VRA vs WWW
Vera Bradley, Inc. and Wolverine World Wide Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | VRA | WWW |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $269.7M | $1.9B |
| Net income | $-47.8M | $95.8M |
| Gross margin | 46.4% | 47.3% |
| Net margin | −12.1% | 5.4% |
| Return on equity | −30.8% | 26.6% |
| Diluted EPS | −$1.71 | $1.14 |
| Dividend / share | · | $0.40 |
| Payout ratio | · | 34.8% |
| Free cash flow | $-13.3M | $125.5M |
| Equity | $131.6M | $408.0M |
| Net debt / equity | · | 0.83× |
| Current ratio | 2.37× | 1.40× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | −10.5% | 0.9% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | · |
WWW bills 7.0× the revenue of VRA, and VRA 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 | VRA | WWW |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $269.7M | $1.9B |
| FY2024 | $318.8M | $1.8B |
| FY2023 | $383.7M | $2.2B |
| FY2022 | $500.0M | $2.7B |
| FY2021 | $540.5M | $2.4B |
| FY2020 | $468.3M | $1.8B |
| FY2019 | $495.2M | $2.3B |
| FY2018 | $416.1M | $2.2B |
| FY2017 | $454.6M | $2.4B |
| FY2016 | $485.9M | $2.5B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | VRA | WWW |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $-47.8M | $95.8M |
| FY2024 | $-62.2M | $45.2M |
| FY2023 | $7.8M | $-38.5M |
| FY2022 | $-59.7M | $-188.3M |
| FY2021 | $17.8M | $68.6M |
| FY2020 | $8.7M | $-136.9M |
| FY2019 | $16.0M | $128.5M |
| FY2018 | $20.8M | $200.1M |
| FY2017 | $7.0M | $300,000 |
| FY2016 | $19.8M | $87.7M |
17 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$1,604,649,000 | WWW |
| FY2024 | −$1,436,205,000 | WWW |
| FY2023 | −$1,859,187,000 | WWW |
| FY2022 | −$2,184,839,000 | WWW |
| FY2021 | −$1,874,447,000 | WWW |
| FY2020 | −$1,322,828,000 | WWW |
| FY2019 | −$1,778,488,000 | WWW |
| FY2018 | −$1,823,103,000 | WWW |
| FY2017 | −$1,895,352,000 | WWW |
| FY2016 | −$2,008,663,000 | WWW |
| FY2015 | −$2,189,002,000 | WWW |
| FY2014 | −$2,252,110,000 | WWW |
| FY2013 | −$2,160,204,000 | WWW |
| FY2012 | −$1,105,133,000 | WWW |
| FY2011 | −$948,257,000 | WWW |
| FY2010 | −$882,460,000 | WWW |
| FY2009 | −$812,116,000 | WWW |
WWW has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 17 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
17 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −17.5 pp | WWW |
| FY2024 | −13.3 pp | WWW |
| FY2023 | +3.9 pp | VRA |
| FY2022 | −8.8 pp | WWW |
| FY2021 | +1.0 pp | VRA |
| FY2020 | +10.0 pp | VRA |
| FY2019 | −2.6 pp | WWW |
| FY2018 | −4.0 pp | WWW |
| FY2017 | +1.6 pp | VRA |
| FY2016 | +0.6 pp | VRA |
| FY2015 | +0.9 pp | VRA |
| FY2014 | +2.7 pp | VRA |
| FY2013 | +7.3 pp | VRA |
| FY2012 | +7.9 pp | VRA |
| FY2011 | +3.8 pp | VRA |
| FY2010 | +4.3 pp | VRA |
| FY2009 | +9.3 pp | VRA |
The higher net margin has changed hands between VRA and WWW over this period.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
VRA's net margin has been more volatile than WWW's over the 17 comparable fiscal years — 8.7 percentage points of standard deviation against 4.7.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between VRA and WWW over these 17 fiscal years — VRA led in 12 and WWW in 5.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
VRA's return on equity has been more volatile than WWW's over the 17 comparable fiscal years — 27.9 percentage points of standard deviation against 16.7.
17 of 18 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 VRA and WWW over these 17 fiscal years — VRA led in 9 and WWW in 8.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.