BBY vs HVT
Best BUY Co. Inc. and Haverty Furniture Companies Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | BBY | HVT |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $41.7B | $759.0M |
| Net income | $1.1B | $19.7M |
| Gross margin | 22.5% | 60.7% |
| Net margin | 2.6% | 2.6% |
| Return on equity | 37.0% | 6.4% |
| Diluted EPS | $5.04 | · |
| Dividend / share | $3.80 | · |
| Payout ratio | 74.9% | 105.6% |
| Free cash flow | $1.3B | $33.0M |
| Equity | $3.0B | $307.9M |
| Net debt / equity | −0.19× | · |
| Current ratio | 1.11× | 1.87× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | −2.5% | 0.3% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | −9.9% | −19.7% |
BBY bills 54.9× the revenue of HVT, and HVT keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (2.6% against 2.6%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | BBY | HVT |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $41.7B | $759.0M |
| FY2024 | $41.5B | $722.9M |
| FY2023 | $43.5B | $862.1M |
| FY2022 | $46.3B | $1.0B |
| FY2021 | $51.8B | $1.0B |
| FY2020 | $47.3B | $748.3M |
| FY2019 | $43.6B | $802.3M |
| FY2018 | $42.9B | $817.7M |
| FY2017 | $42.2B | $819.9M |
| FY2016 | $39.4B | $821.6M |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | BBY | HVT |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1.1B | $19.7M |
| FY2024 | $927.0M | $20.0M |
| FY2023 | $1.2B | $56.3M |
| FY2022 | $1.4B | $89.4M |
| FY2021 | $2.5B | $90.8M |
| FY2020 | $1.8B | $59.1M |
| FY2019 | $1.5B | $21.9M |
| FY2018 | $1.5B | $30.3M |
| FY2017 | $1.0B | $21.1M |
| FY2016 | $1.2B | $28.4M |
16 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$40,932,005,000 | BBY |
| FY2024 | +$40,805,101,000 | BBY |
| FY2023 | +$42,589,867,000 | BBY |
| FY2022 | +$45,250,785,000 | BBY |
| FY2021 | +$50,748,201,000 | BBY |
| FY2020 | +$46,513,748,000 | BBY |
| FY2019 | +$42,835,709,000 | BBY |
| FY2018 | +$42,061,267,000 | BBY |
| FY2017 | +$41,331,134,000 | BBY |
| FY2016 | +$38,581,429,000 | BBY |
| FY2015 | +$38,723,130,000 | BBY |
| FY2014 | +$39,570,591,000 | BBY |
| FY2013 | +$39,864,910,000 | BBY |
| FY2011 | +$44,836,097,000 | BBY |
| FY2010 | +$49,126,669,000 | BBY |
| FY2009 | +$48,654,736,000 | BBY |
BBY has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 16 fiscal years. The gap has narrowed since the earliest year compared.
16 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
16 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −0.0 pp | HVT |
| FY2024 | −0.5 pp | HVT |
| FY2023 | −3.7 pp | HVT |
| FY2022 | −5.5 pp | HVT |
| FY2021 | −4.2 pp | HVT |
| FY2020 | −4.1 pp | HVT |
| FY2019 | +0.8 pp | BBY |
| FY2018 | −0.3 pp | HVT |
| FY2017 | −0.2 pp | HVT |
| FY2016 | −0.3 pp | HVT |
| FY2015 | −1.2 pp | HVT |
| FY2014 | +1.9 pp | BBY |
| FY2013 | −3.0 pp | HVT |
| FY2011 | −2.4 pp | HVT |
| FY2010 | +1.4 pp | BBY |
| FY2009 | +3.5 pp | BBY |
The higher net margin has changed hands between BBY and HVT over this period.
16 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
HVT's net margin has been more volatile than BBY's over the 16 comparable fiscal years — 2.7 percentage points of standard deviation against 1.0.
16 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between BBY and HVT over these 16 fiscal years — BBY led in 4 and HVT in 12.
16 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
BBY's return on equity has been more volatile than HVT's over the 16 comparable fiscal years — 19.1 percentage points of standard deviation against 10.2.
16 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between BBY and HVT over these 16 fiscal years — BBY led in 15 and HVT in 1.
16 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.