Vera Bradley VRA
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Vera Bradley (VRA) Interest Expenses (2010 - 2017)

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Vera Bradley (VRA) recorded Interest Expenses of $8,000 in fiscal Q4 2017 (quarter ended Jan 28, 2017), down 85.2% from $54,000 a year earlier and down 86.4% from the prior quarter.

Analysis

Vera Bradley (VRA) Interest Expenses (2010 - 2017) Analysis & Trends

For FY2017 (ended Jan 28, 2017), Vera Bradley reported Interest Expenses of $178,000, down 32.3% from FY2016.

  • Annual Interest Expenses has declined for five straight fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -31.1% (FY2012 to FY2017).
  • Across earlier fiscal years, Interest Expenses came in at $263,000 in FY2016 (-35.4%), $407,000 in FY2015 (-28.7%), $571,000 in FY2014 (-15.9%) and $679,000 in FY2013 (-40.8%).
  • The fiscal Q4 2017 figure is the lowest quarterly Interest Expenses since fiscal Q4 2011.
  • On a year-over-year basis, Interest Expenses has declined for six consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 6.4% over the last eight quarters.
  • Peak year-over-year performance for Interest Expenses in the last five years was growth of 200.0% in fiscal Q2 2016, against a decline of 85.2% in fiscal Q4 2017 at the low end.
  • Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at $59,000 (Q3 2017), $63,000 (Q2 2017) and $48,000 (Q1 2017).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Int Expense (Qtr)
1 Nike 52.47 Bn 18.46 Bn 5.39 Bn -
2 Tapestry 23.05 Bn 19.01 Bn 1.56 Bn -
3 Ralph Lauren 21.35 Bn 13.45 Bn 1.44 Bn 13.00 Mn
4 Deckers Outdoor 11.12 Bn 3.99 Bn - -
5 Lululemon Athletica 10.25 Bn 4.50 Bn 1.46 Bn -
6 Levi Strauss 7.60 Bn 4.25 Bn 979.10 Mn 12.90 Mn
7 Gildan Activewear 6.52 Bn 5.51 Bn 459.76 Mn 69.29 Mn
8 Birkenstock Holding 5.97 Bn 4.27 Bn 493.89 Mn -49.99 Mn
9 Crocs 5.64 Bn 5.06 Bn 700.71 Mn 19.91 Mn
10 Vera Bradley 132.52 Mn 56.52 Mn 42.81 Mn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 28, 2017 8,000.00
Oct 29, 2016 59,000.00
Jul 30, 2016 63,000.00
Apr 30, 2016 48,000.00
Jan 30, 2016 54,000.00
Oct 31, 2015 60,000.00
Aug 1, 2015 72,000.00
May 2, 2015 77,000.00
Jan 31, 2015 88,000.00
Nov 1, 2014 215,000.00
Aug 2, 2014 24,000.00
May 3, 2014 80,000.00
Feb 1, 2014 101,000.00
Nov 2, 2013 139,000.00
Aug 3, 2013 82,000.00
May 4, 2013 141,000.00
Feb 2, 2013 164,000.00
Oct 27, 2012 172,000.00
Jul 28, 2012 152,000.00
Apr 28, 2012 191,000.00
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