Wacoal (OTCMKTS:WACLY – Get Free Report) and Savers Value Village (NYSE:SVV – Get Free Report) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Wacoal and Savers Value Village, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Wacoal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Savers Value Village | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2.63 |
Savers Value Village has a consensus price target of $14.14, suggesting a potential upside of 58.11%. Given Savers Value Village’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Savers Value Village is more favorable than Wacoal.
Profitability
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Wacoal | 7.87% | 6.55% | 4.73% |
| Savers Value Village | 1.29% | 12.47% | 2.68% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
98.8% of Savers Value Village shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Wacoal shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Savers Value Village shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Risk & Volatility
Wacoal has a beta of 0.08, meaning that its stock price is 92% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Savers Value Village has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Wacoal and Savers Value Village”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Wacoal | $1.14 billion | 1.32 | $87.18 million | $9.00 | 16.03 |
| Savers Value Village | $1.71 billion | 0.80 | $22.64 million | $0.14 | 63.89 |
Wacoal has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Savers Value Village. Wacoal is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Savers Value Village, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Savers Value Village beats Wacoal on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Wacoal
Wacoal Holdings Corp. engages in the manufacturing, wholesale, and retail sale of intimate apparel, outerwear, sportswear, and other textile products and accessories in Japan, Asia, Oceania, the United States, and Europe. The company operates through Wacoal Business (Domestic), Wacoal Business (Overseas), Peach John Business, and Other Businesses segments. It offers intimate apparel mainly women’s foundation wear, lingerie, nightwear and children’s underwear; and outerwear, sportswear, and other textile products and accessories. The company also engages in the restaurant, cultural and service-related businesses; and manufacture and sale of mannequins and fixtures, interior design work, and other textile-related businesses. It offers products through department stores, general merchandisers, and other general retailers in Japan, as well as directly managed retail stores, E-commerce websites, and distributors in Japan and internationally. Wacoal Holdings Corp. was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Kyoto, Japan.
About Savers Value Village
Savers Value Village, Inc. sells second-hand merchandise in retail stores in the United States, Canada, and Australia. It operates stores under the Savers, Value Village, Value Village Boutique, Village des Valeurs, Unique, and 2nd Avenue brands. The company purchases secondhand textiles, including clothing, bedding, and bath items; shoes; accessories; housewares; books; and other goods from non-profit partners and then processes, selects, prices, merchandises, and sells them in its stores. It serves retail and wholesale customers. The company was formerly known as S-Evergreen Holding LLC and changed its name to Savers Value Village, Inc. in January 2022. Savers Value Village, Inc. was founded in 1954 and is based in Bellevue, Washington.
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