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 $194.5M against $97.7M — 2.0× the size. Virco Manufacturing Corporation has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Lifetime Brands, Inc. trades at 6.0×. 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 (1.94% vs 1.59%). Across the 21 metrics below, Lifetime Brands, Inc. leads on 15 and Virco Manufacturing Corporation on 6.

Valuation

Metric LCUT VIRC Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
P/E 6.05 n/m 15.33
P/S 0.29 0.52 0.60
P/B 0.89 0.90 1.17
Price to free cash flow 9.24 11.20 10.93
EV/EBITDA 4.19 144.29 7.69
EV/Sales 0.51 0.49 0.71
Earnings yield 16.53% (2.54%) 2.85%
Free cash flow yield 10.82% 8.93% 7.42%

Profitability

Metric LCUT VIRC Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Gross margin 43.36% 37.53% 37.63%
Operating margin 8.48% (2.46%) 2.73%
Net margin 4.81% (1.31%) 2.29%
Free cash flow margin 3.16% 4.60% 3.10%
Return on equity 15.77% (2.23%) 7.66%
Return on assets 5.44% (1.29%) 2.30%
Return on invested capital 9.73% (2.82%) 3.51%

Growth

Metric LCUT VIRC Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Revenue growth (TTM) (1.48%) (18.97%) 0.20%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (74.65%) (87.88%) (6.04%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR (3.37%) 5.50% 0.50%
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 0.15
Current ratio 2.11 2.53 2.00
Net debt to EBITDA 3.74 (1.10) 0.21

Dividend

Metric LCUT VIRC Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Dividend yield 1.94% 1.59% 2.76%
Payout ratio 0.12 — 0.51

Size

Metric LCUT VIRC Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Market cap 194.49m 97.74m 216.13m

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