Crocs, Inc. (CROX) vs Vera Bradley, Inc. (VRA)

Crocs, Inc. and Vera Bradley, Inc. are both Footwear & Accessories companies. Crocs, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $7.0B against $200.3M — 34.9× the size. Vera Bradley, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Crocs, Inc. trades at 11.3×. Crocs, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 0.70% against −1.74%. Crocs, Inc. has the higher net margin (16.2% vs −3.66%) and the higher return on invested capital (23.4% vs −6.33%). Across the 20 metrics below, Crocs, Inc. leads on 11 and Vera Bradley, Inc. on 9.

Valuation

Metric CROX VRA Footwear & Accessories median
P/E 11.32 n/m 17.09
P/S 1.77 0.73 1.01
P/B 5.40 1.51 2.84
Price to free cash flow 9.73 6.80 12.64
EV/EBITDA 8.34 11.69 11.19
EV/Sales 2.05 0.73 1.27
Earnings yield 8.83% (5.01%) 5.29%
Free cash flow yield 10.28% 14.70% 6.01%

Profitability

Metric CROX VRA Footwear & Accessories median
Gross margin 59.42% 50.43% 49.08%
Operating margin 22.55% (3.62%) 8.69%
Net margin 16.20% (3.66%) 6.62%
Free cash flow margin 18.38% 10.69% 8.58%
Return on equity 49.06% (7.36%) 13.50%
Return on assets 15.49% (3.97%) 6.62%
Return on invested capital 23.40% (6.33%) 10.98%

Growth

Metric CROX VRA Footwear & Accessories median
Revenue growth (TTM) 0.70% (1.74%) 0.70%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (109.45%) 20.47% 12.95%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 23.86% (10.45%) 9.43%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric CROX VRA Footwear & Accessories median
Debt to equity 0.96 0.00 0.47
Current ratio 1.44 2.44 2.26
Net debt to EBITDA 4.81 4.72 0.38

Dividend

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

Size

Metric CROX VRA Footwear & Accessories median
Market cap 6.99b 200.25m 1.27b

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