Hour Loop vs LightInTheBox
HOUR and LITB side by side, both in nonstore retailers. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How HOUR and LITB compare
Hour Loop grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (8.0% versus −12.1% for LightInTheBox).
LightInTheBox keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 3.7% compared with 1.1% at Hour Loop.
Hour Loop scores higher on the StockData Score (13 against 5 for LightInTheBox), 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 | HOUR | LITB |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $54.2M | – |
| Share price | $1.54 | $2.72 |
| Change, 1 year | −34.7% | 3.0% |
| Change, 5 years | – | −72.2% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.42 | 0.13 |
| Employees | 3 | 7 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 13 (better) | 5 |
| Valuation score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Health score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 38.5× | – |
| P/S | 0.4× | – |
| P/B | 5.8× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 24.7× | – |
| FCF yield | −2.2% | – |
| Fair value | $1.43 | – |
| Margin of safety | −7.9% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 8.0% (better) | −12.1% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 29.8% (better) | −10.8% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 96.4% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 0.00% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −14.6% | −7.8% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 51.3% | 65.0% (better) |
| Operating margin | 1.4% | 3.6% (better) |
| Net margin | 1.1% | 3.7% (better) |
| FCF margin | −0.77% | 2.8% (better) |
| Return on equity | 19.3% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 22.7% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | −2.88 |
| Interest coverage | 11.7× | 469× (better) |
| Current ratio | 1.39 (better) | 0.46 |
| Altman Z-score | 6.93 | – |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 | 8 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 0.23% | 0.50% |
| Held by insiders | – | 64.0% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | $1.1M |
Go deeper
- HOUR stock overview
- HOUR income statement
- HOUR valuation and score
- LITB stock overview
- LITB income statement
- LITB valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.