Dillard's, Inc. (DDS) vs Kohl's Corporation (KSS)

Dillard's, Inc. and Kohl's Corporation are both Department Stores companies. Dillard's, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $10.2B against $2.0B — 5.2× the size. Kohl's Corporation trades at the lower P/E: 7.5× against 15.2×. Dillard's, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 0.21% against −2.87%. Dillard's, Inc. has the higher net margin (10.3% vs 1.76%) and the higher return on invested capital (35.6% vs 5.31%). Both pay a dividend; Kohl's Corporation yields more (8.03% vs 5.20%). Across the 22 metrics below, Dillard's, Inc. leads on 12 and Kohl's Corporation on 10.

Valuation

Metric DDS KSS Department Stores median
P/E 15.21 7.48 —
P/S 1.57 0.13 0.17
P/B 4.89 0.48 0.65
Price to free cash flow 15.83 1.89 2.20
EV/EBITDA 10.45 3.77 3.92
EV/Sales 1.44 0.32 0.32
Earnings yield 6.57% 13.37% 12.50%
Free cash flow yield 6.32% 52.84% 32.05%

Profitability

Metric DDS KSS Department Stores median
Gross margin 41.21% 41.17% 40.69%
Operating margin 11.11% 3.84% 5.02%
Net margin 10.33% 1.76% 3.00%
Free cash flow margin 9.93% 6.92% 5.89%
Return on equity 33.75% 6.70% 7.41%
Return on assets 18.34% 2.02% 2.97%
Return on invested capital 35.64% 5.31% 5.97%

Growth

Metric DDS KSS Department Stores median
Revenue growth (TTM) 0.21% (2.87%) 0.34%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (1.09%) 142.86% —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 8.16% (0.54%) —
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% —

Health

Metric DDS KSS Department Stores median
Debt to equity 0.20 0.87 0.46
Current ratio 3.03 1.49 1.21
Net debt to EBITDA (0.63) 2.36 0.81

Dividend

Metric DDS KSS Department Stores median
Dividend yield 5.20% 8.03% —
Payout ratio 0.02 0.42 —

Size

Metric DDS KSS Department Stores median
Market cap 10.18b 1.95b 2.02b

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