Genesco (NYSE:GCO – Get Free Report) and Global Fashion Group (OTCMKTS:GLFGF – Get Free Report) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.
Profitability
This table compares Genesco and Global Fashion Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Genesco | -0.72% | 1.15% | 0.44% |
Global Fashion Group | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
94.5% of Genesco shares are held by institutional investors. 6.3% of Genesco shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Ratings
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Genesco | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Global Fashion Group | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Genesco presently has a consensus target price of $31.00, indicating a potential upside of 20.02%. Given Genesco’s higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Genesco is more favorable than Global Fashion Group.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Genesco and Global Fashion Group’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Genesco | $2.32 billion | 0.13 | -$16.83 million | ($1.32) | -19.57 |
Global Fashion Group | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Global Fashion Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Genesco.
Summary
Genesco beats Global Fashion Group on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Genesco
Genesco Inc. operates as a retailer and wholesaler of footwear, apparel, and accessories in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the Republic of Ireland. The company operates through four segments: Journeys Group, Schuh Group, Johnston & Murphy Group, and Genesco Brands. The Journeys Group segment offers footwear and accessories through the Journeys, Journeys Kidz, and Little Burgundy retail chains, as well as through e-commerce and catalogs for young men, women, and children. Its Schuh Group segment operates Schuh retail footwear stores that offer casual and athletic footwear, as well as sells footwear through e-commerce. The Johnston & Murphy Group segment involved in the retail and e-commerce operations; and wholesale distribution of men's dress and casual footwear, apparel, and accessories, as well as women's footwear and accessories. Its Genesco Brands Group segment markets footwear under the Levi's, Dockers, and G.H. Bass brands for men, women, and children, as well as designs and manufactures the STARTER brands footwear. The company operates through Journeys, Journeys Kidz, Schuh, Little Burgundy, and Johnston & Murphy brand names; and e-commerce websites, including journeys.com, journeyskidz.com, journeys.ca, schuh.co.uk, schuh.ie, schuh.eu, johnstonmurphy.com, littleburgundyshoes.com, johnstonmurphy.ca, nashvilleshoewarehouse.com, and dockersshoes.com. Genesco Inc. was incorporated in 1934 and is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.
About Global Fashion Group
Global Fashion Group S.A., together with its subsidiaries, operates e-commerce platforms for fashion and lifestyle markets in Latin America, Southeast Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. It offers products for various fashion and lifestyle categories, such as apparel, footwear, accessories, beauty, and sportswear. The company also provides associated ancillary services, such as marketing, technology, payment, warehousing, and logistics services; trustee, consultancy, finance, and IT services; and online retail services, as well as operates as a general partner. It operates through three e-commerce platforms, which include Dafiti, ZALORA, and THE ICONIC. The company was formerly known as Global Fashion Holding S.A. and changed its name to Global Fashion Group S.A. in March 2015. Global Fashion Group S.A. was founded in 2011 and is based in Senningerberg, Luxembourg.
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