Contrasting Cache (OTCMKTS:CACH) and Tilly’s (NYSE:TLYS)

Tilly’s (NYSE:TLYS) and Cache (OTCMKTS:CACH) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Tilly’s and Cache, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tilly’s	1	2	0	0	1.67
Cache	0	0	0	0	0.00

Given Cache’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Cache is more favorable than Tilly’s.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

76.4% of Tilly’s shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of Tilly’s shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.0% of Cache shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Tilly’s and Cache”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tilly’s	$553.59 million	0.29	-$17.45 million	($0.11)	-47.24
Cache	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Cache has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Tilly’s.

Profitability

This table compares Tilly’s and Cache’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tilly’s	-0.57%	-3.92%	-1.00%
Cache	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Cache beats Tilly’s on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Tilly’s

Tilly’s, Inc. engages in the retail of casual apparel, footwear, and accessories. Its stores are located in retail centers, including malls, lifestyle centers, power centers, community centers, outlet centers, and street-front locations. The company was founded by Hezy Shaked and Tilly Levine in 1982 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

About Cache

Cache, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a mall-based and online woman’s specialty retailer of apparel and accessories in the United States. The company designs and markets sportswear, such as tops, sweaters, and jackets and bottoms for day or evening events; dresses ranges from shorter lengths to long for day, evening, and events; and accessories, including jewelry, belts, scarves, and handbags under the Cache brand name. The company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in New York, New York.