112.7%). Across the 18 metrics below, Hooker Furnishings Corp. leads on 12 and Aterian, Inc. on 6.

Valuation

Metric ATER HOFT Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
P/E n/m n/m 14.25
P/S 0.08 0.49 0.53
P/B 0.44 0.79 1.09
Price to free cash flow n/m 7.09 10.03
EV/EBITDA n/m n/m 7.25
EV/Sales 0.41 0.47 0.67
Earnings yield (326.23%) (13.45%) 3.77%
Free cash flow yield (46.46%) 14.11% 7.38%

Profitability

Metric ATER HOFT Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Gross margin 56.75% 29.22% 37.53%
Operating margin (26.47%) (4.66%) 2.52%
Net margin (24.48%) (6.62%) 2.02%
Free cash flow margin (3.77%) 6.94% 3.16%
Return on equity (91.31%) (9.90%) 7.37%
Return on assets (48.88%) (7.13%) 2.13%
Return on invested capital (112.68%) (5.25%) 3.71%

Growth

Metric ATER HOFT Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Revenue growth (TTM) 35.00% 0.48% 1.14%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (42.26%) (113.45%) (0.71%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR (17.97%) (12.43%) 0.64%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric ATER HOFT Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Debt to equity 0.00 0.00 0.17
Current ratio 2.13 3.03 1.95
Net debt to EBITDA 0.36 (0.22) 0.06

Dividend

Metric ATER HOFT Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Dividend yield — 3.68% 2.94%
Payout ratio — — 0.51

Size

Metric ATER HOFT Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Market cap 158.31m 135.36m 210.43m

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