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Wolverine World Wide Inc

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Wolverine World Wide Inc AI Insights

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As of 2025-12-18

Snapshot

  • Tangible book value is -263.7M with goodwill at 114% of equity (430.7M vs 376.7M) - impairment risk is existential.[Goodwill / Tangible Book Value]
  • Debt/equity of 2.18x with 33.8M TTM interest expense consuming 24% of operating income (142.6M) - leverage constrains flexibility.[Debt to Equity]
  • Revenue down -12% 3Y CAGR yet gross profit up 12.3% YoY - portfolio pruning driving margin recovery.[Gross Profit 1Y Growth]

Watch Triggers

  • Goodwill: Any impairment charge announced430.7M goodwill vs 376.7M equity means any writedown likely triggers negative equity.
  • Total Revenue TTM: Quarterly revenue growth turns positiveWould validate turnaround thesis; current -12% 3Y CAGR is the core bear case.
  • Interest Expense TTM: Rises above 40M or coverage falls below 3xCurrently 4.2x coverage (142.6M/33.8M) - deterioration signals distress.

Bull Case

ROE of 27% TTM vastly exceeds industry median 13.9% despite revenue headwinds - operational turnaround gaining traction.

ROE TTMGross Profit 1Y Growth

P/S of 0.83x vs industry median 2.06x offers deep value if revenue stabilizes; P/E 17.5x below median 22.9x.

P/S RatioP/E Ratio

Bear Case

Goodwill of 430.7M exceeds total equity of 376.7M - any impairment wipes out book value and triggers covenant risk on 822M debt.

GoodwillTotal DebtTangible Book Value

Revenue 3Y CAGR of -12% with 5Y CAGR of -0.9% signals secular decline, not cyclical - turnaround thesis requires faith.

Total Revenue 3Y GrowthTotal Revenue 5Y Growth

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Forward Thesis

Margin expansion will stall as easy portfolio pruning gains exhaust without revenue stabilization.

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  • Revenue 3Y CAGR -12% shows structural decline
  • Interest burden at 24% of operating income
  • Working capital tied up in 292.5M inventory
TTM revenue 1.85B vs 3Y decline trendGross margin 46.6% at industry medianFCF only 54.3M on 1.85B revenue (2.9%)
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