LEVI STRAUSS & CO vs PVH CORP., two Apparel stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where LEVI and PVH diverge most: on operating margin, LEVI reads 13.8% and PVH reads -9.1%; on net margin, LEVI reads 8.8% and PVH reads -1.9%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What LEVI's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What PVH'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 | LEVI | PVH |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $18.70 | $81.37 |
| Market cap | $7.3B | $3.8B |
| Sector | Apparel | Apparel |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +7.9% | — |
| P/E | 12.6 | — |
| P/B | 3.02 | 0.78 |
| P/S | 1.09 | 0.42 |
| EV/EBITDA | 7.9 | 8.1 |
| Revenue growth | +6.8% | +1.6% |
| Gross margin | 66.2% | 63.0% |
| Operating margin | 13.8% | -9.1% |
| Net margin | 8.8% | -1.9% |
| Return on equity | 24.4% | -3.5% |
| Return on assets | 8.5% | -1.5% |
| Return on invested capital | 20.4% | 4.1% |
| FCF yield | 8.8% | 19.1% |
| Dividend yield | 2.9% | 0.2% |
| Debt / equity | 0.43 | 0.47 |
| Current ratio | 1.63 | 1.65 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 2.65 | 7.63 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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