Columbia Sportswear Company (COLM) vs G-III Apparel Group, LTD. (GIII)

Columbia Sportswear Company and G-III Apparel Group, LTD. are both Apparel Manufacturing companies. Columbia Sportswear Company is the larger, with a market value of $2.9B against $1.2B — 2.5× the size. G-III Apparel Group, LTD. trades at the lower P/E: 8.4× against 14.9×. Columbia Sportswear Company grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: −0.15% against −8.74%. Columbia Sportswear Company has the higher net margin (6.05% vs 4.75%) and the higher return on invested capital (16.4% vs 8.66%). Across the 22 metrics below, G-III Apparel Group, LTD. leads on 12 and Columbia Sportswear Company on 10.

Valuation

Metric COLM GIII Apparel Manufacturing median
P/E 14.92 8.45 17.21
P/S 0.87 0.40 0.44
P/B 1.84 0.63 1.58
Price to free cash flow 9.17 4.19 9.18
EV/EBITDA 8.45 2.98 8.64
EV/Sales 0.78 0.22 0.54
Earnings yield 6.70% 11.84% 0.00%
Free cash flow yield 10.90% 23.88% 9.25%

Profitability

Metric COLM GIII Apparel Manufacturing median
Gross margin 52.16% 44.39% 48.31%
Operating margin 7.54% 6.29% 2.46%
Net margin 6.05% 4.75% (0.46%)
Free cash flow margin 9.43% 9.64% 5.26%
Return on equity 12.66% 7.68% 4.29%
Return on assets 7.24% 4.98% 0.00%
Return on invested capital 16.44% 8.66% 0.00%

Growth

Metric COLM GIII Apparel Manufacturing median
Revenue growth (TTM) (0.15%) (8.74%) 0.02%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (15.18%) (64.05%) —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 6.31% 7.55% 6.76%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 10.41% 23.39% 0.00%

Health

Metric COLM GIII Apparel Manufacturing median
Debt to equity 0.00 0.00 0.23
Current ratio 2.49 2.70 1.81
Net debt to EBITDA (3.00) (2.93) (0.43)

Dividend

Metric COLM GIII Apparel Manufacturing median
Dividend yield 1.52% — 2.76%
Payout ratio 0.26 0.00 0.07

Size

Metric COLM GIII Apparel Manufacturing median
Market cap 2.92b 1.16b 402.31m

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