Vera Bradley
Market Cap
US$281.7m
Last Updated
2021/01/21 23:17 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. More Details
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Risk Analysis
Snowflake Analysis
Undervalued with excellent 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 is not significantly more volatile than the rest of US stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 9% a week.
Volatility Over Time: VRA's weekly volatility (9%) has been stable over the past year.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
2.1%
VRA
-0.3%
US Luxury
1.4%
US Market
1 Year Return
-22.8%
VRA
25.4%
US Luxury
22.6%
US Market
Return vs Industry: VRA underperformed the US Luxury industry which returned 23.7% over the past year.
Return vs Market: VRA underperformed the US Market which returned 22.8% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| VRA | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | 2.1% | -0.3% | 1.4% |
| 30 Day | 7.3% | 1.0% | 4.9% |
| 90 Day | 15.8% | 12.8% | 14.6% |
| 1 Year | -22.8%-22.8% | 26.7%25.4% | 25.4%22.6% |
| 3 Year | -13.8%-13.8% | 70.3%62.8% | 46.8%37.0% |
| 5 Year | -42.1%-42.1% | 97.4%84.3% | 132.0%106.1% |
Long-Term Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is Vera Bradley's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
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Is Vera Bradley undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
>50%
Undervalued compared to fair value
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: VRA ($8.43) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($24.97)
Significantly Below Fair Value: VRA is trading below fair value by more than 20%.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: VRA is good value based on its PE Ratio (21.3x) compared to the US Luxury industry average (29.8x).
PE vs Market: VRA is poor value based on its PE Ratio (21.3x) compared to the US market (21.1x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: VRA is good value based on its PEG Ratio (0.2x)
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: VRA is good value based on its PB Ratio (0.9x) compared to the US Luxury industry average (1.9x).
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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?
96.7%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: VRA's forecast earnings growth (96.7% per year) is above the savings rate (2%).
Earnings vs Market: VRA's earnings (96.7% per year) are forecast to grow faster than the US market (21.6% per year).
High Growth Earnings: earnings are expected to grow significantly over the next 3 years.
Revenue vs Market: VRA's revenue (10.2% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (10.5% per year).
High Growth Revenue: VRA's revenue (10.2% 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?
-24.8%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: VRA has a large one-off loss of $5.7M impacting its October 31 2020 financial results.
Growing Profit Margin: VRA's current net profit margins (2.7%) are higher than last year (2.7%).
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: VRA's earnings have declined by 24.8% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: VRA's earnings growth over the past year (7.8%) exceeds its 5-year average (-24.8% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: VRA earnings growth over the past year (7.8%) exceeded the Luxury industry -28.2%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: VRA's Return on Equity (4.4%) is considered low.
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Financial Health
How is Vera Bradley's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: VRA's short term assets ($271.9M) exceed its short term liabilities ($79.2M).
Long Term Liabilities: VRA's short term assets ($271.9M) exceed its long term liabilities ($128.0M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: VRA's debt to equity ratio (9%) 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 well covered by operating cash flow (105%).
Interest Coverage: VRA's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (37.4x coverage).
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?
3.6yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Robert Wallstrom (54 yo)
7.17yrs
Tenure
US$2,691,300
Compensation
Mr. Robert Thomas Wallstrom has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of Vera Bradley, Inc. since November 11, 2013. Mr. Wallstrom served as the President of Saks Fifth Avenue Off 5Th at Saks Inc....
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Robert's total compensation ($USD2.69M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD989.90K).
Compensation vs Earnings: Robert's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO, President & Director | 7.17yrs | US$2.69m | 1.39% $ 3.9m | |
| Co-Founder | 39yrs | US$118.01k | 15.17% $ 42.7m | |
| Executive VP & CFO | 3.83yrs | US$845.61k | 0.28% $ 775.3k | |
| Chief Administrative & Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary | 3.33yrs | US$780.75k | 0.12% $ 338.5k | |
| Chief Creative Officer | 3.42yrs | US$847.53k | 0.31% $ 878.5k | |
| Chief Customer Officer | 2.5yrs | US$1.07m | 0.10% $ 286.7k | |
| Co-Founder & Director | 39yrs | US$876.26k | 8.34% $ 23.5m | |
| Senior Vice President of Operations | 6.92yrs | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Investor Relations & Communications | 7yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Marketing Officer | 3.42yrs | no data | 0.15% $ 433.8k | |
| Chief Sales Officer | 2.83yrs | US$506.99k | 0.21% $ 578.8k | |
| Chief Merchandising Officer | 3yrs | US$777.33k | 0.18% $ 511.7k |
3.6yrs
Average Tenure
50yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: VRA's management team is considered experienced (3.6 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO, President & Director | 7.17yrs | US$2.69m | 1.39% $ 3.9m | |
| Co-Founder & Director | 39yrs | US$876.26k | 8.34% $ 23.5m | |
| Independent Director | 5.08yrs | US$143.51k | 0.064% $ 180.8k | |
| Independent Director | 0.58yr | no data | no data | |
| Lead Independent Director | 10yrs | US$157.01k | 0.24% $ 684.6k | |
| Independent Director | 10.33yrs | US$148.91k | 0.092% $ 258.6k | |
| Chairman | 10.33yrs | US$161.51k | 1.67% $ 4.7m | |
| Director | 31yrs | US$134.51k | 0.27% $ 772.6k | |
| Independent Director | 9.67yrs | US$148.68k | 0.11% $ 306.7k | |
| Independent Director | 0.58yr | no data | no data |
9.8yrs
Average Tenure
60.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: VRA's board of directors are considered experienced (9.8 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: VRA insiders have only sold shares 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$281.684m
- Shares outstanding: 33.41m
- 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 | 2021/01/21 23:17 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2021/01/21 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2020/10/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2020/02/01 |
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