Hooker Furnishings Corp. (HOFT) vs Kewaunee Scientific Corporation (KEQU)

Hooker Furnishings Corp. and Kewaunee Scientific Corporation are both Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances companies. Hooker Furnishings Corp. is the larger, with a market value of $156.2M against $98.8M — 1.6× the size. Hooker Furnishings Corp. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Kewaunee Scientific Corporation trades at 11.8×. Kewaunee Scientific Corporation grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 5.33% against 0.48%. Kewaunee Scientific Corporation has the higher net margin (2.97% vs −6.62%) and the higher return on invested capital (8.40% vs −5.25%). Across the 19 metrics below, Kewaunee Scientific Corporation leads on 11 and Hooker Furnishings Corp. on 8.

Valuation

Metric HOFT KEQU Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
P/E n/m 11.84 15.05
P/S 0.57 0.35 0.57
P/B 0.92 1.26 1.15
Price to free cash flow 8.27 8.96 10.12
EV/EBITDA n/m 6.04 7.61
EV/Sales 0.55 0.48 0.68
Earnings yield (11.53%) 8.45% 3.17%
Free cash flow yield 12.10% 11.16% 7.12%

Profitability

Metric HOFT KEQU Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Gross margin 29.22% 28.55% 37.63%
Operating margin (4.66%) 5.43% 2.99%
Net margin (6.62%) 2.97% 2.29%
Free cash flow margin 6.94% 3.92% 4.26%
Return on equity (9.90%) 11.27% 7.66%
Return on assets (7.13%) 4.46% 2.30%
Return on invested capital (5.25%) 8.40% 3.70%

Growth

Metric HOFT KEQU Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Revenue growth (TTM) 0.48% 5.33% 1.07%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (113.45%) (15.93%) (6.04%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR (12.43%) 13.84% 0.50%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric HOFT KEQU Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Debt to equity 0.00 0.58 0.06
Current ratio 3.03 2.20 2.00
Net debt to EBITDA (0.22) 1.49 0.21

Dividend

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

Size

Metric HOFT KEQU Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Market cap 156.21m 98.76m 228.02m

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