Abercrombie & Fitch

ANF

Apparel - Retail · Consumer Cyclical

Price

$95.24

-2.13 (-2.19%)

Market Cap

$4.23B

Winston Score

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A high-quality business with solid fundamentals.

Share count falling — buybacks

−22.6% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 62.6M (2022) → 48.5M (2026)

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. is a clothing retailer that sells casual apparel, accessories, and personal care products. It operates two main brands: Abercrombie & Fitch, which targets older teens and young adults, and Hollister, which targets younger teens. The company sells through its own stores and websites, competing in the crowded mid-price casual fashion market.

The company makes money by selling clothes directly to shoppers through its retail stores and e-commerce sites. It operates across North America, Europe, and Asia, with over 750 stores worldwide and roughly $4.3 billion in annual revenue. Its competitive edge comes from strong brand loyalty among younger shoppers and a growing direct-to-consumer digital business, but the main risk is that teen fashion trends shift quickly, and the company must constantly update its products to stay relevant with a fickle customer base.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+5.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+1.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow EPS growth

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

10.1%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$760M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth context

Abercrombie & Fitch is growing revenue at 5% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

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Quality

Gross Margin

57.1%

Premium pricing power — 57.1% gross margin

Operating Margin

14.2%

Healthy — 14.2% operating margin

ROCE

14.4%

Good — 14.4% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales YoY

+17.6%

Fast-growing sales (17.6% YoY)

EPS YoY

+29.3%

Earnings growing fast (29.3% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

EPS Consistency

6/8 quarters

Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

152%

Turns 152% of profit into real cash

FCF Margin

12.0%

Modest free cash flow (12.0%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

0.17

Conservative — low debt load (0.17)

Interest Cover

378.67x

Comfortably covers interest (378.7x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

7.4x

Attractive valuation — P/E 7.4

P/E under 10. The price tag is small relative to last year's profit.

P/E vs Forward

-0.9

SLOWING

Earnings expected to fall — forward P/E higher than today

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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