Vera Bradley, Inc. (VRA) vs Weyco Group, Inc. (WEYS)

Vera Bradley, Inc. and Weyco Group, Inc. are both Footwear & Accessories companies. Weyco Group, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $452.9M against $116.8M — 3.9× the size. Vera Bradley, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Weyco Group, Inc. trades at 12.9×. Weyco Group, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: −0.32% against −1.74%. Weyco Group, Inc. has the higher net margin (12.4% vs −3.66%) and the higher return on invested capital (16.8% vs −6.33%). Across the 19 metrics below, Weyco Group, Inc. leads on 11 and Vera Bradley, Inc. on 8.

Valuation

Metric VRA WEYS Footwear & Accessories median
P/E n/m 12.89 15.26
P/S 0.42 1.59 1.16
P/B 0.87 1.75 2.59
Price to free cash flow 3.92 9.81 12.20
EV/EBITDA 6.37 7.96 8.91
EV/Sales 0.40 1.30 1.24
Earnings yield (8.74%) 7.76% 6.11%
Free cash flow yield 25.50% 10.19% 4.85%

Profitability

Metric VRA WEYS Footwear & Accessories median
Gross margin 50.43% 49.08% 49.76%
Operating margin (3.62%) 15.27% 8.44%
Net margin (3.66%) 12.39% 5.64%
Free cash flow margin 10.69% 16.25% 8.18%
Return on equity (7.36%) 13.81% 12.45%
Return on assets (3.97%) 11.34% 6.15%
Return on invested capital (6.33%) 16.78% 9.58%

Growth

Metric VRA WEYS Footwear & Accessories median
Revenue growth (TTM) (1.74%) (0.32%) 3.68%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 20.47% (23.73%) —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR (10.45%) 7.17% 7.17%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric VRA WEYS Footwear & Accessories median
Debt to equity 0.00 0.00 0.46
Current ratio 2.44 7.55 1.96
Net debt to EBITDA 4.72 (3.04) 1.00

Dividend

Metric VRA WEYS Footwear & Accessories median
Dividend yield — 3.08% 2.20%
Payout ratio 0.00 0.28 0.00

Size

Metric VRA WEYS Footwear & Accessories median
Market cap 116.76m 452.91m 614.40m

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