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 $305.6M against $178.6M — 1.7× the size. Lifetime Brands, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 5.9× against 10.9×. Flexsteel Industries, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 3.40% against 1.18%. Flexsteel Industries, Inc. has the higher net margin (6.75% vs 4.32%) and the higher return on invested capital (19.8% vs 14.9%). Both pay a dividend; Lifetime Brands, Inc. yields more (2.19% vs 1.25%). Across the 22 metrics below, Flexsteel Industries, Inc. leads on 11 and Lifetime Brands, Inc. on 11.

Valuation

Metric FLXS LCUT Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
P/E 10.94 5.93 15.05
P/S 0.64 0.26 0.57
P/B 2.25 0.81 1.15
Price to free cash flow 6.99 3.41 10.12
EV/EBITDA 6.98 3.93 7.61
EV/Sales 0.67 0.47 0.68
Earnings yield 9.14% 16.86% 3.17%
Free cash flow yield 14.30% 29.35% 7.12%

Profitability

Metric FLXS LCUT Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Gross margin 24.33% 43.66% 37.63%
Operating margin 8.74% 7.40% 2.99%
Net margin 6.75% 4.32% 2.29%
Free cash flow margin 9.17% 7.61% 4.26%
Return on equity 20.53% 14.47% 7.66%
Return on assets 11.92% 4.76% 2.30%
Return on invested capital 19.81% 14.88% 3.70%

Growth

Metric FLXS LCUT Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Revenue growth (TTM) 3.40% 1.18% 1.07%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 70.99% (74.65%) (6.04%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR (0.84%) (3.37%) 0.50%
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 0.00 0.06
Current ratio 2.18 2.45 2.00
Net debt to EBITDA (0.36) 3.74 0.21

Dividend

Metric FLXS LCUT Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Dividend yield 1.25% 2.19% 2.87%
Payout ratio 0.15 0.13 0.51

Size

Metric FLXS LCUT Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Market cap 305.62m 178.62m 228.02m

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