Kohl's Corporation (KSS) vs Macy's, Inc. (M)

Kohl's Corporation and Macy's, Inc. are both Department Stores companies. Macy's, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $5.8B against $2.0B — 3.0× the size. Kohl's Corporation trades at the lower P/E: 7.5× against 8.0×. Macy's, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 0.34% against −2.87%. Macy's, Inc. has the higher net margin (3.29% vs 1.76%) and the higher return on invested capital (11.8% vs 5.31%). Both pay a dividend; Kohl's Corporation yields more (8.03% vs 3.45%). Across the 22 metrics below, Kohl's Corporation leads on 11 and Macy's, Inc. on 11.

Valuation

Metric KSS M Department Stores median
P/E 7.48 8.00 —
P/S 0.13 0.26 0.17
P/B 0.48 1.21 0.65
Price to free cash flow 1.89 5.39 2.20
EV/EBITDA 3.77 3.61 3.92
EV/Sales 0.32 0.32 0.32
Earnings yield 13.37% 12.50% 12.50%
Free cash flow yield 52.84% 18.55% 32.05%

Profitability

Metric KSS M Department Stores median
Gross margin 41.17% 40.69% 40.69%
Operating margin 3.84% 5.02% 5.02%
Net margin 1.76% 3.29% 3.00%
Free cash flow margin 6.92% 4.86% 5.89%
Return on equity 6.70% 15.97% 7.41%
Return on assets 2.02% 4.79% 2.97%
Return on invested capital 5.31% 11.77% 5.97%

Growth

Metric KSS M Department Stores median
Revenue growth (TTM) (2.87%) 0.34% 0.34%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 142.86% 12.08% —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR (0.54%) 4.56% —
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% —

Health

Metric KSS M Department Stores median
Debt to equity 0.87 0.49 0.46
Current ratio 1.49 1.59 1.21
Net debt to EBITDA 2.36 0.61 0.81

Dividend

Metric KSS M Department Stores median
Dividend yield 8.03% 3.45% —
Payout ratio 0.42 0.24 —

Size

Metric KSS M Department Stores median
Market cap 1.95b 5.82b 2.02b

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