Duluth Holdings Inc. (DLTH)
Consumer Cyclical
- Fundamental
- 3
- Sentiment
- 2
- Technical
- 2
Do Nothing: qualitativeScore is 2 (below required floor of 3), and DLTH also fails the liquidity screens with avgDollarVolume20 $216172.51 and recent 3-session average regular-session dollar volume $89586.38.
Company overview
Duluth Holdings Inc., originally known as GEMPLER'S, Inc. and founded in 1989, is based in Mount Horeb, Wisconsin. This enterprise is a retailer specializing in durable casual apparel, workwear, and complementary accessories designed for both men and women across the United States. Under its primary Duluth Trading brand, the company offers a comprehensive range of items, including shirts, trousers, underwear, outerwear, footwear, various accessories, and hard goods. Duluth Holdings employs a rich portfolio of distinctive trademarks and product lines, such as Alaskan Hardgear, Armachillo, Ballroom, Cab Commander, Crouch Gusset, Dry on the Fly, Duluthflex, Fire Hose, Longtail T, No Polo Shirt, No Yank, Wild Boar Mocs, and Buck Naked. Customers can purchase these goods via the company's e-commerce platform, printed catalogs, and its network of physical retail outlets. As of January 30, 2022, its retail presence consisted of 62 standard stores and three additional outlet locations.
Fundamental
fairDuluth Holdings shows early signs of improvement, but profitability remains weak and leverage is high.
SEC filings show a business in turnaround mode: FY ended 2026-02-01 revenue fell to $565.2M (−9.8% YoY) while the net loss narrowed to $16.4M (10-K filed 2026-03-20). The most recent quarter (10-Q filed 2026-06-09) shows gross margin improvement to 57.4% and ample liquidity (~$93.3M revolver availability), but the company is still running net losses. Valuation looks low on sales (EV/Sales ~0.58) and headline cash flow (TTM free-cash-flow yield ~32.85%), though recent cash generation has been boosted by inventory/working-capital release. Elevated leverage (net debt/EBITDA ~6.22x) and negative interest coverage keep the risk profile meaningful. Overall: mixed/uncertain fundamentals → fundamentalScore 3/5.
Sentiment
weakSentiment is slightly bullish post-earnings, but lacks strong retail engagement or clear catalysts.
No material company-announced catalysts surfaced in the last 30 days; last ~14d coverage is sparse/neutral versus a bullish 30–90d baseline driven by Q1 results and the Build to Last plan (sentiment delta: cooling/indeterminate). Legal/investigation scan found no confirmed actions and no red-flag caps fired.
Technical
weakThe stock is above key moving averages, but liquidity constraints limit tradability.
Technical score 2/5: DLTH remains above its SMA200, but the short-term structure is weak with price below the SMA20, SMA50, EMA9, EMA21, and daily VWAP. RSI14 at 47.43 is neutral-soft, MACD is slightly below zero and below its signal, Williams %R is oversold at -83.05, and ADX14 at 51.88 indicates the current short-term move has downside trend strength rather than bullish confirmation.
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