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Guess', Inc. (GES) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

GES • • Industrial / General
Consumer CyclicalApparel RetailYouth & Young Adult Fashion RetailersTeen & Young Adult Fashion Chains
AboutGuess?, Inc. designs, markets, distributes, and licenses lifestyle collections of apparel and accessories for men, women, and children. It operates through five segments: Americas Retail, Americas Wholesale, Europe, Asia, and Licensing. The company's clothing collection includes jeans, pants, skirts, dresses, shorts, blouses, shirts, jackets, activewear, knitwear, and intimate apparel. It also grants licenses to design, manufacture, and distribute various products that complement its apparel lines, such as eyewear, watches, handbags, footwear, kids' and infants' apparel, outerwear, fragrance, jewelry, and other fashion accessories, as well as to wholesale partners to operate and sell products through licensed retail stores. The company markets its products under the GUESS, GUESS?, GUESS U.S.A., GUESS Jeans, GUESS? and Triangle Design, MARCIANO, Question Mark and Triangle Design, a stylized G and a stylized M, GUESS Kids, Baby GUESS, YES, G by GUESS, GUESS by MARCIANO, and Gc brand names. It sells its products through direct-to-consumer, wholesale, and licensing distribution channels. As of January 29, 2022, the company directly operated 1,068 retail stores in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. Its partner's distributors operated an additional 563 retail stores worldwide. The company also offers its products through its retail websites. Guess?, Inc. was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.Show more
  • Revenue $3B +7.9%
  • EBITDA $242M -25.5%
  • Net Income $60M -69.5%
  • EPS (Diluted) 0.77 -75.1%
  • Gross Margin 43.43% -1.4%
  • EBITDA Margin 8.08% -30.9%
  • Operating Margin 5.8% -38.8%
  • Net Margin 2.02% -71.7%
  • ROE 9.4% -68.8%
  • ROIC 7.85% -37.4%
  • Debt/Equity 2.58 +63.2%
  • Interest Coverage 5.78 -52.1%
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Excellent 3Y average ROE of 21.2%
  • ✓High quality earnings: Operating CF exceeds net income
  • ✓Healthy dividend yield of 5.6%
  • ✓Trading near 52-week high
  • ✓Efficient asset utilization: 1.1x turnover

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗High debt to equity ratio of 2.6x
  • ✗Dividend payout exceeds 100% of earnings

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

Price & Volume

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y2.17%
5Y2.26%
3Y4.94%
TTM6.44%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y-4.38%
5Y-8.84%
3Y-29.35%
TTM-14.78%

EPS CAGR

10Y-3.59%
5Y-10.35%
3Y-33.09%
TTM-17.29%

ROCE

10Y Avg7.11%
5Y Avg8.83%
3Y Avg11.3%
Latest9.31%

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NameMarket CapCurrent PriceP/E RatioRevenue Growth 1YNet MarginROEFCF YieldDebt/Equity
GESGuess', Inc.879.28M16.8621.907.88%2.56%14.19%4.05%2.58
URBNUrban Outfitters, Inc.6.33B70.5616.567.71%8.15%18.08%5.06%0.44
AEOAmerican Eagle Outfitters, Inc.4.38B25.8115.361.27%3.74%12.76%5.81%0.82
BKEThe Buckle, Inc.2.71B52.9713.62-3.44%16.12%42.33%7.37%0.77
GAPThe Gap, Inc.10.15B27.2812.401.32%5.57%23.33%10.24%1.68
ANFAbercrombie & Fitch Co.4.94B107.6210.0715.6%10.07%39.21%10.69%0.70

