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 $355.0M against $136.5M — 2.6× the size. Hooker Furnishings Corp. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Flexsteel Industries, Inc. trades at 12.7×. Flexsteel Industries, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 4.10% against 0.48%. Flexsteel Industries, Inc. has the higher net margin (7.21% vs −6.62%) and the higher return on invested capital (22.8% vs −5.25%). Both pay a dividend; Hooker Furnishings Corp. yields more (3.58% vs 1.07%). Across the 20 metrics below, Flexsteel Industries, Inc. leads on 12 and Hooker Furnishings Corp. on 8.

Valuation

Metric FLXS HOFT Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
P/E 12.71 n/m 14.67
P/S 0.94 0.51 0.53
P/B 3.24 0.81 1.09
Price to free cash flow 9.09 7.29 9.09
EV/EBITDA 9.37 n/m 7.12
EV/Sales 0.95 0.48 0.68
Earnings yield 7.87% (13.07%) 3.67%
Free cash flow yield 11.01% 13.72% 7.21%

Profitability

Metric FLXS HOFT Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Gross margin 24.70% 29.22% 37.53%
Operating margin 9.27% (4.66%) 2.52%
Net margin 7.21% (6.62%) 2.02%
Free cash flow margin 10.37% 6.94% 3.16%
Return on equity 21.99% (9.90%) 7.37%
Return on assets 12.35% (7.13%) 2.13%
Return on invested capital 22.77% (5.25%) 3.71%

Growth

Metric FLXS HOFT Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Revenue growth (TTM) 4.10% 0.48% 1.14%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 70.99% (113.45%) (0.71%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR (0.84%) (12.43%) 0.64%
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 0.17
Current ratio 2.09 3.03 1.95
Net debt to EBITDA (0.36) (0.22) 0.06

Dividend

Metric FLXS HOFT Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Dividend yield 1.07% 3.58% 2.94%
Payout ratio 0.14 — 0.51

Size

Metric FLXS HOFT Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Market cap 355.04m 136.54m 202.07m

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