XMAX vs NTZ vs FLXS Stock Comparison

XMax, Natuzzi S P A and Flexsteel Industries Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
XMAX XMax Inc.
$8.45 -3.0% 1M +48.0% 1Y
Market cap
$503.87M
P/E
16.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.05M
Div. yield
–
Furniture Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
NTZ Natuzzi S P A
$1.00 -22.5% 1M -65.8% 1Y
Market cap
$11.01M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$316.59M
Div. yield
–
Furniture Consumer Discretionary
FLXS Flexsteel Industries Inc
$67.39 -24.6% 1M +87.2% 1Y
Market cap
$375.57M
P/E
12.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$462.71M
Div. yield
–
Furniture Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

XMax leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (XMax 5, Flexsteel Industries 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionXMAXNTZFLXSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $503.87M $11.01M $375.57M XMAX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.9x -0.2x 12.0x FLXS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 13.5x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +63.5% -5.0% +3.4% XMAX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 185.9% -14.1% — XMAX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -3.6% -56.2% — XMAX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 10.4x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +48.0% -65.8% +87.2% FLXS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.2%/yr -41.9%/yr +19.6%/yr FLXS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.3% 75.6% 50.6% XMAX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 15/100 68/100 FLXS

Percentile Scorecard

XMAXNTZFLXS

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

AxisXMAXNTZFLXS
Valuation 7 #39 of 42 34 #28 of 42 81 #9 of 42
Growth 59 #18 of 42 0 #42 of 42 81 #9 of 42
Profitability 28 #29 of 40 10 #36 of 40 85 #7 of 40
Financial Health 100 #1 of 44 14 #38 of 44 67 #15 of 44
Shareholder Returns 4 #27 of 28 – 26 #21 of 28
Overall 40 15 68
  • XMAX ranked among 45 companies in Household Durables
  • NTZ ranked among 45 companies in Household Durables
  • FLXS ranked among 45 companies in Household Durables

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodXMAXNTZFLXSSPY
1 month -3.0%-22.5%-24.6% -0.2%
3 months +0.2%-56.1%-13.5% +3.9%
6 months +12.8%-65.8%+20.3% +8.2%
Year to date +40.8%-57.6%+70.7% +12.9%
1 year +48.0%-65.8%+87.2% +12.3%
3 years +272.2%-85.9%+241.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +55.0%-48.0%+50.6% +23.3%
5 years -23.5%-93.4%+144.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year -5.2%-41.9%+19.6% +10.9%
10 years -91.0%—+65.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year -21.4%—+5.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureXMAXNTZFLXSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.3%75.6%50.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.6%87.6%46.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.330.440.83 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.44-0.871.72 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.6%-95.2%-56.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.5%-75.0%-24.6% -1.2%
52-week high $9.34$4.00$89.37 $779.14
52-week low $5.20$1.00$34.19 $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.

MultipleXMAXNTZFLXS
P/E now vs peer median 17.3xmedian 16.0x -0.2xmedian 16.0x 11.1xmedian 16.0x
P/S now vs peer median 33.7xmedian 0.6x 0.0xmedian 0.6x 0.6xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -153.2xmedian 9.8x —median 9.8x —median 9.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -120.2xmedian 11.9x -0.6xmedian 11.9x 7.5xmedian 11.9x
P/B now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 1.2x 0.5xmedian 1.2x 2.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.64median 0.64 0.00median 0.64 0.42median 0.64

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 monthsXMAXNTZFLXS
Revenue $16.05M $316.59M $462.71M
Gross profit $3.67M $102.21M $112.59M
Operating income -$3.29M -$31.78M $40.46M
Net income $29.83M -$57.71M $31.23M
Free cash flow -$4.51M -$17.77M –
EPS (diluted) $0.49 $-4.08 $5.72
Cash & equivalents $34.63M $21.59M $4.41M
Total debt $1.83M $133.16M –
Shares (diluted) 61.00M 10.97M 5.46M
Enterprise value $450.91M -$73.25M $375.57M