Profit & Loss

Jan 2016Jan 2017Feb 2018Feb 2019Feb 2020Jan 2021Jan 2022Jan 2023Feb 2024Feb 2025
Sales/Revenue+2.2B2.21B2.36B2.61B2.68B1.88B2.59B2.69B2.78B3B
Revenue Growth %-0.09%0%0.07%0.1%0.03%-0.3%0.38%0.04%0.03%0.08%
Cost of Goods Sold+1.42B1.46B1.53B1.67B1.66B1.18B1.42B1.54B1.55B1.69B
COGS % of Revenue0.64%0.66%0.65%0.64%0.62%0.63%0.55%0.57%0.56%0.57%
Gross Profit+787.43M745.04M828.85M939.6M1.02B697.1M1.17B1.15B1.22B1.3B
Gross Margin %0.36%0.34%0.35%0.36%0.38%0.37%0.45%0.43%0.44%0.43%
Gross Profit Growth %-0.09%-0.05%0.11%0.13%0.08%-0.31%0.68%-0.02%0.06%0.06%
Operating Expenses+666.08M681.86M743.82M835.29M865.06M679.96M861.58M893.3M959.3M1.13B
OpEx % of Revenue0.3%0.31%0.31%0.32%0.32%0.36%0.33%0.33%0.35%0.38%
Selling, General & Admin666.08M681.86M743.82M835.29M865.06M679.96M861.58M893.3M954.08M1.12B
SG&A % of Revenue0.3%0.31%0.31%0.32%0.32%0.36%0.33%0.33%0.34%0.37%
Research & Development0000000000
R&D % of Revenue----------
Other Operating Expenses003.42M-6.59M-2.53M-3.15M005.22M10.34M
Operating Income+121.35M22.71M65.17M52.21M77.66M-47.27M222.84M159.31M263.28M173.81M
Operating Margin %0.06%0.01%0.03%0.02%0.03%-0.03%0.09%0.06%0.09%0.06%
Operating Income Growth %-0.04%-0.81%1.87%-0.2%0.49%-1.61%5.71%-0.29%0.65%-0.34%
EBITDA+192.03M92.03M128.76M120.57M149.85M16.23M279.64M220.78M324.63M242.01M
EBITDA Margin %0.09%0.04%0.05%0.05%0.06%0.01%0.11%0.08%0.12%0.08%
EBITDA Growth %-0.09%-0.52%0.4%-0.06%0.24%-0.89%16.23%-0.21%0.47%-0.25%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)70.68M69.32M63.59M68.36M72.19M63.5M56.8M61.47M61.35M68.19M
EBIT128.3M55.51M72.7M50.12M139.87M-64.39M276.75M211.24M257.3M110.54M
Net Interest Income+-908K-7K1.68M1.09M-14.4M-20.63M-21.14M-10.3M-9.72M-18.03M
Interest Income1.04M1.89M4.11M4.49M1.73M2.24M1.88M2.88M12.1M12.04M
Interest Expense1.95M1.9M2.43M3.41M16.13M22.87M23.02M13.19M21.82M30.07M
Other Income/Expense5.93M28.85M2.92M-5.5M-16.93M-26.58M-51.31M-50.13M-27.14M-93.34M
Pretax Income+127.28M53.61M70.27M46.71M123.74M-87.08M253.73M198.05M236.13M80.47M
Pretax Margin %0.06%0.02%0.03%0.02%0.05%-0.05%0.1%0.07%0.09%0.03%
Income Tax+42.46M28.21M74.17M29.54M22.51M-6.34M73.68M36.5M25.42M9.7M
Effective Tax Rate %0.64%0.42%-0.11%0.3%0.78%0.93%0.68%0.76%0.84%0.75%
Net Income+81.85M22.76M-7.89M14.1M95.97M-80.74M171.36M149.61M198.2M60.42M
Net Margin %0.04%0.01%-0%0.01%0.04%-0.04%0.07%0.06%0.07%0.02%
Net Income Growth %-0.13%-0.72%-1.35%2.79%5.81%-1.84%3.12%-0.13%0.32%-0.7%
Net Income (Continuing)84.81M25.4M-3.9M17.17M101.23M-80.74M180.05M161.54M210.72M70.78M
Discontinued Operations0000000000
Minority Interest18.07M16.22M22.25M21.27M26.36M25.84M40.48M47.79M50.38M45.77M
EPS (Diluted)+0.960.27-0.100.171.33-1.262.572.183.090.77
EPS Growth %-0.14%-0.72%-1.36%2.77%6.82%-1.95%3.04%-0.15%0.42%-0.75%
EPS (Basic)0.970.27-0.100.181.35-1.262.652.624.041.15
Diluted Shares Outstanding84.53M83.83M82.19M81.59M71.67M64.18M65.92M70.09M69.78M68.59M
Basic Shares Outstanding84.26M83.67M78.71M80.15M70.46M64.18M64.02M56.48M53.33M51.77M
Dividend Payout Ratio0.94%3.36%-5.22%0.44%-0.21%0.35%0.32%1.06%

