SHOE Consumer Cyclical

Shoe Station Group Inc.

$14.22-3.27%

Price as of close on Nov 3, 2026 · Financials updated Sep 30, 2026

Basics

Sector: Consumer Cyclical
Industry: Apparel Retail
Country: United States
Market cap: 386.6M USD
Enterprise value: 609.2M USD
Full-time employees: 2,300

Overall health

Strength: its shares are priced lower than most peers relative to what it earnspriced lower than peers for its earnings
Strength: lower risk than most peers: more short-term liquiditylower risk: more liquidity
Drawback: less profitable than most peersless profitable than peers
Drawback: growing more slowly than most peersgrowing more slowly than peers
Drawback: its share price swings more than most peers’ (beta 1.39 vs a peer median of 0.63)bigger price swings (beta 1.39 vs peers 0.63)

Ranks #900 of 1,502 consumer cyclical companies (bottom 41%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Stock pay outran buybacks. Stock-based pay expense $20M vs $5M spent repurchasing shares over the 3 fiscal years to FY Jan 2026.
Over three fiscal years Shoe Station recorded $20M of stock-based pay expense and spent $5M repurchasing shares (repurchases can include shares withheld to cover employees' taxes). Repurchases were smaller than the stock pay, so they did little to offset new employee shares.Over three fiscal years Shoe Station recorded $20M of stock-based pay expense and spent $5M repurchasing shares. Repurchases were smaller than the stock pay, so they did little to offset new employee shares.
Sales growing faster than profits. Since FY Jan 2023: revenue −10%, operating profit −54%.
Since FY Jan 2023, Shoe Station's revenue changed −10% while operating profit fell 54%: costs rose faster than sales.
Cash flow well above reported profit. Free cash flow is 2.7× reported profit.
Free cash flow is 2.7× reported profit. Large non-cash charges, such as depreciation, amortization or stock-based pay, reduce reported profit without using cash.
Revenue is falling. Revenue fell 4.1% in the 12 months to August 2026 vs the 12 months before.
Shoe Station's revenue fell 4.1% in the 12 months to August 2026 vs the 12 months before.

StockQuotient Score

47/ 100

Oct 5 49 → Nov 4 47 (-2)

Valuation

Is the price right?

74/100

Moderate

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major changeValuation also moves with the share price every day.

Why

Stronger than most peers on:

▲ FCF yield
▲ EBITDA yield
▲ Earnings yield

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Sector-normalized EBITDA, earnings, and free cash flow yields.

Earnings yield6.3%

SEC filings · 12 months to Aug 2026Reported value30% base weight · Z-score 0.58Sector median: 0.0439 · MAD: 0.0329

EBITDA yield12.6%

Yahoo Finance fallback · SEC enterprise value unavailable (debt or EBITDA not reported in standard form) · trailing 12 monthsReported value50% base weight · Z-score 0.84Sector median: 0.0877 · MAD: 0.0461

Free cash flow yield17.2%

SEC filings · 12 months to Aug 2026 · operating cash flow − capital spendingReported value20% base weight · Z-score 2.03Sector median: 0.0614 · MAD: 0.0545

Other data (not scored)

Book yield175.1%

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.5650 · MAD: 0.3500

Growth

Is it growing?

12/100

Weak

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ EPS growth
▼ Revenue growth
▼ 3-yr revenue

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Revenue and earnings-per-share growth over one year, and revenue growth over three years.

Earnings per share growth-60.8%

SEC filings · 12 months to Aug 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -2.56Sector median: 0.0420 · MAD: 0.2537

3-year revenue growth-2.9%

SEC filings · 3 years to Aug 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -1.12Sector median: 0.0425 · MAD: 0.0636

Revenue growth-4.1%

SEC filings · 12 months to Aug 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -1.20Sector median: 0.0373 · MAD: 0.0653

Profitability

Does it earn well?

30/100

Weak

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ Operating margin
▼ ROA
▼ ROIC

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Return on invested capital, operating margin, and return on assets.

Operating margin2.8%

SEC filings · 12 months to Aug 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.77Sector median: 0.0638 · MAD: 0.0461

Return on assets2.1%

SEC filings · 12 months to Aug 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.48Sector median: 0.0331 · MAD: 0.0254

Return on invested capital4.4%

SEC filings · 12 months to Aug 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.49Sector median: 0.0733 · MAD: 0.0600

Other data (not scored)

Gross margin34.5%

SEC filings · 12 months to Aug 2026Reported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.3025 · MAD: 0.1399

Return on equity3.6%

SEC filings · 12 months to Aug 2026Reported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.0746 · MAD: 0.0674

Risk

Debt, liquidity, price swings

Lower

Lower relative risk

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Stronger than most peers on:

▲ Current ratio

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Relative to sector peers: 0 = lower relative risk · 1 = moderate · 2 = higher. Based on leverage, beta and liquidity.

