Head to Head Survey: Vince (NASDAQ:VNCE) versus Coldwater Creek (OTCMKTS:CWTRQ)

Vince (NASDAQ:VNCE) and Coldwater Creek (OTCMKTS:CWTRQ) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, risk and analyst recommendations.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Vince and Coldwater Creek”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vince	$293.45 million	0.15	-$19.05 million	($1.34)	-2.53
Coldwater Creek	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Coldwater Creek has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Vince.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

16.1% of Vince shares are owned by institutional investors. 61.0% of Vince shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Vince and Coldwater Creek, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vince	1	0	0	0	1.00
Coldwater Creek	0	0	0	0	0.00

Given Coldwater Creek’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Coldwater Creek is more favorable than Vince.

Profitability

This table compares Vince and Coldwater Creek’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vince	-6.20%	8.53%	1.61%
Coldwater Creek	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Vince beats Coldwater Creek on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Vince

Vince Holding Corp. designs, merchandises, and sells luxury apparel and accessories in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Vince Wholesale, Vince Direct-to-Consumer, and Rebecca Taylor and Parker. The company offers a range of women’s products, such as cashmere sweaters, silk blouses, leather and suede leggings and jackets, dresses, skirts, denims, pants, t-shirts, footwear, outerwear, and accessories; and men’s products comprising t-shirts, knit and woven tops, sweaters, denims, pants, blazers, footwear, and outerwear under the Vince brand. It also offers occasion-forward dresses, suiting, silk blouses, leather and tweed jackets, outerwear, jumpsuits, cotton dresses and blouses, denim, sweaters, pants, skirts and knit, and woven tops under the Rebecca Taylor and Parker brands. The company sells its products directly to consumers through its branded specialty retail stores and outlet stores, as well as through its vince.com e-commerce platform and subscription business through Vince Unfold, vinceunfold.com; and to wholesale department stores and specialty stores. As of January 30, 2021, it operated 62 Vince stores, including 47 company-operated full-price retail stores and 15 company-operated outlets. The company was formerly known as Apparel Holding Corp. and changed its name to Vince Holding Corp. in November 2013. Vince Holding Corp. was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

About Coldwater Creek

Coldwater Creek Inc. (Coldwater Creek) is a specialty retailer of women’s apparel, jewelry and accessories. The Company sells products through retail stores, online, and through its mobile applications. The Company’s merchandise is offered through two segments: retail and direct. The retail segment includes retail stores, factory outlet stores and day spas. As of February 2, 2013, the Company operated 349 retail stores throughout the United States as part of its Retail segment. It also operates Coldwater Creek The Spa concept in around eight locations. The direct segment consists of sales generated through the Company’s e-commerce Website and mobile applications as well as orders taken from customers over the phone and through the mail. The Company takes orders from customers over the phone and through the mail using its customer contact center located in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.