Balance Sheet

Jan 2016Jan 2017Feb 2018Feb 2019Feb 2020Jan 2021Jan 2022Jan 2023Feb 2024Feb 2025
Total Current Assets+1.04B1.04B1.11B1.09B1.06B1.23B1.28B1.21B1.23B1.25B
Cash & Short-Term Investments445.48M396.13M367.44M210.46M284.61M469.11M415.56M275.76M360.29M187.7M
Cash Only445.48M396.13M367.44M210.46M284.61M469.11M415.56M275.76M360.29M187.7M
Short-Term Investments0000000000
Accounts Receivable222.36M225.54M260M322M327.28M314.15M328.86M341.94M314.77M391.16M
Days Sales Outstanding36.8237.2640.1545.0444.6161.146.3246.4441.3847.67
Inventory311.7M367.38M428.3M468.9M393.13M389.14M462.3M510.9M466.3M562.65M
Days Inventory Outstanding80.391.57101.85102.4886.32120.43118.65121.2109.53121.21
Other Current Assets56.71M54.97M52.96M87.34M59.21M60.12M77.38M83.1M84.12M40.59M
Total Non-Current Assets+502.5M490.47M546.69M559.98M1.36B1.23B1.27B1.21B1.36B1.52B
Property, Plant & Equipment255.34M243M294.25M315.56M1.14B981M914.56M876.5M913.68M1.08B
Fixed Asset Turnover8.63x9.09x8.03x8.27x2.35x1.91x2.83x3.07x3.04x2.77x
Goodwill33.41M34.1M38.48M37.07M34.78M36.74M34.88M34.28M34.1M33.16M
Intangible Assets7.27M6.5M5.98M6.93M000000
Long-Term Investments-124.29M-123.4M-112.84M-101.23M-98.33M-109.15M4.2M4.4M8.99M67.15M
Other Non-Current Assets247.15M247.47M252.43M244.42M224.63M252.34M152.76M140.16M228.87M165.19M
Total Assets+1.54B1.53B1.66B1.65B2.43B2.47B2.56B2.43B2.59B2.77B
Asset Turnover1.43x1.44x1.43x1.58x1.10x0.76x1.01x1.11x1.07x1.08x
Asset Growth %-0.04%-0%0.08%-0%0.47%0.02%0.04%-0.05%0.07%0.07%
Total Current Liabilities+327.06M345.45M467.85M543.36M638.41M762.54M817.87M763.05M791.56M831.33M
Accounts Payable177.5M209.62M264.44M286.66M232.76M300.43M325.8M289.44M272.83M318.71M
Days Payables Outstanding45.7352.2562.8862.6551.1192.9783.6268.6664.0868.66
Short-Term Debt4.02M566K2.85M4.32M201.56M261.51M238.9M210.57M83.26M40.95M
Deferred Revenue (Current)1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K
Other Current Liabilities54.84M26.58M50.35M74.55M-56.06M-98.78M-40.2M7.02M150.82M90.34M
Current Ratio3.17x3.02x2.37x2.00x1.67x1.62x1.57x1.59x1.55x1.50x
Quick Ratio2.22x1.96x1.45x1.14x1.05x1.11x1.00x0.92x0.96x0.83x
Cash Conversion Cycle71.3976.5879.1184.8679.8288.5681.3598.9886.82100.22
Total Non-Current Liabilities+175.14M203.59M248.72M247.34M1.12B1.13B1.07B1.08B1.06B1.38B
Long-Term Debt2.32M23.48M39.2M35.01M261.63M309.8M314.43M381.67M355.07M482.6M
Capital Lease Obligations0000732.59M662.66M599.89M541.42M552.25M720.35M
Deferred Tax Liabilities-76.97M500K2.7M-15.5M-18.7M-17.1M-14.3M-15.2M00
Other Non-Current Liabilities172.83M180.1M209.53M212.33M130.26M161.37M160.29M157.4M155.83M181.62M
Total Liabilities502.2M549.04M716.57M790.71M1.76B1.9B1.89B1.84B1.85B2.22B
Total Debt+6.34M24.05M42.04M39.33M1.2B1.46B1.35B1.3B1.16B1.42B
Net Debt-439.14M-372.08M-325.4M-171.13M911.15M987.66M938.97M1.03B802.31M1.23B
Debt / Equity0.01x0.02x0.04x0.05x1.80x2.56x2.04x2.24x1.58x2.58x
Debt / EBITDA0.03x0.26x0.33x0.33x7.98x89.75x4.84x5.91x3.58x5.87x
Net Debt / EBITDA-2.29x-4.04x-2.53x-1.42x6.08x60.85x3.36x4.66x2.47x5.10x
Interest Coverage62.14x11.97x26.81x15.32x4.81x-2.07x9.68x12.08x12.07x5.78x
Total Equity+1.04B985.45M939.07M858.5M666.08M569.5M663.14M581.9M735.32M550.77M
Equity Growth %-0.05%-0.05%-0.05%-0.09%-0.22%-0.14%0.16%-0.12%0.26%-0.25%
Book Value per Share12.2611.7611.4310.529.298.8710.068.3010.548.03
Total Shareholders' Equity1.02B969.22M916.82M837.23M639.71M543.66M622.66M534.11M684.94M505.01M
Common Stock838K841K813K814K658K642K627K546K530K517K
Retained Earnings1.27B1.22B1.13B1.08B1.13B1.03B1.16B1.28B1.41B1.29B
Treasury Stock-562.66M-565.74M-621.35M-638.49M-914.45M-924.24M-966.11M-1.14B-1.19B-1.23B
Accumulated OCI-158.05M-161.39M-93.06M-126.18M-139.91M-120.67M-135.55M-134.07M-137.01M-159.2M
Minority Interest18.07M16.22M22.25M21.27M26.36M25.84M40.48M47.79M50.38M45.77M

