a.k.a. Brands vs Lulu's Fashion Lounge
AKA and LVLU side by side, both in nonstore retailers. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How AKA and LVLU compare
a.k.a. Brands is the larger company, worth 3.8 times as much as Lulu's Fashion Lounge ($90.5M against $23.7M).
a.k.a. Brands grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (3.8% versus −13.5% for Lulu's Fashion Lounge).
Lulu's Fashion Lounge keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of −4.1% compared with −4.8% at a.k.a. Brands.
a.k.a. Brands scores higher on the StockData Score (7 against 5 for Lulu's Fashion Lounge), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | AKA | LVLU |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $90.5M | $23.7M |
| Share price | $8.23 | $8.24 |
| Change, 1 year | −33.9% | 68.4% |
| Change, 5 years | −95.0% | −96.2% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.59 | 1.09 |
| Employees | 1,650 | 529 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 7 (better) | 5 |
| Valuation score | 3 | 3 |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 1 | 1 |
| Health score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 0.1× | 0.1× (better) |
| P/B | 1.0× | – |
| P/FCF | 67.4× | 16.3× (better) |
| FCF yield | 1.5% | 6.2% (better) |
| Fair value | $20.55 | $24.42 |
| Margin of safety | 59.9% | 66.3% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 3.8% (better) | −13.5% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 22.7% (better) | 2.6% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 59.8% (better) | 45.8% |
| Operating margin | −2.9% (better) | −3.5% |
| Net margin | −4.8% | −4.1% (better) |
| FCF margin | 0.22% | 0.59% (better) |
| Return on equity | −29.5% | – |
| Return on invested capital | −7.6% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.13 | – |
| Interest coverage | −2.0× (better) | −5.6× |
| Current ratio | 1.06 (better) | 0.58 |
| Altman Z-score | 0.38 (better) | −2.06 |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 0.00% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 0 |
| Buyback yield | 0.00% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% (better) | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 55.6% | 34.6% |
| Held by insiders | 3.9% | 38.3% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $0 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 0.10% | 0.22% |
Go deeper
- AKA stock overview
- AKA income statement
- AKA valuation and score
- LVLU stock overview
- LVLU income statement
- LVLU valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.