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
MetricXMAXNTZFLXS
P/E 17.3x -0.2x 11.1x
P/FCF -120.2x -0.6x 7.5x
P/Operating cash flow -120.2x -0.6x 6.0x
P/S 33.7x 0.0x 0.6x
P/B 5.1x 0.5x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 5.1x 0.5x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA -153.2x – –
EV/EBIT -154.1x -0.5x –
EV/Revenue 31.6x 0.1x 0.6x
EV/FCF -112.6x -0.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow -112.6x -0.9x 6.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.64 0.00 0.42

Growth

14 metrics
MetricXMAXNTZFLXS
Revenue growth (1Y) 63.5% -5.0% 3.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.4% -9.0% 5.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -18.9% -11.0% 10.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 44.3% -12.8% 15.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 12.6% -190.1% 36.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 33.7% -84.3% 49.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 816.3% -147.8% 33.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 64.2% -156.1% 27.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 261.2% -93.8% 37.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 27.2% -114.3% 26.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -383.6% -125.3% 18.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.9% -61.1% 77.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -383.6% -125.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.8% -61.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricXMAXNTZFLXS
Gross margin 22.9% 32.3% –
EBITDA margin -20.6% – –
Operating margin -20.5% -10.0% –
Pretax margin 231.3% -14.1% –
Net margin 185.9% -14.1% –
FCF margin -28.1% -5.6% –
Operating cash flow margin -28.1% -5.6% 9.9%
Return on equity 40.7% -203.3% 23.5%
Return on assets 35.5% -19.6% 12.6%
Return on invested capital -3.6% -56.2% –
Return on capital employed -4.0% -23.5% –
Asset turnover 0.2x 1.1x 1.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.2x 0.3x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 20.0% – 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricXMAXNTZFLXS
Debt / assets 0.1% 9.2% –
Debt / equity 0.0x 1.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA 10.4x – –
Debt / FCF 0.0x -1.5x –
Liabilities / assets 12.2% 92.9% 45.5%
Equity / assets 87.8% 7.1% 54.5%
Interest coverage – -3.4x –
Current ratio 28.8x 0.8x 2.2x
Quick ratio 23.2x 0.1x –
Cash ratio 21.2x 0.1x –
Altman Z-score 22.23 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricXMAXNTZFLXS
Dividend yield – – 1.3%
Net buyback yield -12.9% – –
Shareholder yield -12.9% 0.0% 1.3%
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.

ConsensusXMAXNTZFLXS
Forward P/E – – 13.5xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year – – $4.99FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – – +1.0%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – – +27.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year – – $463.67MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY – – +1.0%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after – – +3.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersXMAXNTZFLXS
Held by institutions 21.0% 22.6% 54.4%
Institutions holding 56 3 126
Change in shares held, QoQ +126.0% +0.2% +6.2%
Institutions buying 51 1 72
Institutions selling 5 1 32
Buyers to sellers 10.20 1.00 2.25

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.

XMAXNTZFLXS
XMAX 1.00 -0.02 0.12
NTZ -0.02 1.00 0.00
FLXS 0.12 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, XMAX, NTZ and FLXS?

XMax (XMAX) is the largest by market capitalisation: XMax (XMAX) $503.87M, Natuzzi S P A (NTZ) $11.01M, Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) $375.57M.

Which stock is cheaper, XMAX, NTZ and FLXS?

Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (XMax (XMAX) 16.9x, Natuzzi S P A (NTZ) -0.2x, Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) 12.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

XMax (XMAX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: XMax (XMAX) +63.5%, Natuzzi S P A (NTZ) -5.0%, Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) +3.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

XMax (XMAX) has the highest net margin (XMax (XMAX) 185.9%, Natuzzi S P A (NTZ) -14.1%). On return on invested capital, XMax (XMAX) leads (XMax (XMAX) -3.6%, Natuzzi S P A (NTZ) -56.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) returned the most: XMax (XMAX) +48.0%, Natuzzi S P A (NTZ) -65.8%, Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) +87.2%. Over five years, Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) compounded fastest (XMax (XMAX) -5.2%/yr, Natuzzi S P A (NTZ) -41.9%/yr, Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) +19.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, XMax (XMAX) has been the steadiest (XMax (XMAX) 33.3%, Natuzzi S P A (NTZ) 75.6%, Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) 50.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, XMAX, NTZ and FLXS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, XMax (XMAX) leads on 5. 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.