Pattern vs Wayfair
PTRN and W side by side, both in nonstore retailers. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How PTRN and W compare
Wayfair is the larger company, worth 4.3 times as much as Pattern ($15.7B against $3.6B).
Pattern grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (42.1% versus 7.9% for Wayfair).
Pattern keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 3.6% compared with −1.2% at Wayfair.
Pattern scores higher on the StockData Score (12 against 4 for Wayfair), 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 | PTRN | W |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $3.6B | $15.7B |
| Share price | $20.36 | $114.43 |
| Change, 1 year | 15.0% | 1.7% |
| Change, 5 years | – | −58.4% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.72 | 2.75 |
| Employees | 2,300 | 13K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 12 (better) | 4 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 1.1× (better) | 1.2× |
| P/B | 5.5× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 20.7× (better) | 31.2× |
| P/FCF | 34.1× | 26.0× (better) |
| FCF yield | 2.9% | 3.8% (better) |
| Fair value | $16.47 | $47.00 |
| Margin of safety | −23.6% (better) | −143% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 42.1% (better) | 7.9% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | – | −2.5% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 1952% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 43.7% (better) | 30.0% |
| Operating margin | 4.3% (better) | 2.1% |
| Net margin | 3.6% (better) | −1.2% |
| FCF margin | 3.2% | 4.6% (better) |
| Return on equity | 19.6% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 40.8% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 2.68 |
| Current ratio | 2.32 (better) | 0.67 |
| Altman Z-score | 8.82 (better) | 3.59 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | 0.61% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 0.61% (better) | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 36.4% | 89.5% |
| Held by insiders | 74.0% | 15.0% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$167M (better) | −$199M |
| Short interest, % of float | 16.9% | 8.4% |
Go deeper
- PTRN stock overview
- PTRN income statement
- PTRN valuation and score
- W stock overview
- W income statement
- W valuation and score
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