KONTOOR BRANDS, INC. vs lululemon athletica inc., two Apparel stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where KTB and LULU diverge most: on debt / equity, KTB reads 1.87 and LULU reads 0.00; on revenue growth, KTB reads +31.6% and LULU reads +4.7%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What KTB's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What LULU's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | KTB | LULU |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $83.67 | $114.31 |
| Market cap | $4.7B | $13.2B |
| Sector | Apparel | Apparel |
| Stage | Growth | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +16.8% | — |
| P/E | 16.9 | 9.3 |
| P/B | 7.57 | 2.74 |
| P/S | 1.49 | 1.18 |
| EV/EBITDA | 15.8 | 5.1 |
| Revenue growth | +31.6% | +4.7% |
| Gross margin | — | 54.2% |
| Operating margin | 14.7% | 11.2% |
| Net margin | 8.8% | 13.0% |
| Return on equity | 44.8% | 30.3% |
| Return on assets | 10.4% | 17.1% |
| Return on invested capital | 15.1% | 28.9% |
| FCF yield | 8.5% | 9.7% |
| Dividend yield | 2.5% | — |
| Debt / equity | 1.87 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 1.87 | 2.23 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 3.07 | 4.58 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 5 / 9 | 5 / 9 |
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