Zumiez Inc.

Retail-Apparel & Accessory Stores

ZUMZSolid4 of 10 basics passed

$14.44

+1.62%

Market cap $220M

$14.44

+1.62%

Market cap $220M

Zumiez Inc is a United States-based specialty retailer engaged in the sale of apparel, footwear, accessories, and hard goods. The company provides merchandise with cultural elements coming from fashion, music, art, action sports, streetwear, and other lifestyles.

It is a $220M consumer company. Revenue shrank 18.3% over the last year, it currently loses money, and it carries $130M of net debt.

Website: zumiez.com
Location: Lynnwood, WA
Employees: 9 000
Sector: Consumer Cyclical

Share price · 3 years

$17.08 → $14.44-15.5%

price only — dividends excluded

Key facts · TTM

Revenue: total sales; $1.93B
Loss: spends more than it earns; -$31.9M
Free cash flow: cash left after running the business; -$51.7M
Net debt: debt minus cash on hand; $130M
P/E: years of profit in the price; 16.3
Shares: down 36% since 2016 — buybacks; 15.9M
Volatility: beta vs the market — under 1 swings less; 1.14

Revenue, last 10 years

52-week range

Low $13.20$14.44High $30.62

Today's price is 7% of the way from the year's low to its high.

Valuation vs own history

P/E

19.2×

48%

P/S

0.3×

95%

EV/EBITDA

18.4×

47%

P/B

0.9×

78%

FCF yield

10.3%

70%

Share of the last ~5 years that was pricier than today (cheaper than usual). Based on the daily valuation record.

Insider activity · 90 days

+$134Knet buying

Purchases$134K

Sales$0

Insiders trading, last 14d0 buy · 0 sell

Standing in Consumer Cyclical

Size$220Mtop 100%
Revenue growth-1%top 83%
Net margin1%top 86%
Return on equity4%top 86%
P/E16.3×top 29%

Ranked against 99 Consumer Cyclical companies with a full CV — for P/E, lower ranks higher.

Skills

Six independent scores, 0–100, built from reported numbers and valuation history. Click a row to see how it was scored.

Growth, Profitability and Moat lag behind.

Valuation62

P/E vs own history53th pct · 12/25
FCF yield-23.5% · 0/25
P/S0.2x · 25/25
EV/EBITDA3.9x · 25/25

Growth0

Revenue CAGR-0.8% · 0/25
Net income CAGR-10.7% · 0/25
EPS CAGR ~5Yn/a · 0/25
Fwd implied growth-33.4% · 0/25

Profitability10

ROIC-7.2% · 0/25
ROE4.2% · 5/25
Net margin-1.7% · 0/25
Operating margin2.2% · 5/25

Health58

Altman Z1.36 · 3/25
Current ratio1.71 · 18/25
Interest coverage40.3x · 25/25
Net cash / debtD/A 21% · 12/25

Quality51

Piotroski F8/9 · 25/25
Beneish M-1.17 · 6/25
FCF conversionn/a · 0/25
Margin stabilityσ 6.9% · 20/25

Moat29

ROIC >12% years4/12 yrs · 6/25
Median gross margin33.0% · 13/25
FCF-positive years6/12 yrs · 5/25
Worst-year net marginworst -4.9% · 5/25

How the scores work →

Experience

The company's career so far — founding, the IPO, landmark products and acquisitions, plus revenue milestones and insider buying.

FY2021Financial
Best year on record
$277M net income
FY2018Financial
Became debt-free
cash now exceeds total debt
FY2016Financial
First recorded profitable year
$28.5M net income
FY2016Financial
Revenue already above $1B
$1.93B in first reported year
2006Acquisition
The company purchased the clothing company Fast Forward in 2006, Blue Tomato in 2012

Achievements

Verifiable track record, straight from the reported numbers.

$10 000 invested in 2021 would be worth ~$3 759 today — price return only

$595.7M revenue in FY2027

9 000 employees

Strengths & watch-outs

What a bull and a bear would each point to. Both lists come from the reported numbers, not opinions.

Strengths

Interest covered 40.3× by operating earnings
Piotroski F-Score 8/9 — fundamentally strong checklist

Watch-outs

Revenue shrinking 18.3% year over year
Not profitable — 1.7% net margin
Negative free cash flow (-$51.7M)
Altman Z-Score 1.36 — elevated financial-distress risk
Loss-making in 2 of the recent years

Qualifications

The basics a company should meet before you research it further. Each check uses the reported numbers.

