Lands' End, Inc. LE

Competitive advantage analysis · consumer-cyclical

Corporate Default
Overall moat score
48/100
Developing

About Lands' End, Inc.

Lands' End, Inc. operates as a digital retailer of apparel, swimwear, outerwear, accessories, footwear, home products, and uniforms in the United States, Europe, and internationally. It operates through U.S. eCommerce, Europe eCommerce, Outfitters, Third Party, Licensing, and Retail segments. The company also sells uniform and logo apparel to businesses and their employees, and student households; and earns royalties on the … Full LE analysis →

Competitive advantage assessment

Key strengths

  • Revenue Growth Consistent Revenue growth volatility is low (stability score 0.88), suggesting sticky customer base.
  • Operating Leverage in Effect Operating leverage is evident (score 0.64), with margins expanding over time.

Key risks

  • Elevated Debt Risk Debt serviceability is weak (score 0.23), raising refinancing risk.
  • Volatile Margins Suggest Cyclicality Margin volatility is high (stability score 0.39), suggesting cyclical exposure or competitive pressure.

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Pricing Power

Developing
48

Where LE ranks in Apparel Retail

Lands' End, Inc. ranks #18 of 34 scored companies in Apparel Retail by moat score — the top 53%. The widest moat in the group is lululemon athletica inc. (LULU) at 83/100.

Moat scores for companies ranked near LE in Apparel Retail
# Company Moat score Rating
14 BrilliA Inc - Class A BRIA 58/100 Moderate
15 Guess?, Inc. GES 57/100 Moderate
16 Genesco Inc. GCO 52/100 Moderate
17 Victorias Secret & Co. VSCO 52/100 Moderate
18 Lands' End, Inc. LE 48/100 Developing
19 Torrid Holdings Inc. CURV 46/100 Developing
20 Duluth Holdings Inc. DLTH 41/100 Developing
21 Foot Locker, Inc. FL 40/100 Developing
22 Stitch Fix, Inc. SFIX 40/100 Developing

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How LE scores on the Corporate Default defenses

Pricing Power

Score 48 · 20% of the moat score

Pricing power is the ability to raise prices without losing volume.

Cost Advantage

Score 44 · 15% of the moat score

A cost advantage means delivering the same product for structurally less — better purchasing, denser distribution, a more automated process.

Customer Stickiness

Score 64 · 15% of the moat score

Stickiness is what makes revenue repeat without being re-won every year.

Capital Efficiency

Score 29 · 18% of the moat score

Capital efficiency asks what the company earns on the money tied up in the business.

Resilience

Score 42 · 17% of the moat score

Resilience is the capacity to get through a bad year on its own terms — enough liquidity, enough interest cover, and enough cash generation to avoid a rescue financing or a forced sale.

Scale & Market Position

Score 64 · 15% of the moat score

Scale matters only when it converts into economics.

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Understanding LE's moat

What is Lands' End, Inc.'s moat score?

Lands' End, Inc. (LE) scores 48 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as developing. It ranks #18 of 34 scored companies in Apparel Retail, the top 53%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 33 companies in Apparel Retail. Its strongest defense is Scale & Market Position (64/100) and its weakest is Capital Efficiency (29/100).

How does Lands' End, Inc. compare with other Apparel Retail companies?

Lands' End, Inc. ranks #18 of 34 scored companies in Apparel Retail by moat score. The widest moat in Apparel Retail is lululemon athletica inc. (LULU) at 83/100. The companies ranked closest are Victorias Secret & Co. (VSCO) at 52 just above it and Torrid Holdings Inc. (CURV) at 46 just below it.

How is the moat score calculated?

Each company is scored with an industry-specific template — Corporate Default in this case, chosen because the defenses that matter to a bank are not the ones that matter to a software company. Every defense combines several financial signals, and each signal is measured as a percentile against a peer group of 33 companies in Apparel Retail. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.

Why is Lands' End, Inc. scored with the Corporate Default template?

Most public companies sell a product or a service at a margin, so the moat question is whether that margin survives contact with competitors. The Corporate template scores the six defenses that show up in a general operating company's financial signature: whether it can hold price, produce more cheaply than rivals, keep its customers, earn a return above its cost of capital, withstand a downturn, and turn size into economics.

Which competitive defenses are measured for Lands' End, Inc.?

The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and LE scores: Pricing Power (48), Cost Advantage (44), Customer Stickiness (64), Capital Efficiency (29), Resilience (42), Scale & Market Position (64). Each is scored independently as a percentile against peers, so a company can be strong on one and weak on another — the overall score reflects how those defenses are weighted for this industry.

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