Genesco vs Shoe Station
GCO and SHOE side by side, both in apparel and accessory stores. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How GCO and SHOE compare
Genesco and Shoe Station are about the same size, with market caps of $407M and $399M.
Genesco grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (3.0% versus −4.1% for Shoe Station).
Shoe Station keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 2.2% compared with 1.7% at Genesco.
Shoe Station pays a dividend yielding 4.5%; Genesco does not pay one.
Shoe Station scores higher on the StockData Score (16 against 10 for Genesco), 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 | GCO | SHOE |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $407M | $399M |
| Share price | $37.65 | $14.66 |
| Change, 1 year | 26.9% | −21.2% |
| Change, 5 years | −46.6% | −63.5% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.57 | 1.05 |
| Employees | 16K | 5,000 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 10 | 16 (better) |
| Valuation score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 1 | 1 |
| Health score | 4 | 5 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 6 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 16.7× |
| P/S | 0.2× (better) | 0.4× |
| P/B | 0.7× | 0.6× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 3.6× (better) | 4.0× |
| P/FCF | 5.5× (better) | 6.0× |
| FCF yield | 18.1% (better) | 16.7% |
| Fair value | $55.03 | $18.76 |
| Margin of safety | 31.6% (better) | 21.9% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 3.0% (better) | −4.1% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 6.4% (better) | 3.1% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −61.1% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | −61.2% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 27.7% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 47.5% (better) | 34.5% |
| Operating margin | 2.0% | 2.8% (better) |
| Net margin | 1.7% | 2.2% (better) |
| FCF margin | 3.0% | 6.0% (better) |
| Return on equity | 7.8% (better) | 3.6% |
| Return on invested capital | 8.3% (better) | 3.9% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.03 (better) | 0.00 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.41 | – |
| Interest coverage | – | 79.2× |
| Current ratio | 1.58 | 4.04 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 2.41 | 2.94 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 4.5% |
| Payout ratio | – | 73.4% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 3 |
| Buyback yield | 0.00% (better) | −0.04% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 4.5% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 88.7% | 73.0% |
| Held by insiders | 30.6% | 35.6% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $110K | $500K (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 16.8% | 53.9% |
Go deeper
- GCO stock overview
- GCO income statement
- GCO 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.