Birkenstock vs Genesco
BIRK and GCO side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How BIRK and GCO compare
Birkenstock grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (11.8% versus 3.0% for Genesco).
Birkenstock keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 14.8% compared with 1.7% at Genesco.
Genesco scores higher on the StockData Score (11 against 8 for Birkenstock), 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 | BIRK | GCO |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | – | $384M |
| Share price | $36.30 | $35.49 |
| Change, 1 year | −12.4% | 9.5% |
| Change, 5 years | – | −48.6% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.09 | 1.56 |
| Employees | 8,400 | 16K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 8 | 11 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Performance score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Health score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | – | 0.2× |
| P/B | – | 0.7× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 3.4× |
| P/FCF | – | 5.2× |
| FCF yield | – | 19.2% |
| Fair value | – | $53.65 |
| Margin of safety | – | 33.9% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 11.8% (better) | 3.0% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | – | 6.4% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 9.4% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 11.6% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 56.9% (better) | 47.5% |
| Operating margin | 24.2% (better) | 2.0% |
| Net margin | 14.8% (better) | 1.7% |
| FCF margin | 12.9% (better) | 3.0% |
| Return on equity | – | 7.8% |
| Return on invested capital | – | 8.3% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 0.03 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.47 (better) | −0.41 |
| Interest coverage | 5.7× | – |
| Current ratio | 3.78 (better) | 1.58 |
| Altman Z-score | – | 2.40 |
| Piotroski F-score | 9 (better) | 7 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | – | 0.00% |
| Shareholder yield | – | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 92.0% | 88.7% |
| Held by insiders | 64.1% | 30.6% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$1.1B | $110K (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 16.2% |
Go deeper
- BIRK stock overview
- BIRK income statement
- BIRK valuation and score
- GCO stock overview
- GCO income statement
- GCO valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.