Buckle vs Shoe Station
BKE and SHOE side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How BKE and SHOE compare
Buckle is the larger company, worth 6.0 times as much as Shoe Station ($2.4B against $399M).
On earnings, Buckle is cheaper: it trades at 10.7× trailing earnings, against 16.7× for Shoe Station.
Buckle grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (6.2% versus −4.1% for Shoe Station).
Buckle keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 16.6% compared with 2.2% at Shoe Station.
Both pay dividends: Buckle yields 9.5% and Shoe Station 4.5%.
Buckle scores higher on the StockData Score (17 against 16 for Shoe Station), 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 | SHOE |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $2.4B | $399M |
| Share price | $46.38 | $14.66 |
| Change, 1 year | −14.4% | −21.2% |
| Change, 5 years | −4.3% | −63.5% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.86 | 1.05 |
| Employees | 8,000 | 5,000 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 17 (better) | 16 |
| Valuation score | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 5 (better) | 1 |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 5 |
| Dividend score | 3 | 6 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 10.7× (better) | 16.7× |
| P/S | 1.8× | 0.4× (better) |
| P/B | 4.9× | 0.6× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 7.6× | 4.0× (better) |
| P/FCF | 12.5× | 6.0× (better) |
| FCF yield | 8.0% | 16.7% (better) |
| Fair value | $44.54 | $18.76 |
| Margin of safety | −4.1% | 21.9% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 6.2% (better) | −4.1% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 7.6% (better) | 3.1% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 9.6% (better) | −61.1% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 8.5% (better) | −61.2% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 9.3% | 27.7% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 49.0% (better) | 34.5% |
| Operating margin | 20.8% (better) | 2.8% |
| Net margin | 16.6% (better) | 2.2% |
| FCF margin | 14.4% (better) | 6.0% |
| Return on equity | 45.8% (better) | 3.6% |
| Return on invested capital | 117% (better) | 3.9% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Interest coverage | – | 79.2× |
| Current ratio | 2.08 | 4.04 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 5.02 (better) | 2.94 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 9.5% (better) | 4.5% |
| Payout ratio | 102% | 73.4% |
| Years of dividend growth | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 11.1% | – |
| Buyback yield | – | −0.04% |
| Shareholder yield | 9.5% (better) | 4.5% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 61.1% | 73.0% |
| Held by insiders | 7.0% | 35.6% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$6.6M | $500K (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 7.8% | 53.9% |
Go deeper
- BKE stock overview
- BKE income statement
- BKE valuation and score
- SHOE stock overview
- SHOE income statement
- SHOE valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.