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MetricVSXYVictoria's Secret & Co.TJXTJX COMPANIES INC /DE/ROSTROSS STORES, INC.BURLBurlington Stores, Inc.Median of the restexcluding VSXY
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$88.42▼ 0.73 (0.82%)
$147.38▲ 1.86 (1.28%)
$236.67▲ 2.49 (1.06%)
$252.62▲ 4.49 (1.81%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.8.0/108.0/108.0/108.0/108.0/10
Market value$7.07B$163.16B$76.29B$15.84B
Revenue$6.55B$60.37B$22.75B$11.55B
Profit$161.0M$5.49B$2.15B$610.2M
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.5.2%7.1%7.7%8.8%7.7%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.36.4%31.0%27.7%43.8%31.0%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.4.1%—11.9%—11.9%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.2.5%9.1%9.4%5.3%9.1%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.4.8%8.1%9.7%1.5%8.1%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.18.8%53.9%34.7%33.8%34.7%
Return on invested capital (approx.)Operating profit after tax against equity plus debt, less cash. Cash here excludes short-term investments, so this runs low for cash-rich companies.16.0%—65.7%—65.7%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.43.94x29.70x35.56x25.97x29.70x
EV / EBITDA (approx.)Market value plus debt less cash, against operating profit before depreciation. Cash excludes short-term investments, so this runs high for cash-rich companies.14.79x—22.76x—22.76x
Price to book8.26x16.01x12.33x8.77x12.33x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.4.79x2.51x1.51x4.49x2.51x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.6/97/97/97/97.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.greysafesafegrey

How VSXY compares with the others

  • VSXY's operating margin of 4.1% is lower than the other company selected (11.9%).
  • Its revenue grew more slowly than the median of the other companies selected: 5.2% against 7.7%.
  • It trades at a higher P/E than the median of the other companies selected: 43.9x against 29.7x.
  • Its liabilities are higher relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 4.8x against 2.5x.

Measured against the other companies entered, from each one's latest annual filing. A difference describes the companies; it does not rank them.