Overall XELB gets a fundamental rating of 1 out of 10. We evaluated XELB against 121 industry peers in the Specialty Retail industry. XELB has a bad profitability rating. Also its financial health evaluation is rather negative. XELB is valued expensive and it does not seem to be growing.

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1. Profitability

2. Health

3. Growth

4. Valuation

5. Dividend

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year XELB has reported negative net income.
In the past year XELB has reported a negative cash flow from operations.
In the past 5 years XELB always reported negative net income.
In the past 5 years XELB reported 4 times negative operating cash flow.

1.2 Ratios

XELB has a Return On Assets of -53.80%. This is amonst the worse of the industry: XELB underperforms 92.56% of its industry peers.
Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of -116.41%, XELB is doing worse than 73.55% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-53.8%
ROE	-116.41%
ROIC	N/A

ROA(3y)-25.19%

ROA(5y)-19.15%

ROE(3y)-40.45%

ROE(5y)-30.57%

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 156.91%, XELB belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 100.00% of the companies in the same industry.
In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of XELB has grown nicely.
XELB does not have Profit Margin and Operating Margin available, so we won't be analyzing them here.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	N/A
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	156.91%

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y9.58%

GM growth 5Y4.65%

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

XELB does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.
Compared to 1 year ago, XELB has less shares outstanding
XELB has less shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
Compared to 1 year ago, XELB has a worse debt to assets ratio.

2.2 Solvency

Based on the Altman-Z score of -3.57, we must say that XELB is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
XELB's Altman-Z score of -3.57 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. XELB is outperformed by 88.43% of its industry peers.
XELB has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.48. This is a healthy value indicating a solid balance between debt and equity.
XELB has a Debt to Equity ratio of 0.48. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: XELB outperforms 55.37% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.48
Debt/FCF	N/A
Altman-Z	-3.57

ROIC/WACCN/A

WACC10.48%

2.3 Liquidity

XELB has a Current Ratio of 0.51. This is a bad value and indicates that XELB is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
The Current ratio of XELB (0.51) is worse than 91.74% of its industry peers.
XELB has a Quick Ratio of 0.51. This is a bad value and indicates that XELB is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
XELB has a Quick ratio of 0.51. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: XELB outperforms 50.41% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	0.51
Quick Ratio	0.51

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

XELB shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 50.50%, which is quite impressive.
XELB shows a very negative growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has decreased by -46.66%.
Measured over the past years, XELB shows a very negative growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been decreasing by -27.67% on average per year.

EPS 1Y (TTM)50.5%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%43.33%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-46.66%

Revenue growth 3Y-39.84%

Revenue growth 5Y-27.67%

Sales Q2Q%-41.53%

3.2 Future

XELB is expected to show a small growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 3.79% yearly.
Based on estimates for the next years, XELB will show a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue will decrease by -9.31% on average per year.

EPS Next Y-41.64%

EPS Next 2Y4.25%

EPS Next 3Y3.79%

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next Year-40.58%

Revenue Next 2Y4.54%

Revenue Next 3Y-9.31%

Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

The Revenue growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

XELB reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
Besides the negative Price/Earnings Ratio, also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for XELB. No positive earnings are expected for the next year.