Birkenstock Holding PLC (BIRK) vs Fossil Group, Inc. (FOSL)

Birkenstock Holding PLC and Fossil Group, Inc. are both Footwear & Accessories companies. Birkenstock Holding PLC is the larger, with a market value of $6.0B against $387.4M — 15.5× the size. Fossil Group, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Birkenstock Holding PLC trades at 15.3×. Birkenstock Holding PLC grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 19.2% against −9.10%. Birkenstock Holding PLC has the higher net margin (14.7% vs −7.09%) and the higher return on invested capital (8.63% vs −1.76%). Across the 18 metrics below, Birkenstock Holding PLC leads on 15 and Fossil Group, Inc. on 3.

Valuation

Metric BIRK FOSL Footwear & Accessories median
P/E 15.27 n/m 15.55
P/S 2.24 0.39 1.12
P/B 1.81 5.23 3.17
Price to free cash flow 18.09 n/m 12.19
EV/EBITDA 9.29 87.34 9.58
EV/Sales 2.76 0.52 1.20
Earnings yield 6.55% (19.54%) 6.31%
Free cash flow yield 5.53% (9.59%) 5.10%

Profitability

Metric BIRK FOSL Footwear & Accessories median
Gross margin 56.84% 56.73% 49.08%
Operating margin 24.25% (0.57%) 8.69%
Net margin 14.74% (7.09%) 5.72%
Free cash flow margin 12.39% (3.77%) 8.58%
Return on equity 12.45% (67.21%) 13.13%
Return on assets 6.40% (10.29%) 6.28%
Return on invested capital 8.63% (1.76%) 10.98%

Growth

Metric BIRK FOSL Footwear & Accessories median
Revenue growth (TTM) 19.21% (9.10%) (0.32%)
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 85.59% 25.26% 12.95%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR — (9.04%) 9.43%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR — 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric BIRK FOSL Footwear & Accessories median
Debt to equity 0.67 2.74 0.49
Current ratio 3.78 1.76 2.26
Net debt to EBITDA 1.46 (13.61) 0.38

Dividend

Metric BIRK FOSL Footwear & Accessories median
Dividend yield — — 1.95%
Payout ratio — — 0.37

Size

Metric BIRK FOSL Footwear & Accessories median
Market cap 5.99b 387.35m 1.10b

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