Is The Buckle, Inc. (BKE) Overvalued?
We dive into why The Buckle, Inc. (BKE) could be considered overvalued on 2026-08-05, based on AAII’s Value Score and Grade.Rosalio Madrigal
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COMPANY SUMMARY
The Buckle, Inc. operates as a retailer of casual apparel, footwear, and accessories for men, women, and kids under the Buckle and Buckle Youth brands in the United States. The company markets a selection of brand name casual apparel, including denims, other casual bottoms, tops, sportswear, outerwear, accessories, and footwear, as well as private label merchandise comprising the BKE, Buckle Black, Ace High, Daytrip, Departwest, FITZ + EDDI, Freshwear, Gentry Country, Gilded Intent, Gimmicks, J.B. Holt, Maven Co-op, Modish Rebel, Nova Industries, Outpost Makers, Reclaim, Salvage, Sterling & Stitch, Veece, Willow & Root, 33 Coastal, and Funk Lagoon brands. It also provides services, such as hemming, gift-packaging, layaways, a guest loyalty program, the Buckle private label credit card, personalized stylist services, and a special-order system that allows stores to obtain specifically requested merchandise from other company stores or from its online order fulfillment center. The company was formerly known as Mills Clothing, Inc. and changed its name to The Buckle, Inc. in April 1991. The Buckle, Inc. was incorporated in 1948 and is headquartered in Kearney, Nebraska.
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Financial Summary
| Share Statistics | BKE | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Market Cap (Mil) | $2,325.4 | $931.0 | 55% |
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| Shares Out (Mil) | 51.0 | 43.5 | 48% |
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| Institutional Ownership | 62.4% | 75.7% | 40% |
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| Float (Mil) | 30.8 | 33.3 | 37% |
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| Beta | 0.99 | 1.06 | 60% |
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| Avg Daily Volume (000s) | 421 | 295 | 55% |
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| Price Change (52-week) |
(11.2%) | 71.4% | 34% |
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| Growth | BKE | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (5yr) | 7.6% | 6.4% | 48% |
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| Net Income (5yr) | 10.0% | 7.8% | 55% |
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| EPS (5yr) | 9.3% | 12.5% | 45 |
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| Dividends (5yr) | 18.5% | 0.0% | 84% |
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| Cash Flow (5yr) | (16.8%) | (16.1%) | 42% |
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| Estimates | Qtrly | Current Fiscal Year |
Next Fiscal Year |
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| # of Estimates | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Current EPS | $0.826 | $4.256 | $4.204 | |
| Month Ago EPS | $0.826 | $4.256 | $4.204 | |
| # Rev Up | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| # Rev Down | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Three Months Ago EPS | $0.900 | $4.237 | $4.600 | |
| Year/Year Chg | (10.2%) | 2.8% | 5.0% | |
| Financials | BKE | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (TTM) (Mil) | $1,314 | $1,887 | 54% |
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| Net Income (TTM) (Mil) | $221 | $37 | 69% |
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| EPS (TTM) | $4.396 | $0.500 | 85% |
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| Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $270 | $107 | 63% |
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| Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | ($3) | $-0 | 37% |
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| Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) | $325 | $392 | 55% |
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| Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) | $2,413 | $1,535 | 52% |
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| Valuation | BKE | Industry Median |
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| P/B | 5.07 | 1.75 | 78% |
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| P/E | 10.5 | 20.1 | 17% |
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| Dividend Yield | 9.6% | 0.0% | 98% |
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| PEG (5yr hist) | 1.1 | 1.0 | 48% |
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| Ratios | BKE | Industry Median |
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| Gross Margin | 58.7% | 39.4% | 71% |
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| Net Margin | 16.8% | 1.9% | 75% |
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| ROA | 21.9% | 2.8% | 97% |
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| ROE | 49.0% | 9.6% | 92% |
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| Liabilities to Assets | 56.2% | 66.5% | 49% |
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| F-Score | 4 | 5 | 34% |
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