The Container Store Group, Inc. (TCS) financials

NYSE · Consumer Cyclical · Specialty Retail · 2,000 employees · CEO Satish Malhotra

Price: $2.65 +22.69%
Market cap: $9.15M
Enterprise value: $602M
Last report: Q2 '24 filed 2024-10-30

Revenue (TTM)$799M-14.9% vs a year agoLast 4 quarters; bars = each quarter

Operating margin (TTM)-2.9%-2.8 pp vs a year agoOperating income -$23M

Net income (TTM)-$98.6M+55.3% vs a year agoAfter tax, incl. non-operating gains

Free cash flow (TTM)-$2.33M-131.1% vs a year agoCapex $33.1M

Diluted EPS (TTM)-$29.85+55.7% vs a year agoSum of the last 4 quarters

Net cash-$602M-10.0% vs a year agoCash + short-term investments - debt

Valuation & key figures

Market cap: $9.15M
Revenue: $799M
Revenue growth: -8%
Profit margin: -12.3%
P/E: -0.1×
P/S: 0.0×
EV / EBITDA: -10.0×
Free cash flow: -$2.33M
Net income: -$98.6M
Revenue estimate: $778M
Earnings: –
Dividend: –

Key takeaways

Computed from the reported numbers - every statement carries the figure it rests on.

Last report (2024-10-30): revenue missed by 4.2%, EPS missed by 219.1%Revenue $197M vs $205M expected (-4.2%); EPS -$4.85 vs -$1.52 (-219.1%).
Revenue growth accelerating: -10.5% year on yearQ2 '24 revenue $197M, against an average of -16.8% over the four quarters before.
Operating margin -2.9% (TTM), -2.8 pp on a year agoOperating income grew -2,006.2% while revenue grew -14.9%.
Capex 4.1% of revenue (a year ago 5.8%)$33.1M invested in the last 4 quarters (-38.9% on a year earlier). Free cash flow -$2.33M.
Diluted share count up 0.8% in a year3.32M diluted shares in Q2 '24, 3.3M a year earlier.
Net debt $602MCash + short-term investments $66.1M, debt incl. leases $669M; a year ago net debt $548M.

Last quarter: Q2 '24

Quarter ended 2024-09-28. Compared with the same quarter a year earlier and with the analyst consensus before the report.

Quarter vs a year ago

	Q2 '24	Year ago	Change
Revenue	$197M	$220M	-10.5%
Gross margin	55.5%	57.6%	-2.2 pp
Operating income	-$14.5M	-$17.8M	+18.9%
Operating margin	-7.4%	-8.1%	+0.8 pp
Net income	-$16.1M	-$23.7M	+31.9%
Diluted EPS	-$4.85	-$7.20	+32.6%
Operating cash flow	$12.8M	$23.7M	-45.9%
Capex	$6.67M	$13.1M	-49.2%
Free cash flow	$6.14M	$10.5M	-41.7%
R&D	$0	$0	–
Stock-based compensation	$196K	$615K	-68.1%

Reported vs consensus

2024-10-30

	Actual	Consensus	vs consensus
Revenue	$197M	$205M	-4.2%
EPS (as estimated)	-$4.85	-$1.52	-219.1%

From the report of 2024-10-30 for Q2 '24: revenue and the EPS analysts estimate (often adjusted), so it can differ from the EPS of the statements above.

EPS vs consensus

last 8 reports

Revenue

Where the money comes from - by business line and by region, quarter by quarter.

Revenue, operating income and growth

quarterly

Revenue by business line

stacked, quarterly

Segment	Q2 '24	y/y	Share	TTM	TTM y/y	12 quarters
TCS	$187M	-10.4%	94.4%	$965M	+8.6%
Elfa	$11.1M	-1.3%	5.6%	$73.5M	+17.7%

Margins & cost structure

How much of each unit of revenue is left at each level - and where the costs go.

Margins

quarterly

Costs as % of revenue

quarterly

Cash flow & capital allocation

Cash generated, what it is spent on, and what reaches shareholders.

Operating cash flow, capex, free cash flow

quarterly

Uses of cash vs operating cash flow

fiscal years

Last 4 quarters

cash flow statement

Operating cash flow: $30.8M
Capex: -$33.1M
Buybacks: $100K
Dividends: $0
Acquisitions: $257K
Net debt issued: $59.6M
Stock-based compensation: $1.3M
Free cash flow: -$2.33M
Returned to shareholders / FCF: 4.3%

Share count and EPS

quarterly, diluted

Balance sheet

Liquidity, investments and debt at each quarter end.

Cash, investments and debt

quarter ends

Valuation & returns

Today's multiples against the company's own last five fiscal years; analyst targets and ratings.

Multiples and returns

TTM vs 5 fiscal years

	Now	5y average	Where today sits in the 5-year range
P/E (TTM)	-0.1×	9.7× 3 of 5 years	4.9× – 13.7×
EV / EBITDA	-10.0×	8.4× 3 of 5 years	5.8× – 9.8×
EV / Sales	0.7×	0.9×	0.7× – 1.3×
Price / FCF	1.3×	10.6× 3 of 5 years	6.6× – 17.0×
Price / Book	0.1×	1.0×	0.4× – 2.3×
FCF yield	75.4%	5.7%	-2.9% – 15.2%
Return on invested capital	-10.7%	3.2%	-10.7% – 8.5%
Return on equity	-49.0%	-16.9%	-64.7% – 19.1%

Analysts

Consensus target $1.00 (-62.3%)
range $1.00 – $1.00 · rating Hold

Strong buy0

Buy2

Hold8

Sell4

Strong sell0

Outlook

Analyst consensus for the coming fiscal years and what it implies at today's price.

Consensus estimates

Fiscal year	Revenue	Growth	EPS	Growth	P/E at today's price	Analysts (EPS)
FY2025	$778M	-8.2%	-$8.88	+71.6%	-0.3×	1
FY2026	$797M	+2.4%	-$4.19	+52.8%	-0.6×	1
FY2027	$823M	+3.3%	-$0.71	+83.1%	-3.7×	1

Financial statements

Every line of the income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statement - 12 quarters and 10 fiscal years, as values, as % of revenue or as growth.

Income statementRevenue, costs, operating income, net income and EPSOpen Balance sheetCash, investments, assets, debt, liabilities and equityOpen Cash flowOperating cash flow, capex, free cash flow, buybacks and dividendsOpen

Sources

Statements, segment revenue, metrics and estimates are standardised from the company's filings. Segment profits and every reported line: SEC EDGAR (XBRL). Filings read: 10-Q 2024-09-28, 10-Q 2024-06-29, 10-K 2024-03-30, 10-Q 2023-12-30, 10-Q 2023-09-30, 10-Q 2023-07-01, 10-K 2023-04-01, 10-Q 2022-12-31, 10-Q 2022-10-01

Data as of 2026-11-05