Beta1.39

Yahoo Finance · 5-year monthly beta vs the marketReported value33% base weight · Z-score -2.54Sector median: 0.6345 · MAD: 0.2980

Current ratio4.04×

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported value33% base weight · Z-score 4.60Sector median: 1.4800 · MAD: 0.5570

Debt / equity0.52×

Yahoo Finance fallback · no standard SEC debt tagReported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.17Sector median: 0.4646 · MAD: 0.3556

Valuation, growth and profitability scores: higher is better. Risk: 0 is lower, 2 is higher. Risk is a relative proxy, not a bankruptcy probability. Scores depend on available sector peers.

Questions investors ask about Shoe Station

Is Shoe Station getting weaker?: Its latest SEC filing (Sep 10, 2026) showed no major changes. Its overall score is unchanged at 47/100 since Oct 28, 2026.
How is Shoe Station valued vs its peers?: Priced lower than most peers relative to what it earns. Valuation scores 74/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. Free cash flow yield 17.2% vs a peer median of 6.1% (stronger than 86% of peers).Free cash flow yield 17.2% vs peers 6.1% (stronger than 86% of peers).
Is Shoe Station growing?: More slowly than most of its peers. Growth scores 12/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. Earnings per share growth -60.8% vs a peer median of 4.2% (weaker than 94% of peers).Earnings per share growth -60.8% vs peers 4.2% (weaker than 94% of peers).
How profitable is Shoe Station?: Less profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 30/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. Operating margin 2.8% vs a peer median of 6.4% (weaker than 74% of peers).Operating margin 2.8% vs peers 6.4% (weaker than 74% of peers).
How risky is Shoe Station?: Lower risk relative to 1,612 consumer cyclical peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Current ratio 4.04× vs a peer median of 1.48× (stronger than 92% of peers).Current ratio 4.04× vs peers 1.48× (stronger than 92% of peers). Beta 1.39 vs a peer median of 0.63 (weaker than 89% of peers).Beta 1.39 vs peers 0.63 (weaker than 89% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Latest filing: what changed

Quarter ended Aug 1, 2026 · filed Sep 10, 2026 · compared with the quarter ended May 2, 2026

No major changes

	Previous quarter	Latest quarter	Change
Revenue (12 months)	1.1B USD	1.1B USD	−2.0%
Net income (12 months)	37.3M USD	24.4M USD	−34.7%
Operating margin	4.3%	2.8%	−1.5 pts
Free cash flow (12 months)	62.2M USD	66.5M USD	+7.0%
Cash	116.1M USD	118.0M USD	+1.6%
Shares outstanding	27.2M	27.2M	+0.1%

From the company’s own SEC filings, as filed. Twelve-month figures roll forward one quarter at a time.

Industry valuation context

Sector: Consumer Cyclical · 182 companies

Valuations in Consumer Cyclical are within their usual range since 2016.

36% of months since 2016 were valued lower than now.
15% of companies are in the most expensive fifth of their own price-to-sales history.
Over 24 months, company values +0% and earnings +10% (medians): prices and earnings moved broadly together.
Median price-to-sales is −55% vs the whole market, against a usual −41%.

2016Shaded: most expensive fifth of its range2026

Shown for Consumer Cyclical: too few Apparel Retail companies have a long enough history of their own.

Financials

Fiscal years from SEC annual filings · change vs the prior year

Key ratios	FY Jan 2022	FY Jan 2023	FY Jan 2024	FY Jan 2025	FY Jan 2026	Change
Gross margin	39.6%	37.1%	35.8%	35.6%	36.6%	▲ 0.9 pts
Operating margin	15.6%	11.6%	8.0%	7.6%	5.9%	▼ 1.7 pts
Net margin	11.6%	8.7%	6.2%	6.1%	4.6%	▼ 1.5 pts
Return on assets (ROA)	19.1%	11.1%	7.0%	6.6%	4.3%	▼ 2.2 pts
Return on equity (ROE)	34.2%	20.9%	12.6%	11.4%	7.6%	▼ 3.8 pts
Free cash flow margin	8.8%	-2.1%	5.7%	5.8%	2.3%	▼ 3.4 pts
Current ratio	2.88×	2.99×	3.76×	4.11×	3.76×	▼ 8.5%
Quick ratio	1.02×	0.50×	1.05×	1.15×	0.99×	▼ 14%
Interest coverage	434.42×	498.11×	331.58×	290.29×	178.98×	▼ 38%

SHOE price history

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Bringing the fundamentals into focus…

Overall health

Strength: its shares are priced lower than most peers relative to what it earnspriced lower than peers for its earnings

Strength: lower risk than most peers: more short-term liquiditylower risk: more liquidity

Drawback: less profitable than most peersless profitable than peers

Drawback: growing more slowly than most peersgrowing more slowly than peers

Drawback: its share price swings more than most peers’ (beta 1.39 vs a peer median of 0.63)bigger price swings (beta 1.39 vs peers 0.63)

Ranks #900 of 1,502 consumer cyclical companies (bottom 41%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Stock pay outran buybacks. Stock-based pay expense $20M vs $5M spent repurchasing shares over the 3 fiscal years to FY Jan 2026.

