Abercrombie & Fitch vs Lands' End
ANF 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 ANF and LE compare
Abercrombie & Fitch is the larger company, worth 24 times as much as Lands' End ($6.4B against $264M).
On earnings, Lands' End is cheaper: it trades at 0.8× trailing earnings, against 12.9× for Abercrombie & Fitch.
Abercrombie & Fitch grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (4.7% 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 10.0% at Abercrombie & Fitch.
Abercrombie & Fitch scores higher on the StockData Score (14 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 | ANF | LE |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $6.4B | $264M |
| Share price | $150.49 | $8.92 |
| Change, 1 year | 116% | −46.4% |
| Change, 5 years | 233% | −67.8% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.30 | 1.41 |
| Employees | 43K | 3,900 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 14 (better) | 12 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Growth score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 4 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 12.9× | 0.8× (better) |
| P/S | 1.2× | 0.2× (better) |
| P/B | 4.7× | 0.5× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 6.4× (better) | 7.5× |
| P/FCF | 11.3× | – |
| PEG | 0.03 | – |
| FCF yield | 8.9% (better) | −27.9% |
| Fair value | $136.49 | $9.89 |
| Margin of safety | −10.3% | 9.8% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 4.7% (better) | 1.4% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 11.0% (better) | −4.0% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −0.93% | 5763% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 10.5% | 6913% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | −11.4% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 63.7% (better) | 55.7% |
| Operating margin | 13.7% (better) | 0.58% |
| Net margin | 10.0% | 30.5% (better) |
| FCF margin | 10.6% (better) | −6.4% |
| Return on equity | 40.5% | 97.9% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 74.8% (better) | 1.1% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | −0.49 |
| Interest coverage | – | 0.3× |
| Current ratio | 1.41 | 1.58 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 5.56 (better) | 2.03 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | 7.6% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 7.6% (better) | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 113% | 34.1% |
| Held by insiders | 2.2% | 56.0% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$50.3M (better) | −$60.6M |
| Short interest, % of float | 11.4% | 13.9% |
Go deeper
- ANF stock overview
- ANF income statement
- ANF valuation and score
- LE stock overview
- LE income statement
- LE valuation and score
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