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Savers Value Village

SVV
49
Specialty Retail · Consumer Cyclical
Price
$9.94
-0.05 (-0.50%)
Market Cap
$1.53B
Winston Score
49
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Share count rising — dilution

+1.4% over 5y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 160.5M (2021) → 162.8M (2026)

Savers Value Village runs a chain of thrift stores across the United States, Canada, and Australia. The stores sell used clothing, furniture, housewares, and other secondhand goods to everyday shoppers looking for low prices. It is one of the largest for-profit thrift store operators in the world, running over 300 locations under brand names including Savers, Value Village, and Unique.

The company makes money by buying donated goods from nonprofit partners at low cost, then reselling them in its stores at a markup. This model keeps inventory costs low and produces a high gross margin, though rising operating costs have kept overall profitability modest. Savers faces competition from online resale platforms like ThredUp and Poshmark, which make it easier for shoppers to buy and sell secondhand items without visiting a physical store. Growth depends on opening new locations and keeping donation volumes steady, while the shift toward online resale remains a meaningful long-term risk.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue data limited

EPS Growth

YoY Growth Rate

EPS data limited

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

75.5%ownership

Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$86M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

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

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Quality

Gross Margin
80.1%
Premium pricing power — 80.1% gross margin
Operating Margin
9.3%
Modest — 9.3% operating margin
ROCE
3.9%
Weak — 3.9% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY
+10.2%
Steady sales growth (10.2% YoY)
EPS YoY
-5.6%
Earnings shrinking (-5.6% YoY)

Slight earnings drop. Typical near a cyclical low.

EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
837%
Turns 837% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
3.4%
Thin free cash flow (3.4%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
1.55
Elevated debt (1.55)
Interest Cover
2.02x
Tight — interest eats into profit (2.0x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
71.0x
Expensive — P/E 71.0

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

P/E vs Forward
+54.1
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (71.0 → 16.9)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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