Flexsteel Industries, Inc. (FLXS) vs Hooker Furnishings Corp. (HOFT)

Flexsteel Industries, Inc. and Hooker Furnishings Corp. are both Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances companies. Flexsteel Industries, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $305.6M against $156.2M — 2.0× the size. Hooker Furnishings Corp. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Flexsteel Industries, Inc. trades at 10.9×. Flexsteel Industries, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 3.40% against 0.48%. Flexsteel Industries, Inc. has the higher net margin (6.75% vs −6.62%) and the higher return on invested capital (19.8% vs −5.25%). Both pay a dividend; Hooker Furnishings Corp. yields more (3.16% vs 1.25%). Across the 20 metrics below, Flexsteel Industries, Inc. leads on 14 and Hooker Furnishings Corp. on 6.

Valuation

Metric FLXS HOFT Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
P/E 10.94 n/m 15.05
P/S 0.64 0.57 0.57
P/B 2.25 0.92 1.15
Price to free cash flow 6.99 8.27 10.12
EV/EBITDA 6.98 n/m 7.61
EV/Sales 0.67 0.55 0.68
Earnings yield 9.14% (11.53%) 3.17%
Free cash flow yield 14.30% 12.10% 7.12%

Profitability

Metric FLXS HOFT Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Gross margin 24.33% 29.22% 37.63%
Operating margin 8.74% (4.66%) 2.99%
Net margin 6.75% (6.62%) 2.29%
Free cash flow margin 9.17% 6.94% 4.26%
Return on equity 20.53% (9.90%) 7.66%
Return on assets 11.92% (7.13%) 2.30%
Return on invested capital 19.81% (5.25%) 3.70%

Growth

Metric FLXS HOFT Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Revenue growth (TTM) 3.40% 0.48% 1.07%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 70.99% (113.45%) (6.04%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR (0.84%) (12.43%) 0.50%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 7.53% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric FLXS HOFT Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Debt to equity 0.00 0.00 0.06
Current ratio 2.18 3.03 2.00
Net debt to EBITDA (0.36) (0.22) 0.21

Dividend

Metric FLXS HOFT Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Dividend yield 1.25% 3.16% 2.87%
Payout ratio 0.15 — 0.51

Size

Metric FLXS HOFT Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Market cap 305.62m 156.21m 228.02m

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