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Savers Value Village

SVV
52
Specialty Retail · Consumer Cyclical
Price
$10.75
+0.28 (+2.67%)
Market Cap
$1.66B
Winston Score
52
Winston is curious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jul 4, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Good
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Mixed
Valuation
Good

Share count rising — dilution

+1.4% over 5y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 160.5M (2021) → 162.8M (2026)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Savers Value Village runs a chain of thrift stores across the United States, Canada, and Australia. The stores sell used clothing, furniture, housewares, and other secondhand goods to everyday shoppers looking for low prices. It is one of the largest for-profit thrift store operators in the world, running over 300 locations under brand names including Savers, Value Village, and Unique.

The company makes money by buying donated goods from nonprofit partners at low cost, then reselling them in its stores at a markup. This model keeps inventory costs low and produces a high gross margin, though rising operating costs have kept overall profitability modest. Savers faces competition from online resale platforms like ThredUp and Poshmark, which make it easier for shoppers to buy and sell secondhand items without visiting a physical store. Growth depends on opening new locations and keeping donation volumes steady, while the shift toward online resale remains a meaningful long-term risk.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue data limited

EPS Growth

YoY Growth Rate

EPS data limited

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

75.5%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~3 years

$86M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

$86M cash & investments at current burn rate

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
80.9%
Premium pricing power — 80.9% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
9.4%
Modest — 9.4% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
11.4%
Below par — 11.4% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+10.0%
Steady sales growth (+10.0% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-23.2%
Earnings shrinking (-23.2% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
746%
Turns 746% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
3.4%
Thin free cash flow (3.4%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
1.64
Elevated debt (1.64)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
2.33x
Tight — interest eats into profit (2.3x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
67.2x
Expensive — P/E 67.2

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+48.6
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (67.2 → 18.5)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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