Hooker Furnishings Corp. (HOFT) vs The Lovesac Company (LOVE)

Hooker Furnishings Corp. and The Lovesac Company are both Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances companies. The Lovesac Company is the larger, with a market value of $238.4M against $156.2M — 1.5× the size. Hooker Furnishings Corp. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; The Lovesac Company trades at 13.5×. The Lovesac Company grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 1.07% against 0.48%. The Lovesac Company has the higher net margin (2.56% vs −6.62%) and the higher return on invested capital (10.1% vs −5.25%). Across the 19 metrics below, The Lovesac Company leads on 15 and Hooker Furnishings Corp. on 4.

Valuation

Metric HOFT LOVE Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
P/E n/m 13.53 15.05
P/S 0.57 0.35 0.57
P/B 0.92 1.15 1.15
Price to free cash flow 8.27 5.49 10.12
EV/EBITDA n/m 4.45 7.61
EV/Sales 0.55 0.25 0.68
Earnings yield (11.53%) 7.39% 3.17%
Free cash flow yield 12.10% 18.22% 7.12%

Profitability

Metric HOFT LOVE Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Gross margin 29.22% 58.84% 37.63%
Operating margin (4.66%) 3.25% 2.99%
Net margin (6.62%) 2.56% 2.29%
Free cash flow margin 6.94% 6.32% 4.26%
Return on equity (9.90%) 8.78% 7.66%
Return on assets (7.13%) 3.46% 2.30%
Return on invested capital (5.25%) 10.05% 3.70%

Growth

Metric HOFT LOVE Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Revenue growth (TTM) 0.48% 1.07% 1.07%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (113.45%) (59.42%) (6.04%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR (12.43%) 16.80% 0.50%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% (22.70%) 0.00%

Health

Metric HOFT LOVE Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Debt to equity 0.00 0.00 0.06
Current ratio 3.03 1.47 2.00
Net debt to EBITDA (0.22) (4.93) 0.21

Dividend

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

Size

Metric HOFT LOVE Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Market cap 156.21m 238.42m 228.02m

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