Cash Flow

Jan 2016Jan 2017Feb 2018Feb 2019Feb 2020Jan 2021Jan 2022Jan 2023Feb 2024Feb 2025
Cash from Operations+179.43M71.46M148.37M81.68M197.91M209.05M131.64M169.19M330.38M121.68M
Operating CF Margin %0.08%0.03%0.06%0.03%0.07%0.11%0.05%0.06%0.12%0.04%
Operating CF Growth %0.17%-0.6%1.08%-0.45%1.42%0.06%-0.37%0.29%0.95%-0.63%
Net Income84.81M25.4M-3.9M17.17M101.23M-80.74M180.05M161.54M195.83M70.78M
Depreciation & Amortization70.68M69.32M63.59M68.36M72.19M63.5M56.8M61.47M61.35M68.19M
Stock-Based Compensation18.88M16.91M18.85M19.97M24.29M18.83M21.12M20.39M20.25M19.39M
Deferred Taxes723K408K23.8M5.42M-5.66M-5.41M-95.54M9.31M-12.79M0
Other Non-Cash Items-2.75M12.15M2.15M20.43M24.72M110.81M31.93M41.27M20.52M62.68M
Working Capital Changes7.08M-52.72M43.88M-49.66M-18.86M102.06M-62.71M-124.8M45.23M-99.36M
Change in Receivables-5.97M-10.8M-11.66M-41.52M-12.46M34.53M-42.23M-19M24.33M-66.82M
Change in Inventory-2.18M-57.1M-28.12M-74.28M65.43M17.84M-91.05M-54.41M39.28M-62.33M
Change in Payables33.51M19.05M69.3M59.79M-73.63M26.94M101.55M-20.46M5.51M23.46M
Cash from Investing+-73.75M-49.99M-90.35M-123.53M-56.47M-22.16M-62.28M-89.87M-75.14M-113.16M
Capital Expenditures-83.84M-90.58M-84.66M-108.12M-61.87M-18.88M-63.52M-89.5M-74.21M-86.09M
CapEx % of Revenue0.04%0.04%0.04%0.04%0.02%0.01%0.02%0.03%0.03%0.03%
Acquisitions----------
Investments----------
Other Investing2.42M42.39M1.8M1.44M762K181K-847K37K-938K38.83M
Cash from Financing+-127.74M-68.75M-128.74M-96.82M-64.17M-9.91M-97.04M-217.19M-168.84M-165.5M
Debt Issued (Net)----------
Equity Issued (Net)----------
Dividends Paid-76.86M-76.5M-76.06M-73.59M-42.13M-15.55M-36.75M-51.82M-62.79M-184.61M
Share Repurchases----------
Other Financing-2.96M-4.28M-337K2.67M-29.99M600K-2.74M-6.76M-51.89M-19.16M
Net Change in Cash----------
Free Cash Flow+95.58M-19.13M63.72M-26.44M136.04M190.17M68.12M79.69M256.17M35.59M
FCF Margin %0.04%-0.01%0.03%-0.01%0.05%0.1%0.03%0.03%0.09%0.01%
FCF Growth %0.16%-1.2%4.33%-1.41%6.15%0.4%-0.64%0.17%2.21%-0.86%
FCF per Share1.13-0.230.78-0.321.902.961.031.143.670.52
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)2.19x3.14x-18.80x5.79x2.06x-2.59x0.77x1.13x1.67x2.01x
Interest Paid868K1.23M2.08M2.73M5.25M11.93M10.07M11.03M17.07M26.9M
Taxes Paid31.19M24.87M26.91M40.77M15.11M7.7M152.69M25.61M28.93M32.6M

