BGICF vs ZGN vs ELA Stock Comparison

Birks, Ermenegildo Zegna and Envela Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BGICF Birks Group Inc.
$0.22 -21.4% 1M -81.4% 1Y
Market cap
$4.34M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Jewelry Consumer Discretionary
ZGN Ermenegildo Zegna N.V.
$13.40 +6.1% 1M +29.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.48B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
0.90%
Luxury Goods Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
ELA Envela Corp
$11.38 -8.4% 1M +26.6% 1Y
Market cap
$295.46M
P/E
13.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$293.04M
Div. yield
–
Jewelry Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

5 decided of 12

Ermenegildo Zegna leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Ermenegildo Zegna 3, Envela 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBGICFZGNELALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.34M $3.48B $295.46M ZGN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.8x — 13.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 30.5x 16.3x ELA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — +47.7% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 7.6% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 25.0% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -1.1x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.90% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -81.4% +29.5% +26.6% ZGN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -49.7%/yr +5.9%/yr +21.1%/yr ELA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 124.7% 41.4% 69.6% ZGN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — — 83/100 –

Percentile Scorecard

BGICFZGNELA

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisBGICFZGNELA
Valuation 36 #29 of 45 – 68 #15 of 45
Growth – – 95 #3 of 43
Profitability – – 75 #11 of 41
Financial Health 6 #49 of 52 49 #27 of 52 92 #5 of 52
Shareholder Returns – 12 #30 of 34 –
Overall – – 83
  • BGICF ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • ZGN ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • ELA ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodBGICFZGNELASPY
1 month -21.4%+6.1%-8.4% +0.7%
3 months -53.2%-9.6%-47.5% +3.7%
6 months -67.6%+10.6%-35.4% +7.1%
Year to date -75.6%+30.7%-14.9% +12.8%
1 year -81.4%+29.5%+26.6% +11.9%
3 years -94.3%+19.9%+194.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year -61.5%+6.2%+43.3% +22.8%
5 years -96.8%+33.3%+160.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year -49.7%+5.9%+21.1% +10.9%
10 years -85.1%—+1,208.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year -17.4%—+29.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBGICFZGNELASPY
Volatility, 1Y 124.7%41.4%69.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 129.6%38.8%61.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.221.161.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.650.710.38 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -97.8%-61.4%-61.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -81.4%-12.1%-60.6% -1.2%
52-week high $1.18$15.25$28.88 $779.14
52-week low $0.22$8.69$8.80 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleBGICFZGNELA
P/E now vs peer median -1.8xmedian 16.4x —median 16.4x 13.2xmedian 16.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 0.7x —median 0.7x 1.0xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 10.6x —median 10.6x 8.7xmedian 10.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.8xmedian 12.3x —median 12.3x 12.3xmedian 12.3x
P/B now vs peer median -0.3xmedian 2.3x 2.9xmedian 2.3x 3.7xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.56 —median 0.56 0.65median 0.56

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsBGICFZGNELA
Revenue – – $293.04M
Gross profit – – $63.57M
Operating income – – $28.05M
Net income – – $22.37M
Free cash flow – – $24.03M
EPS (diluted) – – $0.86
Cash & equivalents $1.06M $258.95M $43.44M
Total debt $79.55M $256.76M $41.88M
Shares (diluted) 19.60M 261.47M 25.96M
Enterprise value -$1.04M $2.29B $170.83M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricBGICFZGNELA
P/E -1.8x – 13.2x
P/FCF -2.8x – 12.3x
P/Operating cash flow – – 11.4x
P/S 0.0x – 1.0x
P/B -0.3x 2.9x 3.7x
P/Tangible book -0.2x 2.9x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA – – 8.7x
EV/EBIT – – 9.3x
EV/Revenue – – 0.9x
EV/FCF – – 10.9x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 10.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 0.65

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBGICFZGNELA
Revenue growth (1Y) – – 47.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 14.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 35.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 11.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 172.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 31.3%
Net income growth (1Y) – – 162.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – 18.8%
EPS growth (1Y) – – 162.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – 20.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – 137.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 59.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 216.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 68.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBGICFZGNELA
Gross margin – – 21.7%
EBITDA margin – – 10.2%
Operating margin – – 9.6%
Pretax margin – – 9.8%
Net margin – – 7.6%
FCF margin – – 8.2%
Operating cash flow margin – – 8.8%
Return on equity – – 28.7%
Return on assets – – 20.7%
Return on invested capital – – 25.0%
Return on capital employed – – 31.3%
Asset turnover – – 2.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBGICFZGNELA
Debt / assets 51.4% 7.3% 9.0%
Debt / equity -5.2x 0.2x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -1.1x
Debt / FCF – – 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 110.0% 66.4% 25.9%
Equity / assets -10.0% 33.6% 74.1%
Interest coverage – – 79.8x
Current ratio 0.9x 1.5x 4.2x
Quick ratio 0.1x 0.6x 2.5x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.4x 2.4x
Altman Z-score – – 11.15

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBGICFZGNELA
Dividend yield – 0.9% –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – 0.9% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusBGICFZGNELA
Forward P/E – 30.5xFY2026 16.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $0.44FY2026 $0.70FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -2.2%FY2026 +25.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +34.1% -12.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $2.22BFY2026 $258.05MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -1.5%FY2026 +7.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +17.4% -1.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBGICFZGNELA
Held by institutions – 29.0% 19.3%
Institutions holding – 135 95
Change in shares held, QoQ – +14.6% +11.1%
Institutions buying – 77 63
Institutions selling – 39 22
Buyers to sellers – 1.97 2.86

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

BGICFZGNELA
BGICF 1.00 0.13 0.08
ZGN 0.13 1.00 0.20
ELA 0.08 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BGICF, ZGN and ELA?

Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Birks (BGICF) $4.34M, Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN) $3.48B, Envela (ELA) $295.46M.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN) returned the most: Birks (BGICF) -81.4%, Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN) +29.5%, Envela (ELA) +26.6%. Over five years, Envela (ELA) compounded fastest (Birks (BGICF) -49.7%/yr, Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN) +5.9%/yr, Envela (ELA) +21.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN) 0.90%. Birks (BGICF) and Envela (ELA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN) has been the steadiest (Birks (BGICF) 124.7%, Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN) 41.4%, Envela (ELA) 69.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BGICF, ZGN and ELA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN) leads on 3. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.