Xcel Brands (XELB) vs. Its Competitors Financial Contrast

Xcel Brands (NASDAQ:XELB) is one of 117 publicly-traded companies in the “Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Xcel Brands to similar companies based on the strength of its dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Xcel Brands and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Xcel Brands	-343.68%	-109.17%	-42.19%
Xcel Brands Competitors	-3.44%	12.79%	2.74%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Xcel Brands and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Xcel Brands	1	0	1	0	2.00
Xcel Brands Competitors	1651	7654	10075	364	2.46

As a group, “Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods” companies have a potential upside of 10.76%. Given Xcel Brands’ competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Xcel Brands has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

18.5% of Xcel Brands shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.5% of shares of all “Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods” companies are held by institutional investors. 27.3% of Xcel Brands shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 15.1% of shares of all “Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods” companies 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 and Volatility

Xcel Brands has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Xcel Brands’ competitors have a beta of 0.92, indicating that their average share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Xcel Brands and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Xcel Brands	$4.94 million	-$17.46 million	-0.12
Xcel Brands Competitors	$5.66 billion	$471.75 million	25.21

Xcel Brands’ competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Xcel Brands. Xcel Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Xcel Brands competitors beat Xcel Brands on 11 of the 13 factors compared.

About Xcel Brands

Xcel Brands, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a media and consumer products company in the United States. The company designs, produces, markets, wholesales, and sells branded apparel, footwear, accessories, jewelry, home goods, and other consumer products; and acquires consumer lifestyle brands, including the Isaac Mizrahi, the LOGO by Lori Goldstein, the Judith Ripka, the Halston brand, the C Wonder, the TowerHill by Christie Brinkley brand (the CB brand), and other brands, as well as manages the Longaberger brand. It licenses its brands to third parties; and designs, produces, markets, and distributes through an omni-channel retail sales strategy, which include distribution through interactive television, digital live-stream shopping, brick-and-mortar retail, and e-commerce channels. The company also offers live streaming, social media and other marketing, and public relations support for its brands. In addition, it markets its brands through www.isaacmizrahi.com; www.halston.com; www.judithripka.com; www.cwonder.com; www.lorigoldstein.com; and www.longaberger.com. Xcel Brands, Inc. was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in New York, New York.