Steven Madden, Ltd. (SHOO) vs Vera Bradley, Inc. (VRA)

Steven Madden, Ltd. and Vera Bradley, Inc. are both Footwear & Accessories companies. Steven Madden, Ltd. is the larger, with a market value of $3.3B against $190.5M — 17.3× the size. Vera Bradley, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Steven Madden, Ltd. trades at 21.5×. Steven Madden, Ltd. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 18.2% against −1.74%. Steven Madden, Ltd. has the higher net margin (5.23% vs −3.66%) and the higher return on invested capital (12.8% vs −6.33%). Across the 20 metrics below, Vera Bradley, Inc. leads on 11 and Steven Madden, Ltd. on 9.

Valuation

Metric SHOO VRA Footwear & Accessories median
P/E 21.52 n/m 15.84
P/S 1.13 0.68 1.13
P/B 3.19 1.42 3.19
Price to free cash flow 13.94 6.40 12.42
EV/EBITDA 12.47 11.01 10.14
EV/Sales 1.14 0.69 1.24
Earnings yield 4.65% (5.32%) 5.41%
Free cash flow yield 7.17% 15.62% 4.92%

Profitability

Metric SHOO VRA Footwear & Accessories median
Gross margin 46.13% 50.43% 49.08%
Operating margin 7.50% (3.62%) 8.69%
Net margin 5.23% (3.66%) 5.72%
Free cash flow margin 8.18% 10.69% 8.58%
Return on equity 15.61% (7.36%) 13.13%
Return on assets 7.68% (3.97%) 6.28%
Return on invested capital 12.82% (6.33%) 10.98%

Growth

Metric SHOO VRA Footwear & Accessories median
Revenue growth (TTM) 18.15% (1.74%) (0.32%)
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (73.19%) 20.47% 12.95%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 16.09% (10.45%) 9.43%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric SHOO VRA Footwear & Accessories median
Debt to equity 0.13 0.00 0.49
Current ratio 1.91 2.44 2.26
Net debt to EBITDA 1.00 4.72 0.38

Dividend

Metric SHOO VRA Footwear & Accessories median
Dividend yield 1.93% — 1.94%
Payout ratio 0.42 — 0.37

Size

Metric SHOO VRA Footwear & Accessories median
Market cap 3.29b 190.49m 1.10b

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