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MetricLEVILEVI STRAUSS & CORLRALPH LAUREN CORPTPRTAPESTRY, INC.VFCV F CORPMedian of the restexcluding LEVI
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$21.36▲ 0.43 (2.05%)
$381.95▲ 1.29 (0.34%)
$113.92▼ 1.24 (1.08%)
$17.48▲ 0.33 (1.92%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.8.0/109.0/109.0/106.0/109.0/10
Market value$8.45B$23.30B$22.83B$6.84B
Revenue$6.28B$8.11B$8.00B$9.61B
Profit$578.1M$941.1M$1.53B$254.9M
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.4.1%14.6%14.2%1.1%14.2%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.61.7%69.9%77.8%54.8%69.9%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.10.8%14.5%23.9%6.0%14.5%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.9.2%11.6%19.1%2.7%11.6%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.4.9%—22.6%5.8%14.2%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.25.4%33.1%220.7%13.8%33.1%
Return on invested capital (approx.)Operating profit after tax against equity plus debt, less cash. Cash here excludes short-term investments, so this runs low for cash-rich companies.24.1%45.0%74.4%9.5%45.0%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.14.61x24.76x14.94x26.85x24.76x
EV / EBITDA (approx.)Market value plus debt less cash, against operating profit before depreciation. Cash excludes short-term investments, so this runs high for cash-rich companies.9.88x15.97x11.69x—13.83x
Price to book3.71x8.20x32.99x3.70x8.20x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.2.01x1.72x8.67x4.02x4.02x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.7/98/98/98/98.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.greysafesafegrey

How LEVI compares with the others

  • LEVI's operating margin of 10.8% is lower than the median of the other companies selected (14.5%).
  • Its revenue grew more slowly than the median of the other companies selected: 4.1% against 14.2%.
  • It trades at a lower P/E than the median of the other companies selected: 14.6x against 24.8x.
  • Its liabilities are lower relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 2.0x against 4.0x.

Measured against the other companies entered, from each one's latest annual filing. A difference describes the companies; it does not rank them.