Vera Bradley
Market Cap
US$142.6m
Last Updated
2020/08/07 00:06 UTC
Data Sources
Company Financials +
Executive Summary
Vera Bradley, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and sells women’s handbags, luggage and travel items, fashion and home accessories, and gifts.
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Risk Analysis
Snowflake Analysis
Reasonable growth potential with mediocre balance sheet.
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Share Price & News
How has Vera Bradley's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: VRA's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
-2.6%
VRA
3.2%
US Luxury
2.6%
US Market
1 Year Return
-63.7%
VRA
7.5%
US Luxury
15.4%
US Market
Return vs Industry: VRA underperformed the US Luxury industry which returned 7.5% over the past year.
Return vs Market: VRA underperformed the US Market which returned 15.4% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| VRA | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | -2.6% | 3.2% | 2.6% |
| 30 Day | 3.6% | 5.3% | 6.1% |
| 90 Day | -14.3% | 15.2% | 16.6% |
| 1 Year | -63.7%-63.7% | 8.8%7.5% | 17.8%15.4% |
| 3 Year | -57.4%-57.4% | 47.1%40.2% | 43.9%34.7% |
| 5 Year | -61.4%-61.4% | 33.6%24.8% | 76.2%57.3% |
Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is Vera Bradley's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
Simply Wall St News
4 months ago | Simply Wall St
A Sliding Share Price Has Us Looking At Vera Bradley, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:VRA) P/E Ratio4 months ago | Simply Wall St
Earnings Miss: Vera Bradley, Inc. Missed EPS By 42% And Analysts Are Revising Their Forecasts4 months ago | Simply Wall St
Did Changing Sentiment Drive Vera Bradley's (NASDAQ:VRA) Share Price Down A Worrying 53%?Valuation
Is Vera Bradley undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
8.3%
Undervalued compared to fair value
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: VRA ($4.27) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($4.66)
Significantly Below Fair Value: VRA is trading below fair value, but not by a significant amount.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: VRA is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the US Luxury industry average.
PE vs Market: VRA is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the US market.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate VRA's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: VRA is good value based on its PB Ratio (0.5x) compared to the US Luxury industry average (1.1x).
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Future Growth
How is Vera Bradley forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 5 analysts?
163.5%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: VRA is forecast to become profitable over the next 3 years, which is considered faster growth than the savings rate (2.2%).
Earnings vs Market: VRA is forecast to become profitable over the next 3 years, which is considered above average market growth.
High Growth Earnings: VRA's is expected to become profitable in the next 3 years.
Revenue vs Market: VRA's revenue (12.7% per year) is forecast to grow faster than the US market (9.4% per year).
High Growth Revenue: VRA's revenue (12.7% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: Insufficient data to determine if VRA's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time
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Past Performance
How has Vera Bradley performed over the past 5 years?
-23.5%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: VRA is currently unprofitable.
Growing Profit Margin: VRA is currently unprofitable.
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: VRA is unprofitable, and losses have increased over the past 5 years at a rate of 23.5% per year.
Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare VRA's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable
Earnings vs Industry: VRA is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Luxury industry (-41.2%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: VRA has a negative Return on Equity (0.67%), as it is currently unprofitable.
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Financial Health
How is Vera Bradley's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: VRA's short term assets ($261.7M) exceed its short term liabilities ($69.2M).
Long Term Liabilities: VRA's short term assets ($261.7M) exceed its long term liabilities ($167.8M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: VRA's debt to equity ratio (19.1%) is considered satisfactory.
Reducing Debt: Insufficient data to determine if VRA's debt to equity ratio has reduced over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: VRA's debt is not well covered by operating cash flow (1.8%).
Interest Coverage: VRA is unprofitable, therefore interest payments are not well covered by earnings.
Balance Sheet
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Dividend
What is Vera Bradley current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate VRA's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate VRA's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if VRA's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if VRA's dividend payments have been increasing.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: Insufficient data to calculate payout ratio to determine if its dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: No need to calculate the sustainability of VRA's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the US market.
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
3.0yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Robert Wallstrom (54 yo)
6.75yrs
Tenure
US$2,691,300
Compensation
Mr. Robert T. Wallstrom has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of Vera Bradley, Inc. since November 11, 2013. Mr. Wallstrom served as the President of Saks Fifth Avenue Off 5Th at Saks Inc. fro ...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Robert's total compensation ($USD2.69M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD606.98K).
Compensation vs Earnings: Robert's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO, President & Director | 6.75yrs | US$2.69m | 1.39% $ 2.0m | |
| Co-Founder | 38.58yrs | US$118.01k | 16.23% $ 23.2m | |
| Executive VP & CFO | 3.42yrs | US$845.61k | 0.32% $ 449.7k | |
| Chief Administrative & Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary | 2.92yrs | US$780.75k | 0.12% $ 171.5k | |
| Chief Creative Officer | 2.92yrs | US$847.53k | 0.31% $ 445.0k | |
| Chief Customer Officer | 2.08yrs | US$1.07m | 0.10% $ 145.2k | |
| Senior Vice President of Operations | 6.5yrs | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Investor Relations & Communications | 6.58yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Marketing Officer | 3yrs | no data | 0.15% $ 219.7k | |
| Chief Sales Officer | 2.42yrs | US$506.99k | 0.21% $ 293.2k | |
| Chief Merchandising Officer | 2.58yrs | US$777.33k | 0.18% $ 259.2k |
3.0yrs
Average Tenure
48.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: VRA's management team is considered experienced (3 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO, President & Director | 6.75yrs | US$2.69m | 1.39% $ 2.0m | |
| Independent Director | 4.67yrs | US$143.51k | 0.064% $ 91.6k | |
| Independent Director | 0.17yr | no data | no data | |
| Lead Independent Director | 9.58yrs | US$157.01k | 0.24% $ 346.8k | |
| Co-Founder & Director | 38.58yrs | US$876.26k | 8.49% $ 12.1m | |
| Independent Director | 9.92yrs | US$148.91k | 0.092% $ 131.0k | |
| Chairman | 9.92yrs | US$161.51k | 1.8% $ 2.6m | |
| Director | 30.58yrs | US$134.51k | 0.34% $ 480.3k | |
| Independent Director | 9.25yrs | US$148.68k | 0.11% $ 155.4k | |
| Independent Director | 0.17yr | no data | no data |
9.4yrs
Average Tenure
60.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: VRA's board of directors are considered experienced (9.4 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
Vera Bradley, Inc.'s company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Vera Bradley, Inc.
- Ticker: VRA
- Exchange: NasdaqGS
- Founded: 1982
- Industry: Apparel, Accessories and Luxury Goods
- Sector: Consumer Durables
- Market Cap: US$142.618m
- Shares outstanding: 33.40m
- Website: https://www.verabradley.com
Number of Employees
Location
- Vera Bradley, Inc.
- 12420 Stonebridge Road
- Roanoke
- Indiana
- 46783
- United States
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VRA | NasdaqGS (Nasdaq Global Select) | Yes | Common Stock | US | USD | Oct 2010 |
| ELI | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | Yes | Common Stock | DE | EUR | Oct 2010 |
Biography
Vera Bradley, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and sells women’s handbags, luggage and travel items, fashion and home accessories, and gifts. It operates through three segments: ...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2020/08/07 00:06 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2020/08/06 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2020/05/02 |
| Annual Earnings | 2020/02/01 |
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