Hanesbrands’ Revenue Fell but Income Rose in 4Q15

MAT, KORS, and ENR Led Consumer Sector Last Week

(Continued from Prior Part)

Price movement of Hanesbrands

Hanesbrands (HBI) fell by 18.4% to close at $24.96 per share at the end of the first week of February 2016. The price movement on a weekly, monthly, and year-to-date (or YTD) basis is -18.4%, -16.6%, and -15.2%, respectively.

Technically, the stock has broken the support and is trading below all moving day averages. Currently, HBI is trading 16.1% below its 20-day moving average, 16.5% below its 50-day moving average, and 18.8% below its 200-day moving average.

The iShares Morningstar Mid-Cap Growth Index Fund (JKH) invests 0.87% of its holdings in Hanesbrands. The ETF tracks a market-cap-weighted index of mid-cap companies selected by Morningstar based on their growth characteristics. The YTD price movement of JKH is -10.8% as of February 4, 2016.

The market cap of Hanesbrands’ competitors are as follows:

  • L Brands (LB): $24.6 billion

  • Ralph Lauren (RL): $7.3 billion

  • Gildan Activewear (GIL): $5.8 billion

Performance of Hanesbrands in 4Q15 and fiscal 2015

Hanesbrands reported 4Q15 net sales of $1,409.6 million, a fall of 7.4% compared to net sales of $1,522.6 million in 4Q14. Sales of its innerwear, activewear, direct-to-customer, and international segments fell by 5.9%, 1.3%, 8.9%, and 16.8%, respectively, in 4Q15 compared to 4Q14.

Its net income and EPS (earnings per share) rose to $119.2 million and $0.30, respectively, in 4Q15, compared to $89.4 million and $0.22, respectively, in 4Q14.

Fiscal 2015 results

In fiscal 2015, HBI reported net sales of $5,731.5 million, a rise of 7.6% YoY (year-over-year). The company’s cost of sales as a percentage of net sales fell by 1.6%, and its operating profit rose by 5.5% in fiscal 2015.

Its net income and EPS rose to $428.9 million and $1.06, respectively, in fiscal 2015, compared to $404.5 million and $0.99, respectively, in fiscal 2014.

Meanwhile, its cash and cash equivalents and inventories rose by 33.1% and 18.0%, respectively, in fiscal 2015. Its current ratio and debt-to-equity ratio rose to 1.9 and 3.4, respectively, in fiscal 2015, compared to 1.7 and 2.8, respectively, in fiscal 2014.

The PE (price-to-earnings) and PBV (price-to-book value) ratios of Hanesbrands are 25.5x and 8.0x, respectively, as of February 5, 2016.

Projections

The company has made the following projections for fiscal 2016:

  • net sales in the range of $5.8 billion to $5.9 billion

  • adjusted operating profit in the range of $920 million to $950 million

  • GAAP EPS in the range of $1.60 to $1.77

  • GAAP operating profit in the range of $820 million to $880 million