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 1.85 and LULU reads 0.00; on revenue growth, KTB reads +34.1% and LULU reads +1.9%. 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 | $65.58 | $94.52 |
| Market cap | $3.6B | $10.0B |
| Sector | Apparel | Apparel |
| Stage | Growth | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +0.4% | — |
| P/E | 13.7 | 7.8 |
| P/B | 5.88 | 2.08 |
| P/S | 1.19 | 0.90 |
| EV/EBITDA | 11.2 | 3.4 |
| Revenue growth | +34.1% | +1.9% |
| Gross margin | — | 60.5% |
| Operating margin | 15.5% | 18.8% |
| Net margin | 8.7% | 12.8% |
| Return on equity | 43.3% | 29.6% |
| Return on assets | 10.1% | 16.7% |
| Return on invested capital | 17.3% | 29.1% |
| FCF yield | 11.6% | 13.6% |
| Dividend yield | 3.2% | — |
| Debt / equity | 1.85 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 1.83 | 2.19 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 2.71 | 4.13 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 5 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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