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 $136.5M against $98.8M — 1.4× 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 (3.58% vs 1.56%). Across the 20 metrics below, Hooker Furnishings Corp. leads on 10 and Virco Manufacturing Corporation on 10.

Valuation

Metric HOFT VIRC Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
P/E n/m n/m 14.67
P/S 0.51 0.53 0.53
P/B 0.81 0.91 1.09
Price to free cash flow 7.29 11.42 9.09
EV/EBITDA n/m 147.20 7.12
EV/Sales 0.48 0.50 0.68
Earnings yield (13.07%) (2.50%) 3.67%
Free cash flow yield 13.72% 8.76% 7.21%

Profitability

Metric HOFT VIRC Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Gross margin 29.22% 37.53% 37.53%
Operating margin (4.66%) (2.46%) 2.52%
Net margin (6.62%) (1.31%) 2.02%
Free cash flow margin 6.94% 4.60% 3.16%
Return on equity (9.90%) (2.23%) 7.37%
Return on assets (7.13%) (1.29%) 2.13%
Return on invested capital (5.25%) (2.82%) 3.71%

Growth

Metric HOFT VIRC Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Revenue growth (TTM) 0.48% (18.97%) 1.14%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (113.45%) (87.88%) (0.71%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR (12.43%) 5.50% 0.64%
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 0.17
Current ratio 3.03 2.53 1.95
Net debt to EBITDA (0.22) (1.10) 0.06

Dividend

Metric HOFT VIRC Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Dividend yield 3.58% 1.56% 2.94%
Payout ratio — — 0.51

Size

Metric HOFT VIRC Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Market cap 136.54m 98.84m 202.07m

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