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 $196.7M against $153.4M — 1.3× the size. Hooker Furnishings Corp. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 0.48% against −60.1%. Hooker Furnishings Corp. has the higher net margin (−6.62% vs −49.3%) and the higher return on invested capital (−5.25% vs −112.7%). Across the 18 metrics below, Hooker Furnishings Corp. leads on 14 and Aterian, Inc. on 4.

Valuation

Metric ATER HOFT Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
P/E n/m n/m 15.33
P/S 0.21 0.59 0.60
P/B 0.57 0.95 1.17
Price to free cash flow n/m 8.56 10.93
EV/EBITDA n/m n/m 7.69
EV/Sales 0.88 0.57 0.71
Earnings yield (251.90%) (11.13%) 2.85%
Free cash flow yield (35.87%) 11.68% 7.42%

Profitability

Metric ATER HOFT Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Gross margin 114.31% 29.22% 37.63%
Operating margin (53.31%) (4.66%) 2.73%
Net margin (49.30%) (6.62%) 2.29%
Free cash flow margin (7.60%) 6.94% 3.10%
Return on equity (91.31%) (9.90%) 7.66%
Return on assets (48.88%) (7.13%) 2.30%
Return on invested capital (112.68%) (5.25%) 3.51%

Growth

Metric ATER HOFT Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Revenue growth (TTM) (60.10%) 0.48% 0.20%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (42.26%) (113.45%) (6.04%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR (17.97%) (12.43%) 0.50%
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 0.15
Current ratio 2.13 3.03 2.00
Net debt to EBITDA 0.36 (0.22) 0.21

Dividend

Metric ATER HOFT Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Dividend yield — 3.05% 2.76%
Payout ratio — — 0.51

Size

Metric ATER HOFT Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Market cap 196.72m 153.43m 216.13m

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