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MetricVFCV F CORPTPRTAPESTRY, INC.RLRALPH LAUREN CORPMAJJMichael Anthony Holdings IncMedian of the restexcluding VFC
TypeCompanyCompanyCompany—
Price
$17.48▲ 0.33 (1.92%)
$113.92▼ 1.24 (1.08%)
$381.95▲ 1.29 (0.34%)
$1760.00▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.6.0/109.0/109.0/10not reported9.0/10
Market value$6.84B$22.83B$23.30B$5.1M
Revenue$9.61B$8.00B$8.11B—
Profit$254.9M$1.53B$941.1M—
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.1.1%14.2%14.6%—14.4%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.54.8%77.8%69.9%—73.8%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.6.0%23.9%14.5%—19.2%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.2.7%19.1%11.6%—15.3%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.5.8%22.6%——22.6%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.13.8%220.7%33.1%—126.9%
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.9.5%74.4%45.0%—59.7%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.26.85x14.94x24.76x—19.85x
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.—11.69x15.97x—13.83x
Price to book3.70x32.99x8.20x—20.59x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.4.02x8.67x1.72x—5.20x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.8/98/98/9not reported8.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.greysafesafenot reported

How VFC compares with the others

  • VFC's operating margin of 6.0% is lower than the median of the other companies selected (19.2%).
  • Its revenue grew more slowly than the median of the other companies selected: 1.1% against 14.4%.
  • It trades at a higher P/E than the median of the other companies selected: 26.8x against 19.9x.
  • Its liabilities are lower relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 4.0x against 5.2x.

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