Taking everything into account, ANF scores 7 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. ANF was compared to 122 industry peers in the Specialty Retail industry. ANF gets an excellent profitability rating and is at the same time showing great financial health properties. ANF is valued quite cheap, but it does not seem to be growing. These ratings could make ANF a good candidate for value investing.

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1. Profitability

2. Health

3. Growth

4. Valuation

5. Dividend

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year ANF was profitable.
ANF had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
ANF had positive earnings in 4 of the past 5 years.
Of the past 5 years ANF 4 years had a positive operating cash flow.

1.2 Ratios

The Return On Assets of ANF (16.38%) is better than 94.26% of its industry peers.
The Return On Equity of ANF (41.86%) is better than 90.98% of its industry peers.
With an excellent Return On Invested Capital value of 25.18%, ANF belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 94.26% of the companies in the same industry.
The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for ANF is above the industry average of 12.24%.
The last Return On Invested Capital (25.18%) for ANF is above the 3 year average (15.61%), which is a sign of increasing profitability.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	16.38%
ROE	41.86%
ROIC	25.18%

ROA(3y)9.43%

ROA(5y)6.76%

ROE(3y)24.83%

ROE(5y)18.83%

ROIC(3y)15.61%

ROIC(5y)12.26%

1.3 Margins

ANF has a better Profit Margin (10.61%) than 90.98% of its industry peers.
ANF's Profit Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
With an excellent Operating Margin value of 15.53%, ANF belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 92.62% of the companies in the same industry.
In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of ANF has grown nicely.
ANF's Gross Margin of 62.71% is amongst the best of the industry. ANF outperforms 91.80% of its industry peers.
ANF's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	15.53%
PM (TTM)	10.61%
GM	62.71%

OM growth 3Y16.83%

OM growth 5Y32.13%

PM growth 3Y17.33%

PM growth 5Y60.11%

GM growth 3Y1%

GM growth 5Y1.56%

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) well above the Cost of Capital (WACC), ANF is creating value.
Compared to 1 year ago, ANF has less shares outstanding
Compared to 5 years ago, ANF has less shares outstanding
There is no outstanding debt for ANF. This means it has a Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratio of 0 and it is amongst the best of the sector and industry.

2.2 Solvency

An Altman-Z score of 5.31 indicates that ANF is not in any danger for bankruptcy at the moment.
ANF has a better Altman-Z score (5.31) than 87.70% of its industry peers.
ANF has no outstanding debt. Therefor its Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratios are 0 and belong to the best of the industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0
Debt/FCF	0
Altman-Z	5.31

ROIC/WACC2.59

WACC9.71%

2.3 Liquidity

ANF has a Current Ratio of 1.43. This is a normal value and indicates that ANF is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
ANF has a Current ratio (1.43) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
ANF has a Quick Ratio of 1.43. This is a bad value and indicates that ANF is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
ANF has a Quick ratio of 0.86. This is in the better half of the industry: ANF outperforms 67.21% of its industry peers.
The current and quick ratio evaluation for ANF is rather negative, while it does have excellent solvency and profitability. These ratios do not necessarly indicate liquidity issues and need to be evaluated against the specifics of the business.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	1.43
Quick Ratio	0.86

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

ANF shows a slight negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has decreased by -2.67%.
The Earnings Per Share has been growing by 69.30% on average over the past years. This is a very strong growth
Looking at the last year, ANF shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 7.57% in the last year.
The Revenue has been growing slightly by 6.43% on average over the past years.

EPS 1Y (TTM)-2.67%

EPS 3Y34.82%

EPS 5Y69.3%

EPS Q2Q%-5.6%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)7.57%

Revenue growth 3Y10.05%

Revenue growth 5Y6.43%

Sales Q2Q%6.75%

3.2 Future

The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 1.33% on average over the next years.
The Revenue is expected to grow by 4.85% on average over the next years.

EPS Next Y-6.04%

EPS Next 2Y-1.28%

EPS Next 3Y1.33%

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next Year6.76%

Revenue Next 2Y5.55%

Revenue Next 3Y4.85%

Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

When comparing the EPS growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is decreasing.
The Revenue growth rate is decreasing: in the next years the growth will be less than in the last years.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

The Price/Earnings ratio is 9.87, which indicates a very decent valuation of ANF.
ANF's Price/Earnings ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. ANF is cheaper than 86.07% of the companies in the same industry.
Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio of 27.25, ANF is valued rather cheaply.
A Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 9.30 indicates a reasonable valuation of ANF.
Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, ANF is valued cheaply inside the industry as 87.70% of the companies are valued more expensively.
ANF's Price/Forward Earnings ratio indicates a rather cheap valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 25.98.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	9.87
Fwd PE	9.3

4.2 Price Multiples

91.80% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than ANF, based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio.
ANF's Price/Free Cash Flow ratio is a bit cheaper when compared to the industry. ANF is cheaper than 79.51% of the companies in the same industry.