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Columbia Sportswear Company (COLM) vs V.F. Corporation (VFC)

Columbia Sportswear Company and V.F. Corporation are both Apparel Manufacturing companies. V.F. Corporation is the larger, with a market value of $8.0B against $3.5B — 2.3× the size. Columbia Sportswear Company trades at the lower P/E: 15.1× against 21.6×. Columbia Sportswear Company grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 0.07% against −1.41%. Columbia Sportswear Company has the higher net margin (6.97% vs 3.93%) and the higher return on invested capital (13.3% vs 7.74%). Both pay a dividend; V.F. Corporation yields more (1.76% vs 1.74%). Across the 23 metrics below, Columbia Sportswear Company leads on 15 and V.F. Corporation on 8.

Valuation

Metric COLM VFC Apparel Manufacturing median
P/E 15.10 21.59 21.59
P/S 1.03 0.86 0.48
P/B 2.19 3.97 1.61
Price to free cash flow 12.75 12.25 8.73
EV/EBITDA 10.52 8.61 10.35
EV/Sales 0.96 1.19 0.62
Earnings yield 6.62% 4.63% 1.56%
Free cash flow yield 7.84% 8.16% 8.16%

Profitability

Metric COLM VFC Apparel Manufacturing median
Gross margin 52.07% 55.92% 52.07%
Operating margin 8.73% 6.76% 2.46%
Net margin 6.97% 3.93% 1.32%
Free cash flow margin 8.04% 7.00% 3.76%
Return on equity 0.00% 21.06% 0.00%
Return on assets 8.68% 3.59% 0.00%
Return on invested capital 13.34% 7.74% 0.00%

Growth

Metric COLM VFC Apparel Manufacturing median
Revenue growth (TTM) 0.07% (1.41%) 0.86%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (15.18%) 233.33% (6.25%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 6.31% 0.78% 6.36%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 10.41% (8.97%) 0.00%

Health

Metric COLM VFC Apparel Manufacturing median
Debt to equity 0.00 1.74 0.20
Current ratio 2.60 1.47 1.81
Net debt to EBITDA (3.00) 2.18 (0.43)

Dividend

Metric COLM VFC Apparel Manufacturing median
Dividend yield 1.74% 1.76% 1.74%
Payout ratio 0.26 0.39 0.40

Size

Metric COLM VFC Apparel Manufacturing median
Market cap 3.54b 8.00b 456.54m

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