Columbia Sportswear Company (COLM) vs Kontoor Brands, Inc. (KTB)

Columbia Sportswear Company and Kontoor Brands, Inc. are both Apparel Manufacturing companies. Kontoor Brands, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $4.3B against $3.5B — 1.2× the size. Columbia Sportswear Company trades at the lower P/E: 15.4× against 21.2×. Kontoor Brands, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 2.38% against 0.07%. Columbia Sportswear Company has the higher net margin (6.97% vs 6.94%) and the lower return on invested capital (13.3% vs 16.8%). Both pay a dividend; Kontoor Brands, Inc. yields more (2.75% vs 1.71%). Across the 23 metrics below, Kontoor Brands, Inc. leads on 12 and Columbia Sportswear Company on 11.

Valuation

Metric COLM KTB Apparel Manufacturing median
P/E 15.36 21.19 21.20
P/S 1.04 1.45 0.47
P/B 2.23 6.81 1.53
Price to free cash flow 12.97 10.27 8.61
EV/EBITDA 10.71 11.29 10.41
EV/Sales 0.98 1.83 0.61
Earnings yield 6.51% 4.72% 1.49%
Free cash flow yield 7.71% 9.74% 8.20%

Profitability

Metric COLM KTB Apparel Manufacturing median
Gross margin 52.07% 56.47% 52.52%
Operating margin 8.73% 15.25% 4.07%
Net margin 6.97% 6.94% 1.32%
Free cash flow margin 8.04% 14.14% 3.76%
Return on equity 0.00% 36.94% 0.00%
Return on assets 8.68% 7.12% 0.00%
Return on invested capital 13.34% 16.81% 3.49%

Growth

Metric COLM KTB Apparel Manufacturing median
Revenue growth (TTM) 0.07% 2.38% 0.86%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (15.18%) (7.11%) (6.25%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 6.31% 8.49% 6.36%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 10.41% 27.34% 0.00%

Health

Metric COLM KTB Apparel Manufacturing median
Debt to equity 0.00 2.03 0.20
Current ratio 2.60 1.69 1.95
Net debt to EBITDA (3.00) 2.69 (0.43)

Dividend

Metric COLM KTB Apparel Manufacturing median
Dividend yield 1.71% 2.75% 1.71%
Payout ratio 0.26 0.59 0.39

Size

Metric COLM KTB Apparel Manufacturing median
Market cap 3.54b 4.33b 455.04m

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