Birkenstock Holding PLC (BIRK) vs Vera Bradley, Inc. (VRA)

Birkenstock Holding PLC and Vera Bradley, Inc. are both Footwear & Accessories companies. Birkenstock Holding PLC is the larger, with a market value of $6.6B against $200.3M — 33.0× the size. Vera Bradley, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Birkenstock Holding PLC trades at 17.3×. Birkenstock Holding PLC grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 19.2% against −1.74%. Birkenstock Holding PLC has the higher net margin (14.7% vs −3.66%) and the higher return on invested capital (8.63% vs −6.33%). Across the 19 metrics below, Birkenstock Holding PLC leads on 13 and Vera Bradley, Inc. on 6.

Valuation

Metric BIRK VRA Footwear & Accessories median
P/E 17.31 n/m 17.09
P/S 2.54 0.73 1.01
P/B 2.06 1.51 2.84
Price to free cash flow 20.52 6.80 12.64
EV/EBITDA 10.30 11.69 11.19
EV/Sales 3.06 0.73 1.27
Earnings yield 5.78% (5.01%) 5.29%
Free cash flow yield 4.87% 14.70% 6.01%

Profitability

Metric BIRK VRA Footwear & Accessories median
Gross margin 56.84% 50.43% 49.08%
Operating margin 24.25% (3.62%) 8.69%
Net margin 14.74% (3.66%) 6.62%
Free cash flow margin 12.39% 10.69% 8.58%
Return on equity 12.45% (7.36%) 13.50%
Return on assets 6.40% (3.97%) 6.62%
Return on invested capital 8.63% (6.33%) 10.98%

Growth

Metric BIRK VRA Footwear & Accessories median
Revenue growth (TTM) 19.21% (1.74%) 0.70%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 85.59% 20.47% 12.95%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR — (10.45%) 9.43%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR — 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric BIRK VRA Footwear & Accessories median
Debt to equity 0.67 0.00 0.47
Current ratio 3.78 2.44 2.26
Net debt to EBITDA 1.46 4.72 0.38

Dividend

Metric BIRK VRA Footwear & Accessories median
Dividend yield — — 2.01%
Payout ratio — — 0.37

Size

Metric BIRK VRA Footwear & Accessories median
Market cap 6.60b 200.25m 1.27b

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