Lifetime Brands, Inc. (LCUT) vs Virco Manufacturing Corporation (VIRC)

Lifetime Brands, Inc. and Virco Manufacturing Corporation are both Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances companies. Lifetime Brands, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $212.4M against $103.4M — 2.1× the size. Virco Manufacturing Corporation has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Lifetime Brands, Inc. trades at 6.5×. Lifetime Brands, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: −1.48% against −19.0%. Lifetime Brands, Inc. has the higher net margin (4.81% vs −1.31%) and the higher return on invested capital (9.73% vs −2.82%). Both pay a dividend; Lifetime Brands, Inc. yields more (1.98% vs 0.17%). Across the 21 metrics below, Lifetime Brands, Inc. leads on 14 and Virco Manufacturing Corporation on 7.

Valuation

Metric LCUT VIRC Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
P/E 6.46 n/m 14.03
P/S 0.31 0.53 0.52
P/B 0.95 0.93 1.06
Price to free cash flow 9.86 11.58 9.86
EV/EBITDA 4.35 149.39 7.67
EV/Sales 0.53 0.50 0.67
Earnings yield 15.49% (2.46%) 3.50%
Free cash flow yield 10.14% 8.64% 7.55%

Profitability

Metric LCUT VIRC Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Gross margin 43.36% 37.53% 37.53%
Operating margin 8.48% (2.46%) 2.03%
Net margin 4.81% (1.31%) 1.65%
Free cash flow margin 3.16% 4.60% 3.92%
Return on equity 15.77% (2.23%) 5.51%
Return on assets 5.44% (1.29%) 1.69%
Return on invested capital 9.73% (2.82%) 3.55%

Growth

Metric LCUT VIRC Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Revenue growth (TTM) (1.48%) (18.97%) 1.14%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (74.65%) (87.88%) —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR (3.37%) 5.50% 0.64%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric LCUT VIRC Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Debt to equity 0.68 0.03 0.17
Current ratio 2.11 2.53 1.97
Net debt to EBITDA 3.74 (1.10) 0.06

Dividend

Metric LCUT VIRC Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Dividend yield 1.98% 0.17% 2.20%
Payout ratio 0.43 0.00 0.09

Size

Metric LCUT VIRC Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Market cap 212.42m 103.41m 212.02m

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