Financial Comparison: Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM) and Savers Value Village (NYSE:SVV)

Savers Value Village (NYSE:SVV) and Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, dividends and earnings.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

98.8% of Savers Value Village shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.8% of Columbia Sportswear shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.1% of Savers Value Village shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 48.3% of Columbia Sportswear shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Savers Value Village and Columbia Sportswear’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Savers Value Village	2.14%	8.85%	1.98%
Columbia Sportswear	6.59%	12.97%	7.93%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Savers Value Village and Columbia Sportswear”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Savers Value Village	$1.54 billion	1.35	$29.03 million	$0.21	63.68
Columbia Sportswear	$3.37 billion	0.84	$223.27 million	$3.92	13.11

Columbia Sportswear has higher revenue and earnings than Savers Value Village. Columbia Sportswear 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Savers Value Village and Columbia Sportswear, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Savers Value Village	1	3	4	1	2.56
Columbia Sportswear	3	5	2	0	1.90

Savers Value Village presently has a consensus price target of $13.17, indicating a potential downside of 1.54%. Columbia Sportswear has a consensus price target of $63.17, indicating a potential upside of 22.87%. Given Columbia Sportswear’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Columbia Sportswear is more favorable than Savers Value Village.

Risk and Volatility

Savers Value Village has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Columbia Sportswear has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Columbia Sportswear beats Savers Value Village on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Columbia Sportswear

Columbia Sportswear Company, together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, markets, and distributes outdoor, active, and everyday lifestyle apparel, footwear, accessories, and equipment in the United States, Latin America, the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Canada. The company provides apparel, accessories, and equipment for hiking, trail running, snow, fishing, hunting, mountaineering, climbing, skiing and snowboarding, trail, and outdoor activities. It offers footwear products that include lightweight hiking boot; trail running shoes; rugged cold weather boots; sandals and shoes for use in water activities; and footwear for lifestyle wear. In addition, it owned network of branded and outlet retail stores; brand-specific e-commerce sites; and concession or franchise-based arrangements with third parties at branded outlet and shop-in-shop retail locations, as well as through independently operated specialty outdoor and sporting goods stores, sporting goods chains, department store chains, internet retailers, and international distributors. The company sells its products under the Columbia, Mountain Hard Wear, SOREL, and prAna brand names. Columbia Sportswear Company was founded in 1938 and is headquartered in Portland, Oregon.