Flexsteel Industries, Inc. (FLXS) vs Lifetime Brands, Inc. (LCUT)

Flexsteel Industries, Inc. and Lifetime Brands, Inc. are both Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances companies. Flexsteel Industries, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $355.0M against $202.1M — 1.8× the size. Lifetime Brands, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 5.6× against 12.7×. Flexsteel Industries, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 4.10% against −1.48%. Flexsteel Industries, Inc. has the higher net margin (7.21% vs 4.81%) and the higher return on invested capital (22.8% vs 9.73%). Both pay a dividend; Lifetime Brands, Inc. yields more (2.61% vs 1.07%). Across the 23 metrics below, Flexsteel Industries, Inc. leads on 12 and Lifetime Brands, Inc. on 11.

Valuation

Metric FLXS LCUT Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
P/E 12.71 5.61 14.67
P/S 0.94 0.27 0.53
P/B 3.24 0.82 1.09
Price to free cash flow 9.09 8.57 9.09
EV/EBITDA 9.37 4.01 7.12
EV/Sales 0.95 0.49 0.68
Earnings yield 7.87% 17.84% 3.67%
Free cash flow yield 11.01% 11.67% 7.21%

Profitability

Metric FLXS LCUT Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Gross margin 24.70% 43.36% 37.53%
Operating margin 9.27% 8.48% 2.52%
Net margin 7.21% 4.81% 2.02%
Free cash flow margin 10.37% 3.16% 3.16%
Return on equity 21.99% 15.77% 7.37%
Return on assets 12.35% 5.44% 2.13%
Return on invested capital 22.77% 9.73% 3.71%

Growth

Metric FLXS LCUT Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Revenue growth (TTM) 4.10% (1.48%) 1.14%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 70.99% (74.65%) (0.71%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR (0.84%) (3.37%) 0.64%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 7.53% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric FLXS LCUT Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Debt to equity 0.00 0.68 0.17
Current ratio 2.09 2.11 1.95
Net debt to EBITDA (0.36) 3.74 0.06

Dividend

Metric FLXS LCUT Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Dividend yield 1.07% 2.61% 2.94%
Payout ratio 0.14 0.15 0.51

Size

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

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