CULP vs UFI
Culp Inc. and Unifi Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | CULP | UFI |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $203.5M | $531.3M |
| Net income | $-10.2M | $-24.6M |
| Gross margin | 12.4% | 5.7% |
| Net margin | −5.0% | −4.6% |
| Return on equity | −19.3% | −10.2% |
| Diluted EPS | −$0.81 | −$1.33 |
| Dividend / share | · | · |
| Payout ratio | · | −0.0% |
| Free cash flow | $-10.0M | $21.5M |
| Equity | · | · |
| Net debt / equity | · | 0.24× |
| Current ratio | 1.79× | 3.33× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | −7.5% | · |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | · |
UFI bills 2.6× the revenue of CULP, and both closed the last reported year at a loss.
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 | CULP | UFI |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $203.5M | $531.3M |
| FY2024 | $213.2M | $571.3M |
| FY2023 | $225.3M | $582.2M |
| FY2021 | $294.8M | $815.8M |
| FY2020 | $299.7M | $667.6M |
| FY2019 | $256.2M | $606.5M |
| FY2018 | $281.3M | $708.8M |
| FY2017 | $323.7M | $678.9M |
| FY2016 | $309.5M | $647.3M |
| FY2015 | $312.9M | $643.6M |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | CULP | UFI |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $-10.2M | $-24.6M |
| FY2024 | $-19.1M | $-20.3M |
| FY2023 | $-13.8M | $-47.4M |
| FY2021 | $-3.2M | $15.2M |
| FY2020 | $3.2M | $29.1M |
| FY2019 | $-28.7M | $-57.2M |
| FY2018 | $5.5M | $2.5M |
| FY2017 | $20.9M | $31.7M |
| FY2016 | $22.3M | $32.9M |
| FY2015 | $16.9M | $34.4M |
16 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$327,821,000 | UFI |
| FY2024 | −$358,107,000 | UFI |
| FY2023 | −$356,876,000 | UFI |
| FY2021 | −$520,919,000 | UFI |
| FY2020 | −$367,872,000 | UFI |
| FY2019 | −$350,343,000 | UFI |
| FY2018 | −$427,479,000 | UFI |
| FY2017 | −$355,187,000 | UFI |
| FY2016 | −$337,726,000 | UFI |
| FY2015 | −$330,777,000 | UFI |
| FY2014 | −$376,955,000 | UFI |
| FY2013 | −$400,740,000 | UFI |
| FY2012 | −$445,148,000 | UFI |
| FY2011 | −$450,643,000 | UFI |
| FY2010 | −$496,006,000 | UFI |
| FY2009 | −$416,202,000 | UFI |
UFI has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 16 fiscal years. The gap has narrowed since the earliest year compared.
16 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
16 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −0.4 pp | UFI |
| FY2024 | −5.4 pp | UFI |
| FY2023 | +2.0 pp | CULP |
| FY2021 | −2.9 pp | UFI |
| FY2020 | −3.3 pp | UFI |
| FY2019 | −1.8 pp | UFI |
| FY2018 | +1.6 pp | CULP |
| FY2017 | +1.8 pp | CULP |
| FY2016 | +2.2 pp | CULP |
| FY2015 | +0.3 pp | CULP |
| FY2014 | −1.0 pp | UFI |
| FY2013 | +2.0 pp | CULP |
| FY2012 | +4.6 pp | CULP |
| FY2011 | +3.7 pp | CULP |
| FY2010 | +3.9 pp | CULP |
| FY2009 | +4.7 pp | CULP |
The higher net margin has changed hands between CULP and UFI over this period.
16 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
CULP's net margin has been more volatile than UFI's over the 16 comparable fiscal years — 6.0 percentage points of standard deviation against 4.6.
16 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between CULP and UFI over these 16 fiscal years — CULP led in 10 and UFI in 6.
16 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
CULP's return on equity has been more volatile than UFI's over the 16 comparable fiscal years — 16.3 percentage points of standard deviation against 9.2.
16 of 17 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 CULP and UFI over these 16 fiscal years — CULP led in 9 and UFI in 7.
16 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.