Key Ratios

Metric2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on Equity (ROE)7.68%2.25%-0.82%1.57%12.59%-13.07%27.8%24.03%30.09%9.4%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)14.98%2.81%7.97%6.02%5.14%-2.26%10.58%7.44%12.55%7.85%
Gross Margin35.72%33.72%35.06%36%37.93%37.15%45.13%42.75%44.03%43.43%
Net Margin3.71%1.03%-0.33%0.54%3.58%-4.3%6.61%5.57%7.14%2.02%
Debt / Equity0.01x0.02x0.04x0.05x1.80x2.56x2.04x2.24x1.58x2.58x
Interest Coverage62.14x11.97x26.81x15.32x4.81x-2.07x9.68x12.08x12.07x5.78x
FCF Conversion2.19x3.14x-18.80x5.79x2.06x-2.59x0.77x1.13x1.67x2.01x
Revenue Growth-8.83%0.23%6.99%10.4%2.62%-29.93%38.11%3.69%3.32%7.88%

Revenue by Segment

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Product2.1B2.12B2.29B2.53B2.59B1.8B2.49B2.58B2.66B2.87B
Product Growth-0.86%8.14%10.28%2.60%-30.46%38.41%3.57%3.07%7.80%
Royalty103.86M90.83M72.75M83.19M85.85M74M96.71M103.44M113.25M124.38M
Royalty Growth--12.54%-19.90%14.35%3.19%-13.80%30.69%6.96%9.49%9.83%

Revenue by Geography

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Other Foreign Countries673.09M724.46M971.77M1.15B960.01M600.62M904.18M967.01M1.04B1.1B
Other Foreign Countries Growth-7.63%34.14%18.23%-16.45%-37.44%50.54%6.95%7.86%5.58%
UNITED STATES900.72M846.22M742.62M722.79M725.94M461.56M722.61M673.87M617.01M793.46M
UNITED STATES Growth--6.05%-12.24%-2.67%0.43%-36.42%56.56%-6.75%-8.44%28.60%
ITALY246.73M259.19M289.3M304.44M298.12M182.12M265.11M289.17M312.91M311.51M
ITALY Growth-5.05%11.62%5.23%-2.07%-38.91%45.57%9.08%8.21%-0.45%
GERMANY-----138.76M189.08M187.89M198.66M209.06M
GERMANY Growth------36.26%-0.63%5.74%5.23%
SPAIN----152.78M97.03M137.04M150.04M161.38M165.25M
SPAIN Growth------36.49%41.23%9.49%7.55%2.40%
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF160.38M157.99M156.1M162.94M144.96M120.7M126.56M140.45M171.82M153.41M
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF Growth--1.49%-1.20%4.38%-11.04%-16.73%4.85%10.97%22.34%-10.72%
CANADA223.39M221.51M203.97M187.37M180.95M104.43M150.34M175.49M158.52M137.07M
CANADA Growth--0.84%-7.92%-8.14%-3.43%-42.29%43.96%16.73%-9.67%-13.53%
FRANCE----129.5M97.32M----
FRANCE Growth------24.85%----

Frequently Asked Questions

Valuation & Price

Guess', Inc. (GES) has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 21.9x. This is roughly in line with market averages.

Growth & Financials

Guess', Inc. (GES) reported $3.14B in revenue for fiscal year 2025. This represents a 17% increase from $2.69B in 2012.

Guess', Inc. (GES) grew revenue by 7.9% over the past year. This is steady growth.

Yes, Guess', Inc. (GES) is profitable, generating $80.4M in net income for fiscal year 2025 (2.0% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

Yes, Guess', Inc. (GES) pays a dividend with a yield of 5.55%. This makes it attractive for income-focused investors.

Guess', Inc. (GES) has a return on equity (ROE) of 9.4%. This is below average, suggesting room for improvement.

Guess', Inc. (GES) generated $122.7M in free cash flow for fiscal year 2025. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

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