What does the company do?
Tiffany & Co. is a holding company that operates through its subsidiary companies. The Company’s principal subsidiary, Tiffany and Company (Tiffany), is a jeweler and specialty retailer whose principal merchandise offering is fine jewelry. It also sells timepieces, sterling silverware, china, crystal, stationery, fragrances and accessories. Through Tiffany and other subsidiaries, the Company is engaged in product design, manufacturing and retailing activities. The Company operates in three segments: Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe. Americas includes sales in TIFFANY & CO. stores in the United States, Canada and Latin/South America, as well as sales of TIFFANY & CO. products in certain of those markets through business-to-business, Internet, catalog and wholesale operations. Asia-Pacific includes sales in TIFFANY & CO. stores in the Asia-Pacific region. Europe includes sales in TIFFANY & CO. stores in Europe, as well as sales of TIFFANY & CO. products.
How much does the company sell and earn?
Investors need to know how much stuff or services a company sells, and how much of that total it keeps as income (or profit) to grow its business or return to shareholders. The more of each, the better. In general, look for companies that sell and earn more than peers.
- Tiffany one-year sales: 2.59 Bil.
Difference from the average for the Jewelry Stores group: -6.14% - Tiffany one-year income: 159.02 Mil.
| Sales & Income (past 12 months) | Company | Industry |
|---|
| Sales | 2.59 Bil | 2.76 Bil | | Income | 159.02 Mil | -9.46 Mil |
How fast is the company growing?
- Tiffany one-year sales growth: -19.00%.
Difference from the average for the Jewelry Stores group: -3.50 pct. pts. - Tiffany one-year income growth: -43.60%.
Difference from the average for the Jewelry Stores group: -19.40 pct. pts.| Sales & Income Growth (past 12 months) | Company | Industry |
|---|
| Sales Growth | -19.00% | -15.50% | | Income Growth | -43.60% | -24.20% |
How profitable is the company?
Investors prefer companies that increase profit margins -- the percentage of sales that they keep -- every year. This is accomplished either by lowering expenses or raising prices. Look for companies that consistently find ways to squeeze more profits out of sales than their peers.
- Tiffany one-year net profit margin: 6.1%
Difference from the company's 5-year average net profit margin: -5.0 pct. pts.
Difference from the average for the Jewelry Stores group: 5.7 pct. pts.
| Net profit margins (%) |
|---|
| Company | 6.1% | | Company 5-Yr Avg. | 11.1% | | Industry | 0.4% |
How is the company's financial health?
The debt/equity ratio shows how much a firm has borrowed as a percentage of its stock equity. The lower, the better.
- Tiffany debt/equity ratio: 0.45.
Difference from the average for the Jewelry Stores group: 18.42%.
| | Company | Industry |
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| Debt/equity ratio | 0.45 | 0.38 |
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