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 $501.3M against $190.5M — 2.6× the size. Vera Bradley, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Weyco Group, Inc. trades at 14.3×. 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 12 and Vera Bradley, Inc. on 7.

Valuation

Metric VRA WEYS Footwear & Accessories median
P/E n/m 14.31 15.84
P/S 0.68 1.77 1.13
P/B 1.42 1.95 3.19
Price to free cash flow 6.40 10.89 12.42
EV/EBITDA 11.01 9.33 10.14
EV/Sales 0.69 1.52 1.24
Earnings yield (5.32%) 6.99% 5.41%
Free cash flow yield 15.62% 9.18% 4.92%

Profitability

Metric VRA WEYS Footwear & Accessories median
Gross margin 50.43% 49.08% 49.08%
Operating margin (3.62%) 15.27% 8.69%
Net margin (3.66%) 12.39% 5.72%
Free cash flow margin 10.69% 16.25% 8.58%
Return on equity (7.36%) 13.81% 13.13%
Return on assets (3.97%) 11.34% 6.28%
Return on invested capital (6.33%) 16.78% 10.98%

Growth

Metric VRA WEYS Footwear & Accessories median
Revenue growth (TTM) (1.74%) (0.32%) (0.32%)
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 20.47% (23.73%) 12.95%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR (10.45%) 7.17% 9.43%
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 0.49
Current ratio 2.44 7.55 2.26
Net debt to EBITDA 4.72 (3.04) 0.38

Dividend

Metric VRA WEYS Footwear & Accessories median
Dividend yield — 1.58% 1.94%
Payout ratio — 0.23 0.37

Size

Metric VRA WEYS Footwear & Accessories median
Market cap 190.49m 501.33m 1.10b

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