4 of 10 checks passed

Revenue growing — the company sells more than a year ago-18.3% YoY
Profitable — makes more than it spends-$31.9M TTM
Profit growing — earnings are higher than last year-10.5% YoY
Generates cash — cash left after running and investing-$51.7M TTM
Debt under control — could handle its obligationscurrent ratio 1.71
Established company — not a micro-cap — lower blow-up risk$220M market cap
Not printing shares — share count not ballooning — you keep your slice-18.4% shares over ~5y
Proven track record — years of profitability behind it7/12 profitable years
Financially stable — balance sheet not near distressAltman Z 1.4 — distress
Pays a dividend — returns cash to shareholdersno data
Valuation not extreme — price not wildly above earningsP/E 16.3

Peer comparisonZumiez Inc. vs 6 largest consumer cyclical peers — cap, P/E, growth and margin side by sideOpen ▾

Company	Market cap	P/E	Revenue growth	Net margin	Profile
ZUMZ this company	$220M	16.3	-18.3%	-1.7%	Solid
AMZN Amazon.Com Inc	$2.8T	20.9	+15.8%	17.4%	Mixed
TSLA Tesla, Inc.	$1.5T	397.1	+11.8%	3.7%	Strong
NFLX NetFlix Inc	$292.8B	21.4	+16.0%	28.2%	Solid
HD Home Depot, Inc.	$290.4B	20.4	-16.0%	8.7%	Solid
DIS The Walt Disney Company	$186.5B	21.7	+4.6%	8.7%	Solid
MCD McDonald's Corporation	$166.9B	18.9	+6.3%	31.7%	Strained

Head-to-head: ZUMZ vs AMZN · ZUMZ vs TSLA · ZUMZ vs NFLX

References

What covering analysts publish about the company — information only, not a recommendation.

Hold 4Sell 1Strong sell 2

Appendix · Financial records

The full statements behind this CV, FY2016–FY2027. For readers who want to check the numbers.

Profit & lossRevenue $1.93B · net income -$31.9M (TTM)Open ▾

Profit & loss

Revenue and profit over the company's career — the income statement, visualised.

How FY2027 revenue flows to profit

RevenueNet income

Revenue (TTM)

$1.93B

YoY -18.3%

Net income (TTM)

-$31.9M

Margin -1.7%

Gross margin

36.1%

Operating margin

2.2%

P/E ratio

16.3

Income statement — full detail

Figures in USD billions · EPS in USD

	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	2027
Revenue	2.3	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.2	0.6
Gross profit	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.2
Operating income (EBIT)	0.1	-0.1	-0.1	-0.0	-0.0	-0.0
Net income	0.0	-0.1	-0.1	-0.0	-0.0	-0.0
EPS (diluted)	1.69	-2.74	-2.86	-1.96	-1.28	-1.85

Cash flowFree cash flow -$51.7M · operating cash flow -$29.2M (TTM)Open ▾

Cash flow statement

Cash generated by the business and what is left after investment — year by year.

Operating cash flowFree cash flow

Free cash flow (TTM)

-$51.7M

Margin -2.7%

Operating cash flow (TTM)

-$29.2M

FCF margin

4.6%

Cash flow statement — full detail

Figures in USD billions

	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	2027
Operating cash flow	-0.1	-0.1	-0.0	-0.0	-0.0	-0.1
Capital expenditure	-0.1	-0.1	-0.0	-0.0	-0.0	-0.0
Free cash flow	-0.1	-0.1	-0.1	-0.0	-0.0	-0.1
FCF margin	-6.2%	-5.7%	-3.8%	-2.1%	-1.4%	-10.4%

Balance sheetAssets $627M · net debt $130M (FY2027)Open ▾

Balance sheet

How the balance sheet is built — what it owns versus how it is financed.

How $627M of assets is financed

56%

44%

Liabilities $348M — borrowed moneyEquity $279M — owners' stake

Cash vs debt

Total debt $227M − cash $97.3M = net debt $130M

Cash on hand covers 43% of debt.

Altman Z-Score

1.36

Distress zone

Debt repayment

3.1 yrs

Years of free cash flow to clear net debt

Interest coverage

40.3x

EBIT ÷ interest expense

ROE

4.2%

Profit per $1 of equity

Balance sheet — full detail

Figures in USD billions

	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	2027
Cash & equivalents	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1
Total assets	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6
Total liabilities	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3
Total debt	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2
Equity	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3
Net debt	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.1	-0.0	0.1

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Figures are derived from company filings (quarterly values normalised from as-filed year-to-date data where applicable) and may be delayed, restated or incomplete. This page is information, not investment advice. Latest price $14.44 · market cap $220M.