Hooker Furnishings Corp. (HOFT) vs Virco Manufacturing Corporation (VIRC)

Hooker Furnishings Corp. and Virco Manufacturing Corporation are both Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances companies. Hooker Furnishings Corp. is the larger, with a market value of $156.2M against $94.1M — 1.7× the size. Hooker Furnishings Corp. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 0.48% against −19.0%. Virco Manufacturing Corporation has the higher net margin (−1.31% vs −6.62%) and the higher return on invested capital (−2.82% vs −5.25%). Both pay a dividend; Hooker Furnishings Corp. yields more (3.16% vs 1.68%). Across the 20 metrics below, Virco Manufacturing Corporation leads on 13 and Hooker Furnishings Corp. on 7.

Valuation

Metric HOFT VIRC Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
P/E n/m n/m 15.05
P/S 0.57 0.49 0.57
P/B 0.92 0.85 1.15
Price to free cash flow 8.27 10.60 10.12
EV/EBITDA n/m 136.03 7.61
EV/Sales 0.55 0.46 0.68
Earnings yield (11.53%) (2.69%) 3.17%
Free cash flow yield 12.10% 9.44% 7.12%

Profitability

Metric HOFT VIRC Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Gross margin 29.22% 37.53% 37.63%
Operating margin (4.66%) (2.46%) 2.99%
Net margin (6.62%) (1.31%) 2.29%
Free cash flow margin 6.94% 4.60% 4.26%
Return on equity (9.90%) (2.23%) 7.66%
Return on assets (7.13%) (1.29%) 2.30%
Return on invested capital (5.25%) (2.82%) 3.70%

Growth

Metric HOFT VIRC Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Revenue growth (TTM) 0.48% (18.97%) 1.07%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (113.45%) (87.88%) (6.04%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR (12.43%) 5.50% 0.50%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric HOFT VIRC Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Debt to equity 0.00 0.03 0.06
Current ratio 3.03 2.53 2.00
Net debt to EBITDA (0.22) (1.10) 0.21

Dividend

Metric HOFT VIRC Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Dividend yield 3.16% 1.68% 2.87%
Payout ratio — — 0.51

Size

Metric HOFT VIRC Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Market cap 156.21m 94.11m 228.02m

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