Based on key financial metrics such as the price-to-sales ratio, shareholder yield and the price-earnings ratio, the following 4 stocks made the list for top value stocks in the Apparel & Accessories industry. Those looking for value stocks to add to their portfolio may want to use this list as a starting point for further investment research.

Latest Apparel & Accessories Stock News

Before choosing which top Apparel & Accessories stock to buy, be sure to conduct proper due diligence: analyze various financial metrics and look at historical data, public statements and news coverage.

The outlook for the apparel, accessories, and luxury goods is neutral. Analysts forecast a major shift in consumer spending in the latter half of 2021. As a result, more retailers are expected to go out of business. Reacting to an increased threat of store closures and bloated inventories, manufacturers will have significant order cutback, causing a supply chain shock. These same suppliers will struggle to keep a handle on their expenses such as wages, overhead, and raw materials costs. More and more, apparel brands are redefining the way they interact with their customers and the consumer experience. This likely involves cutting out the middleman going forward. There are major benefits to this approach however, such as building more personal relationships with apparel brands’ client base, maximizing margins, and tailoring market strategies to the ideal demographic. Additionally, apparel makers seek to utilize AI technology in their stores, allowing customers to see how items of clothing fit virtual mannequins or themselves before making the purchase. Early results from Zeekit show a 36% reduction in customer return rates due to this technology. Analysts forecast private label dollar share and units sold hitting 40% in 2021, which would reflect a more than six percentage point growth since 2017.

Why Focus on Undervalued Apparel & Accessories Stocks?

Value investors seek to buy stocks at a discount to their intrinsic value. Long-term returns show that such strategies are advantageous. Value stocks, as a group, tend to outperform growth stocks over extended periods of time. Typically, value investors perform financial analysis of numerous metrics, don’t follow the herd and are long-term investors.

AAII’s A+ Investor Value Grade is derived from a stock’s Value Score. The Value Score is the percentile rank of the average of the percentile ranks of the price-to-sales ratio, price-earnings ratio, enterprise-value-to-EBITDA (EV/EBITDA) ratio, shareholder yield, price-to-book-value ratio and price-to-free-cash-flow ratio. The score is variable, meaning it can consider all six ratios or, should any of the six ratios not be valid, the remaining ratios that are valid. To be assigned a Value Score, stocks must have a valid (non-null) ratio and corresponding ranking for at least two of the six valuation ratios.

What Goes Into AAII’s Value Grade?

Stock evaluation requires access to huge amounts of data as well as the knowledge and time to sift through it all, make sense of financial ratios, read income statements and analyze recent stock movement. AAII created A+ Investor, a robust data suite that condenses data research in an actionable and customizable way suitable for investors of all knowledge levels, to help investors with that task.

AAII’s proprietary stock grades come with A+ Investor. These offer intuitive A–F grades for more than just value. It is possible for a stock to appear cheap based on one valuation metric but appear expensive on another. It is also possible for one valuation ratio to be associated with outperforming stocks during certain periods of time but not others. Some stocks may even have null values for certain metrics like the price-earnings ratio or the price-to-book ratio but not others. An example of this would be a company with losses instead of profits or a negative book value because of heavy borrowing. Negative earnings or book value result in non-meaningful ratios that are left blank or null.

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4 Undervalued Apparel & Accessories Stocks

Of course, there are countless value stocks that are worth mentioning, but this is a concise list of the top 4 undervalued stocks in the Apparel & Accessories industry for Monday, November 13, 2023. Let’s take a closer look at their individual scores to see how they measure up against each other and the Apparel & Accessories industry median.

The Value Grade is assigned based on how each stock’s composite valuation compares to all other stocks.

The process for assigning grades starts with each variable for a given stock. The percentile rankings for all valid ratios that a stock has are calculated. So, for instance, a stock could have a price-to-book ranking in the 43rd percentile, a price-earnings ranking in the 67th percentile, a price-to-sales ranking in the 23rd percentile, etc. Then, those rankings are averaged for each stock. (A minimum of two valid variables are required, though all six will be used if available.)

Once the average of the individual variables is calculated, that average is ranked against all stocks. Put another way, each stock’s composite valuation is compared to all other stocks. These ranks are then sorted into quintiles from the cheapest 20% (a grade of A) to the most expensive 20% (a grade of F).

As always, we recommend that you conduct proper due diligence and research before investing in any security. We also suggest that investors utilize numerous grades, not just value, when it comes to deciding whether a company is a good fit for their allocation needs.

Charles & Colvard, Ltd.’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

Charles & Colvard, Ltd. is a fine jewelry company that specializes in moissanite and lab grown diamonds. The Company operates through two segments: Online Channels and Traditional. The Online Channels segment consists of e-commerce outlets, including charlesandcolvard.com, moissaniteoutlet.com, third-party online marketplaces, drop-ship retail, and other pure-play, exclusively e-commerce outlets. The Traditional segment consists of wholesale and retail customers, including its own Charles & Colvard Signature Showroom and charlesandcolvarddirect.com. The Company manufactures, markets, and distributes Charles & Colvard Created Moissanite and finished jewelry featuring moissanite, including Forever One, the Company’s premium moissanite gemstone brand, for sale in the worldwide fine jewelry market. The Company also markets and distributes Caydia lab grown diamonds and finished jewelry featuring lab grown diamonds for sale in the worldwide fine jewelry market.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Charles & Colvard, Ltd. has a Value Score of 96, which is considered to be undervalued.

