Head to Head Survey: LightInTheBox (LITB) & Its Peers

LightInTheBox (NYSE:LITB) is one of 142 publicly-traded companies in the “Broadline Retail” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare LightInTheBox to similar businesses based on the strength of its valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

56.8% of LightInTheBox shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.6% of shares of all “Broadline Retail” companies are held by institutional investors. 62.2% of LightInTheBox shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.6% of shares of all “Broadline Retail” companies 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.

Volatility & Risk

LightInTheBox has a beta of 0.02, meaning that its stock price is 98% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LightInTheBox’s peers have a beta of 1.70, meaning that their average stock price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares LightInTheBox and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LightInTheBox	3.91%	-231.00%	13.47%
LightInTheBox Competitors	-3.00%	-38.43%	-2.57%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares LightInTheBox and its peers revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
LightInTheBox	$224.32 million	$8.28 million	4.55
LightInTheBox Competitors	$22.26 billion	$1.71 billion	14.97

LightInTheBox’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than LightInTheBox. LightInTheBox is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for LightInTheBox and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LightInTheBox	0	1	0	0	2.00
LightInTheBox Competitors	1404	5406	10878	309	2.56

As a group, “Broadline Retail” companies have a potential upside of 20.87%. Given LightInTheBox’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe LightInTheBox has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Summary

LightInTheBox peers beat LightInTheBox on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

LightInTheBox Company Profile

LightInTheBox Holding Co., Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an online retailer that delivers products directly to its consumers worldwide. The company provides apparel products; and other general merchandise products, such as small accessories and gadgets, home garden, toys and hobbies, electronics and communication devices, and other products. It also offers supplier chain management, research and development, customer, marketing, warehouse management, local delivery, and fulfillment services, as well as engages in the product sourcing, marketing, and operation of its websites and mobile applications. The company provides its products through www.lightinthebox.com and www.ezbuy.sg, and other websites and mobile applications. LightInTheBox Holding Co., Ltd. was founded in 2007 and is based in Singapore.