LIFETIME BRANDS, INC

Sub-scale houseware brand company with a loss year, weak returns and heavy tariff/China sourcing exposure.

Strengths

• Strong brand portfolio (Farberware, KitchenAid, Mikasa) and current ratio 2.85
• Slightly positive FCF and gross margin near sector median (37.1%)

Risks

• Net margin -4.2%, ROE -13.3%, ROA -4.7% (all ~12.5 pct); thin OCF margin (1.2%)
• Substantial debt (D/E 0.67), near-total China sourcing and ongoing tariff margin pressure

Notable findings

• Exec changeRecent 8-K item 5.02 8-K ↗
• Net lossNet loss (net margin -4.2%)
• Revenue declineRevenue -29.7% YoY