When you look at Charles & Colvard, Ltd.’s price-to-sales ratio at 0.30 compared to the industry median at 0.54, this company has a lower price relative to revenue compared to its peers. This could make Charles & Colvard, Ltd.’s stock more attractive for value investors.

Shareholder yield is the sum of a stock’s dividend yield (paid over previous 12 months minus special dividends) and the percentage of net share buybacks over the previous 12 months. Charles & Colvard, Ltd.’s shareholder yield is lower than its industry median ratio of 1.25%. Value investors may look for an attractive shareholder yield because it can be a powerful tool for identifying if the company has a good management team.

As one of the most common value metrics, the price-to-book ratio evaluates a company’s current market price relative to its book value. Charles & Colvard, Ltd.’s price-to-book ratio is lower than its industry median ratio of 1.39. This could make Charles & Colvard, Ltd. more attractive to investors looking for a new addition to their portfolio.

Delta Apparel, Inc.’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

Delta Apparel, Inc. is a vertically integrated, apparel company. It designs, manufacture, source, and market a diverse portfolio of core activewear and lifestyle apparel products under our primary brands of Salt Life, Soffe, and Delta. on-demand, digital print and fulfillment industry. It operates through two segments: Delta Group and Salt Life Group. The Delta Group segment consists of its business units primarily focused on activewear styles and includes its DTG2Go and Delta Activewear business units. It offers a range of apparel and accessories through its Delta Direct business under the Delta and Soffe brands, as well as other brands through its digital platform and network of fulfilment centers. The Salt Life Group segment consists of lifestyle brands focused on a range of apparel garments, headwear and related accessories to meet consumer preferences and fashion trends and includes its Salt Life and Coast business units, marketed under its lifestyle brands, Salt Life and COAST.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Delta Apparel, Inc. has a Value Score of 64, which is considered to be undervalued.

Delta Apparel, Inc.’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make Delta Apparel, Inc. less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.39.

You can read more about Delta Apparel, Inc.’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

Duluth Holdings Inc’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

Duluth Holdings Inc. is a lifestyle brand of men?s and women?s casual wear, workwear and accessories sold primarily through its own omnichannel platform. The Company?s products are marketed under the Duluth Trading Company brand, with many of the products being exclusively developed and sold as Duluth Trading branded merchandise. Its product assortment includes shirts, pants, underwear, outerwear, footwear, accessories and hard goods. Its products feature designs and distinct names, such as its Longtail T-shirts, Buck Naked underwear, Fire Hose work pants and No-Yank Tank. Its product assortment appeals to its customers for their everyday and on-the-job use. The Company?s omnichannel services include order-in-store, buy-online-pickup-in-store, and ship-from-store, as well as retail store and mobile shopping experiences. The Company operates approximately 62 retail stores and three outlet stores.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Duluth Holdings Inc has a Value Score of 74, which is considered to be undervalued.

Duluth Holdings Inc’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make Duluth Holdings Inc less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.39.

You can read more about Duluth Holdings Inc’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

Wacoal Holdings Corporation (ADR)’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

WACOAL HOLDINGS CORP. is a holding company mainly engaged in the manufacturing and wholesale of innerwear, which include women's foundation wear, lingerie, nightwear and children's underwear; outerwear; sportswear, and other textile goods and related products, as well as the direct sale of certain products to consumers. The Company has four segments: Wacoal business (Domestic), Wacoal business (Overseas), Peach John Business and Other. The Wacoal Business (Domestic) segment is engaged in the planning, design of products, the procurement of raw materials, as well as the provision of products to end consumers through domestic department stores, mass retailers and other general retail stores, directly managed stores, e-commerce sites and domestic and overseas sales companies. The Wacoal Business (Overseas) segment manufactures, sells products such as innerwear. The Peach John Business segment retails products. The Others segment include the manufacture and sale of mannequin dolls.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Wacoal Holdings Corporation (ADR) has a Value Score of 66, which is considered to be undervalued.

Wacoal Holdings Corporation (ADR)’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make Wacoal Holdings Corporation (ADR) less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.39.

You can read more about Wacoal Holdings Corporation (ADR)’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

Other Apparel & Accessories Stock Grades

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Choosing Which of the 4 Best Apparel & Accessories Stocks Is Right for You

Choosing which value stocks to invest in will ultimately depend on your individual goals and allocation; however, comparing similar value stocks in the same industry can help you analyze which might be better investments for you in the long run. So, let’s take a look at the Value Grade for all of our stocks.

• Charles & Colvard, Ltd. stock has a Value Grade of A.
• Delta Apparel, Inc. stock has a Value Grade of B.
• Duluth Holdings Inc stock has a Value Grade of B.
• Wacoal Holdings Corporation (ADR) stock has a Value Grade of B.

Now that you have a bit more background about each of the 4 undervalued stocks in the Apparel & Accessories industry as well as their overall grades, it’s time for you to conduct additional research to see if these could fit your portfolio needs based on your goals and risk tolerance. AAII can help you figure out both and identify which investments align with what works best for you.

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Additional Resources About Apparel & Accessories Stocks

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