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 $361.6M against $212.4M — 1.7× the size. Lifetime Brands, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 6.5× against 13.4×. 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 (1.98% vs 1.85%). Across the 23 metrics below, Flexsteel Industries, Inc. leads on 14 and Lifetime Brands, Inc. on 9.

Valuation

Metric FLXS LCUT Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
P/E 13.45 6.46 14.03
P/S 1.00 0.31 0.52
P/B 3.43 0.95 1.06
Price to free cash flow 9.61 9.86 9.86
EV/EBITDA 9.74 4.35 7.67
EV/Sales 0.98 0.53 0.67
Earnings yield 7.44% 15.49% 3.50%
Free cash flow yield 10.40% 10.14% 7.55%

Profitability

Metric FLXS LCUT Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Gross margin 24.70% 43.36% 37.53%
Operating margin 9.27% 8.48% 2.03%
Net margin 7.21% 4.81% 1.65%
Free cash flow margin 10.37% 3.16% 3.92%
Return on equity 21.99% 15.77% 5.51%
Return on assets 12.35% 5.44% 1.69%
Return on invested capital 22.77% 9.73% 3.55%

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%) —
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 1.97
Net debt to EBITDA (0.36) 3.74 0.06

Dividend

Metric FLXS LCUT Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Dividend yield 1.85% 1.98% 2.20%
Payout ratio 0.22 0.43 0.09

Size

Metric FLXS LCUT Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Market cap 361.59m 212.42m 212.02m

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