Over three fiscal years Shoe Station recorded $20M of stock-based pay expense and spent $5M repurchasing shares (repurchases can include shares withheld to cover employees' taxes). Repurchases were smaller than the stock pay, so they did little to offset new employee shares.Over three fiscal years Shoe Station recorded $20M of stock-based pay expense and spent $5M repurchasing shares. Repurchases were smaller than the stock pay, so they did little to offset new employee shares.

Sales growing faster than profits. Since FY Jan 2023: revenue −10%, operating profit −54%.

Since FY Jan 2023, Shoe Station's revenue changed −10% while operating profit fell 54%: costs rose faster than sales.

Cash flow well above reported profit. Free cash flow is 2.7× reported profit.

Free cash flow is 2.7× reported profit. Large non-cash charges, such as depreciation, amortization or stock-based pay, reduce reported profit without using cash.

Revenue is falling. Revenue fell 4.1% in the 12 months to August 2026 vs the 12 months before.

Shoe Station's revenue fell 4.1% in the 12 months to August 2026 vs the 12 months before.

Questions investors ask about Shoe Station

Is Shoe Station getting weaker?

Its latest SEC filing (Sep 10, 2026) showed no major changes. Its overall score is unchanged at 47/100 since Oct 28, 2026.

How is Shoe Station valued vs its peers?

Priced lower than most peers relative to what it earns. Valuation scores 74/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. Free cash flow yield 17.2% vs a peer median of 6.1% (stronger than 86% of peers).Free cash flow yield 17.2% vs peers 6.1% (stronger than 86% of peers).

Is Shoe Station growing?

More slowly than most of its peers. Growth scores 12/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. Earnings per share growth -60.8% vs a peer median of 4.2% (weaker than 94% of peers).Earnings per share growth -60.8% vs peers 4.2% (weaker than 94% of peers).

How profitable is Shoe Station?

Less profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 30/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. Operating margin 2.8% vs a peer median of 6.4% (weaker than 74% of peers).Operating margin 2.8% vs peers 6.4% (weaker than 74% of peers).

How risky is Shoe Station?

Lower risk relative to 1,612 consumer cyclical peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Current ratio 4.04× vs a peer median of 1.48× (stronger than 92% of peers).Current ratio 4.04× vs peers 1.48× (stronger than 92% of peers). Beta 1.39 vs a peer median of 0.63 (weaker than 89% of peers).Beta 1.39 vs peers 0.63 (weaker than 89% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Previous quarter

Latest quarter

Change

Revenue (12 months)

1.1B USD

1.1B USD

−2.0%

Net income (12 months)

37.3M USD

24.4M USD

−34.7%

Operating margin

4.3%

2.8%

−1.5 pts

Free cash flow (12 months)

62.2M USD

66.5M USD

+7.0%

Cash

116.1M USD

118.0M USD

+1.6%

Shares outstanding

27.2M

27.2M

+0.1%

Key ratios

FY Jan 2022

FY Jan 2023

FY Jan 2024

FY Jan 2025

FY Jan 2026

Change

Gross margin

39.6%

37.1%

35.8%

35.6%

36.6%

▲ 0.9 pts

Operating margin

15.6%

11.6%

8.0%

7.6%

5.9%

▼ 1.7 pts

Net margin

11.6%

8.7%

6.2%

6.1%

4.6%

▼ 1.5 pts

Return on assets (ROA)

19.1%

11.1%

7.0%

6.6%

4.3%

▼ 2.2 pts

Return on equity (ROE)

34.2%

20.9%

12.6%

11.4%

7.6%

▼ 3.8 pts

Free cash flow margin

8.8%

-2.1%

5.7%

5.8%

2.3%

▼ 3.4 pts

Current ratio

2.88×

2.99×

3.76×

4.11×

3.76×

▼ 8.5%

Quick ratio

1.02×

0.50×

1.05×

1.15×

0.99×

▼ 14%

Interest coverage

434.42×

498.11×

331.58×

290.29×

178.98×

▼ 38%