By Rob Otman
Macy’s (NYSE: M) is a midcap company that operates within the multiline retail industry. Its market cap is $9 billion today and the total one-year return is -17.11% for shareholders.
Macy’s stock is underperforming the market. It’s beaten down, and missed earnings expectations today. So is it a good time to buy? To answer this question we’ve turned to the Investment U Stock Grader. Our research team built this system to diagnose the financial health of a company.
Our system looks at six key metrics…
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Earnings-per-Share (EPS) Growth: Macy’s reported a recent EPS growth rate of -10.34%. That’s below the multiline retail industry average of 38.62%. That’s not a good sign. We like to see companies that have higher earnings growth.
Price-to-Earnings (P/E): The average price-to-earnings ratio of the multiline retail industry is 30.35. And Macy’s ratio comes in at 9.37. It’s trading at a better value than many of its competitors.
Debt-to-Equity: The debt-to-equity ratio for Macy’s stock is 158.98. That’s above the multiline retail industry average of 124.41. That’s not a good sign. Macy’s debt levels should be lower.
Free Cash Flow per Share Growth: Macy’s FCF has been lower than its competitors over the last year. That’s not good for investors. In general, if a company is growing its FCF, it will be able to pay down debt, buy back stock, pay out more in dividends and/or invest money back into the business to help boost growth. It’s one of our most important fundamental factors.
Profit Margins: The profit margin of Macy’s comes in at 5.58% today. And generally, the higher, the better. We also like to see this margin above that of its competitors. Macy’s profit margin is below the multiline retail average of 7.47%. So that’s a negative indicator for investors.
Return on Equity: Return on equity tells us how much profit a company produces with the money shareholders invest. The ROE for Macy’s is 14.44%, and that’s below its industry average ROE of 20.09%.
Macy’s stock passes one of our six key metrics today. That’s why our Investment U Stock Grader rates it as a sell.
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