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 $212.8M against $136.5M — 1.6× the size. Hooker Furnishings Corp. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; The Lovesac Company trades at 11.9×. 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 11.90 14.67
P/S 0.51 0.30 0.53
P/B 0.81 1.01 1.09
Price to free cash flow 7.29 4.83 9.09
EV/EBITDA n/m 3.70 7.12
EV/Sales 0.48 0.21 0.68
Earnings yield (13.07%) 8.40% 3.67%
Free cash flow yield 13.72% 20.72% 7.21%

Profitability

Metric HOFT LOVE Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Gross margin 29.22% 58.84% 37.53%
Operating margin (4.66%) 3.25% 2.52%
Net margin (6.62%) 2.56% 2.02%
Free cash flow margin 6.94% 6.32% 3.16%
Return on equity (9.90%) 8.78% 7.37%
Return on assets (7.13%) 3.46% 2.13%
Return on invested capital (5.25%) 10.05% 3.71%

Growth

Metric HOFT LOVE Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Revenue growth (TTM) 0.48% 1.07% 1.14%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (113.45%) (59.42%) (0.71%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR (12.43%) 16.80% 0.64%
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 0.17
Current ratio 3.03 1.47 1.95
Net debt to EBITDA (0.22) (4.93) 0.06

Dividend

Metric HOFT LOVE Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Dividend yield 3.58% — 2.94%
Payout ratio — — 0.51

Size

Metric HOFT LOVE Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Market cap 136.54m 212.75m 202.07m

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