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 $212.0M against $140.2M — 1.5× the size. Hooker Furnishings Corp. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; The Lovesac Company trades at 12.4×. 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 12.44 14.03
P/S 0.52 0.32 0.52
P/B 0.83 1.06 1.06
Price to free cash flow 7.48 5.05 9.86
EV/EBITDA n/m 7.67 7.67
EV/Sales 0.50 0.43 0.67
Earnings yield (12.74%) 8.04% 3.50%
Free cash flow yield 13.36% 19.82% 7.55%

Profitability

Metric HOFT LOVE Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Gross margin 29.22% 58.84% 37.53%
Operating margin (4.66%) 3.25% 2.03%
Net margin (6.62%) 2.56% 1.65%
Free cash flow margin 6.94% 6.32% 3.92%
Return on equity (9.90%) 8.78% 5.51%
Return on assets (7.13%) 3.46% 1.69%
Return on invested capital (5.25%) 10.05% 3.55%

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%) —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR (14.07%) 6.95% 0.64%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% (38.84%) 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 1.97
Net debt to EBITDA (0.22) (4.93) 0.06

Dividend

Metric HOFT LOVE Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Dividend yield 3.75% — 2.20%
Payout ratio 0.99 0.00 0.09

Size

Metric HOFT LOVE Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Market cap 140.17m 212.02m 212.02m

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