Virco Manufacturing Corporation (NASDAQ: VIRC) and Herman Miller (NASDAQ:MLHR) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, profitabiliy, analyst recommendations and valuation.
Dividends
Herman Miller pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Virco Manufacturing Corporation does not pay a dividend. Herman Miller pays out 33.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
27.4% of Virco Manufacturing Corporation shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.2% of Herman Miller shares are held by institutional investors. 12.2% of Virco Manufacturing Corporation shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Herman Miller shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Virco Manufacturing Corporation and Herman Miller’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | EBITDA | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Virco Manufacturing Corporation | $175.83 million | 0.47 | $10.51 million | $1.54 | 3.54 |
| Herman Miller | $2.28 billion | 0.88 | $262.20 million | $2.05 | 16.46 |
Herman Miller has higher revenue and earnings than Virco Manufacturing Corporation. Virco Manufacturing Corporation is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Herman Miller, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk & Volatility
Virco Manufacturing Corporation has a beta of 0.08, suggesting that its stock price is 92% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Herman Miller has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Virco Manufacturing Corporation and Herman Miller’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Virco Manufacturing Corporation | 13.47% | 10.87% | 4.87% |
| Herman Miller | 5.44% | 22.94% | 10.29% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings for Virco Manufacturing Corporation and Herman Miller, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Virco Manufacturing Corporation | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Herman Miller | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Virco Manufacturing Corporation presently has a consensus price target of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 10.09%. Herman Miller has a consensus price target of $38.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.59%. Given Herman Miller’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Herman Miller is more favorable than Virco Manufacturing Corporation.
Summary
Herman Miller beats Virco Manufacturing Corporation on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
Virco Manufacturing Corporation Company Profile
Virco Mfg. Corporation (Virco) is engaged in the designing, producing and distributing of furniture for a range family of customers. The Company is a manufacturer and supplier of moveable educational furniture and equipment for the preschool through 12th grade market in the United States. It manufactures an assortment of products, including mobile tables, mobile storage equipment, desks, computer furniture, chairs, folding chairs and folding tables. Its primary furniture lines are constructed of tubular metal legs and frames, combined with wood and plastic tops, plastic seats and backs, upholstered seats and backs, and upholstered rigid polyethylene and polypropylene shells. Virco also has flat metal forming capabilities to enable the production of desks, returns, bookcases, filing cabinets, mobile pedestals and related items. Its ZUMA line includes cantilever chairs; tablet arm chairs with a fixed or articulating work surface and a compact footprint, and steel-frame rockers.
Herman Miller Company Profile
Herman Miller, Inc. is engaged in the research, design, manufacture, sale and distribution of office furniture systems, seating products, home furnishings and related services, among others. The Company’s segments include North American Furniture Solutions, which includes the design, manufacture and sale of furniture products for work-related settings, including office, education and healthcare environments, across the United States and Canada; EMEA, Latin America, and Asia Pacific (ELA) Furniture Solutions, which includes the operations associated with the design, manufacture, and sale of furniture products, primarily for work-related settings, in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), Latin America and Asia-Pacific geographic regions, among others; Specialty segment, which includes the design, manufacture and sale of furniture products and textiles, and Consumer segment, which includes the sale of modern design furnishings and accessories to third-party retail distributors.
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