Buckle vs Lands' End
BKE and LE side by side, both in family clothing stores. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How BKE and LE compare
Buckle is the larger company, worth 8.5 times as much as Lands' End ($2.4B against $281M).
On earnings, Lands' End is cheaper: it trades at 0.8× trailing earnings, against 10.7× for Buckle.
Buckle grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (6.2% versus 1.4% for Lands' End).
Lands' End keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 30.5% compared with 16.6% at Buckle.
Buckle pays a dividend yielding 9.5%; Lands' End does not pay one.
Buckle scores higher on the StockData Score (17 against 12 for Lands' End), 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 | BKE | LE |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $2.4B | $281M |
| Share price | $46.38 | $9.51 |
| Change, 1 year | −14.4% | −40.7% |
| Change, 5 years | −4.3% | −65.2% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.86 | 1.43 |
| Employees | 8,000 | 3,900 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 17 (better) | 12 |
| Valuation score | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 5 (better) | 3 |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 4 |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 10.7× | 0.8× (better) |
| P/S | 1.8× | 0.2× (better) |
| P/B | 4.9× | 0.6× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 7.6× (better) | 8.0× |
| P/FCF | 12.5× | – |
| FCF yield | 8.0% (better) | −26.1% |
| Fair value | $44.54 | $10.05 |
| Margin of safety | −4.1% | 5.4% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 6.2% (better) | 1.4% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 7.6% (better) | −4.0% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 9.6% | 5763% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 8.5% | 6913% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 9.3% (better) | −11.4% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 49.0% | 55.7% (better) |
| Operating margin | 20.8% (better) | 0.58% |
| Net margin | 16.6% | 30.5% (better) |
| FCF margin | 14.4% (better) | −6.4% |
| Return on equity | 45.8% | 97.9% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 117% (better) | 1.1% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | −0.49 |
| Interest coverage | – | 0.3× |
| Current ratio | 2.08 (better) | 1.58 |
| Altman Z-score | 5.02 (better) | 2.06 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 9.5% | – |
| Payout ratio | 102% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 1 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 11.1% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 9.5% (better) | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 61.1% | 34.1% |
| Held by insiders | 7.0% | 56.0% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$6.6M (better) | −$60.5M |
| Short interest, % of float | 7.8% | 14.3% |
Go deeper
- BKE stock overview
- BKE income statement
- BKE valuation and score
- LE stock overview
- LE income statement
- LE valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.